Archive for December, 2008
Japanese Writing System Posted by Ginny on Dec 12, 2008
For those of you who are completely new to the Japanese language, this post might be interesting to you. The Japanese language consists of three different writing systems. Learning all three writing systems is one of the challenges that Japanese learners face. Let’s start with the most common writing system, the hiragana (ひらがな). Hiragana (ひらがな)…
Japanese Numbers: Suuji (すうじ) Posted by Ginny on Dec 11, 2008
Learning Japanese suuji (すうじ) or numerals can be confusing and daunting at the same time. In particular, the number four can pose some tricky problems. Do not fear, I’m here to save the day! Aren’t you glad I’m here! Haha, just kidding. Let’s go on with our discussion of numbers. For starters, the numeral four…
Japanese Food: Shoochuu (しょうちゅう) Posted by Ginny on Dec 9, 2008
Next to sake (さけ) shoochuu (しょうちゅう) is easily one of the more preferred alcoholic drinks in Japan. A lot of people mistake shoochuu (しょうちゅう) for sake (さけ), but the two are very different from each other. Shoochuu (しょうちゅう) is a lot stronger than sake (さけ) in terms of alcohol content. Kyuushuu (九州) an island province…