Changing a statement into a question in Japanese is easy because only thing you have to do is adding か…
美
Today’s #kanji is #美, which is listed under #ひつじ（羊）. It is apparently a compound ideograph and its original meaning was…
コマーシャル
I haven’t written about Katakana words for a while but what our prime minister, Mr Suga, said the other day…
寄
Today’s #kanji is #寄, which is made of its semantic element of #うかんむり（宀）and phonetic element of 奇. 奇 apparently has…
難
Today’s #kanji is #難, which is listed under its semantic element of #ふるとり（隹）. The other side is the phonetic element…
観
Today’s #kanji is #観, which is a modern version of 觀. It is made of its semantic element of 見…
～ましょう、ましょうか、ませんか
You learned about ～ます、ました、ません、ませんでした endings. If you add か after those endings, the sentence becomes a question. So あさごはんasagohanをwo たべますtabemasuかka means…
～ます、ました、ません、ませんでした
You learned a number of verbs in this module. Have you noticed that all these verbs ended in ～ます? The…
Making 3-and-half part sentences using verbs
This posts explains how to use coming and going verbs like いきます and きます, etc. It takes に instead of を in front of them.
Adjectives for Describing People
This page has a list of many adjectives that can be used to describe people as well as words to refer to your own family members.
Thank you
This post explains various ways of saying “thank you! in Japanese. If you can say “thank you” in the local language, you will get by very well in Japan.
Hello and Good Bye
The English word Hello is very convenient because you can use it at any time of the day but unfortunately…
Making 3-part sentences using verbs
Let’s learn basic verbs and start making simple sentences. Watch this video and the following verbs all can be used…
等
Today’s #kanji is #等 which is made of its semantic element of #たけかんむり（竹）and phonetic element of 寺 although 等 and 寺 don’t share a sound.
～は…です。
[A]は[B]です is one of the most basic sentence, meaning [A]=[B]. This post explains how to use the pattern together with possible words you can use in this pattern
I want ～
This post explains how to say “I want …” in Japanese. As is in English, this expression is rather direct and mature people should avoid using it.
likes and dislikes in Japanese
This post explains how to say “I like…” and “I don’t like.” You need to pay attention to the particle が which is a marker for the target of desire.
～といっても
Today’s Question Which would be the best ending?料理りょうりができるといっても、a. てんぷらが作つくれます。b. てんぷらが作つくれません。c. てんぷらを作つくります。d. てんぷらを作つくりません。 Today’s Grammar Point: ～といっても [plain clause] + といっても…
掛
Today’s #kanji is #掛, which is made of its semantic element of #てへん（扌） and phonetic element of 卦. In the…
Particles for places
Today’s Question この道みち＿＿まっすぐ行いってください。 a. に b. を c. は d. で Intended meaning of the question sentence Go straight along this…
