Announcement – Introduction of Japan Hacks
A quick announcement from Japanese Talk Online! I am currently in the process of moving to London to do an MA in translation studies! I will be continuing the blog…
A Cheap Way to Visit Japan – WWOOF
“I have no money, but I really want to go to Japan!” – The first time I ever visited Japan was in 2008 when I was on my gap year.…
Keigo IV – Word Beautification
“I find it really hard to remember Keigo” I have previously gone over sonkeigo (respectful keigo), kenjogo (humble keigo) and even covered some general rules for using keigo. But there…
Reading Practice for Beginners
When you start learning Japanese you learn the hiragana and katakana along with vocabulary and grammar, but if you’re teaching yourself you won’t often get much reading practice to combine…
Understanding ばいと敬語 Shop Japanese
Essential Japanese for Visiting Japan – A guide to understanding shop Japanese バイトけいご When you go to a shop or restaurant in Japan, even if you’ve learnt you basics of…
Using YouTube to Learn Japanese
Learning Japanese from textbooks and articles on the internet are great but sometimes your brain isn’t taking in the words and you need a change of pace. Watching and anime…
Verb Groups – Beginners Japanese Grammar
Plain form is also called dictionary form and it is just like “masu” form but is used in casual, informal situations. Plain form is the present/future tense and is pretty…
Studying Japanese Grammar
“I find it hard to learn Japanese Grammar” In the past I’ve tried to explain basic Japanese sentence structure and introduced “masu” form, but I’ve not gone into much detail…