Dating is already a tricky situation to navigate, but trying to find your soulmate using a language that you aren’t native in can be even tougher. If you’re thinking of …
Japanese Listening Practice: Resources You Can Use
In July, 2015, a friend invited me over to watch the movie Densha Otoko. My first year in Japan was winding down to a close, and what a year it …
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Where to Find Helpful Content in Japanese for Beginners
Languages are not learned for the sheer sake of accumulating a stack of vocabulary words or conquered grammatical ideas, they’re learned to be lived and breathed. Everybody studying Japanese …
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If you’ve ever wondered how hard Japanese is to learn, well I’ve got news for you…you probably know a bunch of Japanese words already! Thanks in part to Japan’s …
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Understanding Japanese Adjective Conjugation
In language, there are ways to express things very simply and ways to express things in a more nuanced way. When expressing ideas and opinions, it becomes important to …
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Learn Japanese from the Characters of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Learn Japanese by Watching JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure If you’ve done even a little research into how long it takes to learn Japanese then you know it’s going to take a …
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When learning a new language and meeting new people, one of the most common topics you will encounter will undoubtedly be about your family. Who do you live with? …
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How Long Does it Take to Learn Japanese?
こんにちは！My name is Sami; I was born in the United States and had never left until, about four and a half years ago, I went to Japan to spend my …
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Get to Know Japanese Adverbs in 5 minutes
Adverbs are words that tell more about the verb of a sentence: when, where or in what way it was done. Thankfully, Japanese adverbs are really easy to use: they …
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The 4 Best Anime For Beginners Learning Japanese
Learning Japanese certainly has its perks. For starters, once you’ve decided to learn Japanese, you’ll have access to one of the fastest growing niches in the entertainment industry, anime. Not …
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