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Originally Posted by filiadragongurl
Hello^_^ I'd like to give a little advice for you introduction and such. The first bit, はじめまして, is fine^_^ After that though, it seems a little clunky in Japanese to *literally* say "my name is..." so it would be better to say "アマンダと申します（もうします）". (What I wrote in parenthesis is the hiragana for that last word.)
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First name + と申します ? That you won't hear in Japan.
申す is a highly formal word and you're only creating a great imbalance by combining it with one's first name. There are only three things that can come before と申します in self-introduction.
1. Last name
2. Full name, and
3. Name of organization that you represent
First names and nicknames will be out of the question with 「と申します」. You will only sound strange.
If you want to introduce yourself using your
first name only, simply say:
1. (First name) です. or
2. (First name) といいます。
「名前はアマンダです。」 isn't incorrect. But remember that the 名前は part will make it sound wordy to the Japanese ear. In the context of a self-introduction, we will know it's your name.