Polite Conversation (Day 88) – Japanese from 0 to 100
🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 88
Polite Conversation (丁寧会話)
🧠 What is Polite Conversation?
Polite conversation is used with strangers or formal situations.
👉 Respectful and safe Japanese
🔤 Basic Phrases
Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
なに を していますか? | nani o shiteimasu ka | what are you doing? |
いま ひま ですか? | ima hima desu ka | are you free now? |
どこ に いきますか? | doko ni ikimasu ka | where are you going? |
いい です ね | ii desu ne | that’s nice |
ほんとう ですか? | hontou desu ka | really? |
👉 Polite versions of casual phrases
🔊 Key Point
• Use です / ます
• Use か for questions
• Complete sentences
👉 More formal than casual
✍️ How to Use
👉 Pattern:
• Verbます + か?
• ___ です
Examples:
• なに を していますか?
= what are you doing?
• どこ に いきますか?
= where are you going?
📝 Example Conversation
- A: なに を していますか?
- B: べんきょう しています。
- A: どこ に いきますか?
- B: えき に いきます。
👉 Practice both roles
❌ Common Mistakes
• Mixing casual and polite
• Forgetting ます
• Missing か
👉 Keep consistent
📚 Learn Faster
• Practice polite versions
• Compare with casual
• Say out loud
• Repeat often
👉 Style awareness
🎯 Practice
👉 Fill:
• なに を ___ か?
• どこ に ___ か?
Make 3 conversations
🧪 Mini Quiz
① Fill
No. | Sentence | Answer |
|---|---|---|
1 | なに を ___ か? | ? |
2 | どこ に ___ か? | ? |
② Meaning
No. | Sentence | Answer |
|---|---|---|
3 | いま ひま ですか? | ? |
4 | ほんとう ですか? | ? |
③ Translate
No. | English | Answer |
|---|---|---|
5 | what are you doing (polite) | ? |
6 | where are you going (polite) | ? |
📝 Answers
No. | Answer |
|---|---|
1 | しています |
2 | いきます |
3 | are you free now |
4 | really |
5 | なに を していますか? |
6 | どこ に いきますか? |
🚀 Next Step
👉 Day 89: Slang Basics