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What to refer to friends mom?
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2019/6/18 12:24
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Here is sort of a random question but, what to refer to my close friend's mum as? Last name is Kozu. Should I just call her Kozu-san? Refering to her as "okaasan" definitely feels wrong to me lol, as I reserve the name for my own mom. But idk if it's wrong or right to use first name in this situation.
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by Austin (guest)
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Re: What to refer to friends mom?
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2019/6/18 22:11
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Call her obasan おばさん, which means auntie. Make sure it does not sound like obaasan おばあさん, which would mean grandma.
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by A5 (guest)
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Re: What to refer to friends mom?
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2019/6/18 23:58
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Assuming you are an adult, and not a low-teen or younger, if I were you I'd just get away without calling her at all. That's probably the most common way in Japanese language/culture.
I also often refer to them as "okaasama". What I mean is that if I am not talking with her, and suddenly need to speak to her, I'd just call out "sumimasen". But if I need to say the "you" term, I'd use "okaasama" such as in "AA-chan wa okashi yorimo kudamono ga suki yo ne. Okaasama wa dochira ga osukidesuka?"
If you're much younger, perhaps you can say "AA-chan no okaasama".
Meanwhile, "obasan" is tricky, because those who aren't used to be called "obasan" (for example, those who are more used to being called "obasama") might have a bad impression about it.
Of course, if I were talking in English, I'd just call them "Ms. (family name)".
Hope it helps.
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by Uco
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