N4 Lesson 50 — Practice(尊敬語 vs 謙譲語)

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A) Choose the most natural form(尊敬語 or 謙譲語)

  1. “I (staff) will guide you to the room.”



  2. “Will the director say so?”



  3. “I’ll see the materials.”



  4. “Will you (boss) be at the office tomorrow?”



B) お/ご〜します(Choose the correct humble form)

  1. “We’ll contact you later.”


  2. “I’ll deliver it to your company.”


  3. “Please explain briefly.”


C) Special humble verbs(特別な謙譲語)

  1. “I (we) will go there tomorrow.”


  2. “May I ask your name?”


  3. “I’ll introduce myself as Tanaka.”


  4. “I’ll meet the person in charge tomorrow.”


D) Drag & Drop — Put the chips in order

Build a natural humble expression.

#1 “We will guide you to the meeting room.”
#2 “I’ll check the schedule.”
#3 “I will meet (humbly) the manager.”

E) Mini Reading

A: 明日のご説明せつめい部長ぶちょうなさいます
B: わたくしは 資料しりょう拝見して、案内あんないいたします
C: 失礼しつれいですが、お名前なまえ伺っても よろしいでしょうか。
  1. In line A, the action is the boss’s action, so an honorific is used.
  2. In line B, “ご案内いたします” is a humble expression about the speaker’s action.
  3. In line C, “伺って” is an honorific form for the listener’s action.
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