+Hassan Kamel the everyday use of it is mainly by people who work at customer-services, they will refer to you as okyaku (customer) sama, or your name +sama, with respect, to show that they are at your service.
Worth mentioning when NOT to use -san or any other honorific, e.g. when talking about yourself or anyone within your in group to someone in your out group.
[last name]-san. In Japan calling someone by their first name is an indication of intimacy so mostly you'll find only family members and close friends do that. Using a person's first name without permission or without having established a close relationship is seen as rude and inappropriate. If you're using the honorific -san that in itself is usually an indication that you should not being using the person's first name. For instance, in the US, if you are in customer service you show respect by calling someone Mr. or Mrs. [last name]. You wouldn't say Mr. or Mrs. [first name]. Hope that helped a bit! :)
San behind the first or last name is OK. I am western but spends lots of time in Japan. People frequently address me as Chuck-san or my wife as Noriko-san. My Japanese friend's family name is Suzuki. I always address him as Suzuki-san.
Maybe I missed it but, after reviewing this several times SAMA was not covered. Knowing a bit more about that would be helpful. After all, you did show it as a possible honorific.
Someone told me that if i keep calling her with -san, that means we're not such close friends. So to be more intimate, just call the name only since being polite is too formal and unusual for friends.
Please please PLEASE do a video about when to say please with "onegai" or "kudasai" !!!! I watch all of your videos and that subtlety hasn't been very clear to me yet!
first of all thanks for the videos it makes jabanese language more easier, can you tell how can I start learning the language and about the letters and numbers ?
Would I ever address myself as "san"? For example, if someone asked me my name would I reply "Tara Lee san" or just "Tara Lee"? Thank you! I love your videos!
If I want to talk about Mr Tanaka in a conversation where Tanaka is not present, am I using "-san"? In other words: Do I add "-san" only when speaking directly to the Tanaka?
For a Japanese person you haven't met before, but, in a business setting, on emails and in person, do you put San after the first name, or second name?
Hi Erol, Thank you for posting. We definitely put "san" (or sometimes "sama", more politer suffix) after the family name. We don't normally use first name on business. Keep studying with JapanesePod101.com Regards, Miki（美希） Team JapanesePod101.com
+Mandala Putra Different people learn and memorize in different ways. If you've already tried multiple methods and not had a lot of success, I can suggest the method that I've had the most success with thus far - a little book called "Read Japanese Today" by author Len Walsh. It only covers 400 kanji, but what it does is show you the development of the kanji from their original pictograms into the Chinese characters that wound up being used in Japanese. The reason this is an interesting way (for me) to learn them is because you get a lot more of the meaning than you would with a straight memorization - lots of word play is based on these historical aspects of the characters than just their straight readings would give you. It's a lot more than most people would ever need, but for some reason, I find it much easier to remember them. Maybe I'm just weird that way. It's also an inexpensive book. Your success with it may vary, but however it goes, good luck with your studies.
What about when giving someone a title? Like Prince do you say anything after Prince such as San or whatever for example (I'm sorry if I'm saying this incorrectly I just threw this sentence together) 私の小さな王子 (I call my cat, My Little Prince among other silly pet titles, I'm bored a lot. His name is Geddy) Would you add San or any of the others after Prince? I did l know it doesn't matter since I'm taking to a cat but still. I want to know. The other things I call him are (again sorry if I'm saying these wrong) 王子のジェディライオン (Prince Geddy Lion) ヤギのリッカー (Goat Licker. Funny story behind that one) and きれい男の子のジェディズボン (Pretty Boy Geddy Pants)
こんにちわ sensei :3! whats the different of Katana and Hiragana and how we can know which is Hiragana word or Katana word . i hope you can read this Sensei . ありがとございます
Why is it that if a child doesn't know a person at least 5 years older. The child sometimes refers to the girl as Onee-san or Onii-san for boys instead of asking their name. I've seen this with vocaloid I just wanted to know why this is? It seemed strange to me at first, I'm not sure if this is a cultural thing. Ariagato, Rin-Chan
I have a question about ur website. I made an account, but it won't let me on anymore. I've only had it for 1 day, and it won't let me make a new one with the same email. And when it let me it still doesn't let me on.
it's a thing to do with history wa use to be pronounced ha but now it's wa. As a partical you will never see it as わ it will always be は. To tell when to pronounce は as ha or wa, once you know some words it becomes obvious as it seperates them.
