Japanese Language Blog

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…

Quick Japanese Lesson on Summer Posted by keiko on Jun 24, 2017

Natsuyasumi （夏休み、なつやすみ）is here! Hi everyone! It’s almost the end of June, and some of you might have already started the summer break(natsu yasumi 夏休み　なつやすみ). For my kids, their last day of school was in mid June, so they have been enjoying their break since then. What are you planning on doing during…