Japanese Business Speech 敬語 (KEIGO)┃尊敬語 (sonkei-go - Respectful), 謙譲語 (kenjou-go - Humble) 

You'll also learn the mistakes that Japanese people often make when speaking to customers... :D Who here dares to correct the native speakers' mistakes? xD

Okay guys, we have reached one of the end bosses of Japanese: Keigo.

"Sonkeigo is used to suck up to somebody" instant thumbs up Simple, clear, and practical classification and definitions

Yes please more keigo videos. ミサ先生ありがとうございます、いつも。💓🤗

The concept of using different verbs to express the exact same sentence in a piloting tone will forever elude me. In English, "I am going to the shop" is the same no matter who you're talking to

みさ先生の動画が本当に大好きですよ。みさ先生教えてくれてありがとうございました！

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it,even though I’ve been living in Japan for 26 plus years, I need to improve my Keigo,once again thank you 🙏

This is the first "Japanese Ammo" video I have seen and I found it extremely useful. The lesson was extremely clear and succinct, thank you. It is comforting to know that even Japanese find keigo confusing, which I did not know before. BWT, Misa, your English diction and phrasing are perfect! 👌

This was really helpful. Thank you so much!

Been waiting for this lesson for 1.5years already since I started watching Misa-sensei. Thank you so much. Will really look forward for Part 2.

misasan, i just wanna say i been playing your videos all day like in the background, trying to get better at my japanese, and you are hands down the best teacher in explaining and helping me understand the language better. at least for me, its the most helpful. keep it up! now if i could only find someone to actually practice with....

OMG thank you so much! I've been waiting for this for months lol

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL WITHOUT INVISIBLE FACT. I APPRECIATE TO EDITOR WHO EDITED THE VIDEO WITH REAL EFFORT FOR HELP PEOPLE.

Need to admit, The coloring of the each wording in the sentences is very use full, ありがとう

Keigo is a little intimidating, both to learn and as a concept. Like, what if I say the wrong form in the wrong situation and then I sound disrespectful? :(

Thank you Misa Sensei 😊 i've been waiting for this! Very helpful for those who are preparing for JLPT N2

Wow! These complicated things were made so clear. You have the gift of teaching students well. Thank you.

A-m-a-z-i-n-g explanation, thank you! Arigato gozaimasu!

This has helped me so so so much. Thank you. They should teach a soft intro to keigo sooner in Japanese classes. It is essential for life in Japan.

みさ先生、ありがとうございました。 めっちゃ面白かったですね。 I didn’t know masu form was a kind of keigo. Thank you so much for all your videos, you teach us so many interesting things.

The best Japanese teacher on RU-vid!

Best Japanese teacher on RU-vid!

Sensei .. Thank you for taking so much effort in explaining the different usage .. 👍👍👍

Thank you for this! Please do more keigo videos! Thank you

ついに私の一番好きな日本語の特徴 そして日本語を勉強し始めた主な理由 めっちゃ詳しく説明ありがとうございます

いつも敬語のことを難しだと思ったけど、みささんの説明は分かりやすいですよ。大変に勉強しました。ありがとうございます！

thank you 💝💝💝 best teacher ever 💝💝💝

Excellent sensei

先生、こういう凄く役に立つレッスンを作ってくださってありがとうございます。また次回の動画を期待しています。

それは非常に手伝ってくれました。

Thank you so much!! It’s so hard going shopping in Japan because of Keigo so this is really helpful!

this has gotta be the hardest lesson in N4 but I know a lot more now thanks to you thank you misa!

thanks a lot for the very useful video, perfect 👌

Misa sensei, dōmo arigatōgozaimashita. This video is so helpful! It is a great explanation of the usages of keigo.

This part of my learning has really surprised me. I never knew there was almost a whole other way of speaking to others just to be respectful. I wish this kind of respectful tradition was something western culture had.

Love your channel Misa! There was a lot of echo in this video. I’d be happy to support you upgrading your audio.

Thank you so much!!!

Thank you! This is Very helpful. They don’t teach this in school.

Nice program

thanks a lot for this

Do those formalities exist within all industries? In IT for example starting from recruitment process the first thing we usually do is to rid off of all formalities before we start talking about the concretes. Even with my line managers I talk informally on "you" basis :)

Great video Thank you :)))

Ready to take deluxe notes! >:) 14:23 so funny!! Omoshiroi! XD Arigatou Misa-sensei!! =) =)

superb lesson, sensei!

素晴らしい動画です！

I just found about your channel today. This is well made and I could see that a lot of effort was put into making the videos. Kewl.

Thank you for this helpful video ❤️

"This is a PEN" "これはペンです" I see what you did there Misa 😏😂 For those who haven't seen it, it's a viral video in Japan

hello Misa-san! thanks for this content! can you please do more keigo or usual business convo lessons more? 😁

Thank you so much for your lessons, beautiful!

