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Learn Hardcore Japanese: teinei - polite

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 38
/teinei

teinei

Word

丁寧ていねいteinei

Meaning

polite

Part of speech

na-adjective

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of teinei

店員てにん　は　丁寧ていねい　で、　私わたし　に　似合にあう　色いろ　と　ちょうど　いい　サイズ　の　上着うわぎ　を　すぐ　見みつけて　くれた。tenin wa teinei de, watashi ni niau iro to choudo ii saizu no uwagi o sugu mitsukete kureta.

The clerk was polite and quickly found a jacket in a color that suits me and the right size.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

受付うけつけ　の　人ひと　が　とても　丁寧ていねい　だった　ので、　安心あんしんしました。uketsuke no hito ga totemo teinei datta node, anshinshimashita.

Because the receptionist was very polite, I felt at ease.

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