Keigo at work · Lesson 4

Teineigo and bikago: 「ございます」, 「お」, 「ご」

新あたらしいモデルは、こちらでございます。

Sound formal with 「ございます」「でございます」「よろしいでしょうか」 and formal words; where 「お」/「ご」 go; no 「でございます」 for clients.

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In this lesson

  1. 01Main dialogue: presenting a new product in the showroom
  2. 02「ございます」 and 「でございます」
  3. 03「よろしいでしょうか」 and formal vocabulary
  4. 04Where 「お」 and 「ご」 go
  5. 05Easy mistakes

Practice

  • Match the everyday words to the formal ones
  • Which one is appropriate?
  • 「お」, 「ご」 or nothing?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Change to the formal version
  • Put the pieces in order

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