Grow with Kitty
25

Lesson 25

敬語 Part 2 — Humble & Polite

  1. 1 謙譲語 — お + V ます-stem + します kenjougo — o + V masu-stem + shimasu Lowering yourself so the other person is raised
  2. 2 丁寧語 — です・ます / ございます teineigo — desu/masu, gozaimasu The basic polite language that works with anyone

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