+caleb mcivor actually... there is a particle わ... it's almost exclusively used by women and expresses emotion or admiration when added at the end of a sentence... for example: あなたの髪は長いわね！ anata no kami wa nagai wa ne! - your hair is so long, isn't it! both, は and わ have different purposes...
no, not instead of です because: あなたの髪は長い is a full sentence... it's casual and after an i-Adjective can't follow the Copula だ... so it's just a sentence ending particle like か or よ ^^ but since I'm not female I don't use it... so I'm not sure if you can use it in formal sentences like this: あなたの髪は長いですわね！ I've never seen this kind of structure but maybe it's correct... is there a native speaker who could comment on this? now I'm curious, too...
+Kedar Basutkar Hello, Thank you for posting. WATASHI is most commonly used "i" BOKU is used as I for young boys Ore is casual expression among friends Keep studying Japanese with JapanesePod101 Regards, Team JapanesePod101.com
+cruxader27 Hello, Thank you for posting. dono after name means "please to meet you" Keep studying Japanese with JapanesePod101 Regards, Team JapanesePod101.com
+Tamaki Rauru Hello, Thank you for posting. WA is topic marker and GA is subjectKeep studying Japanese with JapanesePod101Regards, Team JapanesePod101.com
WA expresses Topic, GA expressed agent/ doer/ performer（主体）( of the verb), When Topic is same as agent , we call it subject(主語). ＝＝My interpretation of Japanese Grammar, may be different from textbook.
+Hush Hype Hello, Thank you for posting. You can ask , "shitsureidesuga, onamaeo oshieteitadakemasennka" Keep studying Japanese with JapanesePod101 Regards, Team JapanesePod101.com
+Ruzzel Jaren Hello, Thank you for posting. Senpai means "my dear respectful senior fellow. It is used in schools and companies Keep studying Japanese with JapanesePod101 Regards, Team JapanesePod101.com
+Hege Myhre Hello, Thank you for posting. Yes. indeed. San means number three and Mr/Mrs/Ms Keep studying Japanese with JapanesePod101 Regards, Team JapanesePod101.com
Hi Kai Mavis, Thank you for posting. "-sama" coming after person's name means "Mr/Ms/Miss" and "-chan" is used for girls or female friends. Sometimes "-chan" is used for men's nickname. Let me add that "-san" also means "Mr/Ms/Miss" and it is more casual than "-sama" Hope this helps you. Keep studying with JapanesePod101.com Regards, Miki Team JapanesePod101.com
how do you know what the symbols mean because when i spell viki the i's are not the same ! an thats what real confuses me and i dont know the alphabet :( plz help
Hi Shook Kitty, Good question. You can address anyone with "-san." So "Akira-san" to a boy is appropriate. Please note that '-kun' tends to be used more for boys. Have a great day! [Team JapanesePod101.com]
Hi rafael jose, Thank you for posting. Are you talking about 鬼ちゃん(oni-chan)? 鬼ちゃん is a popular character in au's TV commercial series called "三太郎(santarō). au is one of the biggest Japanese mobile phone providers. Hope this helps you. Keep studying with JapanesePod101.com Regards, Miki Team JapanesePod101.com
My question my great great grand parents last name is ,"TAKAOKA" HOWEVER? I'm a fith generation sunsueno TAKAOKA WHAT does it mean I live in Hawaii and though raised in the ethics and morals of traditional japenese I never learned the language, add to this the emblems of Germany are also part of this family's inheritance by blood also this family's mung looks very similar to the now emperor's family mung or family's crest
what about (sama ) !!
you didn't tell when or how to use it.
however, thanks for your efforts.
I thought maybe i missed it. sama is like god or king very formal. I dont think its common on day to day basis.
+caleb mcivor, Arigatou Gozaimasu, Mcivor san. :)
+Hassan Kamel doutashimashite どうたしまして
+Hassan Kamel the everyday use of it is mainly by people who work at customer-services, they will refer to you as okyaku (customer) sama, or your name +sama, with respect, to show that they are at your service.
Thanks, I forgot about that
Worth mentioning when NOT to use -san or any other honorific, e.g. when talking about yourself or anyone within your in group to someone in your out group.
+kinpatu Thank you! I just asked that question before I saw this. *bow*
I thought when referring to yourself, such as an introduction you should use Desu
I'm so happy to have found your channel. Thank you very much for these videos.
Thanks Hiroko sensei for another fun and great tutorial vids.
