さん
Meanings
Suffix
Familiar language
Honorific
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san
after a person's name (or position, etc.)
2. politeness marker
usu. after a noun or sometimes na-adjective
Pitch accent
Top 100
Examples (200 in total)
My teacher is Mr. Haddad.
Bring your children along.
Are you a model?
John works in neuromarketing.
Do you remember Mr Saito?
Are you pregnant?
This is everyone's victory.
Yes, I spoke with the company president.
Do you want to go to a coffee shop?
Maria has long hair.
May I speak to Bill?
"Hello, people of the world!"
Mr Colcott came to like Japanese food.
Aoi dances.
Do you often lie to your husband?
Sakura is a smart student.
Mr Wang is from China.
He is a taxi driver.
Waiter, please bring me some water.
Where are you, admins?
When is Santa Claus coming?
You look like a farmer.
When was Lucia born?
Is your name Edward?
To start with, I want to thank you all.
Can the lawyer see me on Friday?
Mr. Sato collapsed from exhaustion.
My father and sister are carpenters.
Is your name Tom?
You're a wonderful cook.
Tom ate a crocodile.
Tom is Mary's younger brother.
I haven't been in contact with Mr Smith recently.
Mr. Legros can say the alphabet backwards.
Let me introduce you to Mr. Tanaka.
Do all of you speak Chinese?
This is Jane's bag.
Tom may possibly be lying about that.
Aoi became a dancer.
Hello, Chicago!
Hello. Are you Jackie Scott?
Tom has just come back from Boston.
Inoue doesn't like computers.
The village bakery has closed.
Hi, how are you, everyone?
Mr. Smith is now on duty.
I really want to see Kumiko.
This student has beautiful handwriting.
Is Mr. Nakamura at home?
Hello. Is this the Jacksons' residence?
Tom is used to living alone.
When I grow up, I want to be a firefighter.
You, too, know Mr. Kimura, don't you?
Santa lives in Finland.
Ms. Asada was appointed chairperson.
It's a pity that Mr. Mori can't come to see us.
How are you two doing?
You're really a hard worker.
Are you ready to eat?
Are you a student or are you working?
The person she's talking to is Allan.
How's it going with your family?
Aoi's hobby is dancing.
Are they new?
Where are you from, Karen?
I would like to see Mr Holmes.
Are there any souvenir shops here?
Nowadays, there are many male nurses.
His father is a bus driver.
The bride was wearing a pure white dress.
Hi, Mimi! How are you doing?
Daniel got a good job.
I work as Mr Eliot's assistant.
He remembers Mr Black's car.
Mr. Sato safely boarded the plane.
Yamamoto is one of my friends.
We'll go to the library and the bookstore.
Are you a real nurse?
John gave Mary an apple.
He's not a doctor, but a nurse.
Is there a bakery near here?
Mr Parker tried eating with chopsticks.
I want to see the manager.
Mr. Green is a history teacher.
Are you Peter's wife?
Mr. Curtis, won't you please sit down again?
The man standing over there is Mr Smith.
That shop is a hamburger shop.
The nurse took my blood pressure.
All of you speak French, right?
Mr. Gray was the first man that arrived.
Mr. White is about the same age I am.
How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa Claus?
Tom passed away last night.
They say that Tom is a friendly person.
Maru crawled out from under the table.
Has everyone got all of their suitcases back?
This house belongs to Mr Yamada.
Mr Suzuki has three daughters.
Mr Smith lost his way in the dense fog.
Please start up the motor, Tom.
Tom is in the kitchen, washing dishes.
Mr. Brown is a wool merchant.
A farewell party was held for Mr. Smith.
Maria called her Brazilian mother.
I think that Tom is a dentist.
It seems that Mr. Brooke is an honest person.
I am going to see the dentist tomorrow.
Mr Smith is a softly-spoken person.
Mr Smith said, "There's no need for the Marines."
Mr. Ikeda wants to buy a new car.
In Japan, are nurses high on the social scale?
