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A Look at 敬語 （keigo）Let's look at Honorific Japanese:
There are actually several types of
Honorific Japanese. Today, we will take a look at
words used to exalt the person being
spoken to, and words used to to humble
yourself.
A1) First let's look at the words
you will say to your boss or to anyone you respect. (to
exalt)
| Regular |
Honorific |
Examples
& Explanation: |
| 見る (miru)
to see |
ご覧になる (go ran ni naru) |
You will hear this a lot in stores
and on TV. It is used to politely get someone to
look at something.
先生、これ を ご覧になって 下さい。sensei, kore o goran ni natte kudasai(Teacher, please look at this.) |
行く (iku)
to go
来る (kuru)
to come
いる (iru)
to be |
いらっしゃる (irassharu) |
You can't
escape this one. Every super market, mall
or store has someone yelling a form of this
at you! Thanks for coming!
あした、あなたは いらっしゃいますか？
ashita, anata wa irasshaimasu ka?(Will you come / go tomorrow? |
食べる (taberu)
to eat
飲む (nomu)
to drink |
召し上がる (meshiagaru) |
The
McDonald's bag has this scribbled on it. It
was a very polite french fry!
なっとを召し上がって ください。natto o meshiagatte
kudasai (Please eat the natto.) |
| 言う (iu)
to say |
おっしゃる (ossharu) |
:) |
You will notice that
in addition to changing the form the new words are almost
always much longer.
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