The verb to come and to go in Japanese is not as simple as English does. The dictionary defines…
Compare: どら焼きと大福が好きです。 Dorayaki to daifuku ga sukidesu. I like dorayaki and daifuku. どら焼きや大福が好きです。 Dorayaki ya daifuku ga sukidesu. I…
In English, we can count the object directly in [number + object], as in the following: an apple, two bags,…
Learning how to express time in Japanese is essential and useful. Before we get started, I would highly recommend you…
Japanese has two systems of numbers: the native Japanese numbers and the Chinese origin numbers. Native Japanese and Sino-Japanese…
は (wa) and が (ga) are probably the most frequently used particles in Japanese. At the same time, these two…
Perhaps you have heard about a large portion of Japanese vocabulary is borrowed from traditional Chinese characters. Surprisingly, the borrowing…
In English, we can use ‘to give’ and ‘to receive’ regardless who is giving and who is talking. Differently, in…
There are two verbs to express existence in Japanese: Verb (Basic Form) Verb (Polite Form) Meaning Usage Example いる (iru)…
In the previous lesson about ‘This’ and ‘That’ in Japanese, we concluded that the prefix: ‘ko-’ is used when ‘the…