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What's your name in Japanese
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2013/9/10 17:08
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by Lee (guest)
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Re: What's your name in Japanese
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2013/9/10 18:33
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"O-namae wa?" would be the shortest way to ask "Your name (please)?"
"namae" means "name"
"o-" is for showing respect, so "o-namae" points to the name of the person you are talking to
"wa" is a topic marker, so it is like "As to your name?"
Full sentence (rather literal translation) would be: "O-namae wa nan desu ka" with the "what is...?" part as well, but the sentence conveys the full meaning without that part.
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