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Talk about emailing, messaging and doing things online.

Mix-ups Meeru is often any phone message, not only email.

meeru

email; text message

Older people use it for any phone message; for chat apps younger people say rain (LINE).

Meeru suru = send one; meeru ga kita = I got one.

casual

ato de meeru suru ne.

I'll email you later.

後でメールするね。

polite

ato de meeru shimasu ne.

I'll email you later.

後でメールしますね。

Written メールRank #1186 in 3,030 TV dramas

netto

the internet; online

Netto de = online, as in netto de katta (bought it online).

Also a net, as in tennis or fishing.

casual

sore, netto de shirabete miyou.

Let's look that up online.

それ、ネットで調べてみよう。

polite

sore, netto de shirabete mimashou.

Let's look that up online.

それ、ネットで調べてみましょう。

Written ネットRank #1405 in 3,030 TV dramas

messeeji

message

Chat messages, voicemail or a written note.

Goes with okuru (send) and kaesu (reply).

casual

messeeji okutta kedo, mita?

I sent you a message, did you see it?

メッセージ送ったけど、見た?

polite

messeeji o okurimashita ga, mimashita ka?

I sent you a message. Did you see it?

メッセージを送りましたが、見ましたか?

Written メッセージRank #1799 in 3,030 TV dramas

tsuuhan

online shopping; mail order

Short for tsuushin hanbai; now it mostly means buying online.

Netto de katta (bought it online) means the same.

casual

kore, tsuuhan de katta n da.

I bought this online.

これ、通販で買ったんだ。

polite

kore wa tsuuhan de katta n desu.

I bought this online.

これは通販で買ったんです。

Written 通販 · つうはんRank #12463 in 3,030 TV dramas