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Usages of go
ご馳走さま でした。gochisousama deshita.
It was a feast. (Thank you for the meal)
ご馳走さま。gochisousama.
It was a feast. (Thank you for the meal)
お会計 は ご一緒 です か。okaikei wa goissho desu ka.
Will you be paying the bill together?
(ご)主人(go)shujin
husband
Note how, just as with 家内 the kanji in this word correspond to traditional gender roles.
The problem is that though among friends you can use 夫, in a less casual setting there's not currently really a good alternative to ご主人 to politely refer to someone else's husband.
ご家族 は 元気 です か。gokazoku wa genki desu ka.
How is your family? (Is your family well?)
先生 に ご意見 を 伺いたい です。sensei ni goiken o ukagaitai desu.
I would like to ask for your opinion, teacher.
Test yourself: What does go mean?
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