Today we're going to learn how to say "no!". While many may already know the simple "iie" as the translation of "no", there's often circumstances when simply saying "no" will not suffice. So while we …
As we're all learning Japanese, we're bound to encounter many situations where we just won't understand a word, a phrase or even complete sentences. Even for those fluent in Japanese, there are numero…
Let's say you travel to Japan and make new Japanese friends. I'm sure they will be really curious about where you're from, and what it's like there. In this lesson, Erin talks about how to introduce y…
While learning a new language can be a difficult and painstaking process, there are often an abundance of fun new words to learn! Japanese is no exception as it uses very expressive and amusing onomat…
With the changing of seasons comes the changing of one's wardrobe! To help demonstrate this change of clothing, we're going to play dress up with our very own kisekae ningyou (paper doll)! While the J…
Summer break's over and now we're back in school again! So why not learn some Japanese words and phrases related to school? Although it might not be the most interesting lesson for everyone, a lot of …
I love to cook, but before I can cook I always need to stop and shop at the supermarket! While some food in Japan takes on a similar name to its American counterpart (hamburger - hanbaaga), the majori…
Now that the summer is all but gone and everyone's heading back to school,
여름이 거의 가고 모두가 학교로 돌아가니까
here's a lesson to reminisce about those summer days spent at the beach!
해변에서 보낸 여름 시간…
Movies -
Eiga
えいが/
映画
에이가
영화
Theater/cinema -
Eigakan
えいがかん/
映画館
에이가칸
영화관, 극장
Film festival -
Eigasai
えいがさい/
映画祭
에이가사이
영화제, 영화 축제
Tickets -
Kanshouken/…
(To bend one's belly button)
To be upset -
Heso o mageru
へそをまげる/臍を曲げる
헤소오 마게루
토라지다. 삐지다. 마음이 상하다, 화나다
(직역: 배꼽을 구부르다, 배꼽을 휘다)
(To cloud one's tea)
To do something halfhearte…