How to Express Time in Japanese
Learning how to express time in Japanese is essential and useful. Before we get started, I would highly recommend you to know about numbers in Japanese – at least you know how to count...
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English Numbers: The Complete Guide (Up to 10^100)
After learning numbers in Chinese, French, and Japanese, you will learn about English numbers today! In fact, English numbers are easy yet tricky. Let’s get started! Cardinal Numbers vs Ordinal Numbers We use...
Japanese Numbers: The Complete Guide (Up to 10^68)
Japanese has two systems of numbers: the native Japanese numbers and the Chinese origin numbers. Native Japanese and Sino-Japanese Numbers The native Japanese numbers can count almost everything except people, other living things, time,...
Question Words for Asking Questions in Chinese
One of the way to ask questions is by using the question words in Chinese. Where do we place the question words in Chinese questions? The question words are simply placed in the...
The Complete Guide to Count Chinese Numbers (From 0, 1, up to 10^12)
You only need to know 16 characters to write all the numbers in Chinese! Moreover, it is relatively easy to learn Chinese numbers – they are simple, logical and regular. Once you remember these...
The Complete Guide to Count French Numbers (From 0, 1, up to 10^100)
Who said that numbers in French are way too complicated? As long as you remember the basic number, know how to do the counting, and understand how the patterns work, you will get it...
The Main Difference Between Wa vs Ga Particles in Japanese
は (wa) and が (ga) are probably the most frequently used particles in Japanese. At the same time, these two are confusing since there are no English equivalents. Both of them mean the same...
30 Japan-Made Chinese Words
Perhaps you have heard about a large portion of Japanese vocabulary is borrowed from traditional Chinese characters. Surprisingly, the borrowing of words actually goes in both directions between the two languages. Known as wasei-kango...
A Simple Guide to Chinese Adverbs Word Order
In the previous post, we have learned how to construct a basic Chinese sentence. Today, we will learn how to build up other information using adverbs. 1. Basic Sentence Structure The basic form...
The Complete Guide to Chinese Pronouns
Imagine if you have to mention the ‘noun’ again and again in a text: Angelina Jolie is an American actress. Angelina Jolie was born in California. Angelina Jolie has received several big awards… How...
