Review: polite Japanese on the move
No new material. Here are 40 sentences from Lessons 1–7: polite words, honorific and humble verbs, instructions, announcements, school letters and phone calls, mixed up. This one is made for walking: pick "Everything" in the bar below and go. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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30 sentences from Lessons 1–7
Each card shows the everyday word, the polite form and the lesson it came from. Read it, tap to check the English, then play it and copy the speaker.
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Every keigo verb on one page
The special verbs from this course, for them (honorific) and for you (humble). If one looks unfamiliar, go back to Lesson 2 or 3.
| Plain | Them (honorific) | Me (humble) |
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- Them or me? When staff talk about you, it's honorific (いらっしゃいますか). When they talk about themselves, it's humble ().
- You don't need much. です/ます plus , いたします, and covers most of what you'll say.
- Listen for the end. In announcements and on the phone, the last verb carries the message.
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Four easy mix-ups
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.