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Politeness to each other
Former-TeacherDate: Tuesday, 21.12.2010, 12:40 | Message # 1
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How do the Japanese show their politeness to other people? Besides the language, are there any other ways of polite and respectful behaviour? Stereotipically, bowing comes to my mind. But I don't know what it means in different social settings.
 
TanyaDate: Sunday, 17.04.2011, 15:59 | Message # 2
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I want to say about Japanese politeness in speech. Japanese has a comprehensive grammatical system to express politeness and formality. There are four main politeness levels in spoken Japanese. First is rude speech, or blunt speech, that you wouldn't use in a normal conversation. It is very colloquial and appropriate only for very familiar friends. Then there is casual or "children's" speech. It is what children learn before they are taught polite language in school. This casual speech is also used between family members and between equal adults. It is also a language of newspapers. The language which is used most often is polite language, also called normal-polite. It is used by adults who don't know each other well. In companies, it is used frequently for communication. Finally, there is honorific language, which is sometimes simply called formal language. It is used while speaking with or about those far above you or with elderly people.
 
NekavaenDate: Monday, 18.04.2011, 00:30 | Message # 3
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That’s right! It’s hard to speak Japanese because you must choose words and change various forms of verbs according to the status of your interlocutor. For example, the same phrase on different levels of the Japanese language:

“Matte te!” – “Hey, you, wait!”

“Matte ite!” – “Wait!”

“Matte ite kudasai.” – “Please, wait.”

“Omati ni natte itadakemasenka?” – “Will you be so kind as to wait?”


It is not human to be without shame and without desire. (Ursula K. Le Guin)
 
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