Archive for the 'Learn Japanese' Category
November 23, 2016
Japanese Word of the Day – strawberry (noun)
Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!苺 (いちご) strawberry (noun)イチゴは美味しくて体に良いです。イチゴはおいしくてからだによいです。Strawberries are delicious and good for the body.イチゴはすばらしいビタミンCの源です。イチゴはすばらしいビタミンシーのみなもとです。Strawberries are an excellent source of vitamin C.熟れたイチゴうれたイチゴripe strawberryOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!
November 22, 2016
My Honest Review and Opinion of JapanesePod101
Howdy people, my name is Thomas. I’m a blogger and huge Japanese enthusiast. Today I’m going to review www.JapanesePod101.com and give you guys a 100% honest opinion on it. I am not being paid or otherwise compensated for this, and all opinions are my own. Anyone who knows me will tell you I’m brutally honest and blunt, so I won’t pull punches in a review. That said, enjoy.
My first impression of JapanesePod101.com was that it looked a lot like what I had come to expect from language learning sites, from Rosetta Stone to Duolingo, I knew the drill and the layout of the main page was the same, bare-bones info page that I always see when I go to a site with a landing page that tries to get you to sign up right away. By comparison,... Show more
November 15, 2016
How to Say Nice to Meet You in Japanese
If you are in Japan for business or travel, or meeting you Japanese friend’s family in your own country, we are sure you would love to impress your Japanese hosts with your Japanese language skills.
You want to introduce yourself, say hello and learn how to say nice to meet you in Japanese. But you have heard that it is difficult and a mistake can cause great confusion or trouble.
Don’t worry! Here we bring you some useful tips for that successful first meeting for all Japanese beginners. You'll learn formal and informal Japanese phrases in this blog post.
Discover the list of Top 10 Lines to Introduce Yourself in Japanese
1. My name is .
こんにちは。わたしは です。
Konnichi wa. Watashi wa desu.
"Hello. My name is ."
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November 13, 2016
Japanese Word of the Day – dog (noun)
Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!犬 (いぬ) dog (noun)小さくて白い犬が、庭で黄色いボールで遊んでいる。ちいさくてしろいいぬが、にわできいろいボールであそんでいる。The little white dog is playing with a yellow ball in the yard.毛むくじゃらの犬がボールを追いかけている。けむくじゃらのいぬがボールをおいかけている。The shaggy dog is running after the ball.犬は人間の一番の友達です。いぬはにんげんのいちばんのともだちです。Dogs are a man's best friend.茶色い犬と黒い犬ちゃいろいいぬとくろいいぬa brown dog and a black dog大きい犬おおきいいぬbig dog年老いた犬としおいたいぬold dog家の外にいる茶色い犬いえのそとにいるちゃいろいいぬbrown dog outside house毛深い犬けぶかいいぬhairy dogかわいい犬かわいいいぬcute dog犬小屋いぬごやdog houseOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed... Show more
October 31, 2016
Japanese Word of the Day – sweet (i-adjective)
Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!甘い (あまい) sweet (i-adjective)チョコレートは甘いです。チョコレートはあまいです。Chocolate is sweet.甘いペストリーあまいペストリーsweet pastryOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!
October 12, 2016
Writing a Japanese Address on a Postcard
〒 - Postal symbol, preceding postal code
107-0052 - Postal code, composed of 7 numbers
東京都 - Prefecture (県, ken), with the exception of Tokyo (都, to), Hokkaido (道, do) and Osaka/Kyoto (府, fu)
港区 - Municipality, city (市, shi), village (村, mura) or ward (区, ku). Here it is Minato ward.
赤坂 - Area. Here it is Akasaka.
3丁目4-4 - City district (丁目, chome), city block (番地, banchi), bldg/house number (号, go)
ジョン シナ - Recipient’s name. In Japan the last name precedes the first name and is often followed by a honorific suffix like San (さん) or Sama (様), corresponding to Mr. or Ms.
Click here to learn how to send out a Japanese postcard with our fun FREE video!
P.S. Win a personal postcard all the way from Japan! Just click the link... Show more
October 9, 2016
Japanese Word of the Day – boy (noun)
Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!男の子 (おとこのこ) boy (noun)男の子が、ホットドッグを食べている。おとこのこが、ホットドッグをたべている。The boy is eating a hot dog.男の子は女の子より背が高い。おとこのこはおんなのこよりせがたかい。The boy is taller than the girl.悲しそうな男の子かなしそうなおとこのこsad boyOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!
September 16, 2016
How to Learn Japanese with Video Games?
Do you remember holding your first Game Boy? Do you remember the “Golden Age” of Japanese video games? I bet it was the reason to start learning Japanese in the first place for some of us. And you are here reading this article, so you probably have a keen interest in video games!
If you are learning Japanese and you do like video games, this is perfect. By knowing how to read Hiragana and Katakana, and with a bit of foundation in Japanese grammar, I have the pleasure to announce that you unlocked a new achievement: Playing video games to practice Japanese!
After a long day of work or school, sitting down at your desk with an other textbook might be the last thing you want to do. It is a way more fun to use our entertaining audio... Show more
September 12, 2016
Japanese Word of the Day – forehead (noun)
Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!額 (ひたい) forehead (noun)その女性は、額にはっきりとしたシワがある。そのじょせいは、ひたいにはっきりとしたシワがある。The woman has clear wrinkles on her forehead.彼は頭が痛くなると、額をさすります。かれはあたまがいたくなると、ひたいをさすります。When he has a headache, he rubs his forehead.額のシワひたいのシワwrinkles on the foreheadOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!
September 3, 2016
The 10 Day Hiragana Challenge
September either sounds like back to school or end of holidays. Getting back to work? Well, that’s usually harder, but if the summer didn’t get rid of your motivation to learn Japanese, then you’re about to start on the bleeding edge thanks to:
The 10 Day Hiragana Challenge
The "Challange" is quite simple: within 10 days you’ll be able to perfectly READ and WRITE all Hiragana. That’s all you’ll need to master one of the three alphabets of Japanese language.
From Tuesday, the 6th of September we will release one video per day during 10 days on our YouTube channel, to give you all the resources and tips to learn those Japanese characters. Every day from the 6th to the 15th, Risa will teach you the secret to easily learning 46... Show more
