I cannot think of anything particular to write about today, so I will show you the doodles my son made during Japanese III class at his Japanese school.
客;「前川さんにお会いしたいのですが、_________か」
受付;「それでは、こちらに_______をお願いします」
1) おります -- ご名前
2) います -- お名前
3) おられます -- ご名前
4) いらっしゃいます -- お名前
という具合。ドラマなどを見ていて、耳に残っているらしい。
They are now working on the polite forms of Japanese conversation, which are a challenge even for me (well, my level is low). I did not expect him to be able to handle much, but he was getting 90% or so right on the multiple choice questions. It seemed he remembers what he hears from watching Japanese drams.