Happy to welcome Miku to our team!
From now on, there will be more activities on Discord, fun and educational, so if you haven't joined our Discord, now is a good time to do it!
You can read about what is Discord here (it's a chat app), and a way to join it 2025-04-03 08:19:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I'm happy to announce the launch of our Discord server, Kaname's Japanese Club! There you can talk about all things related to Japan or Japanese language. There is a Japanese language only channel, as well as other channels where you can ask questions about Japanese or Japan-related topics, or simply share funny or interesting Japanese things you've come across. I want this community to be a place where members learn and have fun together.
Learning a language is toug...
2024-10-18 12:43:34 +0000 UTC View Post(Translation is at the botttom.)
みなさん、今年もまた暑いですね。みなさんが住んでいる地域のことはわかりませんが、日本は今年も暑いです。僕は日本では特に涼しい地域、北海道の札幌市に住んでいますが、札幌でも暑いです。
夏と言えば海ですね。海でバーベキューをしながらビールをキュッと飲む、これが我々道民の楽しみです。
前にテレビ...
2024-07-28 07:40:32 +0000 UTC View PostTable of Content:
1. Japanese Text
2. Vocabulary and Phrases
3. English Translation
1. Japanese Text
娘：ねえ、お母さんの子どものころってどんな感じだったの？お母さん貧乏だった？テレビとかってあったの？
母：テレビは私が大体高校生くらいのころだったかな。それまではラジオ聴いてたからね。あの頃は貧乏だったね。私のお父さんも工場で働いてたんだけ...
2023-12-14 11:58:11 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a dialogue between a woman and a man, both of them are around the age of 65. They talk about their childhood, how they were happy when they got some gifts.
Table of Content:
1. Japanese Text
2. Vocabulary and Phrase
3. Grammar Points
4. English Translation
1. Japanese Text
女：ねえ、私たちがこどもの時なんかさ、みんな貧乏だったから、誕生日プレゼントなんてもらえなかったよね。
男：なか...
2023-10-25 13:27:36 +0000 UTC View PostHere are the Japanese phrases I said in the video (explanation of vocabulary is at the bottom of this article).
ボトルがあって、フタがあります。このフタをつまむ。
つまんでフタをしめる。
回す
フタをしめる。
フタをする。
このボトルにフタをする。
このボトルのフタをしめる。
どちらでもいいです。
このボトルをつまんで持ち上げます。
持ち...
2023-09-06 12:38:18 +0000 UTC View PostScript
There are some izakayas that are run by an individual not by a company, they have friendly and at-home atmosphere. Many people, including me, like to go those places because unlike other chain izakayas, in these small private izakayas, you feel at home, and you can more freely talk to the owner or other customers. I often go to this kind of small izakayas when I travel to other regions, because I can get some information about this region by talking to local people, sometimes other customers ...
2023-06-25 14:09:06 +0000 UTC View PostEnding particle よ is used when you notify people about something. When you notify someone that their fly is open, you use よ.
チャックが空いていますよ。 Your fly is open.
Other examples:
携帯を落としましたよ。 You dropped your phone.
シャツが裏返しですよ。 Your shirt is inside out.
顔にケチャップがついていますよ。 There is ketchup on your face.
Japanese people traditionally make seasonal comments like "sakura had bloomed" or "snow had started covering the ground" so that the reader can have some idea about when the letter was written and get some image of the scenery o... 2023-05-01 13:34:04 +0000 UTC View Post