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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…
10 minute-a-day Japanese Lesson -1 -10 Recap Posted by keiko on Jun 14, 2017
Today’s topic is all about the recap on the past 10 minute-a-day Japanese Lesson series 1 through 10. I started this series back in January 2017 and definitely wanted to do a recap, summary blog to summarize the first 10 lessons so you can just visit this page and look back the first 10…
Happy Father’s Day in Japanese Posted by keiko on May 30, 2017
It’ almost the end of May, believe it or not. Time is flying by these days. Before we know it, Father’s Day will be here soon. Since I discussed Mother’s Day in my last post, I thought I would talk about Father’s Day next. Father’s Day is always celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June…
Happy Mother’s Day in Japanese Posted by keiko on May 14, 2017
Happy Mother’s Day! (お母さん ありがとう) Happy Mother’s Day everyone! Today’s is Mother’s Day, the day to thank your mom, to show her your appreciation and how grateful you are for having her as your mother. In your country wherever you live, you might celebrate Mother’s Day on a different day other than on the second Sunday…