How to pronounce Japanese Welcome back to another “Video & Article” series with tutor Wakako. In this article and video we will take a look at how to pronounce Japanese properly. No matter whether your native language is English or another language, there will probably be many fundamental differences in how your mother tongue and […]
Learn about rainy season in Japan Welcome back to another “Video & Article” series, this time for another live-stream with tutor Erika. In this lesson we will take a look at rainy season, also called 梅雨(つゆ)in Japan. This lesson introduces many useful phrases and vocabulary you can use during rainy season… or when complaining about […]
How to use counter suffixes in Japanese Welcome back to another “Video & Article” series with tutor Wakako. In this article and video we will take a look at counter suffixes in Japanese. There are many counter suffixes in Japanese, and each is used to count a different type of object, and some are for […]
How to use onomatopoeia in Japanese Welcome back to another “Video & Article” series, this time for another live-stream with tutor Erika. In this live-stream we will take a look at onomatopoeic words in Japanese. These words phonetically imitate, resemble or suggest the sound they describe. While they exist in every language, use of onomatopoeia […]
How to use Japanese internet slang Welcome back to another “Video & Article” series with tutor Wakako. In this article and video we will talk about how to use Japanese internet slang. Have you ever heard the words “うｐ”, “ようつべ”, or “ググる”? Well, no worries. This article and video will solve the mystery of what […]
How to describe personalities in Japanese Welcome back to another “Video & Article” series, this time for another live-stream with tutor Erika. In this live-stream we will take a look at how to describe personalities in Japanese. There are a couple of phrases and words that are commonly used to describe people’s dispositions in Japanese. […]
How to use sentence ending particles in Japanese Welcome back to another “Video & Article” series with tutor Wakako. In this article and video we will talk about how to speak casually in Japanese. Speaking casual Japanese does not only mean leaving out “Keigo”. It involves varying degrees of leaving out and adding particles and […]
How to use “Aizuchi” in Japanese Welcome back to another “Video & Article” series, this time for another live-stream with tutor Erika. In this live-stream we took a look at “Aizuchi” in Japanese. Aizuchi are filler words or words said/sounds made to indicate one is participating in the conversation. They are used in conversational Japanese. […]
How to speak casual Japanese Welcome back to another “Video & Article” series with tutor Wakako. In this article and video we will talk about how to speak casually in Japanese. Speaking casual Japanese does not only mean leaving out “Keigo”. It involves varying degrees of leaving out and adding particles and exchanging certain stiff […]
Learn about Golden Week in Japan Welcome back to another “Video & Article” series, this time for another live-stream with tutor Erika. In this live-stream we took a look at “Golden Week”, a string of public holidays that allow the ever-working Japanese to take off several days in a row at the end of April/beginning […]
