Do me like you did before, but with honor! なさる/nasaru: The Honorific "Do!" (J4M152)
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Today's word is NASARU/なさる
which is an honorific version of "do"
(In Japanese there are respectful/sonkeigo and humble/kenjougo versions of many verbs.)
Today's example:
トーストになさいますか？
to-suto ni nasaimasuka?
Would you like toast?
This is the kind of question a clerk would ask a customer.
More info on honorifics and polite Japanese in general here:
http://www.search.com/reference/Japanese_honorifics
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