How to say "pa" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- お父さんおとうさんnounCovers "pa" as a respectful term for one's father: the honorific prefix お makes this sonkeigo, so it suits addressing your own father politely or referring to someone else's father.
- 父さんとうさんnounThe same term minus the honorific prefix お: within the family this is how one addresses their own father, and it lacks the respectful tone of お父さん.
Both translate "pa" for one's father; use the honorific 「お父さん」 when respect is needed, and 「父さん」 within the family for one's own father.
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