I can't find this answer anywhere... is it [FIRST NAME]-san or [LAST NAME]-san?
[last name]-san. In Japan calling someone by their first name is an indication of intimacy so mostly you'll find only family members and close friends do that. Using a person's first name without permission or without having established a close relationship is seen as rude and inappropriate. If you're using the honorific -san that in itself is usually an indication that you should not being using the person's first name. For instance, in the US, if you are in customer service you show respect by calling someone Mr. or Mrs. [last name]. You wouldn't say Mr. or Mrs. [first name]. Hope that helped a bit! :)
@@brooke6286 thx that helped alot :)
San behind the first or last name is OK. I am western but spends lots of time in Japan. People frequently address me as Chuck-san or my wife as Noriko-san. My Japanese friend's family name is Suzuki. I always address him as Suzuki-san.
C + thank you for clarifying this!
My exact question! Thank you !
Maybe I missed it but, after reviewing this several times SAMA was not covered. Knowing a bit more about that would be helpful. After all, you did show it as a possible honorific.
Yeah, she didn't explain about it
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! Your videos are helpful.
Thanks Senpai!
Senpai ???
@@anakinskywalker3777 It’s like saying “Master.” You of all padawans should understand.
Arigato gozaimasu hiroko san
Someone told me that if i keep calling her with -san, that means we're not such close friends. So to be more intimate, just call the name only since being polite is too formal and unusual for friends.
What about sama. I know Goku use it to refer to gods, but where else should we use it
+miguelrealp you skip it
+miguelrealp Sama is more formal then San
same , she didn't mention it
+Ian Rom Erv what is sama used for
Thank you before hand , sensei!
love these very informative videos. thank you
Please please PLEASE do a video about when to say please with "onegai" or "kudasai" !!!! I watch all of your videos and that subtlety hasn't been very clear to me yet!
first of all thanks for the videos it makes jabanese language more easier, can you tell how can I start learning the language and about the letters and numbers ?
Wow! long time no see,Hiroko-san.
Thank you for your informative videos! :) Could you sometime explain the differences between kudasai and onegaishimasu? :)
this was very very helpful omg
Thank you! Your video helped me a lot!
It helps a bit thank you
Very informative! Is it okay to use san with close friends, or is it considered too formal?
Too formal, better to use chan or kun
This should be shown to all the people disrespecting the culture and language. I here these used incorrectly by English speakers more often than not.
Thanks
That was very informative lesson thanx
Thank you very much
arigatou gozaimasu Hiroko-san!
ありがとう👌
How did Fuji-san come about, and is it added to any other non-human things?
The 'san' in Fuji-san means 'mountain'
It's because 山 pronounced san in on-yomi. 富士 (fuji) 山 (san). But you can't use 山 as a suffix. Instead use 様 (san).because 山 means mountain.
That was helpful but, I don't know how or when to use -sama (さま）after someone's name.
arigatou hiroko
Thank you for this video 😀😀
I have a question. There are 2 types of reading for Kanji characters, could you please explain it?
I was doing Japanese lesson and I heard John-San and remember Daniel-San from karate kid movie
Would I ever address myself as "san"? For example, if someone asked me my name would I reply "Tara Lee san" or just "Tara Lee"? Thank you! I love your videos!
+kinpatu answered my question below. Please disregard.
No you can't use san when you're talking about yourself or introducing someone in your family , you will seem haughty for your japanese interlocutor.
+Souki Evans Thank you so much!
Tara Lee you're welcome.
If I want to talk about Mr Tanaka in a conversation where Tanaka is not present, am I using "-san"? In other words: Do I add "-san" only when speaking directly to the Tanaka?
you missed 'sama', I understand thus is used to refer to your clients or customers only...
Hiroko san hello
For a Japanese person you haven't met before, but, in a business setting, on emails and in person, do you put San after the first name, or second name?
Hi Erol,
Thank you for posting.
We definitely put "san" (or sometimes "sama", more politer suffix) after the family name. We don't normally use first name on business.
