Japanese Language Archive

Best Japanese language websites

Yumi | April 30, 2015

There are tons of excellent Japanese language websites that offer free resources for you to learn Japanese. You should definitely check it out some of them and you

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Useful websites for your Japanese language study

Yumi | April 30, 2015

Yumi’s Japanese Language Package here These websites would be very useful for your Japanese study! Charles Kelly’s Online Japanese Language Study Materials This website offers quiz, puzzels, slang

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Is it harder for adults?

Yumi | December 14, 2014

Learning Japanese- Is it really harder for adults? One of the biggest myths I hear is that it’s easier for children to learn a new language than adults

Japanese Language

Introduction

Yumi | April 9, 2014

Lesson 2-How to introduce yourself In this lesson, we are going to learn how to introduce yourself in Japanese. Watashi- I, me, myself (Informal/Formal) わたし Anata-You (used by

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Characteristics and Benefits of the JLPT

Yumi | November 21, 2013

The JLPT places importance not only on knowledge of Japanese-language vocabulary and grammar but also on the ability to use the knowledge in actual communication. In order to

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JLPT In the United States

Yumi | November 21, 2013

As of 2013, the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) is in charge of administering the JLPT and handling all inquiries related to the test. Please visit

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How hard is it really to learn Nihongo

Yumi | November 19, 2013

My students ask me this all the time..”How hard is it really to learn Japanese?” Thought of trying out a second language can be a little overwhelming. But

Fashion and Trend

Woman spends 100K to become a doll

Yumi | October 18, 2013

I wrote an article about a Japanese woman who has spent over 100K USD (now it is more like 200K USD) to make herself look like a french

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How English sounds like to non-English Speakers

Yumi | October 17, 2013

This is crazy. My friend shared this YouTube video on facebook so I was checking this out and couldn’t understand a word they are saying..I thought for a

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アルバイト探し (Looking for a part-time job) Dialogue 1: John calls the restaurant little Asia 店長：はい。「リトルアジア」です。ジョン：私、ジョンワンと申します。アルバイト募集の広告を見たんですが。店長：そうですか。じゃあ、会って、話しましょうか。今日店に来られますか。ジョン：今日はちょっと行けないんですが、明日なら行けると思います。店長：そうですか。今日はだめですか。じゃあ、あしたの一時ごろはどうですか。ジョン：一時ですね。わかりました。 Translation for Dialogue 1: Manager: Yes, this is