Daily Japanese in 15 minutes | Lesson 2

In lesson 2 you will learn some Japanese words which are useful while moving around in Japan. At the Airport KUUKOO – airport (pron. KOO-CO) KOKUSAI – international (KU is short) KOKUNAI – domestic (KU is short) HIKOOKI – airplane (pron. HE-CO-KI) PASUPOOTO – passport (pron. pas’-po-toe) BIZA – visa BOODINGU PASU – boarding pass […]

Daily Japanese in 15 minutes | Lesson 1

This lesson is for busy people who are traveling to Japan for business or leisure. Not many Japanese people speak English, hence you might face a situation which would require you to know some basic Japanese words and phrases. This quick Japanese language lesson will help you to learn Japanese on the go. Devote fifteen […]

Introduce yourself in Japanese – Nihongo de Jikoshōkai shimashō

Hi everyone! In this lesson, you will learn how to introduce yourself in simple and easy Japanese. Don’t worry if you cannot speak Japanese at all; the following sentences will teach you basic Japanese.   Hi – kon’nichiwa こんにちは。 Nice to meet you (meeting for the first time)– hajimemashite はじめまして。 I am Sakuramani (your name) – […]

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 […]