The verb to come and to go in Japanese is not as simple as English does. The dictionary defines them as 来る (kuru) and…
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 like dorayaki and daifuku. …
In English, we can count the object directly in [number + object], as in the following: an apple, two bags, three umbrellas, and so on.…
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 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…
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…
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…
In English, we can use ‘to give’ and ‘to receive’ regardless who is giving and who is talking. Differently, in Japanese, there are two verbs…
There are two verbs to express existence in Japanese: Verb (Basic Form) Verb (Polite Form) Meaning Usage Example いる (iru) います (imasu) to be located…
In the previous lesson about ‘This’ and ‘That’ in Japanese, we concluded that the prefix: ‘ko-’ is used when ‘the object near to the speaker’,…
Both 漢字 (Japanese Kanji) and 汉字 (Chinese Hanzi) are translated as Chinese Characters’. At the present time, approximately 70% of the characters share the same…
皆さんこんにちは！ お元気ですか？ Just like Italian and Spanish, there are three words of demonstration in Japanese: Object near to the speaker, rather than the listener…
Japanese has a reputation for being hard to learn. It’s true that learning the writing system is challenging, but it’s just one of the many…
Have you heard that Japanese and Korean are similar languages? They are two different languages, but there are many similarities, especially in grammar and vocabulary.…
There are many similar sounding words between two languages among Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Korean languages. That means, there are words which sound similar in all…
1. The writing isn’t as difficult as you’ve been told Let’s start with one of the most common complaints about Japanese: the three different sets of…
Interesting 6 Facts about Japan 6 Japan facts you should know: 1. Japan is an archipelago of more than 3000 islands, with the four main…
Sweet (cake) of Snow Rabbit Originally, snow rabbit is made of snow. ears: leaves of Bamboo grass body: a chunk of snow eyes: fruits of…
The season of ODEN has come! It’s getting colder these days…eat Oden and warm you up *昨日おでんを食べました。 昨日/きのう[kino] = yesterday おでん[oden] = a Japanese…
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