Keigo at work · Lesson 5

Keigo mistakes: double, mixed, part-timer keigo

部長ぶちょうがおっしゃったとおり、日程にっていを変更へんこういたしました。

Common slips: double keigo, 「お〜される」, an extra 「さ」, too much 「させていただく」, raising your own side, shop “part-timer keigo”; which are accepted.

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In this lesson

  1. 01Main dialogue: the kachō checks a draft email
  2. 02Double keigo: two layers on one word
  3. 03Mixed directions: respectful and humble tangled together
  4. 04「させていただく」: use it right, and not too much
  5. 05“Part-timer keigo” in shops: understand it, don’t copy it

Practice

  • Match each mistake to its type
  • Which one is appropriate?
  • What’s wrong with this sentence?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Correct the keigo
  • Put the pieces in order

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