Japanese phrase

こちらは___さんです。 ko chi ra wa ___ sa n de su

Meaning

This is ___.

When to use it

Introduces a person by name. The honorific after the name adds polite distance and works for men or women in everyday introductions.

Example dialogue

こちらは田中さんです。 ko chi ra wa ta naka sa n de su

This is Tanaka.

田中です。よろしくお願いします。 ta naka de su yo ro shi ku o nega i shi ma su

I am Tanaka. Nice to meet you.

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