Formal to Senior
Care · Daily · Support
You
お食事の準備ができましたよ。ご一緒しましょうか。
おしょくじのじゅんびができましたよ。ごいっしょしましょうか。
Your meal is ready. Shall we go together?
Romaji: Oshokuji no junbi ga dekimashita yo. Goissho shimashou ka. / Reply Romaji: Hai, arigatou gozaimasu. Onegai shimasu.
Reply
はい、ありがとうございます。お願いします。
はい、ありがとうございます。おねがいします。
Yes, thank you. Please.
Gesture & etiquette
Offer your arm or hand at the senior's eye level, palm facing up. Wait for them to take it rather than grabbing. Walk at their pace, half a step behind so they feel they are leading.
Frame meals and movement as a shared activity ('shall we') rather than an instruction ('please come'). This protects autonomy and avoids the parent-child tone that erodes dignity.
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