“Hai. Hai. Ah Sou!” Whether studying Japanese or not, most people (especially B-class ninja movie buffs) are familiar at very least with these common mockeries of the Japanese language. Although overstated to the point of … [Read more...]
A lot of people misunderstand Japan and think that it's this place where everybody acts the same, does the same things, and all speak the language. While Japan is no India (which has over 20 recognized languages), … [Read more...]
One of the weirdest things about Japanese is that nobody really knows where it comes from. The languages spoken in Japan aren't related to any other language on earth. Obviously the written language (i.e. kanji) pulls a … [Read more...]
For the longest time I've run across all kinds of Japanese idioms that follow the same sort of pattern, not even realizing that they were an actual "thing." They'd be like this: Four kanji. Meanings of the individual … [Read more...]
It's no secret that Japan and Hawaii have a special relationship. There are a ton of people with Japanese ancestry living in Hawaii, it's common vacation destination for many Japanese (my Japanese relatives took their … [Read more...]
To me, one of the more interesting things about learning Japanese is when people say that they start to dream or think in Japanese. That's amazing because not only does it mean that those people are completely engrossed … [Read more...]