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Polite Conversation (Day 88) – Japanese from 0 to 100

2026-06-09100-Day Kind Japanese ChallengeKind Japanese

🌏 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

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