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Kanji Challenge – Part 1 Posted by keiko on May 11, 2015
This month, I would like to focus on Kanji’s. As you know, Kanji is just a character , and it is part of the three Japanese writing styles. However, the use of it becomes pretty complex unless you know its meaning and how to pronounce it correctly. I would like to show you…
Learning Japanese for Business –4 Posted by keiko on Apr 30, 2015
Giving Presentations Today’s topic is all about giving presentations. I have covered a few themes related to learning Japanese for business during the last few posts. Below are some of the most useful expressions you could apply to any of your presentations. Read on! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We are ready to start the presentation. – Presen o…
Learning Japanese for Business – 3 Posted by keiko on Apr 28, 2015
Making an appointment Today’s post is all about making an appointment. How would you say, “I would like to set up an appointment with Mr.Tanaka ” in Japanese? Well, when you would like to set up an appointment with someone, here are some useful phrases you can use. These expressions can be used over the…
Learning Japanese for Business – 2 Posted by keiko on Apr 27, 2015
Are we on the same page? Here is another lesson about Japanese for business. You could use these expressions in any occasions, but here I have collected some of the useful expressions you can use when you would like to make sure if the person you are talking to really understood what you meant. These phrases…
Learning Japanese for Business – 1 Posted by keiko on Apr 20, 2015
For the next few articles, I would like to focus on some of the useful Japanese expressions you can use, perhaps in your business. Many of you have mentioned that you would like to know more about Japanese expressions you can use for business purposes. In the business environment, the most…
Japanese Honorific Suffixes Part 3 Posted by keiko on Mar 28, 2015
This is my third post regarding Japanese honorific suffixes. I have covered so far ~ さん(san) and ~ちゃん(chan). If you would like to review them, just click the link under each suffix. In this blog post today, I will explain about~くん(kun). In Japanese language, it is very important to understand the use of honorific…
Japanese Honorific Suffixes Part 2 Posted by keiko on Mar 25, 2015
In my last post, I have covered one of the Japanese honorific suffixes, called ~さん(san). You can read it here if you would like to review. In today’s article, let me talk about ~ちゃん(chan), which is also a popular honorific suffix but the use of it will be totally different than さん(san). Read on! ~ちゃん(chan)…