Help save the environment by learning this key phrase for how to politely refuse plastic bags at the store.

Looking to order takeout in Japan? In Japan, many chain restaurants offer a takeout option on their menu. When almost everyone’s busy working, ordering takeout can be pretty convenient for the vast majority who’d like to grab a quick meal. Still, ordering takeout in a foreign language can be intimidating, but with a few key […]

Japan is full of many great shopping options. In this article let’s learn how to make a purchase at a clothing store in Japan.

So far we’ve learned a few simple phrases on how to ask for an item and how to ask for a price of an item. In this article we’re learn how to ask a question about a product. Once you know the key sentence below, you’ll be able to ask for smaller or bigger size […]

How to ask how much something costs in Japanese will greatly help you with your shopping experience in Japan.

Shopping in Japan can be a daunting experience for new language learners. Even if you can read basic hiragana or katakana the different font styles and designs can make reading labels confusing.

In Japan, streets are not named but have numbers – with the exception of the main roads. Thus, finding your way around the cities can be challenging.

We are continuing our Essential Japanese series with directions in Japanese. Very similar to English, Japanese language has interrogative words and they’re easy to remember. Even with a limited vocabulary, you have different ways to ask “Where is” in Japanese. Let’s learn this short key-sentence and asking the location of things will be very easy! […]

Asking for directions in Japanese is very easy and a good way to meet the locals. Follow our handy vocabulary guide to learning how to ask if a place is nearby.

When speaking about family in Japanese, you will not use the same words whether your speaking about your loved ones or about another person’s family members.