Finally! Someone has come out with a strategy for learning Japanese that is easy, simple, and not all that hard. I don't know why I didn't come up with this before...oh wait, I did. Learning Japanese shouldn't be a … [Read more...]
If you take a look at the sunny days, and you happen to be able to read katakana, you'll notice that they spell out the word エロ (ero), which, if you do read katakana, you'll know notice means "erotic." Considering they … [Read more...]
!!! Hey! View the updated version of this post in our guides section: Japanese Gendered Language Learning to speak Japanese doesn't get any easier. Right when you think honorifics make sense (which will never happen), … [Read more...]
I recently had a discussion with my friend Max about the nuances of Japanese pronunciation (maybe not so recently; it was when I was back home in Hawaii). One of the more interesting things we talked about was the fact … [Read more...]
The other day I stumbled across of a list of "at the same time" grammar points in one of my Japanese text books. I'm studying for the Japanese Proficiency Test, ikkyu level, so all the Japanese I'm learning now either … [Read more...]
Surprisingly, learning Japanese really is like going up stairs in a wheelchair, possibly sans the ninja. I get so many emails of people asking me why their Japanese isn't getting any better. Here's how these emails usually … [Read more...]