The American legume, “Black-Eyed Peas”, reminded us of an interesting expression. We would like to share it with you!
Continue ReadingA Happy New Year!: The Beginning-Of-The-Year Greeting / 年頭の挨拶
FOR AND AFTER January First, remember this greeting: “Akemashite omedetoo gozaimasu!”.
Here we discuss its meaning and a couple of words related to it. Last revised: 11/20/20
“A Happy New Year!” The Year-End Greeting / 年末の挨拶
Say “Yoi O-Toshi o! (A Happy New Year!)” when you part with a friend at the end of the year. Last revised: 11/20/20
Continue ReadingGuests and Fish / 客と魚は
This is a short reading material for intermediate-level students. In the hope that people of all levels can enjoy and may learn one or two things, we added notes for useful expressions and hurigana.
Continue ReadingA Phoenix in the Sky / 空の鳳凰
[print-me] A Phoenix in the Sky Here is a good sign, a phoenix in the sky, so we would like…
Continue ReadingThe “…te imasu” Sentence (2) / 「〜ています」の文 (2)
Suppose you are in Tokyo. You are writing a postcard. How do you say “I am visiting Tokyo!” in Japanese? We will explain here!
Continue ReadingThe “…te imasu” Sentence (1) / 「〜ています」の文 (1)
Have you learned the grammar of “…te imasu” yet? There are several meanings with the popular “…te imasu” sentence ending. In these two posts, we will tell you important things about it regardless of your level.
Continue ReadingThe Day of Good Couples / いい夫婦の日
A new informal holiday is often created using a word play. This one uses the Japanese native counting words for 1 and 2, which are “hi” and “hu” respectively.
巷の記念日はよく語呂合わせで作られます。これは、日本の古来の数え方「ひ(1)」「ふ(2)」を使ったものです。Last revised: 2021/6/26
The Particle “de” (で)
“De” has a couple of functions. One of them is to present a reason. For example, you can say this: “I can’t eat crustaceans because of my allergy.” This is a sentence a student wanted to learn first when he prepared for a vacation in Japan! /
「で」にはいくつかの役割があります。その一つは理由を提示すること。例えば、「アレルギーで甲殻類が食べられません」と言ったりできます。これは、ある生徒さんが日本へ休暇に出る前の準備で、最初に習いたかった文です。
The Particle “to” (と)
Contents In short: The particle “to” (と) has two main functions A bit more on the particle “to” (と) Bonus…
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