こんにちは、エヴァです
konnichiwa, eva desu
The English phrase "hi, my name is ava" can be said in Japanese as こんにちは、エヴァです (konnichiwa, eva desu).
This phrase is a friendly greeting used when introducing yourself to someone for the first time.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
You can use はじめまして、エヴァです to say "Nice to meet you, I am Ava". Replacing こんにちは with はじめまして is a more standard and polite way to begin a first-time introduction.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase エヴァです, the subject "my name is" is often omitted in Japanese, leaving only the name and the copula です.
How do you pronounce it?
konnichiwa, eva desu
Did you know?
- While こんにちは is the standard 'hello', it historically comes from a longer phrase meaning 'today is…', which is why it is rarely used as a greeting after sunset.
- While こんにちは is used for 'hello', the 'wa' sound at the end is written with the character は, which is usually the particle 'ha' but is pronounced 'wa' in this specific greeting.
- The name エヴァ (Ava) is written in Katakana, a script used specifically for foreign loanwords and non-Japanese names to distinguish them from native words.
Examples in context
- 初めまして。こんにちは、エヴァです。Hajimemashite. Konnichiwa, Eva desu.Nice to meet you. Hi, my name is Ava.
- こんにちは、エヴァです。よろしくお願いします。Konnichiwa, Eva desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.Hi, my name is Ava. Pleased to meet you.
Example conversation
Two students meeting for the first time at a language school.
- 結衣 Yuiこんにちは、エヴァです。Konnichiwa, Eva desu.Hi, my name is Eva.
- 蓮 Renこんにちは、蓮です。よろしくお願いします。Konnichiwa, Ren desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.Hi, I'm Ren. Nice to meet you.
- 結衣 Yuiこちらこそ、よろしくお願いします。Kochira koso, yoroshiku onegaishimasu.Nice to meet you too.
- 蓮 Renどこから来ましたか？Doko kara kimashita ka?Where are you from?
