Japanese Column (Beginner)

Japanese Column (Beginner)

New YouTube Short: Let’s Learn Basic Japanese Greetings!

I just uploaded a new YouTube Short where you can practice basic Japanese greetings! It’s a simple and friendly video th...
Japanese Column (Beginner)

Understanding Japanese Colors: Three Easy Patterns for Beginners

Japanese colors follow a few different grammar patterns. Some colors use い, others use いろ, and some need の. Here is an e...
Japanese Column (Beginner)

New YouTube Short: How to Say Your Country in Japanese!

I just uploaded a new YouTube Short introducing the Japanese names of 18 countries! 🌍It’s a quick and fun video where yo...
Japanese Column (Beginner)

New YouTube Short: Japanese Pitch Accent Quiz!

I just uploaded a new YouTube Short with a Japanese pitch accent quiz!In this video, you can test your listening and see...
Japanese Column (Beginner)

New YouTube Short: Let’s Learn The Japanese Pitch Accent.

I just uploaded a new YouTube Short all about Japanese pitch accent!Pitch accent is one of those things that seems small...
Japanese Column (Beginner)

New YouTube Short: Let’s Learn Japanese Long Vowels! 

I just uploaded a new YouTube Short all about long vowels in Japanese!Long vowels are simple but very important—they mak...
Japanese Column (Beginner)

New YouTube Short:Master the small “tsu” (っ)

I just uploaded a new YouTube Short all about the small “っ” (sokuon) in Japanese!This tiny character is very important—i...
Japanese Column (Beginner)

New YouTube Short: Japanese Hiragana Pronunciation

I’ve uploaded a new YouTube Short that features only the pronunciation of the 50 basic Hiragana sounds — from あ (a) to ん...
Culture & Tradition

The Three Writing Systems of Japanese: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji

If you’ve just started to learn Japanese, you may quickly notice something unusual — there are three types of writing sy...
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How to Use Kore, Sore, and Are

A quick guide to Japan’s tricky “this–that–that over there.” If you’re starting to learn Japanese, one of the first thin...