By katiegatto

6 Places to Find Japanese Tutors Online for Custom Classes

Studying Japanese on your own can get you pretty far. But eventually you may want to take personalized lessons with …

By Em Casalena

Hello in Japanese: 25 Greetings for Different Occasions (Plus Audio and Example Sentences)

Every friendship and conversation begins with a “hello.”

Learn how to say “hello” in Japanese at various degrees of formality…

By Em Casalena

12 Japanese Punctuation Marks You Need to Know

Japanese punctuation, also known as 約物 (やくもの) — yakumono, includes all the written marks in Japanese that aren’t numbers, …

42 Japanese Idioms, Quotes and Proverbs to Help You Sound Wise in Japanese

If you ever heard an odd, nonsensical Japanese phrase, it may have been a 諺 (ことわざ) — a Japanese idiom…

A for Effort! 7 Fun Japanese Quizzes to Skyrocket Your Skills

We can learn so much by preparing for a quiz, while taking it and even after it’s over.

In fact, …

7 Easy Tricks to Learn Conversational Japanese for Human Beings

I had made—yet another—social blunder.

I used a phrase that sounded way too formal and made it seem …

By erroldejesus

The Meaning of Desu in Japanese, Its Usage and Audio Examples

Whether you’ve studied Japanese for a day or 10 years, you’ve likely stumbled across the word (desu) at the end …