This page compiles past blog posts which compared 2 or more similar expressions, explaining the difference between/among them.
- XXX vs YYY
青い vs 青の
![0617 青い_青の answer 0617 青い_青の answer](https://www.easyjapanesee.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/0617-青い_青の-answer-300x300.png)
This post explains when 青い (adjective) and 青の (noun + の) are interchangeable or not. The s...
そして vs それから vs それで
![201215 そして、それから、それで 201215 そして、それから、それで](https://www.easyjapanesee.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/201215-そして、それから、それで-300x300.png)
そして, それから and それで all can be used at the beginning of a sentence and can mean "a...
かえるときでんわしてね vs かえったときでんわしてね
![tukin tukin](https://www.easyjapanesee.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/tukin-300x300.gif)
~とき is used like the English "when ~" but depending on what comes before とき, the nuance ...
“何 (What)” – “なに” vs “なん”
![230209 何人 230209 何人](https://www.easyjapanesee.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/230209-何人-300x300.png)
何 meaning "what?" is sometimes pronounced なに and なん at other times. This post explains whe...
~まで vs ~までに
![1223 まで_までに 1223 まで_までに](https://www.easyjapanesee.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1223-まで_までに-300x300.png)
~まで and ~までに are both used with a time phrase and they look almost the same. However, ...
しりません vs しっていません
![230127 しりません 230127 しりません](https://www.easyjapanesee.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/230127-しりません-300x300.png)
The English verb "to know" is usually translated as しっています in Japanese but the opposite,...
うれしい vs たのしい
![うれしい vs たのしい うれしい vs たのしい](https://www.easyjapanesee.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/0729-うれしいたのしい-300x300.png)
うれしい and たのしい can be used to describe a "happy" feeling, but they are not always int...
~くなる vs ~になる
![200713 あかくなる 200713 あかくなる](https://www.easyjapanesee.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/200713-あかくなる-300x300.png)
なります is the most common word that describes a change from one state to another. Depending on...
ふとい/ふとる/ふとっている/ふとくなる
![210719-太る太い2 210719-太る太い2](https://www.easyjapanesee.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/210719-太る太い2-300x300.png)
Today's topic is difference betweenふとい and ふとる. If you understand this difference, you w...
~がたい vs ~づらい vs ~にくい
![210618 にくい、がたい、づらい 210618 にくい、がたい、づらい](https://www.easyjapanesee.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/210618-にくい、がたい、づらい-300x300.png)
~がたい、~づらい、~にくい are all usually translated as "difficult to ~" or "hard...
~あいだ vs ~あいだに
![210104 間と間に 210104 間と間に](https://www.easyjapanesee.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/210104-間と間に-300x300.png)
~あいだ can be used like a English conjunction "while" but adding に afterwards or not changes...