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How to learn and remember Japanese Vocabularies? Use Quizlet! 2008-04-18 14:16:01 I just happen to stumble upon this great looking site call Quizlet. Basically what this site allows you to do is not only create your own set of Japanese
vocabularies, but for other languages as well. I think its a really great way to help Japanese learn
ers to build their vocabulary power and ease [...]
How to make someone do certain things in Japanese - Causative forms 2008-04-20 04:45:44 In today’s post on Guide To Learn Japanese
, we are going to learn another Japanese form. By using causative forms or passive causative forms, you show commandment by making or letting someone do something. Causative forms are usually use by someone of a higher authority like a mother telling her son to learn music. [...] Read more:certain
, things
A Better Understanding on Japanese Particles part 1 2008-04-22 04:37:45 There are 7 particles being use in the Japanese
language. Namely (wa)は, (ga)が, (no)の,(ni)に, (de)で, (he)へ and (wo)を. Let’s get into details of each particle.
The (wa)はis use for introducing new information or use for changing topics. The (wa)は particle can even be use to emphasis certain things. But let’s get down to the basic first. [...] Read more:Understanding
Learn how to Connect and Identify the two types of Japanese Adjectives 2008-04-24 04:37:05 Describing an object using an adjective is useful but what if a certain object contains more than one property? That’s where you have to learn how to connect adjectives together. Remember there are two types
of adjectives in the Japanese
language. The -naな and the -iい adjective are being use daily in the Japanese language. [...] Read more:Connect
A Japanese Dictionary Software for your PC 2008-04-23 12:29:13 Here is a convenient piece of software for your Japanese
studies. Presenting JquickTrans
Some of their main features are:
Auto-Clipboard lookup of any format Japanese text (no need to switch away from your web browser/chat [...] Read more:Dictionary
, Software
A Better Understanding on Japanese Particles part 2 2008-04-23 04:35:52 Previously, we mention on understanding Japanese
particles part 1, where we covered the waは, gaが, noの, and niに particles. Today we will cover on the remaining particles, namely deで, heへ kaか and woを.
The “de” particle can be quite confusing with the “ni” particle. And yes of course, the famous sentences that most of you Japanese [...] Read more:Understanding
Learn how to Connect and Identify the two types of Japanese Adjectives 2008-04-24 04:37:05 Describing an object using an adjective is useful but what if a certain object contains more than one property? That’s where you have to learn how to connect adjectives together. Remember there are two types
of adjectives in the Japanese
language. The -naな and the -iい adjective are being use daily in the Japanese language. [...] Read more:Connect
A Japanese Dictionary Software for your PC 2008-04-23 12:29:13 Here is a convenient piece of software for your Japanese
studies. Presenting JquickTrans
Some of their main features are:
Auto-Clipboard lookup of any format Japanese text (no need to switch away from your web browser/chat [...] Read more:Dictionary
, Software
A Better Understanding on Japanese Particles part 2 2008-04-23 04:35:52 Previously, we mention on understanding Japanese
particles part 1, where we covered the waは, gaが, noの, and niに particles. Today we will cover on the remaining particles, namely deで, heへ kaか and woを.
The “de” particle can be quite confusing with the “ni” particle. And yes of course, the famous sentences that most of you Japanese [...] Read more:Understanding
A Better Understanding on Japanese Particles part 1 2008-04-22 04:37:45 There are 8 particles being use in the Japanese
language. Namely (wa)は, (ga)が, (no)の,(ni)に, (de)で, (he)へ (ka)か and (wo)を. Let’s get into details of each particle.
The (wa)はis use for introducing new information or use for changing topics. The (wa)は particle can even be use to emphasis certain things. But let’s get down to the basic [...] Read more:Understanding
How to make someone do certain things in Japanese - Causative forms 2008-04-20 04:45:44 In today’s post on Guide To Learn Japanese
, we are going to learn another Japanese form. By using causative forms or passive causative forms, you show commandment by making or letting someone do something. Causative forms are usually use by someone of a higher authority like a mother telling her son to learn music. [...] Read more:certain
, things
6 Ways to Improve Your Japanese Learning Ability using Quizlet 2008-04-18 15:00:38 Since the introduction to Quizlet , I’ve come up with 6 ways to improve your Japanese
learning ability.
1. If you are a total newbie on learning hiragana and katakana , start creating your own set of hiraganas first. Probably the first 10 sounds namely, あ、い、う、え、お and か、き、く、け、こ. As you become familiar, you should proceed to the [...] Read more:Improve
, Learning
How to learn and remember Japanese Vocabularies? Use Quizlet! 2008-04-18 14:16:01 I just happen to stumble upon this great looking site call Quizlet. Basically what this site allows you to do is not only create your own set of Japanese
vocabularies, but for other languages as well. I think its a really great way to help Japanese learn
ers to build their vocabulary power and ease [...]
