How to Say ‘I'm Yui.’ in Japanese
わたしはゆいです。
watashi wa yui desu
[wah-tah-shee wah yoo-ee dess]
💬 Usage Tip: This is a perfect beginner self-introduction: [わたしは + name + です]. Simple, polite, and useful everywhere.
🇯🇵 In Japan: When meeting someone, introducing yourself clearly and modestly is appreciated. Keeping it short is very normal in Japan.
Phrase Breakdown
わたしは
watashi wa
I / as for me
Topic marker は after わたし (I).
わたしはゆいです。
I am Yui.
Words in this phrase
わたし
watashi
[wah-tah-shee]
I; me
Used to refer to yourself politely in an introduction.
わたしはゆいです。
I am Yui.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker wa
Marks わたし as the topic. It is written は but read wa.
わたしはゆいです。
As for me, I am Yui.
ゆい
yui
[yoo-ee]
Yui
The person's given name in this introduction.
ゆいはなまえです。
Yui is a name.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
Ends the self-introduction politely.
ゆいですとはじめにいいます。
You say 'I am Yui' at the beginning.
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