Advanced Japanese - Cultural Integration & Family Conversations

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
• Correct pronunciation from native-speaker audio on every card

Preview the flashcards

A sample of the 43 cards in this set — each with pronunciation and English meaning.

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

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)

+ 28 more cards with full native audio in the complete set.