Want to actually learn this — with audio, spaced repetition and progress tracking?
Study in the app →Japanese · JLPT Band 1 (N5) · Chapter 15
どうぞ よろしく Pleased to meet you
The final chapter! Learn 10 new words (dōzo yoroshiku, mata, issho ni, aisatsu, hanasu, shiru, wakaru, suki, daisuki, yo) and practise everything so far — wa/desu, no, ka, kosoado, imasu/arimasu, mo — in natural conversation. No new grammar. The culture corner is "aizuchi". Kana: a checkpoint — read the dialogue once without romaji (tap to reveal it).
Dialogue
どうぞ よろしく — Pleased to Meet You
- Yuki こんにちは。たなか ゆきです。どうぞ よろしく。 Hello. I'm Yuki Tanaka. Pleased to meet you.
- Mike マイクです。よろしく どうぞ。 I'm Mike. (slip: the fixed phrase is "dōzo yoroshiku", not reversed to "yoroshiku dōzo")
- Yuki 「どうぞ よろしく」ですよ。 It's "dōzo yoroshiku".
- Mike あ、どうぞ よろしく! にほんが だいすきです。 Oh, dōzo yoroshiku! I love Japan.
Dialogue
また いっしょに — Together Again
- Ken マイクさんは ねこが すきですか。 Mike, do you like cats?
- Mike はい、だいすきです! いぬも すきです。 Yes, I love them! I like dogs too.
- Ken いっしょですね。わたしも だいすきです。 Same here. I love them too.
- Mike そうですね! また いっしょに! Right! Together again!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| どうぞよろしく | dōzo yoroshiku | exp. | pleased to meet you |
| また | mata | adv. | again |
| いっしょに | issho ni | adv. | together |
| あいさつ | aisatsu | n. | greeting |
| はなす | hanasu | v. | to speak |
| しる | shiru | v. | to know |
| わかる | wakaru | v. | to understand |
| すき | suki | adj. | to like |
| だいすき | daisuki | adj. | to love, to like a lot |
| よ | yo | part. | (particle: you know, emphasis) |
Grammar
ぜんぶ いっしょに(ふくしゅう) Putting it all together (review)
あたらしい ぶんぽうは ありません — ほん ぜんたいの ふくしゅうです。じこしょうかいや みのまわりの はなしは、ならった パーツを くみあわせます: は・です、の、か、こそあど(これ／ここ)、います／あります、も。「すき」「だいすき」は 〈もの〉が すきです の かたちで: 「ねこが すきです」。れい: 「こんにちは。マイクです。がくせいです。ねこが だいすきです。どうぞ よろしく!」 ぜんぶ まえの しょうの きそくです。それが ブック1です。
No new grammar — a review of the whole book. To introduce yourself and talk about your world, combine the parts you learned: wa/desu, no, ka, kosoado (kore/koko), imasu/arimasu, mo. Likes use <thing> ga suki desu: Neko ga suki desu. Example: "Konnichiwa. Maiku desu. Gakusei desu. Neko ga daisuki desu. Dōzo yoroshiku!" Every sentence uses rules from earlier chapters. That is Book 1.
- こんにちは。マイクです。どうぞ よろしく。 Konnichiwa. Maiku desu. Dōzo yoroshiku. Hello. I'm Mike. Pleased to meet you.
- わたしは ねこが すきです。いぬも すきです。 Watashi wa neko ga suki desu. Inu mo suki desu. I like cats. I like dogs too.
- それは わたしの えんぴつです。あれは つくえです。 Sore wa watashi no enpitsu desu. Are wa tsukue desu. That's my pencil. That over there is a desk.
- にほんが だいすきです。また! Nihon ga daisuki desu. Mata! I love Japan. See you again!
Culture
あいづち Aizuchi — the listening sounds
In a Japanese conversation, the listener is constantly making little sounds — hai, ē, sō desu ka, un. This is aizuchi, and staying silent can come across as "you're not listening".
Listening is active
While you speak, a Japanese listener drops in hai / ē / naruhodo / sō desu ka often. It means "I'm with you", not "I want to interrupt".
Nod along too
Small, frequent nods go with the sounds. A still, silent listener can make the speaker uneasy — they may think you don't understand or disagree.
Sō desu ka vs sō desu ne
Sō desu ka = "oh, is that so?" (new info); sō desu ne = "that's right / let me think" (agreement or a pause). Mixing these up is a common learner slip. In formal settings, loud aizuchi can seem flippant — keep them soft.
When unsure, add a soft hai or ē and a small nod every few seconds while listening — that alone makes you a much better conversation partner.
kana
Want to actually learn this — with audio, spaced repetition and progress tracking?
Study in the app →