synonym Comparative
めしあがる
VS
ご覧になる
Differences Between "めしあがる" and "ご覧になる"
Option A
めしあがる
Meaning
to eat, to drink (honorific form of 食べる/飲む)
Reading
めしあがる (meshiagaru)
Syllabus Level
N4
Practical Example
お客様、どうぞ温かいうちにお茶をめしあがってください。
Customer, please drink the tea while it's still warm.
Option B
ご覧になる
Meaning
to see, to look (honorific)
Reading
ごらんになる (goran ni naru)
Syllabus Level
N3
Practical Example
社長、こちらの資料をどうぞご覧ください。
President, please take a look at these documents.
Which one to use?
Select the correct Japanese word for this context
Which word fits this context: "(to eat, to drink (honorific form of 食べる/飲む))"?
🎉 正解 / Correct!
使い分け解説:
- めしあがる: Honorific form of 食べる (to eat) or 飲む (to drink). Used when referring to a superior's eating or drinking. (目上の人が食べたり飲んだりする時に使う尊敬語です。)
- ご覧になる: Sonkeigo (honorific language) for 見る (miru). Used to show respect to the person performing the action of seeing or looking. Often used with ください (kudasai) when making a respectful request.
- めしあがる: Honorific form of 食べる (to eat) or 飲む (to drink). Used when referring to a superior's eating or drinking. (目上の人が食べたり飲んだりする時に使う尊敬語です。)
- ご覧になる: Sonkeigo (honorific language) for 見る (miru). Used to show respect to the person performing the action of seeing or looking. Often used with ください (kudasai) when making a respectful request.
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