Beginner Japanese/Politeness

Reading

•  Japanese – Politeness.
•  Japanese – Honorifics.

Practice

• Write a sentence in both hiragana and kanji in the くだけた (plain) form.
• Write a sentence in both hiragana and kanji in the ていねい (polite) form.
• Write a sentence in both hiragana and kanji in the 尊敬そんけい語ご (honorific) form.
• Write a sentence in both hiragana and kanji in the 謙譲けんじょう語ご (humble) form.

くだけた form sentences

Example: ビールを飲のむ。（ビールをのむ。）(I'm going to have a beer.)

ていねい form sentences

Example: ビールを飲のみます。

尊敬そんけい語ご form sentences

Example: 先生せんせいはビールを召めし上あがりますか。（せんせいはビールをめしあがりますか。）(Teacher, are you going to have a beer?)

謙譲けんじょう語ご form sentences

Example: 私わたしはビールを頂いただきます。（わたしはビールをいただきます。）(I'm going to have a beer.)

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