Comments on: 7 polite phrases foreigners aren’t supposed to know

By: Shunya

Shunya — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 01:19:14 +0000

Hi. As a native Japanese, I’d like to let you know that it’s not common to say ご機嫌よう even if you are rich person. It sounds like you are from Meiji period or something. Just for your notice.

By: Mike Jones

Mike Jones — Wed, 13 May 2015 20:49:04 +0000

Can’t we all just learn Esperanto?

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 17:12:00 +0000

I am so glad to know this articles,doumo arigatou gozaimashita

By: M

Sat, 20 Sep 2014 06:07:49 +0000

I learnt the first one in one of the exercises from Japanese the Spoken Language III. I just asked the meaning on today’s class.

By: kedar shrestha

kedar shrestha — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 08:33:18 +0000

could you please share some books for special polite like these…….thank you ..

By: RANJAN

RANJAN — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:58:39 +0000

Wow!!!
Great helpful…..
私の感謝。。。

By: Hawaii

Hawaii — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:45:29 +0000

Umm, A hui hou is used as a goodbye. Aloha is used as more of a thank you, now get the *insert expletive* out of my face sort of response. Although a quiet polite, “Now get the *expletive* out of my face”

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By: TofuUnion

TofuUnion — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:24:51 +0000

I’m a native Japanese speaker but I can’t remember having ever used those super polite and high grade Japanese expressions in real life. Because those expressions are not only used at some special/formal occasion but also you have to be old enough to be deserved to use them. (They sound kind of old fashioned.) I’m sure most young Japanese have never used them.

1. 恐縮ですが　　2. 光栄に存じます　　3. お言葉に甘えます　　4. お見知りおきを　　5. ご無沙汰しておりました　　6. 御機嫌よう　　7. 冥利に尽きる

For Non-Native Japanese speaker I wouldn’t recommend to use them unless you are a perfect Japanese speaker. Otherwise they sound strange if not kidding. It’s OK anyway, when you understand you can speak strange Japanese as you are a stranger.(foreigner) And don’t forget that you really NEED to be polite when you use them. If not, they don’t work…

By: gravy train

gravy train — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:07:28 +0000

@durf and vince

Past/present tense rule for ご無沙汰 is the same as ありがとう in past or present!