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Let’s learn how to read Japanese! Part 2 Posted by keiko on Jan 13, 2014
Hi everyone! We covered the basic hiragana(ひらがな) the other day. (You can read about the first lesson on Hiragana from:https://blogs.transparent.com/japanese/lets-learn-how-to-read-japanese/) As you know, there were total 48, well, minus 2 (ゐ & ゑ ) 46 hiragana’s that I introduced. Let’s review them first. Let’s see if you can read the following words: しま いも こころ き…
Let’s learn how to read Japanese! Posted by keiko on Jan 6, 2014
Hi everyone. Hope you had a great holiday with your family. We are now starting a beginning of the new year! Let’s get learning more about Japanese. This month, along with topics such as, culture, cuisine, music, travel, and holidays, I will be introducing you to reading aspect of Japanese. By learning the writing styles…
WHAT are the common Japanese words for New Years? Posted by keiko on Jan 2, 2014
Have you made your New Year’s resolution yet? I hope language learning is one of them! I am here to assist you with learning Japanese. In this article, let me introduce you to some of the vocabularies or expressions that are related to “New Years.” These words will come in handy when talking about your…
WHAT are the common Japanese words to use for winter? Posted by keiko on Dec 22, 2013
It’s winter, and let me introduce you the most common Japanese words that are related to winter. When you are talking about the weather or anything related to winter, these vocabularies will be good to know. English Japanese Pronounciation Japanese winter fuyu 冬 winter vacation fuyu yasumi 冬休み snow yuki 雪 cold samui/tsumetai 寒い・冷たい…
Popular Japanese Folk Tales: Peach Boy Posted by keiko on Dec 9, 2013
Hi everyone! Have you heard of any Japanese folk tales (Nihon no mukashi banashi,日本の昔話)? Just like in any language, we have some classical folk tales to which we have been introduced since we were little . In this article, I would like to introduce you to a famous Japanese folk tale called “Peach Boy” (Momo…
How to say Goodbye in Japanese Posted by yuki on May 27, 2013
Last post was about how to say hello in japanese. As there are many ways to say hello, there are also many ways to say good-bye. The most well-known word for good-bye is probably さようなら (sayounara). I am sure you’ve heard さようなら before, but actually it means like good-bye forever or for a very long…
Hello in Japanese Posted by yuki on May 23, 2013
Basically hello is translated こんにちは (kon-nichi-wa) but the japanese greetings also depend on the time of the day. In the morning you often use おはようございます (ohayou gozaimasu) as hello. When you speak to friends and family the おはようございます is often abbreviated to おはよう (ohayou). Around noon or afternoon it is こんにちは(kon-nichi-wa) and like you say…