Dmitry Posted March 6, 2014 Report Posted March 6, 2014 Hi folks! Today I want to talk about honorific speech in Japanese language. This part of Japanese grammar is inevitably will be used by everyone who ever get to Japan. Honorific speech was formed due to natural social and historical process and today it`s hard to imagine Japanese language without this feature.You can find such info in the internet easily. But, I`ve made some sort of a verb table using the materials I have cutting off the information that is not relevant. I believe this table will help you to learn main principles of a forming of honorific speech quickly.Firstly, it`s necessary to remember that infinitive is usually used in books, polite and respectful languages are used when you describe someone`s actions and humble lanuage you use when you`re talking about yourself:Note, when you use humble language it means that you realize that a social rank of a person you are talking to is higher than yours."Do"Infinitive - ใใ [suru]Polite language - ใใพใ [simasu]Respectful language - ใใใใใชใใ [sareru, nasaru]Humble language - ใใใใพใ [itashimasu]"Give"Infinitive - ใใใ [kureru]Polite language - ใใใพใ [kuremasu]Respectful language - ใใ ใใ [kudasaru]Humble language - - -"Think"Infinitive - ใใใ [omou]Polite language - ๆใใพใ [omoimasu]Respectful language - ใๆใใซใชใ [o omoi ni naru]Humble language - ๅญใใพใ [zonzimasu]"Be"Infinitive - ใใ [iru]Polite language - ใใพใ [imasu]Respectful language - ใใใฃใใใ [irassharu]Humble language - ใใ [oru]"Speak"Infinitive - ่จใ [iu]Polite language - ่จใใพใ [iimasu]Respectful language - ใใฃใใใ [irassharu]Humble language - ็ณใไธใใ [mooshiageru]"Hear"Infinitive - ่ใ [kikuu]Polite language - ่ใใพใ [kikimasu]Respectful language - ่ใใใ [kikaerru]Humble language - ๆ่ดใใ [haichoo suru]"See"Infinitive - ่ฆใ [miru]Polite language - ่ฆใพใ [mimasu]Respectful language - ใ่ฆงใซใชใ [goran ni naru]Humble language - ๆ่ฆใใ [haiken suru]"Go"Infinitive - ่กใ [iku]Polite language - ่กใใพใ [ikimasu]Respectful language - ่กใใใ [ikareru]Humble language - ใใใใ [ukagau]"Come"Infinitive - ๆฅใ [iku]Polite language - ่กใใพใ [ikimasu]Respectful language - ใใใฃใใใ [irassharu]Humble language - ๅใ [mairu]"Meet"Infinitive - ไผใ [iu]Polite language - ไผใใพใ [iimasu]Respectful language - ไผใใใ [iwareru]Humble language - ใ็ฎใซใใใ [o me ni kakaru]"Come back"Infinitive - ๅธฐใ [kaeru]Polite language - ๅธฐใใพใ [kaerimasu]Respectful language - ๅธฐใใใ [kaerareru]Humble language - ๅธฐใใใใใ ใ [kaeraseitadaku]"Wait"Infinitive - ๅพ ใค [matsu]Polite language - ๅพ ใกใพใ [machimasu]Respectful language - ใๅพ ใกใซใชใ [o machi ni naru]Humble language - ๅพ ใใใฆใใใ ใ [mataseteitadaku]"Know"Infinitive - ็ฅใ [siru]Polite language - ็ฅใฃใฆใใพใ [sitteimasu]Respectful language - ใๅญ็ฅใซใชใ [gozonzi ni naru]Humble language - ๅญใใ [zonziru]"Read"Infinitive - ่ชญใ [yomu]Polite language - ่ชญใฟใพใ [yomimasu]Respectful language - ่ชญใพใใ [yomareru]Humble language - ๆ่ชญใใ [haidoku suru]"Write"Infinitive - ๆธใ [kaku]Polite language - ๆธใใพใ [kakimasu]Respectful language - ๆธใใใ [kakareru]Humble language - ๆธใใใฆใใใ ใ [kakaseteitadaku]"Send"Infinitive - ้ใ [okuru]Polite language - ้ใใพใ [okurimasu]Respectful language - ้ใใใ ใใ [okurikudasaru]Humble language - ้ใใใฆใใใ ใ [okuraseteitadaku]"Eat"Infinitive - ้ฃในใ [taberu]Polite language - ้ฃในใพใ [tabemasu]Respectful language - ๅฌใไธใใ [mesiagaru]Humble language - ใใใ ใ [itadaku]I really wonder how do you do with honorific speech in Japanese. What kind of methods do you have to memorize all the rules, because there are a lot of words and phrases that used in honorific speech. I know that for foreigners this might be a challenge. If you have any thoughts or questions, please, ask and leave a comment. And Good Luck! Quote
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