Entries in the 'Misc' Category

Learn to Use “-te hoshii” to Make a Request in Japanese

te hoshii in JapaneseSometimes you might want someone to do something but may not necessary be doing it for you. It is a little different from kureru, morau and kudasai. In this case, for example, “Can you do this for me?”, this is a nice way of asking someone to do things for you. Now your boss, your teacher or maybe even your mother might sometimes say this to you, “I want you to do this”. Comparing the latter to the former, this sounds more obliging, isn’t it? But it is not rude. It has the same feelings in English, so you should get what I mean :) Let’s find out how to use it. [Read more →]

Learn How to say “Going to do something” in Japanese

You probably would want to tell a Japanese that you want to go to do something. Thats what we shall learn in today’s post. By combining the root of a verb that uses the -masu form with the ni iku に いく, you can easily express what you want to do. Example like “go to eat”, “go to drink” or “go use”…etc. Lets see how we can use such expressions. [Read more →]

Find out the Different Ways of Saying I and You in Japanese

Some of you might not be aware, in the Japanese language, there are different ways of saying I and You. Each has its own politeness level. Learn the most poilte way to the rudest way of calling people in Japanese

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How to Speak, Write, Read, Listen and Understand in Japanese

Learning the Japanese grammar, forms, vocabularies and other common expressions just by finding on the web does not help you to fully become able to S.W.R.L(Speak, Write, Read, Listen) and understand in Japanese. You have to get a hands on. [Read more →]

Why learn Japanese?

There is a growing trend in the number of people from all over the world taking the Japanese language proficiency test. By looking at the graph below, you can see the rising bar in each year. [Read more →]