This is a video explanation : We use verbs to describe an action, state, or occurrence. Such as – I put hot water. (お湯を入れる oyu wo ireru), – I eat ramen noodles. (ラーメンを食べる raamen wo taberu) – I wait. (待つ matu)…. Verbs sometimes take direct objects. Sometimes they don’t. For example, I open the door. … Continue reading
Click the link to learn Numbers in Japanese! ★ Number 1. ①数(kazu) – numbers 2. ②数(kazu) – numbers (How to count different things.) 3. ③数(kazu) – numbers : counting people and the usage 4. ③数(kazu) – more about particle で as a group 5. ④数(kazu) – numbers : months, the date, and days of the week 6. ④数(kazu) – numbers : Useful phrase using “months, the … Continue reading
In Japanese, we have 3 different kinds of characters in Japanese: ひらがな：Hiragana, カタカナ： Katakana, and 漢字：Kanji. You can read about it here. Using kanji is very important for Japanese people because it represents both sounds and meanings. If you write whole sentence in hiragana or katakana, it’ll take us a … Continue reading
If you just want to be able to speak Japanese, you might not need to memorize the Japanese writing system. However, when you start understanding Japanese, you will realize that you need to learn the Japanese writing system to read. If you are thinking to learn Japanese now, I think it will be better for … Continue reading
Hi guys! Today, I want to tell you about the Japanese writing system. We have 3 different kinds of characters in Japanese: ひらがな：Hiragana, カタカナ： Katakana, and 漢字：Kanji. We have 46 basic hiragana syllables. Hiragana and katakana represents the sounds, so it’s like the Japanese alphabet. A or B by itself doesn’t mean anything, right? あ … Continue reading
You can read more about this here. kanji to English http://dir.kotoba.jp/subj.cgi?fsz=2&k=yomi http://jisho.org/ http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?9T http://translation.babylon.com/Japanese/to-English/ Japanese Kanji Dictionary http://www.saiga-jp.com/kanji_dictionary.html Japanese Radicals Reading http://memorize.com/japanese-radicals-reading http://kanjidict.com/demo/radicals.html Continue reading
These days, being bilingual isn’t so special. It’s almost expected. If your second language is similar to your own language, you might be able to get the hang of it effortlessly. However, the Japanese language is not similar to most other languages; in fact, it’s quite far from any other language. The way we form … Continue reading
Happy New Year! あけましておめでとうございます! How did your New Year’s holiday go? Did you spend a great time with your family? Did you eat great food? New Year’s holiday is one of the most important holidays in Japan. We spend time with family and relatives. We also eat special food called “Osechi Ryori” on New Year’s holiday. The … Continue reading
自転車を持っていますか?(jitensha o motteimasu ka?) – Do you have a bicycle? よく自転車に乗りますか? (yoku jitensha ni norimasu ka?) – Do you ride a bicycle often? Bicycles are called “自転車(jitensha).” In some region, they may say “チャリンコ(charinko)“or “ケッタ(ketta)” or “ケッタマシーン(ketta macine).” The bicycle which has a basket in front is called “ママチャリ(mama chari).” ママ(mama) comes from Mom, and チャリ(chari) comes from チャリンコ(charinko) which means a bicycle. So … Continue reading
Have you ever heard of “Okonomiyaki?” Okonomiyaki is a dish from Osaka or Hiroshima. When we go to these areas, we eat Okonomiyaki (or Takoyaki). However, you can eat it pretty much everywhere you go in Japan. Okonomiyaki might look like a pancake or pizza to you, but its taste is more similar to a … Continue reading
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