Experience Japan at its Best!
A cram school aims to provide additional training to students outside of normal school hours. There are cram school equivalents in most countries, but nowhere do they play such a fundamental role in education as in Japan. But why should that be the case? [Continue Reading…]
The ambiguity in languages is never more prominent in the Japanese language. One overused word is daijobu. The word daijobu literally means okay or fine in English but used for different meanings. To save you from the confusion, here are 10 proper ways to use the term in day to day Japanese conversation. [Continue Reading…]
There’s no literal translation of “Oh my God!” in Japanese, but there are many ways to express similar senses of meaning, and without sounding stupid or blasphemous (common criticisms of people who say “Oh my God!” a lot). [Continue Reading…]
Apart from the standard Japanese that foreigners learn, every region of Japan has its own unique dialect (ben). However, Kyoto people don’t like their language to be seen as a provincial dialect as it derives from a time when Kyoto was the imperial capital and, therefore, was once the standard. So I will [Continue Reading…]
Kumamoto Japanese dialect is spoken in areas of the Kumamoto prefecture in western Kyushu. To a foreigner just learning or in the intermediate course of learning the standard Japanese language, the Kumamoto Japanese dialect may seem strange and rather funny but once you learn some cute and funny words and phrases [Continue Reading…]
Tohoku Japanese dialect is one of Japan’s crudest and oldest dialects. Some people consider Tohoku as a Redneck’s dialect. It links the many rural areas between Tokyo and Hokkaido. Modern Japanese find the dialect funny and weird but it is still part of the regional culture of Japan. [Continue Reading…]
10 ways to say I miss you in Japanese
7 Extremely Addictive Japanese Cheesecake
11 Useful Formal Phrases to Say Thank You in Japanese!
Say Oishii! 7 Different Ways to Say Delicious in Japanese!
10 ways to make Japanese guys fall in love
8 Ways To Win a Japanese Girl’s Heart (Japanese Perspective)
6 Reasons why Japanese Men Are NOT Attractive!
Ohayo, Konnichiwa, Konbanwa! 8 tricks to greet like a native
8 Hairstyles to Look Like a Japanese Girl!
10 Moments Japanese Girls Expect Kissing (by a Japanese girl)
