Archive for 'Culture'
8 Must Know Japanese Kanji’s related to Family Posted by keiko on Jul 14, 2018
“A different language is a different vision of life.” – Federico Fellini Hi everyone. Hope you are all enjoying the summer and longer days. Love how we can still enjoy the outdoors in later hours to go for a walk or enjoy after dinner activities. 🙂 This month, I received a request to write…
Must Know Japanese Word,”Moji Moji (もじもじ)” What does it mean~?? Posted by keiko on Jun 30, 2018
“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.” ~Anthony J. D’Angelo Hi everyone! Happy Saturday! It might be already Sunday where you live, but I guess it’s still weekend. 😉 Hope everyone is having a nice weekend. Before we hit the month of July, I wanted to introduce…
What does ”Don Don (どんどん)” mean in Japanese? Posted by keiko on Jun 27, 2018
” Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.” Chinese Proverb Hi everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying the beginning of the summer. Summer beak has officially started in our area, which means kids are home all day, everyday. Oh boy. I am already having a hard time keeping the kids busy especially during the…
What does Sowa sowa (そわそわ)mean in Japanese? Posted by keiko on Jun 7, 2018
“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Hi everyone, hope everyone is having a great first week of June. Everyday is just passing by so quickly. Before we know it, summer is almost here. My kids will be out of school by the end…
What does “Kichō” (貴重な) mean in Japanese~? Posted by keiko on May 31, 2018
“A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.” – Gaston Bachelard Hi there. Hope everyone out there is doing awesome! It’s almost weekend. How is your studying coming along? Hope you will get to learn some of the new phrases today here in my blog. 🙂…
What does “Muchu (夢中)” mean in Japanese? Posted by keiko on May 23, 2018
“With languages, you are at home anywhere.” – Edward De Waal Hope everyone is doing well. Weather has been just perfect these days here in Pacific Northwest. Somedays we can feel summer is almost here. No more heavy rains, and so nice to spend some time outside. Hope you are enjoying your weather out there…
Starting a conversation with a new friend in Japanese Posted by keiko on May 15, 2018
You live a new life for every new language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once. ~Czech Proverb For today’s lesson, I thought I would go over this conversational lesson on getting to know someone you just met. When you meet someone for the first time, if you don’t…