Comments on: Upper Intermediate Lesson #02 - We Need a Translator 2

by: karmit.the.frog

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:17:51 +0000

Dug-san,
Actually the person in a service position usually speak humbly and the representative uses humble form, as well.
It is really natural to speak humbly each other this case because humble expressions indicate the respect to the listeners.

Wenhong-san,
Thank you for letting us know that.
I will fix it.

by: Wenhong

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:24:12 +0000

There is a mistake in Question 7:

It should be “しゅっせきしゃ”, Not “しゅっせいしゃ”.

by: Dug

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:24:30 +0000

I was a bit confused about why the organizer of the event was using keigo and the translation company’s representative kenjougo. It seems to me that the person in a service position should be speaking more humbly. No? Was this an age thing?

by: Naomi

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:34:45 +0000

こんにちは　みなさん

テンプル大学Jp-san
本当ですか？Is that a true story? 事故に気をつけてくださいね。仕事中も気をつけてくださいね。

nazonatte69-san
誰かが「いう」の謙譲語ご存知ですか？ならば、教えてください！よろしくお願いします。
→It depends on the context, but I think it’s 申す　or 申し上げる

by: rion

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:47:19 +0000

These lessons are great, please keep them coming.

by: nazonatte69

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:14:20 +0000

これは本当に役に立つと存じ上げます。アッパー中級クラスがあってよかった。実は、先日、私の日本語がここまで少しずつあげてしまうことになったと存じ上げたんですけれども、今日の学課はなんだかご希望させてくださいました（ちゃんと言いましたかな。。）とにかく、もうすぐ、卒業することです。日本に戻りたいので、こういう尊敬語や謙譲語を勉強しておいたほうがいいんですよね。

誰かが「いう」の謙譲語ご存知ですか？ならば、教えてください！よろしくお願いします。

by: Nate

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:12:58 +0000

Peter-san,

I just wanted to say how much I am enjoying the Video Vocab movies. Whoever thought of that idea deserves a bonus.

ネイト

by: ジャブちゃん

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:40:41 +0000

Marky, that was just this guy’s experience. Perhaps he was talking more about businessmen visiting Japanese companies (people who don’t live in Japan nor speak the language). I’m sure most people would understand your intentions, there might even be older generations who would find it rude if you don’t.

I mentioned this on englishpod in the comments for the handshake lesson. Maybe you could do a lesson covering o-jigi, since everybody knows it’s a part of Japanese culture, and there are three different levels for different situations. Maybe some of the Japanese crew members could shed some more light on the view of westerners doing it as well

by: c

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:42:56 +0000

Actually it’s the last words from Yamamoto on the かなばん side that are missing.

by: c

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:35:33 +0000

I humbly submit a vote for Humble.

by: c

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:33:11 +0000

Thanks for the great lessons.

It looks like the end of the transcript got cut off.
The last words from Matsudaira on the kanji side are missing.

No big deal.

by: プチクレア

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:23:37 +0000

Those upper-intermediate lessons are great !!! Covering both humble and honorific language is really important …honorific because you finally get a chance to understand what’s thrown at you, and with humble language people are often impressed that you can speak it.

Pink Floyds rock !!! Ijust love ” Wish you were here”

by: maxiewawa

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:40:59 +0000

Oh, I get it, they’re both monkeys!!!

by: maxiewawa

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:39:37 +0000

俺にはcasualがいいぞ！

今日のintro長いね！有用ですけど。

～羅子傑

by: マーキースター

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:29:32 +0000

wow. i’ve never heard that about bowing being patronizing. i do a kind of brief, casual bow all the time. i just sort of picked up the habit from being around people who do it all the time too. i hope i haven’t been patronizing anyone.