How To Learn Japanese[Basic Rules]

Atharv Hatwar    November 01, 2019    Anime , indian , Japanese , kawai , Lean English , Learn Japanese Language , learn any language , manga    Comment   

BY: Atharv Hatwar

Basic Rules

How to address a person

In general, add "san" after one's family name.

"san" is like Mr., Mrs., or Miss..

For example, Mr. Tanaka is Tanaka-san. But for foreigners (westerners), people add san after the first names such as Paul-san or Kate-san.

Except for the close relationships, people address almost anybody with san.

Hello, Mr. Tanaka.

Tanaka-san, konnichiwa.

Yes anYes and No

Yes is "hai". No is "iie".

As shown on the Expressions page, Hai. and Iie. can be used in different contexts.d No