When to use 申しfor self introduction

[wildjasmin296741]

Hi, Everyone,

I'm a newbie for Japanese.

I have seen two ways of self introduction: (私は)Jasmine です, and Jasmine と申します. I wonder what's the difference between them.

Thanks in advance.

[ericf]

こんにちは、ジャスミンさん。

Simply put ジャスミンと申します is more polite/formal than ジャスミンです。

It's using keigo (敬語). Specifically 申す is the humble form of 言う (to say). You use the humble form when talking about yourself. The various forms are:

言う　　　　plain form
おっしゃる　respectful form (尊敬語)
申す　　　　humble form (謙譲語)
言います　　polite form (丁寧語)

Hope that makes some sense.

[community.japanese]

ジャスミンさん、エリックさん、
こんにちは！

Thank you very much for a perfect explanation, エリックさん！

ジャスミンさん、it seems you've already got the best answer from エリックさん
If you have more questions, please feel free to ask anytime

Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com

[wildjasmin296741]

ありがとう ございます

[community.japanese]

ジャスミンさん
どういたしまして

Natsuko(奈津子),
Team JapanesePod101.com