Using passive sentences in Japanese, the -rareru form 2008-04-17 04:29:59 Let’s learn how to form passive sentences
in Japanese
. By using the -rareru form, you can prove to your friends that your Japanese grammar has improved by a huge margin So let’s take a look at some of the passive words you often use in English conversation.
I was scolded by my teacher.
せんせい に しかられた、先生 に 叱られた
sensei ni shikarareta
せんせい、先生sensei [...]
How to use “when” in Japanese or -tara form 2008-04-16 10:10:08 This form very useful and commonly use by the Japanese
. The examples below will show you how to change from the plain verb to -tara forms
たべる(to eat) becomes たべたら(when you eat)
はなす(to speak) becomes はなしたら(when you speak)
あるく(to walk) becomes あるいたら(when you walk)
およぐ(to swim) becomes およいだら(when you swim)
よぶ(to call) becomes よんだら(when you call it)
のむ(to drink) becomes のんだら(when [...]
Learn How to Use Giving and Receiving Statements in Japanese 2008-04-25 13:10:48 Today we shall learn on how to use receiving and giving statements in Japanese
. The grammar that you will learn today is very useful because you will be able to express yourself better when you want to tell or request a Japanese person for something.
The three verbs that you will learn today are kureruくれる, morauもらう [...] Read more:Giving
Using kureru, morau and ageru in a More Complicating Japanese Sentence 2008-04-29 13:15:01 When you want to explain to someone that you received or given something in Japanese
, the sentences starts to get a little more complicating. There is a difference in usage between kureru and morau. Let’s take a look at some examples
Using kureru くれる
この テレビ は いつ かった の? - When did you bought this tv?
kono terebi wa itsu katta no?
いいえ、ともだち が [...] Read more:Sentence
Learn How to Use -tekuru and -teiku to Show Verb Motion in Japanese 2008-05-02 08:24:09 Does anyone knows the meaning of いってきます ittekimasu? Those who often watch Japanese
dramas or animes probably heard it many times. The word itte いってmeans to go, which of course we have learnt it from the previous posts. And why is there a きます kimasu attached after it? So does it means to “to [...] Read more:Motion
Find out the Different Ways of Saying I and You in Japanese 2008-05-04 04:10:25 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
Different Ways of saying “I” in Japanese
わたくし、私 - This is the most polite way of saying [...]
Learn How to Express Recommendation or Suggestion in Japanese 2008-05-03 10:15:59 Another useful expression in Japanese
is the -ta hou ga ii -た ほう が いい which means “better to do…something”. It is use when you want to recommend or suggest to someone to do something. Verbs needs to be change into the -ta form first before adding the hou ga ii ほう が いい behind. Lets find out more
We previously [...] Read more:Express
, Recommendation
, Suggestion
Learn to Use the -naru Verb with an Adjective or Noun to Express Changes in an Object 2008-05-05 04:22:17 Here is another useful verb that everyone should learn, the naru なる verb which means “to change”. Find out how you can use this useful verb together with the naな and iい adjectives to express changes in something in Japanese. This is commonly use in conversational Japanese langauge.
Lets start off with the iい adjective.
Here are 3 [...] Read more:Express
, Object
Learn How to say “Going to do something” in Japanese 2008-05-06 09:41:44 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”, [...] Read more:Going
Lean How to Change Adjectives and -tai Form Into a -ba and -tara Form 2008-05-10 01:38:45 Previously we learn how to change verbs into a -ba form, but was not fully covered. In today’s post, we shall learn how to change adjectives and -taiたい form into the -baば or -taraたら form. By changing adjectives and -taiたい form into the -ba or -taraたらform, you can make an assumption of a statement. First, [...] Read more:Change
Learn How to Express Obligation in Japanese - Must Do or Must Not Do 2008-05-14 02:11:24 In English, whenever we have an obligation, we usually tell someone that we must do something, . That’s an easy way to say it like example “I must go now”. Short, direct and easy to understand. But in Japanese
, it takes a different approach. More like turning the tables around instead. Let’s find out.
Learn how [...] Read more:Express
Learn How to use “tokoro” with Verbs to Show Time Action in Japanese 2008-05-13 04:51:08 More useful Japanese
grammars in today’s post! Sometimes you just want to tell someone what you are doing in a particular time action. For example like “I’m in the middle of eating” or “I just finished eating” or “I’m about to eat”. Knowing this Japanese grammar allow you to inform people exactly what you are [...] Read more:Verbs
, Action
How to Speak, Write, Read, Listen and Understand in Japanese 2008-04-12 04:46:20 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. In order to S.W.R.L and understand in Japanese, get started learning with hiragana and katakana [...] Read more:Understand
Using “yori” and “no hou ga” to make Comparison in Japanese 2008-05-15 02:14:17 Oh yes! Another useful grammar word for your daily dosage of Japanese
learning. You will learn how to make comparison in Japanese. Very useful and commonly use. “Yori” より is the equivalent to the English word “than”. And “no hou ga” のほうが is equivalent to the English phrase “is much more”. Let’s get to the [...]