Are you planning on traveling Japan soon, but you don’t know any Japanese?  Or are you looking to learn some Japanese common words that can help you get around in Japan? Then this blog is right up your alley, with some simple Japanese travel words as well as some transportation related phrases to help you […]

First, watch Yuka-sensei’s video above about the JLPT N4 Grammar! If you have been studying Japanese for a while now – there’s a good chance you have come across the Japanese grammar point も (mo). As we stated in this article on basic Japanese grammar, the particle も is often used to signify similarity and […]

Have you ever heard the word “oishii!” in Japanese?  It’s a common adjective found in Japanese media, like anime, comics, TV, as well as in everyday life in Japan.“Oishii” is an easy-to-use Japanese word. In other words, once you understand the meaning and how it’s used – you will be able to immediately add it […]

Time for some JLPT N2 grammar.  Today we are looking at the JLPT N2 Grammar point: ずじまい (zujimai). As the title suggests, this grammar point is on the JLPT N2 – as well as N1 – tests. It may also be a word you have not yet heard in your daily Japanese.  That’s why today […]

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Have you ever heard the Japanese phrase “そんな訳じゃない” or “そういう訳ではないんです“?  This is a very common Japanese phrase that can be used in a number of different circumstances. In this blog post, we will provide a review of the contents from the video above, and examine the JLPT N3 Grammar point: 訳じゃない／訳ではない (wake janai/wake de wa […]

Have you ever heard the phrase “による” (ni yoru) or “によって” (niyotte) in Japanese conversation?  This is a JLPT N3 Grammar unit that is a very useful way to express “according to” or “depending on”.In this blog post, we are looking at the JLPT N3 grammar point: によって. How to Use によって to Say “Depending […]

If you have been studying Japanese for a while now – you are probably familiar with から and まで.  But do you know how to use “made ni” (までに)?Unless you have watched the video – it may be difficult for you to know.  For example, do you know which of the following sentences is correct? […]

Are you looking to improve your Japanese conversations?  One of the most important aspects of conversational Japanese is 相槌 (aizuchi)/相槌を打つ (aizuchi o utsu).  But what is Aizuchi? These are conversational interjections that Japanese speakers use when speaking with one another. Aizuchi is primarily a way for the listener to communicate to the speaker that they […]

In Japanese there are several ways to say the word “Because”,  today we will focus on two of them – “No de” and “Kara” から ので How to use Kara から in Japanese to say Because In Japanese, if you would like to say because with verbs and adjectives – you can add Kara to […]