When you describe the feeling of jealousy, there are two different words in English : jealousy and envy. Those words mean slightly different things...
Common / useful expressions, Vocab
Category - Vocab
I always ask my students if they want to practice casual speech, like that you would use with friends in daily life, or formal speech, like that you...
(Check out this video to learn what “akemashite” or “yoroshiku” mean in Japanese) Happy New Year! – or should I say...
Christmas is already tomorrow! クリスマスはもう明日！kurisumasu wa mou ashita! Are you looking forward to it? Japanese kids must be sugoku (super) excited. Not...
Interestingly, a lot of students get confused with つかう tsuKAU and つくる tsuKURU. During a conversation with one of my student...
Common / useful expressions, Japanese Slang, Vocab
I knew it / I’ve changed my mind /a hunch in Japanese
テレビで刑事ドラマを見てて、犯人が分かったとき、「やっぱり！」って叫んだことある？ terebi de keiji dorama wo mitete, hannin ga wakatta toki, “Yappari!” tte sakenda koto aru? Have...
During a conversation with a Japanese person. You are spaced out while she is talking. And then you are back into consciousness hearing her saying:...
In Japan most couples (not married) split the bill. The most common type is when the boyfriend pays 60-70 percents of the bill and the...
Christmas is comming soon. Everyone loves Christmas and is getting excited, especially here in the UK.However there is one problem most people face :...
Common and informal expressions + slangHow to say ~ series! You are talking to a Japanese girl in English. Apparently she’s been doing ballet...
