Learning Japanese from reading and listening When learning the Japanese language, or any language for that matter, reading and listening is indispensable. There are many recommended methods of doing this, and here in this blog, veteran Japanese language teacher, Itaya sensei explains how best to do some in her opinion. Read this blog (preferably out loud) and listen to Itaya sensei read the Japa...
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The Japanese language or Nihongo, is a complex language with 3 writing methods (hiragana, katakana and kanji) as well as idioms, proverbs, and local dialects, and linguistic idiocynracies. The Japanese teacher blogs in this blog category goes into some of these aspects in detail.
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Learning Japanese from reading and listening When learning the Japanese language, or any language for that matter, reading and listening is indispensable. There are many recommended methods of doing this, and here in this blog, veteran Japanese language teacher, Itaya sensei explains how best to do some in her opinion. Read this blog (preferably out loud) and listen to Itaya sensei read the Japa...
Japanese Enkai Etiquette Japanese office workers and friends often have drinking parties at Izakaya or Japanese pubs. These are a great way to get to know people in Japan in an informal setting, and also enjoy some Japanese cuisine. But even though these are informal gatherings, there are some rules of etiquette that should be followed and these can trip up a first-timer , whether they are peopl...
Japanese proverbs or Kotowaza Japanese proverbs or kotowaza are often expressed in short form within 4 Kanji characters (or yojijukugo) or 5 Kanji characters. These can sometimes be further shortened to just two characters when the other person understands the meaning or context, thus making them a profound and succinct method of expression in spoken Japanese. JOI teacher, Chiharu Takase introd...
Japanese word games One good way to learn Japanese pronunciation is practising Japanese word games. One of these are Tongue Twisters which are a great way to practice vocabulary as well. Below is a blog which is about a child's game which is similar to tongue twisters but has a quirky psychological twist to it. It's fun ! Yokozuka sensei, one of the Japanese teachers at JOI online school explai...
Japanese proverbs There are many proverbs (or Kotowaza or Kanyoku) in the Japanese language. Some are based on 4 character Kanji, and some are idiomatic phrases. They are an interesting area of Japanese vocabulary and grammar learning. Many Japanese manga and literature make use of these phrases and there is a certain art to quoting pertinent proverbs to illustrate a point in a conversation. If ...