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Conversational Japanese – 1 (At the pharmacy) Posted by keiko on Oct 30, 2014
I was just at the pharmacy the other day, looking for things, and thought about this topic. There are some unique vocabulary that are helpful to know when you go to pharmacy or drug store. I would like to start new series based on different type of shopping experience. This post is on useful Japanese…
Learn Japanese by Listening to an Old Folk Tale Posted by keiko on Oct 23, 2014
Hi everyone. I have not covered the Japanese old folk tale recently. This one is a simple and short, but very funny story that you can enjoy. Listen to the Youtube video first and see if you can understand the story as to what this is all about. You might recognize the Japanese words here…
Learning Simple Math in Japanese Posted by keiko on Oct 22, 2014
Hi there. I thought I would talk about a bit unusual topic this time. Learning Math in Japanese. When expressing mathematics in Japanese, here are the things you would notice. To make things easier, I have used only Hiragana’s below rather than using Kanji’s. I will start with the simple ones below, but first let’s…
All about Japanese Katakana Posted by keiko on Oct 17, 2014
So, you might already know that there are three styles of writing in Japanese. Basic writing is done using what we call, Hiragana (平仮名、ひらがな). We have two other forms of writing called, Katakana (カタカナ、かたかな) & Kanji (漢字、かんじ). In today’s article, I would like to give you an overview of what is Japanese Katakana is…
How are you? In Japanese Posted by keiko on Oct 13, 2014
In English, we often ask our friends, “How are you?”. Response might be, “I am doing well, thanks.” or “Well, I am not doing so well today..” If we were to apply this for conversation in Japanese, what will be the most appropriate way of asking, “how are you?”? My best advice to you is…
Learning Synonyms in Japanese Posted by keiko on Oct 9, 2014
Often times, it is easier to build your vocabulary by grouping similar meaning words or opposite words together. In Japanese, synonyms are called, “Dougigo (同義語、どうぎご)” or “Ruigigo(類義語、るいぎご)” In today’s lesson, let’s build your Japanese vocabulary by learning synonyms! You can use these words below interchangeably within your sentence. You pick which one to use! Read…
Simple Hiragana Reading Game Posted by keiko on Oct 7, 2014
Many of you who might be reading my blog posts, might be already familiar with Hiragana (平仮名、ひらがな). Hiragana (平仮名、ひらがな) is the basic form of writing in Japanese. Among the three styles of writing, Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji in Japanese, Hiragana is the most simple and the first style you should learn when learning Japanese. Today, I…