Introducing Oneself and Someone to Other People

Introducing Oneself

a. To introduce oneself/ yourself in a formal situation you may say:

• May I introduce myself? I am Kania/ My name is Kania. I am the Sales Manager.
• Let me introduce myself. My name is David. I am English teacher.
• Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Siska Ayunigtyas. I am an expert in economic.

b. To introduce oneself in an informal situation you may say:

• Hello! My name is Arlina. I am a lecturer.
• Hi! I am Terry. I am a new student here.
• Excuse me, my name is Tata.
• Hello! This is Wena’s speaking (speaking on the telephone)
• How do you do? I don’t think we’ve met before. My name is Saskia. I am a dentist.

Examples:

A : Hello, I am Lisa Pribadi. What’s your name?
B : My name is Rani Siregar. How do you do?
A : How do you do?

Teacher : Good morning, boys and girls.
Students : Good morning, Sir.
Teacher : My name is Huda. I am thirty years old. I live at Jalan Ahmad Yani.

X : What is your name?
Y : Lia.
X : How old are you?
Y : I am twelve years old.
X : Where do you live?
Y : I live in Yogyakarta.

Introducing Someone to Other People

a. To introduce someone in a formal situation you may say:

• I’d like to introduce you to Mrs. Santi.
• Dian, let me introduce you to….
• Mr. Andi, may I introduce you to….
• Mr. Smith, allow me to introduce you to Miss…..

b. To introduce someone in a formal situation you may say:

1. Rani, this is Alex.
2. Tedi, I want you to meet Runik.
3. Oh, Bayu, I’d like you to meet….
4. By the way, do you know each other? Runik and Tedi.

Examples:

Mr. Surya : Hello, Lusi.
Mrs. Lusi : Hello, Surya.
Mr. Surya : Lusi, this is my new friend, His name is Doni. He is a company director.
Mrs. Lusi : Hi, Doni.
Mr. Doni : Hello, Lusi. How do you do? Nice to meet you.
Mrs. Lusi : How do you do? Nice to meet you, too.

Mr. Yunus : Hi, David. I would like to introduce my brother. His name is Yopi.
Mr. David : How do you do, Yopi?
Mr. Yopi : How do you do? Glad to see you.
Mr. David : Glad to see you, too.