So far as im aware 'na ha' is used as well.
Like Jericho Desu said, there are more and less polite ways, but "Espen desu" is absolutely perfect for standard introductions or when asked your name.When stating my name, is it neccesary to add "desu" at the end? For example:
Watashi no nawa Espen
or
Watashi no nawa Espen desu
Like Jericho Desu said, there are more and less polite ways, but "Espen desu" is absolutely perfect for standard introductions or when asked your name.
Unfortunately, "[Namae] na ha/wa" is not grammatical.
Oh, apologies all around. It shows how carefully I was reading.I agree with Jericho desu and Elizabeth, you can simply say
"(Watashi wa) Espen desu" to introduce yourself.
(If you want to say it very politely, then "Esen to moushi masu".)
As Derfel mentioned, "Watashi no na wa Espen (desu)" (my name is Espen) is grammatically perfect, too, but these days people tend to use "namae" not "na" for "name".
Note that "na" means "name", "wa" is a particle, it is not one word "nawa."
Another question if I may:
When I checked the dictionary, I saw three ways of saying "I,me":
Wa
Ore wa
Watashi
Are all of these synonymous?
I think that some women use, some men use. Boko is used by men, (W)atashi is used by women. Not sure about the rest.
You can also use,Boku is the word used by men, and it's appropriate for most occasions. Watashi can be used by either sex, as can watakushi. Atashi is indeed normally used by women.
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"Ore" alone is the word for I. Wa is a subject indicator particle.
There isn't such a nerve wracking gap between "to moushimasu" and "to iimasu" in Japanese, though. Use set expressions like "to moushimasu" if that is your style, when the intro is up, forget about kenjougo with equal ranking acquaintances, let's all talk -desu, -masu normally again. It's probably close to the significance in English of "I am called" (to iimasu) vs. "They call me" (to moushimasu), odd as both of are as direct translations.the trouble with using moushimasu is that it's considered to be "kenjougo", or the language you use when you want to defer to someone. in which case, you will have to keep on using "kenjougo", not an easy task for a beginner
you can use "name to iimasu".