Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 9

Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 9

Here is part 9 of using Japanese Adjectives in Sentences. Hopefully you have learned a lot of new Japanese words, a bit of Japanese grammar, and have a better understanding of how to use different adjectives. You can find all of the previous adjectives posts at the bottom of the list.
81    昨日、不思議な夢を見ました。
きのう、ふしぎなゆめをみました。
Last night, I saw [...]

September 21st, 2009 by Eri 

Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 6

Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 6

Part 6 of Using Japanese adjectives in sentences. Hopefully you are starting to get a sense for how to use Japanese adjectives. If not, don’t worry, we have more Japanese sentences to come As always please leave comments if you have questions.
51    彼女に可愛いぬいぐるみを買ってあげた。
かのじょにかわいいぬいぐるみをかってあげた。
I bought a cute stuffed animal for my girlfriend.
52    可笑しくて笑いが止まらない。
おかしくてわらいがとまらない。
I can’t stop laughing [...]

September 16th, 2009 by Eri 

Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 5

Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 5

Here are the next 10 Japanese adjectives used in sentences. You can also find the previous articles using Japanese adjectives at the bottom of this post. If you have any questions please leave a comment.
41    このステーキは柔らかくてジューシーですね。
このステーキはやわらかくてジューシーですね。
This stake is tender (soft) and juicy.
42    君のノートパソコンは薄くて羨ましい。
きみのノートパソコンはうすくてうらやましい。
I’m envy that your laptop is thin.
43    学校の教科書は厚いものばかりだ。
がっこうのきょうかしょはあついものばかりだ。
School’s textbooks are always thick.
44    優しい人がタイプです。
やさしいひとがタイプです。
My [...]

September 15th, 2009 by Eri 

Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 4

Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 4

Here is the Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 4. You can also find the previous Japanese adjectives articles at the bottom of this post.
31    羽毛布団は軽くて寝心地がいい。
うもうぶとんはかるくてねごごちがいい。
A feather futon is light, so I feel good when I go to sleep.
* 布団=A set of Japanese sleeping mattress and comforter
32    もっと強い精神力を持ちたい。
もっとつよいせいしんりょくをもちたい
I’d like to have stronger will power.
33    弱い者いじめは最低だ。
よわいものいじめはさいていだ。
It’s pathetic [...]

September 14th, 2009 by Eri 

Japanese Word A Day on Twitter

Japanese Word A Day on Twitter

This is just a quick post to let everyone know that starting from today, we will be posting a Japanese Word a day on twitter. Each post will include the Japanese word (in kanji), The Japanese word in hiragana, the English translation, and a sentence showing how to use the word correctly. The main focus [...]

September 13th, 2009 by Nick 

Practicing Japanese Pronunciation

Practicing Japanese Pronunciation

Marilyn Monroe. Yes, Marilyn Monroe. Two words difficult for both Japanese speakers to say in English and for English speakers to say in Japanese. I can still remember the conversation with my Japanese host mom from over five years ago about Marilyn Monroe. I don’t remember exactly how it started, but she was asking me [...]

April 21st, 2009 by Nick 

Japanese Phrases and Greetings

Japanese Phrases and Greetings

The Japanese words you know the better you will be able to speak Japanese. This is also true of Japanese phrases. Learning a number of common Japanese phrases will make it much easier to communicate. The reason for this is that the most common Japanese phrases are used over and over again in basically the [...]

April 5th, 2009 by Nick