Things I Learnt Studying Japanese
Tips for Studying Japanese Here are a few lessons I’ve learnt over the years studying Japanese. I hope these come in handy with your own study. Just because you feel…
Intermediate Japanese
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…
Business Japanese – Keigo I – Sonkeigo
“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…
Reading Novels – Breaking into Japanese Literature Review
“I want to be able to read Japanese novels” (If you’re not yet convinced that being able to read Japanese novels is worth it check out this article). When I…
Learning Kanji – From Beginners to Advanced
Kanji is an interesting part of Japanese that is not to be taken lightly, but not to be intimidating either. There are 2136 official regularly used (常用 / じょうよう) kanji,…
Practising Japanese with Natives
“It’s so hard to learn Japanese without practising it with someone who knows Japanese” Believe it or not there are many ways you can meet native Japanese speakers and practice…
Using Japanese Popular Media in Self Study
“Studying Japanese can be so boring sometimes and I just don’t have the time for it” Japanese can be fun, you make time for it if it’s fun. Many people…
Retaining Your Japanese
“I’m trying to learn Japanese, but I keep forgetting what I’ve learnt!” I hate it when I go to use a word in Japanese and I have to stop myself…