Want to read part 1 of this series? Read it here - Japanese, The Borrower Language part 1: Where the Japanese Language Came From. The phenomenon of language borrowing is in no way unique, but it seems to stand out more … [Read more...]
Many people have heard of the Japanese creature known as the gyaru (Japanese pronunciation of "gal"). They are born as normal humans, but show their true colors around adolescence as their hair and eyes grow lighter, their … [Read more...]
You'll have to bear with me, here. I'm going to teach you how to cheat. Cheating!? Blasphemy! I learned from my mommy that cheating is bad! But let's think about cheating for a moment, here. If you're taking a test in … [Read more...]
Words words words! Tofugu has done various posts about various types of wordplay in the past, but I thought that I would contribute my own compilation of fun things that you can do with those (Japanese) sounds that make … [Read more...]
Everyone makes mistakes in life. You, me, and everybody. We all do. From everyday English/Japanese grammar mistakes to the big historical ones that cause wars (looking at you, Vl'hurgs), making mistakes is something we … [Read more...]
English loanwords in Japanese are often a source of amusement for native speakers of English learning Japanese as a second language. There’s so many of them, it seems like if you don’t know a word in Japanese, you can just … [Read more...]