Category: Language

Phrasing “〜だろう(〜darou)” and “〜でしょう(〜desyou)” with native Japanese voice (N5 level) Let’s study phrasing “〜だろう(〜darou)” and “〜でしょう(〜desyou)” in this post. This is N5 level in JLPT.  (JLPT is short for Japanese Language Proficiency Test, 日本語能力試験にほんごのうりょくしけん...

Word order 語順ごじゅん This session’s topic is “word order”, how words are placed in sentences. In JLPT test, there is 読解どっかい(reading) test. To find correct answer to question, you need to understand meaning of...

In this session, I wanna explain about polite and casual style in conversation. (respect form is in other article) There are two types of style in Japanese, polite and casual style. Casual style is...

JLPT N4 point summary (Grammar) If you study Japanese language, you may hear about JLPT once at least and target as one of your goal. JLPT is short for Japanese Language Proficiency Test, 日本語能力試験にほんごのうりょくしけん...

Phrasing “〜がじょうず(〜ga jyouzu)” and “〜がへた(〜ga heta)” with native Japanese voice (N5 level) Let’s study phrasing “〜がじょうず(〜ga jyouzu)” and “〜がへた(〜ga heta)” in this post. This is N5 level in JLPT. JLPT is (JLPT is short...

Phrasing “〜がある(〜ga aru)” and “〜がいる(〜ga iru)” with native Japanese voice (N5 level) Let’s study phrasing “〜がある(〜ga aru)” and “〜がいる(〜ga iru)” in this post. This is N5 level in JLPT. JLPT is (JLPT is short...

Adverb “もう(mou)” and “まだ(mada)” with native Japanese voice (N5 level) Let’s study adverb “もう(mou)” and “まだ〜ない(mada〜nai)” in this post. This is N5 level in JLPT. JLPT is (JLPT is short for Japanese Language Proficiency...

Particle “も(mo)” and “な(na)” with native Japanese voice (N5 level) Let’s study particle も(mo) and な(na) in this post. This is N5 level in JLPT.  (JLPT is short for Japanese Language Proficiency Test, 日本語能力試験にほんごのうりょくしけん...

Particle “と(to)” and “や(ya)” with native Japanese voice (N5 level) Let’s study particle と(to) and や(ya) in this post. This is N5 level in JLPT. 50 ponts to be mastered in grammar for N5...

JLPT N5 point summary (Grammar) If you study Japanese language, you may hear about JLPT once at least and target as one of your goal. JLPT is short for Japanese Language Proficiency Test, 日本語能力試験にほんごのうりょくしけん...

YES / NO (not onlyはい / いいえ) in Japanese  When you are asked questions, you will answer yes or no. In Japanese language, we have some phrases equivalent for yes or no. I got...

Japanese songs for Japanese language on YouTube (with translation in English) I introduced Japanese songs on YouTube for Japanese language beginner before. This time I want to introduce one more song for you. It’s...

How Japanese children learn Japanese language (with example of Japanese song on YouTube) I know Japanese language is complicated to learn and difficult to use practically because of many characters such as hiragana, katakana...

朝あさ、昼ひる、夜よる、晩ばん Vocabulary for time in one day I got question about vocabulary for time in one day from guy studying Japanese. What is different between 夜 and 晩？ And around what time 朝、昼、夕、夜、晩 show?...

Particle – “を (wo)” In this session, let’s study “を(wo)”. “を(wo)” is also very important since this shows which word or phrase is object in the sentence. “を(wo)” has mainly two meanings, object and...

Particle – “は (wa)” and “が(ga)” Let’s study particle “は(wa)” and “が(ga)” in this session. Both are very very very important and you should learn at first. Both have similar meaning but should be...

I believe particle is very difficult for Japanese language learner since there are many kinds of particle and many usages for each particle. Also, we have few good Japanese textbook which explains particles in easy...

In this session, let’s study “から(kara)”, “まで(made)”, “までに(madeni)” and “より(yori)”. These are used when you compare something with other thing, when you explain you will go from where to where etc. Very useful.  I...

Typical phrases in daily conversation – Introduction and “How are you?” In certain situation in daily conversation, some typical phrases are used. These are formed as one phrase. I mean it’s fixed pattern and...

When you want to start conversation with someone, starting with greeting is the first step in any language, right? Nice greeting makes your relation with family, friends and customers etc. much better!   In...