Keep studying with JapanesePod101.com
Regards,
Miki（美希）
Team JapanesePod101.com
Do you have the most effective way to remember kanji? Please,
+Mandala Putra Different people learn and memorize in different ways. If you've already tried multiple methods and not had a lot of success, I can suggest the method that I've had the most success with thus far - a little book called "Read Japanese Today" by author Len Walsh. It only covers 400 kanji, but what it does is show you the development of the kanji from their original pictograms into the Chinese characters that wound up being used in Japanese. The reason this is an interesting way (for me) to learn them is because you get a lot more of the meaning than you would with a straight memorization - lots of word play is based on these historical aspects of the characters than just their straight readings would give you. It's a lot more than most people would ever need, but for some reason, I find it much easier to remember them. Maybe I'm just weird that way. It's also an inexpensive book. Your success with it may vary, but however it goes, good luck with your studies.
『さま』is for what again?
What is the difference between ぼく and わたし and when would you use them?
What do you say if your teacher walks in the classroom
Arigato sensei
Should i use Mata ne or Sayounara?
damn this whole time, I thought san was a way to addressed a female this whole time. lol
Yes Daniel san
What about when giving someone a title? Like Prince do you say anything after Prince such as San or whatever for example (I'm sorry if I'm saying this incorrectly I just threw this sentence together)
私の小さな王子 (I call my cat, My Little Prince among other silly pet titles, I'm bored a lot. His name is Geddy) Would you add San or any of the others after Prince? I did l know it doesn't matter since I'm taking to a cat but still. I want to know. The other things I call him are (again sorry if I'm saying these wrong)
王子のジェディライオン
(Prince Geddy Lion)
ヤギのリッカー
(Goat Licker. Funny story behind that one) and
きれい男の子のジェディズボン
(Pretty Boy Geddy Pants)
Hiroko san jidousi to tadousi Kei no video mo onegaisimasu
こんにちわ sensei :3! whats the different of Katana and Hiragana and how we can know which is Hiragana word or Katana word . i hope you can read this Sensei . ありがとございます
that's the wrong wa
It's spelled "こんにちは"
Why is it that if a child doesn't know a person at least 5 years older. The child sometimes refers to the girl as Onee-san or Onii-san for boys instead of asking their name. I've seen this with vocaloid I just wanted to know why this is? It seemed strange to me at first, I'm not sure if this is a cultural thing. Ariagato, Rin-Chan
自分には さん を付けないということが重要だ。
What does kun means and what are the uses of kun.
How about si? Like King called Saitama and Genos "Saitama si" and "Genos si"
Playing Yakuza 0 I feel like learning Japanese will make it funnier
How do you write 'Megumi'in Japanese?
I have a question about ur website.
I made an account, but it won't let me on anymore. I've only had it for 1 day, and it won't let me make a new one with the same email. And when it let me it still doesn't let me on.
Yea me too
I know this isnt related to this video but could u explain to me why the particle "wa" is sometimes written as わ and other times as は? thanks
it's a thing to do with history wa use to be pronounced ha but now it's wa. As a partical you will never see it as わ it will always be は. To tell when to pronounce は as ha or wa, once you know some words it becomes obvious as it seperates them.
+caleb mcivor
actually... there is a particle わ... it's almost exclusively used by women and expresses emotion or admiration when added at the end of a sentence...
for example: あなたの髪は長いわね！ anata no kami wa nagai wa ne! - your hair is so long, isn't it!
both, は and わ have different purposes...
Nifuruc Thank you, so is it just used at the end of the sentence in place of desu?
no, not instead of です because:
あなたの髪は長い
is a full sentence... it's casual and after an i-Adjective can't follow the Copula だ... so it's just a sentence ending particle like か or よ ^^ but since I'm not female I don't use it... so I'm not sure if you can use it in formal sentences like this:
あなたの髪は長いですわね！
I've never seen this kind of structure but maybe it's correct... is there a native speaker who could comment on this? now I'm curious, too...
+Nifuruc cool something I can keep in mind when talking to girls. btw I'll ask a native speaker and get back to you.
uhm when do we use -sama? the video skipped this part :)
My teacher is japenise and she called me kem san because my name is kem
how do u know which one is the first name and which one is the last name ?
what is the difference between boku ore and watashi? Thank you
+Kedar Basutkar Hello,
Thank you for posting.
WATASHI is most commonly used "i"
BOKU is used as I for young boys
Ore is casual expression among friends
Keep studying Japanese with JapanesePod101
Regards,
Team JapanesePod101.com
When do you use Don ... and what does it mean,, how is it different than the other honorifics?
How about -dono? I've heard some adding -dono after a name, what does it mean?
+cruxader27 Hello,
Thank you for posting.
dono after name means "please to meet you"
Keep studying Japanese with JapanesePod101
Regards,
Team JapanesePod101.com
dono is 殿 in kanji. It sounds like samurai movie.
