お名前を教えてください
おなまえをおしえてください
Please tell me your name.
POINTJapanese + O
Keigo/Manners
Japanese Keigo Honorific Prefix Phrases
Japanese honorific language explained with real scenarios and politeness levels. Example phrases · NG warnings · 9-language parallel translations
This page helps foreign residents and long-term visitors handle "Japanese Keigo Honorific Prefix Phrases" with daily Japanese phrases for living in Japan, practical examples, and common mistakes to avoid.
What this page helps you say in Japan
This page focuses on Japanese Keigo Honorific Prefix Phrases and teaches useful Japanese phrases for daily life in Japan, including natural replies, polite alternatives, and practical wording for foreigners living in Japan.
What You'll Learn on This Page
- Japanese + O
- Chinese + Go
- words of exception
- Words that should not be added
Practice Phrases (8 Total)
ご住所をお伺いできますか
ごじゅうしょをおうかがいできますか
May I ask your address?
POINTChinese + Go
お手紙ありがとうございます
おてがみありがとうございます
Thank you for the letter.
POINTJapanese + O
ご連絡お待ちしております
ごれんらくおまちしております
I await your contact.
POINTChinese + Go
お電話ありがとうございます
おでんわありがとうございます
Thank you for your call.
POINTException (“o” in Chinese)
お料理が美味しいです
おりょうりがおいしいです
The food is delicious.
POINTexception
お飲み物はいかがですか
おのみものはいかがですか
Would you like a drink?
POINTJapanese + O
ご紹介いただいた○○です
ごしょうかいいただいた○○です
I'm ○○, introduced by you.
POINTChinese + Go
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Practice with ECHO App →Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Is it okay to add too many “o” and “go”?
A. Excessive honorific language becomes boring. Just in natural places.
Q. What words can't use "o"?
A. As a general rule, do not use foreign words (beer x) or natural phenomena (rain x).
Q. Don't use it for your family?
A. The rule of honorific language is to call "father" → "father" in situations of humility.