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7 Japanese expressions you must know to call someone’s attention Posted by keiko on Dec 15, 2016
What would you say when you need to call someone’s attention in Japanese~? This month, I will be covering many of the useful Japanese expressions that you might not find in a typical Japanese text books. These expressions are used in our daily conversations, and that you will be able to use them right…
How do you say Shopping in Japanese? Posted by keiko on Nov 28, 2016
Hi everyone! Hope you all enjoyed Thanksgiving Holiday if you are in a country where people celebrate Thanksgiving. We had a nice long break from school and work this past week. Kids are not too crazy about going back to school tomorrow. Has anyone enjoyed after Thanksgiving Holiday shopping? Here in U.S. shopping is popular…
How to say good bye in Japanese? Posted by keiko on Nov 22, 2016
Sayo-nara (さようなら) Hi there everyone! Hope everyone is doing well out there. Some of you might be busy preparing your house for welcoming your family and friends for Thanksgiving this week. Your children might be already out of school, at least here in U.S. Nonetheless, this is busy time of the year…
5 ways of using Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu in Japanese Posted by keiko on Nov 10, 2016
What does Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu mean ???? Hi everyone, hope you are enjoying this beautiful fall weather. Here in Pacific Northwest, weather has been beautiful, and I am really enjoying the autumn color of leaves everywhere. Rain is coming soon, so I better enjoy this moment while we have it. 🙂 I have quite…
Why me? 5 Most Useful Japanese Expression when Someone Blames You! Posted by keiko on Oct 31, 2016
Why me expression～in Japanese. Happy Halloween everyone! It’s already the end of October. I can’t believe how fast the time is going by this year. Before you know it, this year will be almost over. Hope everyone is enjoying Halloween today! Today’s topic is all about, “why me?” When someone blames you for something…
Are you into Kanji? 12 must know Kanji’s for Travelers Traveling to Japan Posted by keiko on Oct 28, 2016
Traveling to Japan??? Here is the second series of “Are you into Kanji?”. I received some feedback from my first post on this, asking me to write again for the next one. You can check out my first post here. The first one covered the following must know Kanji’s for Japanese learners. 店 喫茶店 御手洗…
When to use Japanese Sumimasen? Posted by keiko on Oct 25, 2016
What is Sumimasen???? In Japanese culture, we often tend to say, sorry for no reason. I say no reason, meaning that even when we know it’s not our fault, we often end up saying, “sorry’. I remember when I first took my ESL class back in the college, ESL teacher used to tell…