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October 7th, 2008 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com. So, you’ve learned to make simple introductions in Japanese. What happens next? You’re ready to learn to use polite Japanese to tell people about yourself. You’ll also need to know polite Japanese to get to know others. Case in point, what if someone asks about your job, or where you go to school? Would you know how to answer? You get only one chance to make a first impression. Make an impression that lasts by using polite Japanese. In this beginner Japanese lesson, you will learn to use Japanese verbs like iku, kuru, and kaeru. These important Japanese words allow you to talk about a state or condition you are in, such as being married and describing people you know. This JapanesePod101.com lesson also teaches you to talk about habitual actions, like where you work and live.

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Category: Beginner Lessons (S4) |
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11 Responses to “Beginner Lesson S4 #14 - Using Polite Japanese: Your Key to Forming Relationships”

avatar JapanesePod101.com says:

Mina-san, where do you think Haruya is now?

avatar AndamanIslander says:

Wasn’t there some beatles song about how, um, “he came in through the bathroom window”?

avatar maxiewawa says:

Of course! “Protected by a silver spoon…”

avatar Michael Camilleri says:

Hi everyone! :) Just started listening to JapanesePod.

僕は大阪に住んでいます!はじめまして!

avatar Mayumi says:

Michael Camilleri -san

はじめまして!Welcome to JapanesePod101!
よろしくお願いします! :dogeza:

avatar Michael Camilleri says:

よろしくおねがいします! :)

avatar Ben says:

私はPittsburgh,Pennsylvaniaに住んでいます。

I live in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

私はJapanesepod101.comがとても大好きですよ! :kokoro: :nihon:

avatar Hiroko says:

Ben san> そこに行ったことがありますよ!(soko ni itta koto ga arimasu yo!)
I have been there! とてもきれいな所ですね!(totemo kirei na tokoro desu ne!)
It’s a beautiful place!
よろしくおねがいします  :dogeza:

avatar Giga says:

僕はイギリス、ノティングハンに住んでいます。皆さん、はじめあして!Gigaと申します。

PLEASE can someone explain the “から” on the end of the line in the dialog:
あの男はもう帰りましたから。 (it’s not there in the PDF but it is said)
I’ve been seeing and hearing this in lots of places where it doesn’t make much sense to translate it as “because”. It’s been bugging me for AGES.

お願いします。。。:???:

avatar Michael Camilleri says:

Hey Giga,

I’m neither an expert nor do I have access to the lesson notes but my understanding is that the から is part of the husband’s explanation to his wife for why it won’t be awkward that there is a new boy here despite the presence of Haruya.

Just prior to the part you’re talking about the wife says Japanese to the effect of ‘Remember Haruya is here tonight’ (今夜はるやさんきてるよの) and Yukio interjects and says ‘Oh, a guest?’ The husband responds to his wife (and in a sense ignores Yukio) and replies ‘Oh, that boy, he’s already left.’ I believe the から is because it’s implied within the husband’s response ‘Oh, that boy, (it won’t be a problem because) he’s already left.’ In Japanese the ‘because’ isn’t left out as it would be in English.

(Maybe.)

avatar Giga says:

Hmm… 面白い
Thanks for replying about this it’s given me something to think about, I’ll see how this holds up in other similar cases I come across :mrgreen:

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