It is almost the end of December. Here is the count down of the top 10 most popular Japanese blog posts for 2015. Some of these are old articles, written by other writers. It’s nice to see the statistics and find out which ones were popular and made it into the list of top 10. Do you see your favorite article on this list?

 

 

No. 10  

 

How to tell the date in Japanese

Very informative posts written by Yuki.  Good to know basics of counting days in Japanese!

 

No. 9

Japanese Condolence Messages

This is something you don’t want to think about too often, but it’s definitely good to know. When you want to express your sympathy in Japanese, these are the words to remember.

 

No. 8

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in Japanese

This was one of my favorite posts. It’s a simple song, so why don’t you want to sing both in English and Japanese?

 

No. 7

Words of Encouragement in Japanese

If you want to find out how to say, “good luck!” in Japanese, this is the article you don’t want to miss. There are many other encouraging words that you can learn here.

 

No.6

How to Say Hello in Japanese – things you need to know

Many people out there know “konnichiwa(こんにちは)” is hello in Japanese, but do you know when it is appropriate to say and when it is “not” appropriate to say this?

 

No. 5

How to write business emails in Japanese?

This article was one of the most popular ones I thought since I received many feedback regarding this post.  I will cover more of these in the future posts for 2016!

 

No.4

How to say Goodbye in Japanese

Useful list of expressions when we say “goodbye” in Japanese. There are many different ways of saying it, and you will be surprised to find out how each of these is differently used.

 

No.3

Japanese numbers 1-100

You might know how to count from 1 to 10 in Japanese, but how about to 100??

 

No. 2

Words of Praise in Japanese

People often say, “good job!” to others to praise them.  Do you know how to say it in Japanese?

 

Finally, the most popular post of the year 2015 was………

 

No.1

How to Say Happy Birthday in Japanese?

This article was all about the “birthday ” in Japanese. Happy Birthday is (O)tanjo-bi omedetou! (おたんじょうび　おめでとう。お誕生日おめでとう) in Japanese. If you are not familiar, read the article and learn the vocabulary related to birthdays here!

 

 

 

Thank you for referencing the Japanese blog site for learning Japanese.  I noticed many of these sites are “How to ~” sites. I will have to write more of these in 2016. 🙂