How To Say You In Japanese Politely

What i m trying to say is there are so many ways to be polite aside from just saying thank you living in any large japanese city is a great way to experience this systemic politeness.

How to say you in japanese politely. This video goes over several polite ways to say you while part 2 will go over some not so polite ways to say you. It is a little trickier than in english but learning how to address someone you are speaking to correctly will help your japanese sound natural and fluent. Though japanese あなた anata is an honorific word it sometimes sounds rude. Japanese has a much broader vocabulary but also a strong tendency to avoid using it.

Unfortunately japanese has enough variations on how to say you that it merits its very own hub. Fight club joke abbreviated. We tend to avoid mentioning あなた anata you if possible. Don t say anata too much the first rule of saying you in japanese is you don t say you in japanese.

You see it every day. I found many variants in the internet but they include あなた which as i know isn t polite and better not to say it to a stranger. In japanese saying you can mean everything from my beloved spouse to worthless piece of trash depending on the specific word you choose. In english we have just the one word and we use it all the time.

Wielding the correct version of you can help you make friends or enemies. A little can go a long way when you re a beginner and the rocket japanese team wants you to feel comfortable around native speakers right from the start. Depending on your relationship with the person your differences in social status she s your division head you re the coffee fetching head your region and just how you re feeling that day the appropriate you for the conversation changes. So if i don t know the name last name of the person don t know the job position at work e g how can i say politely you like.

Sometimes used by wives towards their husbands. Can add 様 さま to sound more formal. The vast majority of the population in this country believes in conformity for the sake of harmonizing. In the court room judge public prosecutor and attorney can t avoid to say あなた.

It s worth noting that this form of the word is often used by women towards their spouses. Also public servants police of. After today s free rocket japanese lesson you ll be able to say thank you in japanese excuse me sorry and use other polite japanese words and phrases with confidence. Do you know are you name of the person etc.

Standard polite situation you.