Detective Conan - Study Japanese by ANIME

Hi! How are you doing?

As I said the last time, I will start writing points of how to study Japanese by watching anime.

Of course, It takes time to learn a language, but you will get to understand little by little with keep watching and building vocabulary.

Today's point

1. Let's learn how to call people!

TANTEI : Consulting Detective, Operative.    ex. TANTEI Mori Kogoro
 *note MEI TANTEI : MEI means famous.

ANTA : You for 1 person in not polite and friendly. using to unknown person.
KIMI : You for a man, 1 person. Usually man use for younger or low position person.
OMAE : You for 1 person in not polite way

ANATA TACHI : You, more than 1 person
ANATA GATA :You, more than 1 person a little bit polite more than "ANATA TACHI"

AITSURA : You, more than 1 person in not polite way
OMAE TACHI : You, more than 1 person. Usually man use to younger or low position person.
OMAE RA : You, more than 1 person. Usually man use to younger or low position person.
MINA SAN : You more than 1 person in polite way.

KARE : He
KARE NO : His
AITSU : He or She in not polite way. using lots for unknown or dislike person.

OJI SAN: Uncle or call to older man.
*note SAN is Mr. or Ms. ex Kawashima-SAN, Kangofu-SAN
O CCHAN : Uncle or old man call by casual way

DONO : Mr. for traditional formal way

KUN : bob, Hon, use for boys    ex. Conan KUN
NEE CHAN: Older sister.

WATASHI  : I
WATASHI NO : My
WASHI : I, used by traditional man style way
ORE :I used by man
BOKU : I used by young boy
ATASHI : I used by woman

WATASHI TACHI : We
WARE WARE: We, used by traditional men style way
ORE TACHI : We, used by men
BOKU TACHI : We, used by young boy

KANGOFU : Nurse

CHI CHI : Father, very polite, usually tell to other people about father. not call to father.
OTO SAN: Father, men, women both use normally way
TOU SAN : Father, men use friendly way
OYAJI : Father, usually used by men casual way.

KEIJI : Detective officer. *note KEIJI is police, TANTEI is not.
KEIBU: Detective officer who is high position.


2. Let's learin how to call or say in the conversation!

HAI : Usually "Yes", Hello in a phone call   ex. HAI, Mori TANTEI Jimusho
*note MOSHIMOSHI : Hello in a phone call

OI : Oi, Hey!, Hello! *note this is casual

ANO : Hey!, Hello! *note more polite than OI

AH : Ah

HEE : Aha, really?

NEE : hi, bob, Hon, well, calling somebody. or ask agreement like "Isn't it" *note: usually women use in first or end of conversation.

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