For beginning let me introduce my self in Japanese.
始めまして皆さん。 私の名前は緑川秋さです。 あきさともします。 十七歳です。 どうぞ宜しくお願いします。
Hajimemashite minna-san. Watashi no namae wa Midorikawa Akisa desu. Akisa tomoshimasu. Juunana sai desu. Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
And here is the explanation...
始めまして
hajimemashite
is used when meeting a person for the first time. It can be:
1. How do you do?
2. Nice to meet you
皆さん
minna-san
everyone
私
watashi
I/my/me/mine, it's up to the particle in the sentence.
名前
namae
name
緑川秋さ
Midorikawa Akisa
Akisa Midorikawa
ともします
tomoshimasu
you can call me.../please call me...
十七
juunana/juushichi
seventeen
歳
sai
...years old
どうぞ
douzo
please
宜しくお願いします
yoroshiku onegaishimasu
it has many different meanings, depending on the situation. In this case (introducing) it acts as a greeting, similar to:
1. nice to meet you
2. be nice to me
So this is the full meaning of my Japanese Introduction:
How do you do everyone? My name is Akisa Midorikawa. You can call me Akisa. I am 17 years old. Please be nice to me.
