Advanced Japanese - Cultural Integration & Family Conversations

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Advanced Japanese for learners settling into life in Japan — humble and honorific kin terms, workplace and business etiquette, the three levels of keigo, everyday cultural expressions, and how to voice feelings and opinions, each with natural Japanese, romaji, an example sentence, and native-speaker audio.

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Family

家族

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kazoku

What you'll learn

The humble vs honorific distinction in Japanese family vocabulary
Standard business phrases like osewa ni natte orimasu and otsukaresama deshita
Sonkeigo, kenjougo, and teineigo verb forms and when to use each
Home and visiting rituals such as ittekimasu, tadaima, and o-jama shimasu
How to agree, disagree, and share opinions in polite Japanese
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Family & Relationships · 9

家族/ kazoku /: Family
父/ chichi /: (My own) father — humble form used when speaking about your own father
お父さん/ otōsan /: Father — honorific form for someone else's father, or to address your own
母/ haha /: (My own) mother — humble form used when speaking about your own mother
お母さん/ okāsan /: Mother — honorific form for someone else's mother, or to address your own
ご両親/ go-ryōshin /: (Someone else's) parents — honorific; your own parents are 両親 (ryōshin)
兄/ ani /: (My own) older brother — humble form; someone else's is お兄さん (onīsan)
奥さん/ okusan /: (Someone else's) wife — honorific; your own wife is 妻 (tsuma)
実家/ jikka /: One's parents' home / family home

Work & Business · 9

お世話になっております/ osewa ni natte orimasu /: Thank you for your continued support — standard business greeting to open a call or email
お疲れ様でした/ otsukaresama deshita /: Thank you for your hard work — said to colleagues at the end of work
よろしくお願いいたします/ yoroshiku onegai itashimasu /: I look forward to working with you / thank you in advance (polite)
お先に失礼します/ o-saki ni shitsurei shimasu /: Excuse me for leaving before you — said when leaving the office ahead of colleagues
名刺/ meishi /: Business card
打ち合わせ/ uchiawase /: A meeting / planning session (to coordinate)
残業/ zangyō /: Overtime work
承知しました/ shōchi shimashita /: Understood / Certainly — polite acknowledgment in business
申し訳ございません/ mōshiwake gozaimasen /: I am terribly sorry — very polite apology (more formal than sumimasen)

Polite Speech (Keigo) · 10

いらっしゃる/ irassharu /: Honorific (sonkeigo) form of to be / to go / to come — used for a respected person
おっしゃる/ ossharu /: Honorific (sonkeigo) form of to say
召し上がる/ meshiagaru /: Honorific (sonkeigo) form of to eat / to drink
ご覧になる/ goran ni naru /: Honorific (sonkeigo) form of to look / to see
なさる/ nasaru /: Honorific (sonkeigo) form of to do
申します/ mōshimasu /: Humble (kenjougo) form of to say / to be called — used to introduce yourself
伺う/ ukagau /: Humble (kenjougo) form of to ask / to hear / to visit
拝見する/ haiken suru /: Humble (kenjougo) form of to look at / to read
参ります/ mairimasu /: Humble (kenjougo) form of to go / to come
いたします/ itashimasu /: Humble (kenjougo) form of to do

Cultural Expressions · 8

いってきます/ ittekimasu /: I'm off (and will be back) — said when leaving home
いってらっしゃい/ itterasshai /: Have a good day / go and come back safely — the reply to ittekimasu
ただいま/ tadaima /: I'm home / I'm back — said when returning home
おかえりなさい/ okaerinasai /: Welcome home / welcome back — the reply to tadaima
お邪魔します/ o-jama shimasu /: Excuse me for intruding — said when entering someone's home
お陰様で/ okagesama de /: Thanks to you / thankfully — a humble expression of gratitude
お大事に/ o-daiji ni /: Take care / get well soon — said to someone who is ill
仕方がない/ shikata ga nai /: It can't be helped / nothing can be done about it

Emotions & Opinions · 7

嬉しい/ ureshii /: Happy / glad
楽しみ/ tanoshimi /: Something to look forward to
心配/ shinpai /: Worry / concern
懐かしい/ natsukashii /: Nostalgic / brings back fond memories
賛成/ sansei /: Agreement / to be in favor
反対/ hantai /: Opposition / to be against
そう思います/ sō omoimasu /: I think so — used to agree or give an opinion

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