お〜 and ご〜: the polite prefixes
Small prefixes that make a word polite, mostly for other people's things.要点The idea
お〜 and ご〜 in front of a noun make it polite or refined: お usually goes on native Japanese words, ご on words borrowed from Chinese.お茶ちゃ を どうぞ。ocha o douzo.Have some tea.
ご家族かぞく は お元気げんき です か？gokazoku wa ogenki desu ka?Is your family well?Polite when talking about someone else's family.
お名前なまえ は？onamae wa?What's your name?You'd never use お名前なまえ for your own name.
ご飯はん、 食たべた？gohan, tabeta?Have you eaten?ご飯はん almost always carries its ご.
A仕事しごと は 楽たのしい です か？shigoto wa tanoshii desu ka?Is (your) work fun?
Bお仕事しごと は 楽たのしい です か？oshigoto wa tanoshii desu ka?Is your work fun?