Learn about the Japanese character ぬ (nu) and its connection to the word for stealing.

In this blog from Hidari-San we will learn the difference between writing a diary and keeping a diary in Japanese.

Aiueo Blog “Summer Festivals” Na – Natsu matsuri Hello everyone! We have finally reached the turn around “Na” column of the Japanese alphabet. For this time of year, “Na” makes us think of, yes,  (夏) “Natsu”  or “Summer. For this installment, we have written about “Summer Festivals” that make Japan’s hot summer even hotter. Having […]

How Can I Use Toriaezu in Japanese? 日本語こちら Typical Conversation between Japanese Friends The Positive & Negative Connotations To (と): Toriaezu (とりあえず) Beer! (Tori-Bee!) Have you ever been to an izakaya? It’s a kind of casual drinking establishment in Japan that also serves food. When you go to an izakaya with friends, you might all […]

A, who is a university student, told me this story the other day: “I had an interview with a company today. My university lecturer had told me to “go dressed tekitō (適当),” so I wore jeans and a T-shirt. But I noticed that the interviewer had a really shocked look on his/her face the moment […]

Would it be strange if I said I   (“couldn’t help but study?”) “ついつい勉強してしまう” When you “couldn’t help yourself” – ついつい – tsui tsui – from doing something, it’s usually about something else. You might say that you were trying to study but couldn’t help yourself from spending time browsing the web. 勉強しようと思ったけど、ついついネットを見て時間が過ぎてしまった。 Or you might say […]

Today’s AIUEO Japanese learning blog is about Chahan – or fried rice. This blog will teach you how vocabulary and in the process – how to make delicious egg fried rice.

Japanese Version Hello everyone! My A-I-U-E-O blog will be focusing on Ta this week. I hope that you enjoy guessing what word will come next!And today’s theme, well, if it’s “ta” then… the word is鯛焼き- たいやき – “taiyaki!”(All those folks who guessed that this would be the word for “ta” are amazing! LOL). What is Taiyaki? 鯛焼き […]