Being “Fluent” In Japanese
“What does it mean to be fluent in Japanese?” When I tell people I speak Japanese they often ask “are you fluent?” to which I often reply “no, not yet”.…
Beginner Japanese
JapanesePod101 Review
Don’t waste your money on JapanesePod101 This is an honest JapanesePod101 review and has my own opinions. I’m sure each person using the program will think of it differently, so…
Japanese Jokes for English Speakers
I wanted to write something light hearted to apologise for the last few months of slow updates. So here are some really bad/wonderful jokes for English speakers who know Japanese,…
Anime Japanese – Good Anime to Watch
If you are trying to use anime to practice your Japanese then this post is for you. I will talk briefly about the types of shows that are good to…
Why Repetition is Important
“Practising for 15 minutes a day is better than 1 hour every 3 days” This is what a good friend said to me the other day, and it’s been stuck…
Anime & Manga Japanese Greetings
“Tadaima~ I’m Home~” You may have noticed how certain phrases crop up a lot in anime, but do you know what they’re saying and do you know exactly what they…
“I heard” “It seems” – The different uses of sou そう
This is a grammar point that had me in a lot of confusion recently. I’d created some lessons to help people on the Memrise group learn these but due to…
Anime Japanese – Verbs
Besides adjectives verbs (and grammar) are probably the most common words used in anime A previous post covered adjectives in anime. This one will go over verbs, the types that…