Uki Uki Japanese Lesson 2 - Politeness Levels
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2014
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In today's lesson we discuss a topic very important in Japanese language, levels of speech. Throughout our everyday conversations, we're always having discussions with a variety of people, from friends and family, colleagues, clients, guests and so on. In Japanese you must take this into account!
The primary levels of speech are:
Casual (friends, family)
Polite (colleagues, acquaintances, strangers)
Respectful (boss, guests, teachers, customers)
Using the incorrect politeness level is not the end of the world, but having the knowledge of which level to use and when to use it will help you out on your road to mastering Japanese!
We would like to hear from you! Please feel free to ask questions and comment on what you'd like to learn. We'll be creating Q+A lessons in the future!
Thanks for watching! See you next time! Dewa, mata kondo!
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Keywords:
うん (un) - yes (casual)
はい (hai) - yes (polite)
ええ (ee) - yes (respectful)
Lesson Script:
K&A: こんにちは！
A: 今日は、日本語の話し方について勉強しましょう。
(Kyou wa, nihongo no hanashikatta ni tsuite benkyou shimashou)
Today, we're going to talk about the various politeness levels in Japanese.
K: これは、本当に大事! (Kore wa, hontou ni daiji!)
You always have to keep this in mind whenever you speak Japanese. Anywhere. All the time.
A: Japanese has mainly three levels of speech: Casual, polite, and respectful. How do you know which one to pick?
K: It depends on who you are talking to.
A: For example, when you speak with your family and close friends, you use the polite speech.
K: When you speak with people you're not that close to, such as
acquaintances, colleagues and also strangers, you use the polite
speech.
A: When you speak to your boss, teachers, and guests or customers, basically anybody you're formal with, you use the respectful speech.
K: Manners are extremely important in Japanese culture. So in our うきうき (uki uki) video series, whenever we introduce an expression or phrase, we'll always show the politeness level.
A: Even if you're saying the same exact thing, it will sound different depending on the politeness level. For instance, when you want to ask someone, "do you drink coffee often?" we say...
(Casual)
Q: ここよく来るの？
A: うん。
(Polite)
Q: ここによく来ます？
A: はい。
(Respectful)
Q: ここによくいらっしゃいますか？
A: ええ。
A: Notice even the simple response of "Yes" is different depending on the politeness level.
K: Now, saying something using the incorrect politeness level isn't
the end of the world. But if you want to be a good Japanese language speaker, this is a skill you absolutely must master.
A: So please watch out for the politeness level in our future videos!
A&K: では、また今度！(dewa, mata kondo!)
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I originally thought that ええ used in casual conversation because in many Japanese drama series, i watched friends talking to each other using ええ a lot.
Well, it was the boss replying right? In Japanese society, I don't think the boss has to show any specific respect to you, so he or she could reply in a pretty casual manner while you can remain respectful.
Just a guess~
Kurahara Sensei It was very nice of you to tell me this. これを 教えてくれてありがとうございました。
Thank you!! I love this new series :)
awesome video, 100 % understandable. Keep up the good work please.
Love it, way more comprehensive and thought-out. Keep it up!
I bet there are many more levels of politeness too!! ;)
I find it hard to learn without having someone to practice with. I forget things in about two seconds...
hahaha, me too ! Come to our language center . Let's practice with us !
Sensei , I meant a live person. It's now 06:15 AM in Japan...
2021 im watching ths video 😭😭
arigatou gozaimasu sensei
I'm not speak english and japanese, but I understand that you say.
Thanks you
thats great
I can feel it coming in the air tonight....
ooh i thought hai is used in any case
anime it does xD .. hai..
Hey everyone, the best info that ive ever had was with the Japanese Magic Method (just google it) definately the most helpful site i've followed.
You can also use “a” or “so” in which works totally same as “hai” except if someone ask you to do something, but in “a” you can actually say “a makaserou”. I more prefer using “a” cause it just fits my personality.
I think that POLITE is the most important in 3 modes. CASUAL and RESPECTFUL is not so important. I feel it as one of Japanese people.
1:53 I'm confused, isn't こちら the respecful version of ここ?
These videos are great, would it be possible to also add romaji subs to videos ? Thank you.
You can enable romaji subtitles using the caption option. Hope this helps. :)
Ok thank you.
Hope you enjoyed this video. You can find ALL of our Uki Uki episodes here:
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Yukeri hanashtiie kudasai
If I use polite speech with my boss, will this be considered disrespectiful?
Kon'nichiwa, watashinonamaeha gekkō wa, anata ni aete Imu yorokonde! Anata wa nihongo o manabu tame ni watashi o kobu shimasu. Arigatōgozaimashita
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can anyone recommend their favorite Japanese movie, music artist, anime, anything that i watch or just LISTEN to Japanese in a non-teaching setting. these vids are great but i wish there were more Japanese to see/watch like there is in Spanish or Korean or French...
I know 'dawa mata kondo' is a good bye like sayonara. But is it like 'see you later'?
(I'm sorry If this question has already been asked. (V-V) )
+Nariter It's closest to "See you next time."
+Kurahara Sensei Ahh, okay. Arigatou!
Well I'll be back when I learn kanji
We'll be waiting! (^^)
+Kurahara Sensei You and your colleague are extremely helpful thank you i know quite a few words and a very small amount of sentences but your videos help alot 本当にかんしゃするぜ＾＾どうもありがとうございました
どういたしまして。これからもウキウキをよろしく！
うん、よろしくおねがいいたします
where are the words...???
don't like the background music at all, a little noisy.
I can't understand what they are saying they didnt use romaji
It would be very beneficial if you'd learn hiragana, katakana, and started learning kanji. I would recommend you start asap!
日本語を教えてもらえますか
It's all Greek to me.
I’m not gonna be polite. I’m just gonna slap everyone I meet in Japan and I’ll talk REALLY LOUD!
It's really apparent how the teacher on the right is looking at cue cards instead of beyond the camera. Come on, there is not a lot of text to remember in a 1-minute lesson.
Your popping and sounds in the background really make this so bad as it distracts from the lesson. It IS SOOOO BAD.
Are you 6 years old?