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What Should I Call "You"? Part 3: Using Family Roles/Social Roles

The Tofugu Podcast: Japan and Japanese Language

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Is That a Social Role?

In cansa we say takseno unta untasenounta. And is that like a, like only quiasan? Is that a social role? Ah, i think it could be, like, what is that butcher ya omiseasan oniquiasa. Cause you refer to the business and the person ier with the same a. There's a lot of em, right? Like, you could even say, like those tofu sallors that go donte street. That's very ya, i think. So, what how do you hald these people when you're talking to them? I think ild say untencsan, but a

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