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Learn Japanese: o - honorific prefix

Japanese
/The location particles に and で
/o

o

Word

おo

Meaning

honorific prefix

Part of speech

prefix

Pronunciation

Course

Japanese

Lesson

The location particles に and で

Usages of o

(お)誕たん生じょう日び(o)tanzyoubi

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

邪じゃ

魔ま

ozyamasimasu.

Excuse me for interrupting you; Used as a greeting when entering someone's home

お元げん気き　です　か。　はい、　元げん気き　です。ogenki desu ka. hai, genki desu.

Are you well? Yes, I'm well.

お水みず　飲のみたい　です。　お酒さけ　を　飲のむの　が　下へ手た　です。omizu nomitai desu. osake wo nomuno ga heta desu.

I want to drink water. I'm not good at drinking alcohol.

(お)客きゃく(さん)(o)kyaku(san)

guest; customer

お茶ちゃ　は、　佐さ藤とう　を　入いれないで　飲のみます。otya ha, satou wo irenaide nomimasu.

As for tea, I drink it without putting any sugar in.

(お)娘むすめさん　は　いかが　です　か。(o)musumesan ha ikaga desu ka.

How is your daughter?

(お)息むす子こさん　は　(お)元げん気き　です　か。(o)musukosan ha (o)genki desu ka.

Is your son well?

お天てん気き　は　いかが　でした　か。otenki ha ikaga desita ka.

How was the weather?

ご主しゅ人じん　は　お元げん気き　です　か。gosyuzin ha ogenki desu ka.

Is your husband well?

お先さき　に　どうぞ。osaki ni douzo.

Please go ahead; Please go first; After you

どうぞ　お先さき　にdouzo osaki ni

Please go ahead; Please go first; After you

お巡まわりりさん is a polite and somewhat affectionate term for a police officer.

お見み舞まいomimai

visiting someone who is ill or injured; a visit to express sympathy; sending a gift or card to someone who is unwell as a gesture of concern and well-wishing

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