Calling a Business in Japanese
If you are just learning Japanese or maybe even are an intermediate speaker, making a professional phone call (a call to a business or company) can be a little bit intimidating. This article contains a few tips you can use, as well as some Japanese words and phrases that should help you out.
The difficulties
Speaking on [...]
Learn Japanese Through Anime and Manga
If you are learning Japanese there is a good chance that you are into anime or manga. At least this seemed to be the case when I studied in Japan, and also when I worked as an admissions counselor at a Japanese University. The great thing is that Japanese anime and manga can be used [...]
Japanese Words with Sound
One of the main focus of Japanese Words has always been about learning new Japanese words. In the beginning you need to know a certain number of words to communicate in Japanese and as you get to a more advanced level you will need to more words to express more complex ideas and feelings.
Today I [...]
JapanesePod101
So far we have covered tools for memorizing Japanese words and phrases, learning and reading kana and kanji, and of a great dictionary. Today we are going to talk about a program I used to use quite a bit when I first started working in Tokyo, JapanesePod101.
When I first started using JapanesePod101 is was basically [...]
Read the Kanji
The last two tools I have written about (Remembering the Kanji and Reviewing the Kanji) have all been about learning the kanji. When learning kanji it’s important to not lose focus of why we are studying in the first place, “to read Japanese”. And it just so happens, that this next tool is a cool [...]
Learn Japanese with Firefox and Rikaichan
In the last couple of days we have covered Anki, an easy to use flash card program that will help you learn Japanese words and kanji quicker. We also discussed Denshi Jisho, a great Japanese dictionary. Today we will discuss two tools for reading and learning Japanese online (let’s face it, we spend a lot [...]
Using Anki To Learn Japanese Words and Characters Quicker
When it comes to learning Japanese there is a lot to memorize. You need to memorize words, phrases, and three alphabets (hiragana, katakana, and Kanji). Kanji alone has over 2000 characters. So finding the most efficient method to memorize Japanese should be high on our list. That’s where Anki comes in. But before we go [...]
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 [...]
Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 8
Part 8 of Using Japanese adjectives in sentences. This page contains only “NA” adjectives. After this there is only one more post to go. 頑張って！ As always please leave comments if you have questions. Previous adjective lists can be found at the bottom of this post.
71 誕生日に家族から素敵なプレゼントをもらった。
たんじょうびにかぞくからすてきなプレゼントをもらった。
I got a lovely present from my family on [...]
Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 7
Part 7 of Using Japanese adjectives in sentences. In this one we start getting into the “NA” adjectives. As always please leave comments if you have questions. Previous adjective lists can be found at the bottom of this post.
61 青い目をした美しい人に出会った。
あおいめをしたうつくしいひとにであった。
I encountered a beautiful person with blue eyes.
62 結婚式には白いネクタイをします。
けっこんしきにはしろいネクタイをします。
Wear a white necktie for weddings.
63 お葬式には黒いネクタイをします。
おそうしきにはくろいネクタイをします。
Wear a [...]
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