What Should I Call "You"? Part 3: Using Family Roles/Social Roles
The Tofugu Podcast: Japan and Japanese Language
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Is It Normal in English to Use Someone's Name in the First Person?
In japanese, i guess, cause we don't say anata like youm like to talk to those. Even if you know their name, it's kind of werd, like ou's their name. Like exam, for example, the touxy driver. I now realize that there's usually their name on the right, a head part of the front. Hafe a business car, insultedin, so that you can pick it up, and then if you want to call them again, you can hold them. Yo, i think e'll be kind of, we're too cold, like tana casa,. All the sonri ya ya entench san feels
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