20.6 敬意: 謙譲を表す特別な動詞 [Special verbs to express humility]

きのう先生のお宅で先生の若いときのお話をうかがいました。

Yesterday, I heard stories about the teacher’s younger days at the teacher’s home.

昨天我在老師家聽到了老師年輕時的故事。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
きのう	kino	modifiers	yesterday
先生の	sensei-no	modifiers	teacher’s
お宅で	o-taku-de	modifiers	at your house
先生の	sensei-no	modifiers	teacher’s
若いときの	wakai-toki-no	modifiers	when you were young
お話を	ohanashi-wo	subject	story (object marker)
うかがいました。	ukagai-mashi-ta-。	predicate	heard.

I informed the chairman about that yesterday.

我昨天已經向會長提出了這件事。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
そのことは	sono-koto-wa	subject	that matter (topic marker)
きのう	kino	modifiers	yesterday
会長に	kaicho—ni	modifiers	to the president
申し上げました	mo-shiage-mashi-ta	predicate	mentioned

I will take a look at the photo. Oh, is it the teacher’s daughter? She’s cute, isn’t she?

照片，我稍微看一下。哦，是老師的女兒嗎？好可愛啊。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
写真	shashin	subject	photograph
ちょっと	chotto	modifiers	a little
拝見します	haiken-shi-masu	predicate	will take a look
あ	a	-	-
先生の	sensei-no	modifiers	teacher’s
おじょうさま	ojousama	subject	daughter (honorific)
ですか	desu ka	particles	is it?
かわいいですね	kawaii-desu-ne	predicate	is cute, right?

I will come here tomorrow at 9 o’clock.

那麼，明天9點我會來這裡。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
それでは	soredewa	modifiers	well then
あした	ashita	modifiers	tomorrow
9時に	ku-ji ni	modifiers	at 9 o’clock
こちらに	kochira-ni	modifiers	to here
まいります	mairi-masu	predicate	will come

I usually stay at home all day on weekends.

我週末通常都整天待在家裡。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
わたしは	watashi-wa	subject	I (topic marker)
週末	shu-matsu	modifiers	weekend
たいてい	taitei	modifiers	usually
一日中	ichi-nichi-chu	modifiers	all day
うちに	uchi ni	particles	while at home
おります	ori-masu	verb conjugations	stay (polite)

I always play tennis on Sundays.

我通常在星期天打網球。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
日曜日には	nichiyo-bi-ni-wa	modifiers	on Sundays
いつも	itsumo	modifiers	always
テニスを	tenisu-wo	subject	tennis (object marker)
いたします。	itashi-masu-。	predicate	play.

Nice to meet you. My name is Sato. Nice to meet you too.

初次見面。我叫佐藤。請多關照。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
はじめまして。	hajimemashite-。	predicate	Nice to meet you.
佐藤と	sato—to	modifiers	and Satou
申します。	mo-shi-masu-。	predicate	I am called.
どうぞ、	do-zo-、	-	Please,
よろしく。	yoroshiku-。	predicate	Nice to meet you.

Our president sends his regards to your president.

我們公司的社長向貴公司的社長問好。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
うちの	uchi-no	modifiers	our
社長が	shacho—ga	subject	president (subject marker)
そちらの	sochira-no	modifiers	your
社長に	shachou ni	particles	to the president
よろしくと	yoroshiku-to	verb conjugations	sends regards
申しておりました。	mo-shi-te-ori-mashi-ta-。	predicate	was saying

Sir, my sister brought this snack from abroad.

先生，這個甜點是我姐姐從國外帶來的。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
先生	sensei	subject	teacher
この	kono	modifiers	this
お菓子は	okashi-wa	subject	sweets (topic marker)
姉が	ane-ga	modifiers	sister (subject marker)
国から	kuni-kara	modifiers	from the country
持ってまいりました	mo-t-te-mairi-mashi-ta	verb conjugations	brought (polite)

Yesterday, I watched a movie.

昨天，我看了電影。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
きのう	kino	modifiers	yesterday
映画を	eiga-wo	subject	movie (object marker)
見ました。	mi-mashi-ta-。	predicate	watched.

I saw a picture of your father at your house yesterday.

昨天，我看到了您父親的畫作。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
きのう	kino	modifiers	yesterday
お宅の	o-taku-no	modifiers	your
お父様	o-to-sama	subject	father
絵を	e-wo	subject	picture (object marker)
拝見しましたよ	haiken-shi-mashi-ta-yo	predicate	saw (polite)