5. no – の の Can be used to express possession of an object – the following sentences show that it is an easy sentence pattern to learn and remember. [Posession] watashi no kuruma – My car. 私の車 tomodachi no hon – My friend’s book. 友達の本 の Can also be used to express affiliation to […]
日本語はこちらから In the “E” edition of the “A I U E O” blog, we would like to introduce a Japanese saying. Have you ever heard of the saying “縁の下の力持ち En-no-shita-no-chikara-mochi?” Example) A: “What do I do? I’m a wedding planner. I run around doing behind-the-scenes work at weddings. It’s a dull job but it’s also a hard job.” […]
If you would like to learn to speak Japanese like a native – there are several things you need. Listening Practice An Opportunity to Speak with Natives and get their Feedback Listening Practice In order to speak Japanese like a native – you will need thousands of hours of listening practice. Is all listening practice […]
This is an older post – to see our upcoming monthly events – click here Monthly Events at Coto Every month we hold cultural and social events for our students and their friends to discover more about Japanese culture, meet new friends and practice Japanese. We are looking forward to seeing you there! Events List […]
How to say Lucky in Japanese – 運(うん）がいい - あいうえおブログ「う」 日本語はこちら Feeling Lucky…? The Mysterious Man with a Chestnut A Matter of your own Abilities? Feeling Lucky…? Has anyone found themselves thinking “I’m lucky!” lately? In Japanese, the word “luck/lucky” can be any of the following: “運（うん）がいい”: Read “Un ga ii”. “Un” refers to “Luck” […]
日本語はこちら！ “i” → “imadoki” (Conversation between two colleagues at work) A: Looks like our casual, Yamada, is going to be off today. B: What? When did he/she call you? A: He/she didn’t call. He/she used LINE. B: What? LINE? Unbelievable. A: It seems that all university students are like that these days. B: Really? Do […]
Memrise MindSnacks Kanji no Owari There are many applications out there to learn Japanese – this guide is a list of the top / best Japanese Flashcard Apps that our students use. Memrise – FREE Memrise is a very beautiful flashcard application that has a user-friendly interface and some seriously great technology on its backend. […]
We are happy to introduce our 2nd location, Coto Japanese Club – Azabu Juban! We are so excited to be welcoming students and friends past, present and future to our shiny new Coto Japanese Club in the heart of Azabu-juban in Minato-ku. We would love you to pop in during our Open House on 9 February 10:00- […]
日本語はこちらから Hello, everyone! This will be the first in a series of blogs we will call “AIUEO” IntroductionWhy choose Arigatou?Origins of ArigatouQuiz Time! Introduction Here at Coto and our staff and teachers will be writing blogs about the Japanese language and Japanese culture in the coming weeks. The reason why our blog is […]
Basic Japanese Grammar: Using Particles Creating longer sentences in Japanese typically involves inserting different kinds of information in between the subject and predicate. To do this requires an understanding of basic Japanese grammar, which is why grammatical units known as “particles” help simplify this process. Japanese particles are similar to English prepositions, words like “in” and […]
