When living in Japan, Kanji can be seen in many places. These various locations include traffic signs, shop signs, restaurant advertisements, etc. Let’s practice using this Kanji Worksheet. In our N3 kanji Workbook unit one, we’ll be presenting to you common kanji you will see on the street. Are you looking to pass the JLPT […]
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (あつまれ 動物の森) is one of the hottest games to hit the shelves in 2020 – And it’s making people’s self-isolation period a lot more enjoyable. Animal Crossing has quickly taken the gaming world by storm, selling out in many stores across North America. Now that most people are not in a hurry […]
Hi Everyone! Many of our students have asked us for help with finding Japanese example sentences. We would recommend the following website – https://klet.home.kg/sentence_search_new2/ This website will allow you to type in a word and find a Japanese example sentence with a native speaker pronouncing the audio. There is also a button for adding the […]
Unlike English, Japanese has multiple different ways to say the word “and” depending on its use in the sentence. For example it looks different when connecting actions, naming nouns, or listing reasons. In this article we are going to be looking at how to do the latter using 〜し〜し. In Japanese, 〜し〜し is often used […]
Speak Japanese freely with a native speaker with Coto’s Online Speaking sessions. Are you looking for a way to practice speaking Japanese online? We are excited to announce that we are now offering “speaking sessions” at https://online.cotoacademy.com Speaking sessions are a great way to practice what you are self-studying or simply to just keep your […]
The JLPT N4 has many grammar points that are extremely useful for daily conversation. In addition to studying for a test, you are also adding to your Japanese language toolbox more tools that you can use to communicate. This article covers the JLPT N4 grammar point: ~たばかり (~tabakari) ~たばかり is one of those grammar points […]
Are you learning Japanese and want to know how to express sentiments like “I wish”? In learning or speaking any language, being able to express yourself and your own wishes is important for communication. For Japanese it can be difficult because it is such an ambiguous language. If you have been studying Japanese for a […]
Many of you guys have requested a “cheat sheet” in Japanese for how to talk about COVID-19 in Japan. This includes key vocabulary you need to know to understand news updates. Below we will include a list of important Japanese Vocabulary related to COVID-19 as well as some example sentences that you might find common […]
Contents: How to use 間に Example: Verbs Example: Nouns Example: な-adjectives Continuous actions? Sometimes when speaking in Japanese to your friends or peers at work, you may want to express “during” or “while”, but aren’t quite sure how to say it. Maybe you already know the expression ながら – which also means “while” or “during” […]
Have you ever heard this phrase in a Japanese sentence before, but didn’t know what it meant: 何々っぱなし〜? Maybe you were able to catch the general meaning or implication, but you weren’t sure what 〜っぱなし(ppanashi) means? っぱなし is a JLPT N3 level Grammar point, and this article will be giving a run down of it’s […]