What's the difference between ねand よねat the end of a sentence?
No offence but you skipped sama
What is the diference between wa and ga? How I should to use this?
+Tamaki Rauru Hello, Thank you for posting. WA is topic marker and GA is subjectKeep studying Japanese with JapanesePod101Regards, Team JapanesePod101.com
+Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com Ok, I think I got it, Thankyu.
WA expresses Topic, GA expressed agent/ doer/ performer（主体）( of the verb),
When Topic is same as agent , we call it subject(主語).
＝＝My interpretation of Japanese Grammar, may be different from textbook.
san mister kun matey, colleague chan buddy cant go wrong with their title
1:38 ixe, cachorro!
What if I want to address someone I dont know their name?
"anata" is like "you"
omae is also useful
And teme... hehe
+Iván Cárcamo is omae an informal form?
+Hush Hype Hello,
Thank you for posting.
You can ask , "shitsureidesuga, onamaeo oshieteitadakemasennka"
Keep studying Japanese with JapanesePod101
Regards,
Team JapanesePod101.com
you didnt explain sama
Hiroko sensei ga daisuki desu
Konichiwa hiroko -san genki desu ka?
what about senpai?
Is Sama same with San? U didnt mention it
What Does Senpai Mean???
+Ruzzel Jaren Hello,
Thank you for posting.
Senpai means "my dear respectful senior fellow. It is used in schools and companies
Keep studying Japanese with JapanesePod101
Regards,
Team JapanesePod101.com
Hey, Doesn't San also mean 3?
+Hege Myhre Hello,
Thank you for posting.
Yes. indeed. San means number three and Mr/Mrs/Ms
Keep studying Japanese with JapanesePod101
Regards,
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whats the difference between sama and chan? and what is daichou and heichou?
Hi Kai Mavis,
Thank you for posting.
"-sama" coming after person's name means "Mr/Ms/Miss" and "-chan" is used for girls or female friends.
Sometimes "-chan" is used for men's nickname.
Let me add that "-san" also means "Mr/Ms/Miss" and it is more casual than "-sama"
Hope this helps you.
Keep studying with JapanesePod101.com
Regards,
Miki
Team JapanesePod101.com
Is this - 木兎さん (bokuto-san) - correct ?
Hanako chan of the toilet 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂i laught my head of it 😂😂😂
Can we use sama with manager or boss
For ex -
Mr. Ishi (branch manager)
Ishisama
what's the phrase you said at the end
What about "Sama" ?
what about tan?
how do you know what the symbols mean because when i spell viki the i's are not the same ! an thats what real confuses me and i dont know the alphabet
:( plz help
My name is sanjay
if there is a boy named akira, if a girl is going to address him, is Akira-San is appropriate?
Hi Shook Kitty,
Good question. You can address anyone with "-san." So "Akira-san" to a boy is appropriate. Please note that '-kun' tends to be used more for boys.
Have a great day!
[Team JapanesePod101.com]
I heard that if your close friends with a male you can call them __chan
i know when to use senpai but i am not very sure when to use kohai. could someone help me please?
and also what does sore wa mean?
aritagou sensei.
What about "tan"? Takayuki tan
Could you please write my name in Japanese
? ( Sakiny )
サキニー
hope that helped you😊
takamura san
what is the meanimg of onni-chan?
Hi rafael jose,
Thank you for posting.
Are you talking about 鬼ちゃん(oni-chan)?
鬼ちゃん is a popular character in au's TV commercial series called "三太郎(santarō).
au is one of the biggest Japanese mobile phone providers.
Hope this helps you.
Keep studying with JapanesePod101.com
Regards,
Miki
Team JapanesePod101.com
is people here just to understand why they say it in anime?
My question my great great grand parents last name is ,"TAKAOKA" HOWEVER? I'm a fith generation sunsueno TAKAOKA WHAT does it mean I live in Hawaii and though raised in the ethics and morals of traditional japenese I never learned the language, add to this the emblems of Germany are also part of this family's inheritance by blood also this family's mung looks very similar to the now emperor's family mung or family's crest
is it pronounced san or sang
Thx I was watching a gacha life video and they used "San"
Any one after dragon ball
Vegeta Sama!!!
am i the only ones thats here from miraculous
why say onii-chan not onii-san?
全然言うと思うよ
wakarimasen.
Nagisa Furukawa
I keep thinking about this too
Goku san