linguistics (Page 10)
Kanji are one of the hardest parts of leaning Japanese, but they’re easier when they have move sets related to their meanings.
Yeah, yeah, people say Japanese is a hard language to learn. But Beni shows that even a humble pooch can pick up some vocabulary.
“A little” shanking is requested, but that’s not the only weird thing about the baffling bits of Japanese flavor text.
New rules aims to close loophole that lets language school students spend as much of the year working full-time as attending class.
”This is Japan, you know?” he asks, but others want to show him the ways of the modern world.
The country was proud when “emoji” and “anime” became part of English-speakers’ vocabulary. But when the British government uses the Japanese word for “train gropers?” