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How to address people in Japanese?
NekavaenDate: Thursday, 16.12.2010, 00:15 | Message # 1
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If we want to call somebody by name, we should always add a special suffix “san”. It follows the given name or surname of the person being addressed, regardless of age or gender: “Nastya-san”, “Dima-san”, “Putin-san”, etc.

It’s possible to omit “san” only if we are talking to a very close friend or a family member. In this case we may use a given name (“Nastya”) or add a diminutive suffix. It will be “chan” for a girl – “Alya-chan”; and “kun” for a boy “Dima-kun”.


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Suigintou_RozenDate: Thursday, 16.12.2010, 17:35 | Message # 2
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And there is a suffix "-sama" for very important people.
For example-"Kami-sama" (God)

If a person uses it with his name, it speaks about megalomania.

 
TomatVSMushiDate: Friday, 17.12.2010, 23:42 | Message # 3
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Oh, Nekavaen, you're so clever! You're quite right about suffixes.
But we must remember not to use any kinds of suffixes with oneselves.
There are also quite a few pronouns, such as watasi (I in a neutral form), boku (I - used by males), kimi (you - not sure about it's usage), anata (you - neutral form), kare (he - neutral), karera (they - neutral) and many more.


Message edited by TomatVSMushi - Friday, 17.12.2010, 23:42
 
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