The annual International Language Fest at Bangalore University, took place on 1st February 2015, at the Jnana Jyothi Auditorium. With seven foreign language departments of the university taking part in various cultural events, the fest was worth a visit. Its been a long time that I participate in any event and this was my CHANCE! […]
Japanese
The Four Seasons of Japan – 日本四季
Spring which starts in March and stays till May is a very busy period in Japan. It is also the season when the most beautiful festival – Hanami is celebrated. The Sakura trees (or the cherry blossoms) all over Japan come into bloom for between seven to ten days. People hold outdoor parties to view […]
Japanese Alphabets- Katakana Charts
Katakana is the Japanese script which is used to write loanwords. These words are not of Japanese origin or in other words, a Japanese term does not exist for them. Katakana consists of 5 vowels (ア、イ、ウ、エ、オ); 40 consonants and（ヲ) a katakana of the particle を(in hiragana), but it is almost never used. The consonants are […]
Japanese Alphabets- Hiragana Charts
Hiragana is a Japanese script, which is used to write words that cannot be written in kanji. These can also appear as okurigana, words which have a kanji in the beginning but ends in hiragana (食べるtaberu to eat). In hiragana script, there are 5 vowels (あ、い、う、え、お), 40 consonants and 1 particle (を). Hiragana consonants are […]