JA · 日本語
Japanese, to the standard of the room you will stand in.
Politeness is the product, not the extra.
In Japanese the politeness level is not decoration applied to a sentence; it is the sentence. Satō teaches keigo and teineigo as the substance of the course, and explains every correction, so you always know which room the words belong in. Display type falls back to Noto Serif JP, so headlines are never rendered in a substitute serif.
The traps
- choosing the level before the verb, not after
- keigo that is correct and still too much for the room
- the apology that apologises for the wrong thing
The rooms
A hotel arrival and a room problem
Report a problem with the room at the correct politeness level and accept the remedy.
A doctor's reception, logistics only
Give your name, state the appointment, and ask what happens next. No medical advice is given or sought.
A farewell that must not be clumsy
Take leave of a host and a colleague at the right level, and leave the door open.
The tutors
Satō
AI tutorFormal, service and business
Patient, exact on politeness level
Corrects: Always, with the level explained