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…
How to write business emails in Japanese Posted by keiko on Mar 27, 2014
Have you ever thought of writing emails in Japanese? Well, for those who are interested in writing emails in Japanese, I will show you some of the key vocabularies and examples below. First, let’s become familiar with some vocabularies for main words below. Dear – Haikei (拝啓、はいけい) Subject – Kenmei (件名、けんめい) Sender – Sashidashi nin…
Words of Praise in Japanese Posted by keiko on Mar 25, 2014
How would you say, “Good job!” in Japanese? Would like to know more about the expressions to use when you want to praise someone? Below, I have compiled the list of common praising expressions. よくやったね！(Yoku yattane!) or よくがんばったね！(Yoku Ganbattane!) – Good Job! Way to go! たいへん よくできました。(Taihen yoku dekimashita.)- You did a great job! *This…
How to express your feelings in Japanese….Part 2 Posted by keiko on Mar 21, 2014
Hi everyone. I thought I would do another version of “How to express your feelings in Japanese” since the first one was popular. (You can read it here if you would like.) In my first article on emotional expressions, I covered some examples to use when you are not feeling so happy or rather feeling…
WHAT are the common Japanese words for Spring? Posted by keiko on Mar 18, 2014
It is getting warmer here in the Northwest these days. I love it how we are having more and more sunny days recently. Spring is almost here. In this article, I would like to introduce you to some of the common Japanese words that are used for Spring. Kanji Hiragana pronunciation English Translation 春 はる…