D derick78b 先輩 Joined 12 Oct 2011 Messages 193 Reaction score 1 7 Nov 2011 #1 Hey, guys. I use あした for 明日 but the dictionary says that it can be spelled as あす. Which one should I use? There's any difference, I mean, one is polite, other is not? Thank you.
Hey, guys. I use あした for 明日 but the dictionary says that it can be spelled as あす. Which one should I use? There's any difference, I mean, one is polite, other is not? Thank you.
Rei Yahya ぺらぺらになりたい生徒 Joined 17 Sep 2011 Messages 217 Reaction score 0 8 Nov 2011 #2 I may be wrong, but in example sentences I've seen, asu is more polite and ashita is more casual. I may be wrong though.
I may be wrong, but in example sentences I've seen, asu is more polite and ashita is more casual. I may be wrong though.
D derick78b 先輩 Joined 12 Oct 2011 Messages 193 Reaction score 1 8 Nov 2011 Thread starter #3 Rei Yahya said: I may be wrong, but in example sentences I've seen, asu is more polite and ashita is more casual. I may be wrong though. Click to expand... I thought the smaller the word, the more "impolite" it would be. But if you're saying so... Thank you!!!
Rei Yahya said: I may be wrong, but in example sentences I've seen, asu is more polite and ashita is more casual. I may be wrong though. Click to expand... I thought the smaller the word, the more "impolite" it would be. But if you're saying so... Thank you!!!
nice gaijin Resident Realist Moderator Donor Twenty-year veteran Joined 8 Aug 2005 Messages 7,316 Reaction score 3,727 8 Nov 2011 #4 derick78b said: I thought the smaller the word, the more "impolite" it would be. But if you're saying so... Thank you!!! Click to expand... nope, not necessarily true. In common usage, "ashita" will be more common, but both are correct. In the Ulfuls song 明日がある, the lyrics go "明日(あした)がある、さ明日(あす)がある," using both readings in the same breath.
derick78b said: I thought the smaller the word, the more "impolite" it would be. But if you're saying so... Thank you!!! Click to expand... nope, not necessarily true. In common usage, "ashita" will be more common, but both are correct. In the Ulfuls song 明日がある, the lyrics go "明日(あした)がある、さ明日(あす)がある," using both readings in the same breath.
Mike Cash 骨も命も皆此の土地に埋めよう Twenty-year veteran Joined 15 Mar 2002 Messages 16,758 Reaction score 2,298 8 Nov 2011 #5 The dictionary doesn't also mention "Myounichi" for 明日 ?
D derick78b 先輩 Joined 12 Oct 2011 Messages 193 Reaction score 1 8 Nov 2011 Thread starter #6 Mike Cash said: The dictionary doesn't also mention "Myounichi" for 明日 ? Click to expand... Yes, but with a huge "uncommon". Thank you all.
Mike Cash said: The dictionary doesn't also mention "Myounichi" for 明日 ? Click to expand... Yes, but with a huge "uncommon". Thank you all.