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Japanese Study Japanese Essentials: How to go about ordering Sushi at a Restaurant
Origins of Sushi Walking into a Sushi Restaurant Appreciating your Sushi Types of Sushi Meals Frequently Asked Questions regarding eating Sushi Conclusion Origins of Sushi S...
Posted by Coto Academy on April 13, 2016
Japanese Study Understand Better Keigo: Japanese Honorific Prefixes お and ご
Introduction Rules of Japanese Honorific Prefixes Frequent Expressions Japanese Polite Prefixes When learning the Japanese respectful speech called Keigo, the attention is often fo...
Posted by Coto Academy on April 25, 2016
Japanese Study Sweet Words for Love in Japanese! ラブラブだね!
Love-Love…? Origins of Love-Love (ラブラブ) Other Loan words related to Love Traditional Japanese words related to Love Love-Love…? – They are so love-love! – W...
Posted by Coto Academy on May 19, 2016
Japanese Study Learning Japanese: Knowing the Punctuation used in Japanese Writing
Without punctuation, language is doomed to be ambiguous. And yet, you would be quite surprised to discover that in Japan, punctuation did not even exist before the 19th century. De...
Posted by Coto Academy on May 23, 2016
Japanese Study Moshi Moshi (もしもし) – Japanese Phone Etiquette
Speaking in Japanese on the phone is a next level challenge for most students. Here’s our handy guide for some key phrases that you need to know.
Posted by Coto Academy on May 10, 2016
Japanese Study Japanese Conversational Skills: Using Ending Particles “Ne (ね)” and “Yo (よ)”
When studying Japanese, one of the first ending particles you learn is ka (か). This acts as a question mark and turns the whole sentence into a question. It’s one of...
Posted by Coto Academy on June 1, 2016
Japanese Study Learning about the Japanese Culture through Calligraphy
If you are troubled by Kanji studies, why don’t you take a break with some brushes and ink? Japanese calligraphy is not only an important part of Japanese culture but...
Posted by Coto Academy on June 8, 2016
Japanese Study The Origins of the Traditional Japanese Bento (弁当)
What is a Bento? The Worker’s Lunch & The Noble’s Snack A Style for Everyone’s Taste The Bento of Love What is a Bento? The Bento, from Convenience to Love...
Posted by Coto Academy on June 2, 2016
Japanese Study A Japanese Word for June: Tsuyu
Do you believe an umbrella will just do the trick when the rain starts falling? Well, keep that thought in mind, experience the Japanese rainy season, 梅雨（つゆ） , and get......
Posted by Coto Academy on June 6, 2016
Japanese Study Welcome to the World of Japanese Onomatopoeia!
“My stomach went ペコペコ (peko peko).” Does the word “peko peko” ring a bell? If you are studying Japanese, you probably would have come across this word as a cute...
Posted by Coto Academy on June 21, 2016
Japanese Study Japanese Expressions: Ittekimasu, Itterasshai, Tadaima and Okaerinasai!
The phrases, ittekimasu, itterasshai, tadaima, okaerinasai symbolize so well Japanese spirit that once you grasp the nuance of their meaning you will have a deeper understanding of Japanese culture.
Posted by Coto Academy on July 20, 2016
Japanese Study Common Animal Onomatopoeia used by the Japanese
We like to think some constants are with no doubt universal and shared by everyone. For instance, sounds that animals make. They don’t have change from one country to another...
