Learn JapaneseWhat does ‘Sugoi すごい’ mean?— Pronunciation and How to Use it
‘Sugoi すごい’ is another killer Japanese word which is used in everyday conversation. Its meaning can be quite varied, and...
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Learn JapaneseHow do you say ‘Thank You’ in Japanese? — Meaning of ‘Arigatouありがとう’ and Pronunciation
You may have heard of this phrase, "ありがとうArigatou" which means “Thank you”. It is one of the most important phrases.
Learn JapaneseHow do you say ‘I want to kiss you’ in Japanese?
I am not sure how often you have to get verbal permission to kiss somebody, but it is good to remember this phrase.
Learn JapaneseWhat does ‘Onegaishimasu おねがいします’ mean?— when do we use it?
We talked about ‘おねがいします Onegaishimasu’ last time with it meaning ‘please’, but its meanings are not only ‘please’. This...
Learn JapaneseWhat is the difference amongst 3 styles of Kanji, Japanese, simplified and traditional Chinese?
The world of Kanji is profound and distinctive as symbolic characters. That may be a reason why you are interested in le...
Learn JapaneseWhat does ‘Chottoちょっと’ mean?— Pronunciation and How to Use it
‘Chottoちょっと’ is one of the strangest Japanese words. You must remember it because Japanese people use it every day and i...
Learn JapaneseWhat does ‘Daijoubuだいじょうぶ’ mean? — Pronunciation and How to Use it
A couple of months ago I watched a TV series called “Tin Star” on Amazon Prime. It is a British-Canadian crime drama wit...
Learn JapaneseHow do you say ‘Please’ in Japanese? — Meaning of ‘Onegaishimasu’ and Pronunciation
Japanese people are very polite, so when you want to ask or order something, you may want to say, “(something), please”....
Learn JapaneseWhat does ‘Emoiエモい’ mean?— its pronunciation and how to use it
I have lived outside of Japan for more than 10 years, so I am a slow learner of the Japanese newest words. I have to upd...
Learn JapaneseTrading Kanji and Language History between China and Japan
We, Japanese people, share the symbolic characters called ‘Kanji’ (‘Hanzi’ in Mandarin) with Chinese people. Children ev...
Learn JapaneseWhat does ‘Kawaii’ mean?— its pronunciation and how to use
If you listen to a Japanese conversation, you will often hear the word ‘Kawaii,’ which arguably is one of the most frequ...
Learn JapaneseHow do you say ‘Sorry’ in Japanese? — Meaning of ‘Sumimasen!’ and Pronunciation
According to CBC, Canadian people like apologising. I think that Japanese people love apologising too, even more than Ca...
Learn JapaneseHow do you say “you are beautiful” in Japanese?
In Japanese, 'beautiful' is "きれいKirei". When you want to tell someone "you are beautiful", you can say "Anata wa Kirei d...