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What are the politest ways to say "you" in Japanese?
I'd like to know which "you" to say before speaking to someone I don't know yet in Japanese.
Sep 1, 2015 2:53 AM
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In most situations you can drop the subject (i.e. "you") when it is obvious you are talking about the other person, unlike in English where "you" is used a lot to make the sentence grammatically correct.
For example:
English: "What is your favourite food?"
becomes ->
Japanese: "Favourite food is?" ("your" is implied)
When you know their name, using "last name"-san is generally polite
September 1, 2015
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