Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 6: the ‘de’ particle)
In the 6th episode of my podcast about Japanese grammar, I talk about the “de” and “ga” particles, introduce a new question word, and a useful everyday phrase for making a request.
Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 5: the negative verb tense)
In this 5th episode of my new podcast for beginning Japanese, a talk about the negative verb tense, another usage of the “wa” particle, and a useful daily expression.
Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 4: existence verbs, “ga” and “ni” particles, etc.)
In episode 4 of my new podcast for Japanese beginners, I discuss the two verbs of existence, as well as the particles “ni” and “ga”.
Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 3: 1st person pronouns, the “yo” particle, an everyday greeting…)
In the 3rd episode of my new Podcast about learning Japanese, I touch on the following topics: Introduction to first person pronouns Using the particle “yo” Vocabulary words related to drinks or drinking (“coffee”, etc.) Using people’s names in a sentence. A common greeting You can also hear this episode on Spotify here (along with… Read More »
“Japanese grammar and more!” Episode 2
I’ve released the second episode of my new podcast, “Japanese grammar and more!”. This time I’ll be going over basic word order, nouns and verbs, dictionary tense, and a basic introduction to particles.
A new podcast about learning Japanese: “Grammar and more!” (Episode 1)
This is the first episode of a new podcast I am starting about Japanese grammar basics, targeted at beginning students (but also helpful for intermediate students).
Review: Sakuraco snack box (reprise)
This is a review of my second box of goodies from Sakuraco, containing sweet treats and other delicious things from Japan.
Japanese Calligraphy: The Resurrection of a Brush
These days calligraphy has been taking a big chunk of my hobby time, and I feel like I have been gradually improving. However, the other day something strange happened to one of my brushes, and after much research and experimentation I finally managed to solve the issue, so I wanted to talk about this for… Read More »
Japanese educational book: 筆ペン練習帳 (Calligraphy pen practice notebook) by 鈴木 曉昇 (Gyoushou Suzuki)
On a recent trip to Hawaii I stopped by a BOOKOFF store that had an excellent selection of used books, and I wanted to write a review about one of the books I ended up purchasing there. It’s called 筆ペン練習帳 (fudepen renshuuchou) and is written by 鈴木 曉昇 (Gyoushou Suzuki). You can roughly translate the… Read More »
Japanese bilingual reader book release: “Kantan! Read Japanese stories like a native (Volume 2)”
I’m proud to announce the second book in my new series of Japanese bilingual readers, showcasing “The Bowels of the City”, a historically relevant experimental work by modernist author Riichi Yokomitsu (横光利一).