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Being Polite

6/26/2021

 
Speaking Politely 

It’s always a good idea to act and speak politely.

The Japanese 🇯🇵 language is a very polite language.  Similar to French 🇫🇷 how you speak to an adult is sometimes different from how you speak to a friend.  If in doubt, it’s always best to use
polite (
formal) speech.


Speaking politely in Japanese can take on many forms. 

Here are just a few:


🍥 Add “gozaimasu” to certain greetings to show respect
Gozaimasu = ございます

🍥 Formal verbs use the “masu” form
Masu = ます

 🍥 Handshakes 🤝 are not as common in Japan as they are in North America and other countries.  When meeting someone, you often bow 🙏🏽 instead of shaking hands.  


You have already learnt that there is informal and formal speech in Japanese.  

Do you remember the difference between the two?  

That’s right! 

Informal speech = how you would speak to friends  

Formal speech = how you speak to adults and strangers

Here are some examples:
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Japanese Verbs
Japanese children are taught the informal forms of verbs.  They later learn the formal forms.

I am only going to teach you the formal forms.  

​This is important since you are a visitor to Japan.
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