Are you an intermediate or fluent Japanese speaker? Do you want to impress your Japanese friends with modern slang expressions in your everyday conversation? Today, we are introducing 20 of the frequently used modern Japanese slang terms that you might have heard from your Japanese friends or might have read online and in magazines. Most…

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If you spend time learning Japanese (or any other language for that matter), you will soon realize that there are some words or phrases that don’t translate well into English. Of course, there are many Japanese words that have already been adopted into English because of this, such as “karaoke,” “ninja,” and “emoji.” To my…

The Internet certainly has its own lingo. Even among the English online users, there is Internet slang that has been created that is unfamiliar to those who do not use the Internet often. The same goes for the Japanese users who have also created some slang on the web. You may have come across some…

You have all heard the phrase ‘konnichiwa’ which can be used to mean hello or good afternoon. You may want to know about other ways to say ‘hello’ or ‘hi’ in Japanese. This article will teach you 4 other words and phrases that you can use to simply greet someone. There are several options in…

Rainy has already started in Japan. jp.fotolia.com/ Do you like rain? Some of you don’t like rain because it makes you feel down. But Japanese have many beautiful words related to rain. Let’s learn these words to feel a little happier during rainy season! Japan is surrounded by beautiful nature and Japanese have a lot…

We always start with the basic greetings when we learn a foreign language. We learn how to say good morning, good afternoon, good evening, good night, goodbye. We use these words in specific situations. We say good morning in the morning, good afternoon in the afternoon and so on. But, do you say “Thank you”…

3 phrases you’ll hear everywhere in Japan When visiting Japan, you will probably bring some phrasebooks which teach you some basic Japanese phrases such as Konnichiwa(hello). However, there are many peculiar phrases that are hard to explain in another language. If you know these phrases, your trip to Japan or your Japanese studying might get…