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…
My Japanese Study Routine
As I mentioned in the last post on Finding Your Daily Study Routine everyone works differently using different resources and methods to learn Japanese. The following is my own routine,…
Finding Your Daily Japanese Study Routine
Every person’s study routine is different. Not only does it change from person to person but can vary over time. This post talks about different study routines you can do,…
A Foreigner Sumo Wrestling in Japan – Guest Post
I was a Shindeshi:A Foreigner’s Chance at a Japanese Sport Sumo (相撲: sumou), I have been familiar with the sport for a while now, because of my interest in Japanese…
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…
Using NHK to Practice Japanese – Beginners to Advance
For those that don’t know NHK is the Japanese Broadcasting Network. A bit similar to the UK’s BBC, it runs regular new reports and articles on local and international affairs.…
Translating from Japanese to English for Beginners
“I want to be able to translate…” This post is for people interested in Japanese translating but don’t know how to because they haven’t had any formal training. I am…