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Quick Refresh on Basic Kanjis Posted by keiko on Nov 25, 2017
Hi everyone! It’s been for a while since I covered the Kanji basics, so here is a quick refresher on must-know Kanji’s. Most of these are the ones that the 1st grader would learn in Japan. These are basic and easy to learn Kanji’s, yet without knowing these first, it is hard to progress into…
Halloween Word Bank in Japanese Posted by keiko on Oct 30, 2017
In U.S. tomorrow is Halloween. Your kids or you yourself might have been looking forward to the Halloween as it’s such a special day to dress up in costumes and go around for tick-or-treating. When my kids were younger, I used to have just as much fun as the kids by watching how kids and…
How to ask for help in Japanese? Posted by keiko on Oct 29, 2017
So, when was the last time you had to ask for help? I hate asking myself, but you know what? sometimes you might have a situation where you have no choice. It’s just life and it happens unfortunately. In English, must know word for “asking for help”, and yes sometimes for “asking for help” is…
7 Japanese words that bring you happiness Posted by keiko on Sep 24, 2017
What is your main reason for learning Japanese? Do you study Japanese because you are taking Japanese 101? or do you like to learn Japanese because you would like to travel to Japan one day? or do you just like studying Japanese on your own because it is nice to known the second language?…
What is Japanese Keigo?-3 styles to know. Posted by keiko on Sep 11, 2017
Since we are discussing Japanese honorifics(mainly polite language), I would like to go back to some basics on this post to explain what the Japanese honorifics (keigo, 敬語、けいご) is all about. Japanese honorifics is not all about being polite but also understanding when to use certain form of Keigo(敬語、けいご). There are 3 forms of…
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…