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 Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:06 pm
there are pet name suffix (excluding chan and kun), gender specific word, and also foreigner have put lots of -chan's on me, but that very rude, and i dont like.
so lets start with what i am called by the world
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:10 pm
my teacher: Saemi-san
shopkeeepers: oneesama
some people below me at school: senpai, ishihara-senpai
some people at work: ishihara-san, saemi-san
male freinds that are older or same age, and people older than me: sae-chan
people who dont know me(well): neesan/chan
ojochan
saemisan
that is just people, but people close to me say different things
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:14 pm
boyfriend: saeko
relatives and parents:saemi, myuna(nickname)
sister(younger):nee-chan
freinds(female): myuna
grandparents(they dont like myuna): sae-chan, saemi
no, i do not want you calling me myuna too stare
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:17 pm
so, as you see name using vary and DOES not mean miss or mister
confusig to you maybe the -ko, this can be use as pet name (usually by your husband boyfriend, or part of nickname).
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:19 pm
nicknames can be confusing. most of time they for people with long names, but, like mine, not always.(my aunt liked calling me myuna and now everyone call me myuna)
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:27 pm
now for complex explanation of name suffix:
senpai: can be used on own or with last name, it refers to someone older in same association
sama: very polite, you hear sellers, people who are unknown to you(on phone, to letter to unknown person), also very polite for people above you and such
san: you can say neutral, but not exactly. freinds you did not grow up with, or friends that are not very close (which all of you here in japan) use san. people you dont know using san. workmate, san or kun
kun: used mostly for males. used with last name for your friends and people semi-close. for people younger than you who are kind of close first name+ kun. you can also use with females, but relatiopn must be middle
chan: use mainly for women. for younger women only and friend only, otherwise you usually use san. this is also for boys when they are very young, but they cannot like in later life. women will use this for each other even when old.
oneesan/chan,ojochan,obocchan,boya,obasan,ojisan, obachan, ojichan,oniisan/chan: relative name for not relative use in place of you
or for people who notknow your name.
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Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:29 pm
using inappropriate name suffix because you want, make you seem rude and american.
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