Honorifics

いたしましょうか

申しましょうか

くださいませんか

いただきませんか

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• A: Please get me Mr. Yamashita in the sales department.
• B: I'm sorry, but Yamashita just left for a meeting. I'll have him call you back when he returns.
• A: Yes, then please.
• いたしましょうか：It is the self-effacing form of 「しましょうか」. In this sentence, it means I'll call you back.
• Shin shimashょうか (もうしましょうか→Shinsu): A self-effacing use of "言いましょうか".
• くださいませんか：Used to ask someone to do something for oneself, can you please help me... Yes?
• いただきませんか：Used to ask someone to do something for oneself (not normally used).

参りました

承りました

見えました

伺いました

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• Morita: Mr. Murayama, Minister Kawanishi from Company Y is here. is waiting in the conference room.
• Murayama: I see.
• Sen (まい)る: A self-effacing expression for "行く/来る"(行く/来る).
• うけたまわる: to hear, to listen respectfully, to know, to be aware of, to follow orders
• 見（み）える：可以看到，能看见，看上去，看来，看来，「来る」的尊敬语
• Serving (うかが)う: asking for advice, inquiring, hearing, visiting, visiting
• Here, "見える" is the honorific for "来る", which should be used when a minister from another company comes.

参りました

お越しいただきました

おいでくださいました

いらっしゃいました

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• At the study session the other day, we invited Ms. Haruko Ishikawa of ABC University, who specializes in social welfare issues.
• Senru: Self-effacing expression for "Gyoku" and "来る".
• Ogoshi Itadaku: To ask the other person to come over (a self-effacing expression).
• Oi de kudasaru: to invite the other party to visit (expression of respect)
• Iらっしゃる: Respectful expressions of "来る", "行く", and "いる".

伺いました

お目にかかりました

ございました

お越しになりました

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• (Intercom)
• Yamada: I'm Yamada.
• Kimura: This is Kimura at the front desk. Mr. Nakagawa from Company X is here.
• Yamada: Okay, I'll be right there.
• 伺う（うかがう）: A self-effacing expression for "訪問する"(visit).
• お目にかかる：Polite term for "会う"(met, bump into).
• ございました：The original form is "ござる", a polite term for "ある""いる "で.
• お越しになりました：Original form is "おこしになる", the honorific for "来る".

いたします

おります

ございます

なさいます

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• Guest: sorry, I'm looking for the book "In the Mountains"...
• Clerk: Uh-huh! It's over by the New Issue column. I'll show you the way.
• ございます: A polite way of saying "あります".
• いたします：Self-modest verb of "します".
• Orimasu: A polite way of saying "います".
• なさいます: The honorific for "します".