Monday, October 21, 2019
Rules for Japanese Letter Format
Rules for Japanese Letter Format The difference between written language and conversational language in Japanese is much greater than in English. Japanese letters often use classical grammar patterns which are seldom used in conversation. Although there are no particular rules when writing to close friends, there are many set expressions and honorific expressions (Keigo) used in formal letters. A conversational style is not usually used when writing formal letters. Opening and Closing Words The opening and closing words in letters, which are similar to Englishs Dear and Sincerely etc., come in pairs. Haikei æ‹ å•“ - Keigu æ• ¬Ã¥â€¦ ·The most common pair used in formal letters. Women sometimes use Kashikoã ‹ã â€"ã “ as a closing word instead of Keigu.Zenryaku å‰ ç• ¥ - Sousou è ‰ã€…This pair is less formal. It is usually used when you dont have time to write a long letter, so that the preliminary greetings are omitted. Zenryaku literally means, omitting the preliminary remarks. Preliminary Greetings Ogenki de irasshaimasu ka. (very formal)ã Šå…Æ'æ °â€"㠧ã „ら㠣ã â€"ã‚Æ'㠄㠾㠙㠋。Have you been doing well? Ogenki desu ka.ã Šå…Æ'æ °â€"㠧㠙㠋。Have you been doing well? Ikaga osugoshi de irasshaimasu ka. (very formal)ã „ã ‹ã Å'ã Šé Žã â€Ã£ â€"㠧ã „ら㠣ã â€"ã‚Æ'㠄㠾㠙㠋。How have you been? Ikaga osugoshi desu ka.ã „ã ‹ã Å'ã Šé Žã â€Ã£ â€"㠧㠙㠋。How have you been? Okagesama de genki ni shite orimasu. (very formal)㠊㠋㠒㠕㠾㠧å…Æ'æ °â€"㠫ã â€"㠦㠊り㠾㠙。Fortunately Im doing well. Kazoku ichidou genki ni shite orimasu.Ã¥ ® ¶Ã¦â€" ä ¸â‚¬Ã¥ Å'å…Æ'æ °â€"㠫ã â€"㠦㠊り㠾㠙。The whole family is doing well. Otegami arigatou gozaimashita.ã Šæ‰‹ç ´â„¢Ã£ ‚ã‚Šã Å'㠨ã †ã â€Ã£ â€"㠄㠾ã â€"㠟。Thank you for your letter. Nagai aida gobusata shite orimashite moushiwake gozaimasen. (very formal)é• ·Ã£ „éâ€"“ã â€Ã§â€ž ¡Ã¦ ²â„¢Ã¦ ± °Ã£ â€"㠦㠊り㠾ã â€"㠦熳ã â€"è ¨ ³Ã£ â€Ã£ â€"㠄㠾㠛ん。I apologize for neglecting to write for such a long time. Gobusata shite orimasu.ã â€Ã§â€ž ¡Ã¦ ²â„¢Ã¦ ± °Ã£ â€"㠦㠊り㠾㠙。Im sorry I havent written for a long time. These expressions or seasonal greetings can be combined in a variety of ways to form the preliminary greeting. The Japanese have long admired the seasonal changes, therefore it seems too abrupt to start a letter without the proper seasonal greeting. Here are some examples. Gobusata shite orimasu ga, ogenki de irasshaimasu ka.ã â€Ã§â€ž ¡Ã¦ ²â„¢Ã¦ ± °Ã£ â€"㠦㠊り㠾ã ™ã Å'〠㠊å…Æ'æ °â€"㠧ã „ら㠣ã â€"ã‚Æ'㠄㠾㠙㠋。Im sorry I havent written for a long time, but have you been doing well? Sukkari aki rashiku natte mairimashita ga, ikaga osugoshi de irasshaimasu ka.㠙㠣ã ‹ã‚Šç §â€¹Ã£â€šâ€°Ã£ â€"ã 㠪㠣㠦㠾ã „り㠾ã â€"ã Ÿã Å'〠㠄㠋ã Å'ã Šé Žã â€Ã£ â€"㠧ã „ら㠣ã â€"ã‚Æ'㠄㠾㠙㠋。It has become very autumn like; how have you been? Samui hi ga tsuzuite orimasu ga, ikaga osugoshi desu ka.Ã¥ ¯â€™Ã£ „æâ€" ¥Ã£ Å'ç ¶Å¡Ã£ „㠦㠊り㠾ã ™ã Å'〠㠄㠋ã Å'ã Šé Žã â€Ã£ â€"㠧㠙㠋。Cold days continue; how have you been? Final Greetings Douka yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.㠩㠆㠋よ゠ã â€"ã ã Šé ¡ËœÃ£ „ã â€"㠾㠙。Kindly look after this matter for me. ~ ni yoroshiku otsutae kudasai.㠫よã‚ ã â€"ã ã Šä ¼ ã ˆã ã ã •ã „。Please give my regards to ~. Minasama ni douzo yoroshiku.皆æ §ËœÃ£ «Ã£ ©Ã£ †ã žã‚ˆã‚ ã â€"ã 。Please give my regards to everyone. Okarada o taisetsu ni.ã Šä ½â€œÃ£â€šâ€™Ã¥ ¤ §Ã¥Ë†â€¡Ã£ «Ã£â‚¬â€šPlease take care of yourself. Douzo ogenki de.㠩㠆㠞㠊å…Æ'æ °â€"㠧。Take care of yourself. Ohenji omachi shite orimasu.ã Šè ¿â€Ã¤ ºâ€¹Ã£ Šå ¾â€¦Ã£ ¡Ã£ â€"㠦㠊り㠾㠙。I look forward to hearing from you.
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