Japanese Language Blog

7 Japanese words that bring you happiness Posted by keiko on Sep 24, 2017

What is your main reason for learning Japanese? Do you study Japanese because you are taking Japanese 101? or do you like to learn Japanese because you would like to travel to Japan one day? or do you just like studying Japanese on your own because it is nice to known the second language?…

What is Japanese Keigo?-3 styles to know. Posted by keiko on Sep 11, 2017

Since we are discussing Japanese honorifics(mainly polite language), I would like to go back to some basics on this post to explain what the Japanese honorifics (keigo, 敬語、けいご) is all about. Japanese honorifics is not all about being polite but also understanding when to use certain form of Keigo(敬語、けいご). There are 3 forms of…

7 Japanese honorifics for phone calls Posted by keiko on Aug 26, 2017

Communicating using honorifics on the phone~ One of the many occasions when you need to communicate using honorific approach is when you are on the phone. It all depends who is calling you, of course, but for the most part, in business you need to sound polite in a way that it does not…

6 tips on responding to your manager in Japanese Posted by keiko on Aug 12, 2017

All about Keigo~Keigo is an essential part of learning Japanese~ Hi everyone. Hope everyone is doing well out there. I realize that it’s time to start a new series on learning Japanese. This time, I decided to start something specifically about learning Japanese Keigo (敬語、けいご). Keigo (敬語、けいご) is part of Japanese language to…

How to use Desu and Masu in Japanese? Posted by keiko on Jul 19, 2017

When to use Desu (です) & Masu (ます) in Japanese? Hi everyone, hope everyone is enjoying the summer. Some of you might be out on vacation, others might be just staying in to relax and enjoy quality time with your friends and family. Starting this month, I thought I would start a basic Japanese lesson…