Topic 1 Life and Culture
[San] to [Sama]
"San" and "Sama"
Mazu, "san" desu. First, let's look at "san
Kaisha no kouhai kara senpai e
A junior to a senior in the company
A : Kawamoto san. Kawamoto san.
B : Hai, nan desu ka. Yes, what's up ?
A : Sumimasen. Chotto koko ga akaranain desu kedo, oshiete itadakemasu ka.
Excuse me. I'm not sure what to do here ... Could you explain it to me, please ?
B : Koko wa ano ... Well, here you ...
A person you meet for the first time at work
Shigoto de hajimete au hito
A : Omataseshimashita. Sorry to keep you waiting.
B : Ueno desu. My name's Ueno.
A : Ueno san. Douzo yoroshiku onegai shimasu. Ueno san. Pleased to meet you.
B : Kochirakoso. Pleased to meet you, too.
Tsugi wa "sama" desu. Next, let's look at "sama".
At a restaurant
Resutoran de
A : Ichi-mei de omachi no Ikeyasama. Table for one for Ikeya sama.
Omataseshimashita. Goannai itashimasu. Thank you for waoting. I'll show you to your table.
B : Hai. Thank you.
At a hospital
Byouin de
A : Miyazaki sama.
B : Hai. Yes.
A : Honjitsu no okaikei nisenen ni narimasu ne. The bill comes to two thousand yen.
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A : Hai. Jaa, nisenen choudo onegaiitashimasu.
Okay, that's two thousand yen exactly.
B : Arigatou gozaimashita. Thank you very much.
A : Hai, kio tsukete. Odaiji ni. You're welcomr, take care. Look after yourself.
"Chan", "Kun" "koshounashi"
"Chan","Kun" or no use of a suffix
Tsugi wa, "Chan" desu. Next, let's look at " Chan".
A mother to her daughter
Haha kara musume e
A : Hina chan oide. Hina chan, come here.
Jitensha kashite morattan ? Did someone lend you their bicycle ?
B : Nan no ? Huh ?
A : Un. Jitensha kashite agete ta no ? Did you lend them your bicycle ?
B : Un. Yep.
A : Eri chan oide. Oide oide. Eri chan, here. Come come.
Haai. Okay.
Haai, oide. Ara, Eri chan. Ara ara. Yep, here you go. Ah, Eri chan ! Hi there !
Tsugi wa "kun" desu. Next, let's look at "kun".
The boss to a junior staff member
Joushi kara buka e
A : Kawamoto kun. Chotto. Kawamoto kun. Got a minute ?
B : Hai. Nan deshou ka. What can I do for you ?
A : Kono aida no kono purezen yokatta ne. Kekka ne. This presentation you did the other day, it was good-a good result.
B : Arigatou gozaimasu. Thank you very much.
One friend to another
Tomodachi kara tomodachi e
A : Nee, Naitou kun. Hey, Naitou kun.
B : Un, nani ? Yep, what ?
A : Kondo no nichiyoubi hima ? Are you free next Sunday ?
B : Un. Yep.
Tsugi wa namae ni nani mo tsukenaide yobu baai desu.
Next, let's look at when no suffix is attached to the person's name.
Senior to junior
Senpai kara kouhai e
A : Watanabe. Watanabe.
B : Hai. Yes.
A : Kyou wa ore no ogoriya kara janjan nomou.
It's my treat today, so drink as much as you like.
B : Arigatou gozaimasu. Thank you very much.
A : Otsukaresama deshita. Here's to a hard day's work.
A&B : Kanpai. Cheers.
How the way you address someone changes
Kawaru yobi kata
The way you address someone changes depending on your relationship with them.
Kankei ga kawaru to, yobi kata mo kawarimasu.
Chotto kiite mimashou. Let's ask some people.
Work Colleagues
Kaisha no douryou
A : Konnichiwa.
B&C : Konnichiwa.
A : Onamae o oshiete kudasai. Please tell me your name.
B : Oodachi Yukie desu. I'm Yukie Oodachi.
C : Matsumoto Mariko desu. I'm Mariko Matsumoto.
A : Ofutari wa kaisha no douryou desu ka. Are you workmates ?
B&C : Hai. Yes.
A : Saisho, otagai o dou yonde mashita ka. What did you call each other atvthe beginning ?
B : Matsumoto san desu.
C : Oodachi san desu.
A : Ima wa dou desu ka. How about now ?
B : Macchan desu.
C : Yukie san desu.
A : Naruhodo. Arigatou gozaimashita. I see. Thank you very much.
Tomodachi
Friends
A : Konnichiwa. Hello.
D& E : Konnichiwa. Hello.
A : Onamae o oshiete kudasai. Please tell me your name.
D : Hai. Hirashima Sayaka desu. Okay. I'm Sayaka Hirashima.
E : Yamada Norie desu. I'm Norie Yamada.
A : Okosan no youchien ga onaji nan desu ka. Do your children go to the same kindergarten ?
D : Hai. Sou desu. Yes. That's right.
A : Saisho, otagai ni dou yobarete mashita ka. What did you first call each other ?
D : Eeto. Yamada san desu. Um. Yamada san.
E : Hirashima san desu.
A : Ima wa dou desu ka. How about now ?
D : Non chan desu. Non chan.
E : Saya chan desu. Saya chan.
A : Non chan. Saya chan.
Arigatou gozaimashita. Thank you very much.
Mother and daughter
Haha to musume
A : Konnichiwa.
F&G : Konnichiwa.
A : Onamae o oshiete kudasai. Please tell me your name.
F : Kubo Miho desu. Miho Kubo.
G : Haruka desu. Haruka
A : Okaasan wa saisho, musumesan o dou yonde mashita ka. So, Mrs Kubo, what did you call your daughter at the beginning ?
F : Haru chan desu. Haru chan.
A : Ima wa dou yondemasu ka. What do you call her now ?
F : Hai. Chuugakusei kurai no koro kara Haruka to yobu youni narimashita. Ah. Since she started junior high school, I've called her Haruka.
A : Sou desu ka. Arigatou gozaimashita. I see. Thank you very much.
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