Using ～さん

The equivalent to Mr. or Mrs. or Miss. is ～さん

USAGE: Right after the name. It is used even with friends. (Even when in English we wouldn't use "Mr.")

• くれいさん kurei san - Mr. Clay
• 山田さん yamada san - Mr. (or Mrs...) Yamada

Other name titles: (used the same way)

• ～さま sama - very polite - reserved for royalty, important people, and customers of stores
• ～ちゃん chan - used for girls and very young boys (kiti-chan = Hello Kitty)
• ～くん kun - used for young boys
• ～先生 sensei - used for teachers [クレイ先生 kurei sensei], doctors, and professionals

For now just use san. As you know from watching all the Karate Kid movies, it is the most common.