イタリアでも、イギリスでも五分ぐらい刻限後で良いです。

私の質問は邦訳【ほうやく】についてでした。

私の日本語はどうですしたか？正しいでしたか？
コッメントじゃないですから、大丈夫でしょう。

毎度、あ世話になっております。

よろしくお願いします。

mikuji

If you were going to like a job meeting or auditions for a job or a play or something, I say it’s good to arrive a little before the appointment time because it shows you are down for it rather than being late. And for other parties or dates, I think it’s really up to you. If you arrive on time or before, when you have a date, then, they might think you are せっかち(sekkachi means impatient) but people have different perspectives, so I can’t really tell you.

So I would say it depends on the situation, but generally for formal things, you can get there a little before the time, and for casual things it’s up to your character I guess. Is this any different from other cultures? I’m curious.

ネイト

you threw the gauntlet and, despite not being at any JPLT level, I had a go.

私は読んだ日本の交際法【こうさいほう】について本によると、刻限前の三分にや五分にはお見えになりの方がいいです.

which literally means ‘according to a book I read about Japanese etiquette, it is better to arrive something like 3 or 5 minutes before the appointed time’

よし様, 教えていただけませんか？
正しいでしょうか？
どうすればでしょうか？

よろしくお願いします

mikuji

I see Belton-san has already given you a good answer but here is some more with kanjis you may encounter when reading grammar stuff.

いこうけい volitional form ; from 意向【いこう】 (n) intention, idea, inclination, (P)
仮定形 【かていけい】(n) (gram) hypothetical form
かのうけい potential; from 可能【かのう】(adj-na,n) possible, practicable, feasible, (P)
受身形 【うけみけい】(gram) passive voice
そんけいこ do you mean 尊敬語 【そんけいご】(n) honorific language？
しえきけい　causative form as in 　使役動詞 【しえきどうし】causative verb

NOTE: 形 =かたち [けい in compounds]= form

I hope this helps

mikuji

Yoshi-san, thank you for the phrases! What blew me away was the reasoning behind the why san was not attached to the name when asking for the party. The logic behind the reasoning makes perfect sense!