Bab 83: WHO'S CALLING HER INTIMATELY

Chef Sophia served the dishes carefully and asked, "Young Master Han, I have a question."

Han Sheng Ming reluctantly replied, "What is it, Sophia?"

"Does adding 'Ah' before a name have any value in a Chinese name?"

Han Sheng Ming nodded and explained properly, "It has. In China, if we have a very intimate or close relationship with someone, we add 'Ah' before a name. Similarly, in Japan, they add some honorifics after names like 'kun', which shows a friendly relationship, 'san' to show respect, 'sama' to show utmost respect and 'chan' to show close relations. But unlike Japanese, we cannot use 'Ah' before every name. Suppose, you can add 'Ah' in front of my name as – Ah Sheng or Ah Ming. However, you cannot add it before Yujin or Xiao Yuan's name. 'Ah Yujin' or 'Ah Yuan' sounds weird. Before their names, I use 'Xiao', and that shows a close relationship between us."