This really helpful Misa! Is there any video on how use Keigo in Seminar or presentation? I would love to learn more. 😃😃

At 13:56, you can admire a furigana "ma" over a "wa" spelled with the hiragana "ha"... what? w

ありがとうございますせんせい

I wish I had this video when I was in Japan last year haha

Man, that's a lot of formality

The part at the beggining is so funny hahah

Miss ur song translation Misa sensei. (Kana boon sillhouette)

僕は一年日本語を勉強します。日本語の中に敬語は二番きらいものです。もちろん一番はかんじです。

I remember the first Japanese drama i saw was 「日本人の知らない日本語」　with my favorite actress Naka Riisa

Can you use keigo in casual way? Kore wo taberu? To ‘kore wo meshiagaru?’ That would be weird right?

Thanks for doing this topic! もっと尊敬語のことが分かるなら今度レストランの経験の方が良くになるんだと思います。ありがとございました！^_^

Ok, but like, big question: is there a version of the verb ある in keigo?? I’ve been trying to find out but I can’t find the answer. Heeelp

In English, we have formal and informal speech also, but it's not as complex as Japanese and people don't focus on the differences too much, unless it's extremely informal, then that's considered disrespectful. For example, in America, it's ok to say "Hello", "Hi!', or "Hey!" to a teacher, but saying something like "yo, bruh!" would be too informal and would probably be seen as disrespectful. In high school, when some students used extremely informal speech or even a swear word, the teacher would say something like "watch your language!". Saying something like "Greetings!", probably sounds too formal and doesn't sound like something people say. I've personally never heard it in real life, only written down or in a movie where one group contacts another for the first time, or in alien movies where the aliens would say something like, "Greetings, earthlings!". There are also different ways to dress for occasions. There's formal (suits/dresses), casual formal (dress shirts and dress pants) and casual/informal (like jeans and a t-shirt).

日本の会社で働いている！　Let's enjoy being humble (and apologizing)! (^_^)

@Japanese Ammo with Misa Is it proper to refer to a woman as “Miss” using the name + 嬢＋さん or can you get away with just the name + 嬢?

I would like to do some business with people from Japan through my company... should 丁寧語 be ok?　I mean they might become my clients (but not restaurant's. I'm running a production company). I would also like to do some interviews to Japanese famous people... plain 丁寧語would be ok, or should I use 尊敬語？

Is it still the same series you mentioned in your previous video

Misa Sensei is so beautiful!

Sumimasen sensei what is the difference between ずとずに

接客 can mean many things in chinese woops

こんにちは！ すみません。質問があります。 At 10:04 could a 店員 say １０００円いただきます。 instead of １０００円お預かりいたします。? And at 19:54 could I say ご注文をきめりになりましたら、... instead of ご注文が決まりになりましたら、... ? Awesome video, many thanks!

I'm learning this for the sake of N4 and now I'm even more worried WHAT THE HECK IS IN N1???

Are you Misa from Death note? Sensei.

Murasaki kami no bou wa mecha kawaii!!

みさ先生、お教えになってくれてありがとうございます(*˘︶˘*).｡*♡

I had a Japanese teacher called Keiko. No? Bad pun?

これはペンです:-)

Anyway hehehe

👍👍👍👍👍

😂😂😂 Can I learn just the respect or formal part of Japanese and use it with everyone instead of learning two things .

I already feel nervous when ordering food even in my native language. Imagine how much more anxiety I would feel if it is in Japanese Keigo. 😨😨😨

私はこの動画で英語を学んでます。 語学動画としてのクオリティもすごく高いけど、最初の10秒で見ている人を引き付けられるのはミサさんの才能だと思う。

This is literally the one thing I can never understand when interacting with Japanese people, especially when they’re rapid-fire saying the words like rappers. This made it so much easier to understand them. Thank you so much!!

Thank you so much for this video! I was so confused the first time I went to a restaurant in Japan. The waitress spoke to me and I just went blank because I had no idea what was said. 😭 She very patiently helped me understand and spoke casually. I felt so bad, because her boss seemed to be upset that she spoke to me casually. 😱

I always used “omeshi agari desuka “ because my japanese co worker used lol so only now I noticed I was wrong damn ahahah

That restaurant ordering dialogue breakdown was fantastic, I've never fully understood everything they say back to me when I order things.

When Japanese customers came to our office, I couldn’t speak keigo but normal masu-form: they were super polite, didn’t point it out or looked disappointed and liked how I spoke Japanese, so lovely of them 🥰🥰🥰

Misa-sensei, will you please do another singing breakdown with the SnK Opening “Sasageyo” by Linked Horizon? 🙏🏽

Almost choked on my food when she dropped the apple in the beginning😅. Was not expecting that!

This is really helpful 💙 Also you look awesome in this video, Misa-sensei! That shirt is gorgeous!

(最初！) Misa thank you for being so helpful in all of our studies into the Japanese language! P.S You're so cute!

thank you so much I searched this for such a long time, this is perfectly explained!!!

Thank you for making this video!

Hi I just found your youtube channel and absolutely love your lessons! I'm a self learner now after studying Japanese in high school so I find your videos extremely helpful. Sending love from Australia!

If you think Japanese is hard. Wait until you need to learn Keigo.

Dear beautiful angel Misa sensei. I humbly receive this lesson from you today and look forward to seeing you next time.

I was searching keigo on youtube, because I really need to learn it before going to Japan. Thanks Misa Sensei. If possible, can you make a list for O and Go for most common words :D

That Jazz bgm is just *chefs kiss*

Pink looks great on you, Misasan

This is supremely useful! ありがとうございました！