宝くじ (takarakuji): lottery Here are some ideas from our users: I would start a new life in Korea and visit Japan often !! Spend a month in Japan, every other month! I'd like to travel around the world! What would you do if you won the lottery? Click here to share your word P.S. Get Your Daily Dose of Japanese with 1-Minute Mini-Lessons The Daily Dose of Japanese is a Calendar that gives you new, 1-minute lessons every day. Why? Because learning a little every day is easy, strengthens your habits and motivation and you improve your Japanese over time. Lessons range from culture and holidays to grammar, slang, phrases and more. Find it in the Japanese Resources menu or in the Quick Links menu on your Dashboard. ... Show more

どうですか？ (Dō desu ka.): How is it? Here is how to ask someone how his or her food tastes: どうですか。How is it? (for food) Here are some ways to answer the question: とてもおいしいです。- It's so good. (for food) 辛いです。- It's spicy. すっぱいです。 - It's sour. How's the food you're eating? Click here and leave your answer! P.S. Get Your Daily Dose of Japanese with 1-Minute Mini-Lessons The Daily Dose of Japanese is a Calendar that gives you new, 1-minute lessons every day. Why? Because learning a little every day is easy, strengthens your habits and motivation and you improve your Japanese over time. Lessons range from culture and holidays to grammar, slang, phrases and more. Find it in the Japanese Resources menu or in the Quick Links... Show more

Here are some bugs picked by Risa: 蜂 - bee 蚊 - mosquito 蝉 - cicada Learn more words about bugs! Click here and learn more with Risa! P.S. Get Your Daily Dose of Japanese with 1-Minute Mini-Lessons The Daily Dose of Japanese is a Calendar that gives you new, 1-minute lessons every day. Why? Because learning a little every day is easy, strengthens your habits and motivation and you improve your Japanese over time. Lessons range from culture and holidays to grammar, slang, phrases and more. Find it in the Japanese Resources menu or in the Quick Links menu on your Dashboard. Click here to check out the Daily Dose of Japanese Calendar.

写真をとってくれますか。(Shashin o totte kuremasu ka?): Can you take my picture? If you go sightseeing in Japan, don't forget your camera at home! Japan is full of beautiful scenery, and there are times when you and your family and friends will want to take a picture together. Therefore, the phrase, “Can you take my picture?” in Japanese will be very useful! すみません。写真をとってくれますか。(Sumimasen. Shashin o totte kuremasu ka?): Excuse me. Can you take my/our picture? P.S. Get Your Daily Dose of Japanese with 1-Minute Mini-Lessons The Daily Dose of Japanese is a Calendar that gives you new, 1-minute lessons every day. Why? Because learning a little every day is easy, strengthens your habits and motivation and you improve your Japanese over time.... Show more

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好き(suki): to like Here is how to ask someone if he or she likes Japanese food: 日本食が好きですか. Here are some ways to answer this question: はい、特に寿司が好きです。 (Yes, I especially like Sushi.) はい、特にたこ焼きが好きです。(Yes, I especially like Takoyaki.) はい、特にしゃぶしゃぶが好きです。(Yes, I especially like Shabushabu.) Do you like Japanese food? Click here and leave your answer! P.S. Get Your Daily Dose of Japanese with 1-Minute Mini-Lessons The Daily Dose of Japanese is a Calendar that gives you new, 1-minute lessons every day. Why? Because learning a little every day is easy, strengthens your habits and motivation and you improve your Japanese over time. Lessons range from culture and holidays to grammar, slang, phrases and more. Find it in the... Show more

1. おはよう。 - Good morning. Click here to learn more basic Japanese greetings: https://www.japanesepod101.com/2010/01/22/video-503-basic-japanese-3-basic-greetings-2/ 2. すごい - cool, amazing, great, wonderful Click here to learn how to introduce yourself in Japanese: https://www.japanesepod101.com/2014/10/26/innovative-japanese-1-how-to-introduce-yourself/ 3. お名前は？ - What’s your name? Click here to learn how to ask What’s Your Name? In Japanese: https://www.japanesepod101.com/2014/01/13/top-25-japanese-questions-you-need-to-know-1-whats-your-name-in-japanese/ 4. じゃ、また。 - See you soon. Click here to learn basic Japanese greetings: ... Show more

覚える (oboeru): to remember Here are some ideas from our users: I try to think in Japanese. So it becomes my natural thought process. Last night was the first time I actually dreamed in Japanese. I use it as much as I can. I speak to my family and dogs in Japanese even though they don't understand.... I write them down several times, then I find or make sentences with them... How do you remember Japanese words? Click here to share your story P.S. Get Your Daily Dose of Japanese with 1-Minute Mini-Lessons The Daily Dose of Japanese is a Calendar that gives you new, 1-minute lessons every day. Why? Because learning a little every day is easy, strengthens your habits and motivation and you improve your Japanese over time.... Show more

色 (iro): color This is the Japanese word for "color." What is your favorite color? Here are some answers from our users. オレンジ色 (orange color) ピンク (pink) 青い (blue) What's your favorite color and why? Click here to share your favorite color! P.S. Get Your Daily Dose of Japanese with 1-Minute Mini-Lessons The Daily Dose of Japanese is a Calendar that gives you new, 1-minute lessons every day. Why? Because learning a little every day is easy, strengthens your habits and motivation and you improve your Japanese over time. Lessons range from culture and holidays to grammar, slang, phrases and more. Find it in the Japanese Resources menu or in the Quick Links menu on your Dashboard. Click here to check out the... Show more

Speaking is usually the #1 weakness for all Japanese learners. This is a common issue among language learners everywhere. The reason for this is obvious: When language learners first start learning a language, they usually start with reading. They read online articles, books, information on apps and so on. If they take a class, they spend 20% of their time repeating words, and 80% of the time reading the textbook, doing homework or just listening to a teacher. So, if you spend most of your time reading instead of speaking, you might get better at reading but your speaking skills never grow. You get better at what you focus on. So if you want to improve you speaking skills, you need to spend more of your study time on speaking. Here are... Show more