Japanese Numbers 1 to 9 | Learn Counting in Japanese
Hello dorsok! My name is Fumito Emi, Japanese language tutor. Today I explain very simple but very important topic: how to say numbers 1 to 9 in Japanese. Many students ask me, “Sensei, how to count in Japanese?” So let’s study together. What is 1 2 3 4…
How To Say Monday Tuesday In Japanese (ja nakatta desu meaning)
This lesson covers Dialogue 4 from Lesson 2 — a quick workplace exchange where Michael and Honda are checking a schedule and realise they’ve mixed up which day an appointment is on. Its a short dialogue, but it introduces three grammar points that…
Kono Sono Ano Dono in Japanese Explained – Echo Questions, Languages and Orientation Dialogue for Beginners
In this lesson we continue through Lesson 2 with Dialogue 3 — an orientation scene for new employees where Michael meets a staff member and then spots a well-known professor across the room. Its a natural, realistic slice of Japanese workplace and social…
Japanese Grammar Review: Masu forms, Hai/Iie, Wa/Mo, Chotto & Kedo (Beginner Lesson 1)
This post is the full review and drill reference for everything covered in Lesson 1 of this beginner Japanese series. If you’ve been working through the dialogues and grammar notes, this is where it all comes together — a complete grammar review…
Japanese Particle Kore Sore Are Dore For Beginners
Once you’ve got Japanese verbs down in their basic masu / masen form, the next big step is learning how to point at things and talk about them — and how to connect ideas in the same sentence. That’s exactly what this lesson covers.…
How Japanese Masu Masen Verbs Work for Beginners?
One of the biggest “aha” moments in learning Japanese is when you realise how simple and regular the basic verb structure is. Unlike English where verbs change in all kinds of unpredictable ways, Japanese verbs in their formal form follow a…
Japanese Long Vowels, Pitch Accent and Basic Verbs for Beginners (zenzen wakarimasen meaning)
千里の道も一歩から Senri no michi mo ippo kara — “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” If you’ve been learning Japanese for a little while and you notice that some words sound longer than others, or that the pitch of a word…
Itadakimasu Gochisousama English – Pronunciation, Meaning & Use
千里の道も一歩から Senri no michi mo ippo kara “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Lao Tzu If your just starting to learn Japanese, one of the first and most important things you need to know is how to greet people. Japanese…