Lately I have been doing less articles about grammar and expressions and more on media reviews and other topics, but since I recently got a request from a colleague I thought I would give a treatment of the expression 何となく “nan to naku” (which can also be written in full hiragana as なんとなく). First, let’s… Read More »
I’ve decided to review the recently released series Pluto, based on the manga by Naoki Urasawa, now one of my favorite anime series.
I was brought up where celebrating Christmas for a religious reason was the norm, but now as an adult it’s safe to say my feelings for Christmas are quite different than when I was a child. I celebrate it for different reasons, and am more aware that some parts of the world don’t think of… Read More »
As part of my continuing education in Japanese I’m always on the lookout for good content in Japanese that is interesting, educational, or both. While watching videos is fun, in terms of budgeting my time I find I have many more opportunities to experience content going on a walk or driving, so I tend to… Read More »
In this episode of my podcast for learning basic Japanese grammar, I go over the “ne” particle and a few expressions for saying goodbye.
In this episode of my podcast for learning basic Japanese grammar, I go over the “ne” particle and a few expressions for saying goodbye.
I’m happy to announce the 6th book of my series on Japanese classic fairy tales, written by Mimei Ogawa. Each story is published both in English-only and parallel English/Japanese versions.
In this episode of my podcast for learning basic Japanese grammar, I introduce the “te” form and go over a few different expressions for apologizing.
In this episode of my podcast for learning basic Japanese grammar, I introduce I-adjectives, teach a few new vocabulary words, and also an expression for making a mild suggestion.
In this episode of my podcast for learning basic Japanese grammar, I go into the “mo” particle, how to use words for languages, and vocabulary for relative days (“today”, etc.).