Archive for 'Grammar'
Useful Japanese Adjectives – Part 1(い Adjectives) Posted by keiko on Apr 29, 2014
In Japanese, adjectives are called Keiyoushi (形容詞、けいようし). In any language, I believe that the more adjectives you know, the easier you can communicate. In Japanese, this is also true. Even though you might not know how to describe things in a complete sentence, if you know one key adjective, you can easily let the other…
Building Japanese vocabulary – Opposite word Posted by keiko on Apr 25, 2014
Learning opposite words is a great idea to build your vocabularies. I am sure everyone has done this when you were younger for your own native language. Here are some opposite word exercise in Japanese. 1. Hot – Cold 熱い（あつい,atsui）－ 冷たい （つめたい,tsumetai） Sentence example: I like drinking hot tea. (熱いお茶を飲むのが好きです。あついおちゃをのむのがすきです。)－Atsuiochawo nomunoga sukidesu. I like eating cold noodles. (冷麺を食べるのが好きです。れいめんをたべるのがすきです。)ーReimen…
Japanese Kanji Lesson – Action Words Posted by keiko on Apr 22, 2014
This time on Kanji (漢字、かんじ)lesson, I would like to cover some action words (verb). These are very simple Kanji’s to learn. I believe for beginner learners, it will be perfect place to start. Also, new in this article, I have included the link where you can print the worksheet out. So for those who would…
Japanese Kanji Lesson – Body Parts Posted by keiko on Apr 10, 2014
Learning Kanji’s can be hard at first, but if you study in the correct order, I strongly believe that you can build your Kanji knowledge steadily. In Japan, school children start learning Kanji’s starting at 1st grade in elementary school. It is true that they also learn Hiragana & Katakana; however, during the same year…
How to write business emails to your boss in Japanese? Posted by keiko on Apr 4, 2014
Here is another version of writing business emails in Japanese. The other day, I talked about writing business emails to more of a partner company. In this article, I will cover a bit more variations, such as business emails to your boss. Writing emails to your boss: The most important thing you have to…
How to ask questions in Japanese? Posted by keiko on Apr 2, 2014
In Japanese, converting from normal sentence to question is pretty easy, as long as you know to add the particle, “Ka” at the end of the sentence. “Ka”- “か” is the key particle in Japanese when you are asking questions. You will need to add “Ka”- “か” at the end of the sentence. Word order will…
Why is Japanese so hard to learn? Posted by keiko on Mar 31, 2014
Many foreigners say that Japanese is one of the hardest languages to learn. Everyone has their own opinion as to why it is a challenge to learn Japanese. Perhaps, the way the words are pronounced? or maybe the 3 writing styles (hiragana, katakana, kanji) that they use? Well, below, I have summarized the key points…