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What is Japanese Obon? Posted by keiko on Aug 13, 2014
Have you heard of Obon before? Obon is so unique to Japanese culture.This year, between August 13th through August 17th, most companies will give their employees what they call, “Obon yasumi (おぼん やすみ、 お盆休み)” which is “Obon break”. In simple words, Obon(お盆) is an annual Buddhist event for commemorating one’s ancestors. It is believed that each year…
Basic Japanese Lesson – ga and wa particles Posted by keiko on Aug 11, 2014
The use of particles in Japanese language is often considered as confusing aspect of learning. One of the most confusing particles are probably “ga(が)” and “wa(は)” particles. They are a bit confusing, but let me show you the differences in basic sentences below. Once you get the basics done, it will be easier for…
Basic Japanese Lesson – Mo Particle Posted by keiko on Aug 7, 2014
During the month of August, I would like to focus on the grammar aspect of Japanese language. I will start covering from the basic particles in each article. In this article, I will introduce you to, Mo(も) Particle. This particle is similar to “too” or “also” in English. When the same exact state or…
How would you respond when you are not sure in Japanese? Posted by keiko on Jul 31, 2014
Have you had a situation where you are having a conversation with someone in a foreign language, and you hear something you are not sure or don’t understand? How would you say, “please say it again”, or “I don’t understand.” in Japanese? or perhaps you were in Japan one day when you weren’t too comfortable…
Names of different foreign languages in Japanese Posted by keiko on Jul 30, 2014
I recently came across this video below. The famous “FROZEN”, “LET IT GO” sung in 25 different languages. As you know, the movie, Frozen is famous world-wide. When I first watched it at the theater, I didn’t think this movie was going to be that popular around the world. Perhaps that’s because I don’t have a…
How to learn Japanese efficiently. Posted by keiko on Jul 29, 2014
If you are learning Japanese and always looking for a way to improve your Japanese, you might want to add this learning method to your current learning. I would like to suggest “creating a simple sentence” exercise to learn more Japanese expressions. Let’s start with the word summer (natsu, 夏、なつ) What is the first thing…
Love letter to 7 Eleven in Japan Posted by keiko on Jul 28, 2014
If you have been to 7 Eleven in Japan, you will know what I mean, about loving going to 7 Eleven. It is so much different than the ones you see in U.S., in terms of variety of items you can find there. Love letter to my dear 7 Eleven in Japan~ Dear 7…