Today we will continue with adjective conjugation specifically “noun” adjectives as in the last lesson we learned “i” い adjectives. Here are some “Noun” adjectives: Kirei きれい (Pretty remember this is a exception…

In this lesson I will introduce adjective conjugation. This does not exist in English in they way it does in Japanese. It is very important that your learn this, as…

カラオケ Karaoke is one of the most popular pass times in Japan. It is also very popular outside of Japan. The word Karaoke is made up of two words. The word “Kara” meaning…

In this lesson we will learn the object particle “o” を. When used in writing the hiragana used for this particle is “wo” を. An easy verb to lean that uses this particle is…

アイヌ Ainu are the indigenous peoples that live on the northern island of Japan, Hokkaido. They are ethnically and culturally different from the main Japanese population.  In fact the Ainu people are very…

In this lesson we will lean two basic verbs, the verb “to go” and the verb ” to come” To go - Dictionary form  “iku” いく polite form “ikimasu” いきます. to come- Dictionary form “kuru” くる polite…

花見 April is the time for Hanami! Hanami is when the Japanese People go out to enjoy Sakura! Sakura are Japanese Cherry blossoms. When they bloom they don’t last very long, so…

In this lesson we will learn position words using “arimasu” あります and “imasu” います. Here are some position words: ue うえ (on) , shita した (under), soba そば (beside), mukou むこう(opposite side), ushiro うしろ (behind). When using these position words the particle “ni” に is added to after the position word…

In this lesson we will lean the verb “imasu” います which is the verb to be for living things. DO NOT use this verb with non-living things. The verb learned in Lesson 3 “arimasu”…

電車 Taking the train in Japan is something that you will do many times if you come to Japan. The Japanese word for train is densha. Trains can be found all around…