Manga Japanese for Beginners
“I want to be able to read manga in Japanese” Want to learn manga Japanese? Manga Japanese is great fun to read but can be pretty tricky for beginners who…
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Keigo III – Rules for Using Keigo
“I find it really hard to remember keigo.” There are many websites that cover the basics of keigo and special vocabulary, but I find not many that give a clear…
Getting Translating Experience II
“I want a job in translating but have no experience, and I can’t get any experience without a job…” The catch 22 of the job world. This problem is even…
Getting Translating Experience I
“I want a job in translating but have no experience, and I can’t get any experience without a job…” The catch 22 of the job world. This problem is even…
Business Japanese – Keigo II – Kenjougo
“I find it really difficult to remember keigo.” Keigo 敬語 literally means “respectful language” and is used in formal situations (but mostly business). If you are studying Japanese at university…
An Introduction to Japanese Verbs – “masu” Form
A lot of Japanese grammar is based in it’s verbs which when conjugated (changed into a different form) can give a very different meaning to the sentence. The Basics of…
Giving and Receiving in Japanese
-Guest Post from Wana10- Hello! Niffer asked if I’d write a post for J-talk and I decided why the heck not. But what to talk about? Let’s focus today on…