A2 ยท ElementaryUnit 10: Getting Things Done

๐ŸŽฉJapanese Formal & Informal

Tรบ/usted, tu/vous, du/Sie โ€” knowing when to use each

18 words ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japanese๐Ÿ“ Grammar: formal vs informal register

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Vocabulary โ€” 18 words

ๆ•ฌ่ชž vs ใ‚ฟใƒกๅฃ

polite vs casual speech

nounโ–ผ
ใ‚ฟใƒกๅฃใ‚’ไฝฟใ†

to use casual speech

phraseโ–ผ
ๆ•ฌ่ชžใ‚’ไฝฟใ†

to use polite language

phraseโ–ผ
ใŠๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใงใ™ใ‹

how are you? (formal)

phraseโ–ผ
ๆ‹ๅ•“

dear (formal, in letters)

nounโ–ผ
ๆ•ฌๅ…ท

yours sincerely

nounโ–ผ
ๅคฑ็คผใ—ใพใ™

excuse me (requesting permission)

phraseโ–ผ
ๆ„Ÿ่ฌใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ™

I thank you (formal)

phraseโ–ผ
็”ณใ—่จณใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“

excuse me (formal)

phraseโ–ผ
ใŠไผšใ„ใงใใฆๅ…‰ๆ „ใงใ™

a pleasure

phraseโ–ผ
ใ„ใ‹ใŒใชใ•ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ‹

how can I help you? (formal)

phraseโ–ผ
ใŠๅพ…ใŸใ›ใ—ใพใ—ใŸ

sorry to keep you waiting (formal)

phraseโ–ผ
ใ„ใ‚‰ใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ„ใพใ›

welcome (formal)

intjโ–ผ
ใ‹ใ—ใ“ใพใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ

certainly / understood (formal)

phraseโ–ผ
ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™

to be / have (very formal)

verbโ–ผ
ใŠใ‚Šใพใ™

to be (humble)

verbโ–ผ
ใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ™

please (very formal)

phraseโ–ผ
ใŠ็–ฒใ‚Œๆง˜ใงใ—ใŸ

good work / thank you (polite)

phraseโ–ผ
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