Revising for JLPT is getting stressful. As I’m taking Level 3 this year I have to start learning keigo. This is basically polite Japanese. Just like English, the language you use depends on who you are talking to but, unlike English, the words are completely different!
To go: 行く (iku) (keigo) = いらっしゃる (irassharu)
To come: 来る kuru) (keigo) = おいでになる (oide ni naru)
To be: だ (da) / である (dearu) (keigo) = でいらっしゃる (deirassharu)
To eat: 食べる (taberu) (keigo) =召し上がる (meshiagaru)
To look: 見る (miru) (keigo) =ご覧になる (goran ni naru)
To know: 知る (shiru) (keigo) =ご存知である (gozonji dearu)
To say: 言う (iu) (keigo) = おっしゃる (ossharu)
Get it?? No, me neither! There isn’t even a pattern to follow!
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