A few years ago when I was learning Japanese at an intermediate level I visited Japan and happened to pop by a convenience store.
I bought some fried chicken, known as 唐揚げ (からあげ), and took it to the cashier and …
Learning the Japanese language feels like wading through quicksand.
It can take years for a new language learner to finally achieve something close to fluency.
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Learning key Japanese verbs …
You know what they say!
The best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.
And the best way to teach someone a valuable lesson is with a quirky proverb.
What is it about idioms and proverbs that find …
You ran to the store.
Wait, let’s try that again.
You ran to the store frantically.
Better…
You ran to the unusually empty store quite frantically as the zombies chased you tenaciously.
Now we’re talking.
If you really …
Are you a fan of “Star Wars”? (Who isn’t?)
Then you should thank Japanese cinema.
Did you grow up in 1990s America on “Power Rangers?”
Yep, Japan again.
And if “The Lion King” was your favorite Disney film, …
Learning to write any new language is a challenging task. Mastering a new writing system on top of that seems astronomical. And learning Japanese, a language with three writing systems? Impossible!
Actually, it isn’t.
Japanese writing may seem complicated at …
When learning Japanese, the dreaded formal Japanese keigo, 敬語 (けいご), is always looming in the background, ready to pounce and scramble your poor brain with its confusing rules and structures.
While 敬語 is a vital part of the Japanese language, …