Keiko is proud of her family.
"No, I don't," said Mr Jordan.
Fred is flying to Europa on Monday.
Mr. Ito is a highly educated man.
I used to work in an electronics store.
What do you call your husband at home?
He said 'Goodbye everyone' and stood up.
Alan Tate and I looked at one another for a while.
That nurse is very kind and polite.
Mr. President, what you are doing is treason!
I often translate sentences by users I like.
Look at that cat. It is Mr. Brown's.
Tom doesn't like poker at all.
We may get to see another side of Ms. Sakura.
He was at the airport to meet Mr West.
As far as I know, Mr. Smith was a modest man.
Is this your mother-in-law?
I've heard that Tony bought an expensive car.
Tom is studying to be a mechanical engineer.
We need the receipt signed by Mr. Smith.
"Would you like to work for me, Tony?" asked Mr Wood.
There is a hotdog restaurant next door to the hotel.
Mr Brown is our financial adviser.
How long have you known Miss Smith?
My dog is cleverer than I am.
Jessie's long hair was completely wet.
How long have you known Judy?
"Who is that man?" "Mr Kato."
Mr Johnson, president of the club, will soon come.
Jim sometimes has disagreements with his wife.
There you see the gate that Mr. Jones built.
Take it to a mechanic, and get it fixed.
This is Tom. He's my helper.
Miss Brown has gotten used to eating Japanese food.
Waiter, please bring me another glass of beer.
Mr. Oh came to Japan to study Japanese.
Mr. Wright speaks Japanese like a native speaker.
Mr. Fuji died, leaving 4 children behind him.
"Are you a model? Or an actress?" "No. I'm just a student."
"Are you a model or an actor?" "No, I'm just a student."
I met him through Lee.
Tom can reach me at this number any time of day.
It was Mr White that gave Joe this ticket.
These patients have difficulty walking.
Next, we will talk to Ms. Pam Roland.
The guide will lead us to the famous park.
In addition to English, Mr. Nakajima can speak German fluently.
Tom is drawing a picture of a small boy and his dog.
Her only son died in the war.
The doctor told Mr. Smith to give up smoking.
Sachiko is most popular in our class.
I can't say that Mr. Kelly has lived a saint's life.
The barber has cut your hair very short.
She's going to get married to Mr. Johnson on June 4th.
At last, Mario managed to win the princess's love.
This is a precious chance to get Sammy's autograph.
Despite the seriousness of his illness, Mr Robinson is in good spirits.
Mr Wright speaks Japanese as if it were his mother tongue.
Please have the maid carry it to my room.
I bought this book from the bookshop near the railway station.
Ms. Roland, what do you think about this problem?
Paul's family spends the summer at the coast every year.
Mr. Morita started a business by using borrowed money as capital.
Well then, does everybody know the anime called Mai Hime?
No matter how you look at it, Satoshi Kon was a top class director and mangaka.
Mr. Young wishes his son would study harder.
Mr Gilmore is not so well known as to need no introduction.
Just tell Mr Tate that Helen Cartwright is here to see him.
Go and see if Mr. Wilson is at home.
You have certain privileges and therefore corresponding responsibilities.
Tom and Mary live on a farm and have 16 children.
Mr. Tanaka makes a living by running a small stationery shop near the station.
Tom has memorised so many kanji that he can read books for primary school children.
Ifumi Tanaka will be 99 years old this year.
Do you play golf, Takaki?
The candy store has closed.
Tom will be thirty in March.
John's older than I thought.
Fadil converted to Islam in 1977.
All of the shop's staff were pleasant people.
Mr Takagi, who's lived here 16 years, was also surprised.
I'm looking forward to reading Ayako's diary again.
Mr White made a few comments on my speech.
The Murais have been married for ten years.
Tom raises Arabian horses.
What do Japanese students usually eat for lunch?
"When did Mr Ogawa arrive?" "Ten minutes ago."
Mr Thompson had lived in Tokyo for two years before he went back to Scotland.