How to Say ‘Emily Smith and’ in Japanese
Emily Smith と
Emily Smith to
[toh]
💬 Usage Tip: と after a name is what you use before 申します or 言います to mark what someone is called. You can swap in any name: 田中と申します or アナといいます。
Phrase Breakdown
と
to
[toh]
called; named
The particle used before saying your name in a self-introduction pattern like 'X と申します.'
名札を見せながら田中と伝えました。
While showing my name tag, I said that I am called Tanaka.
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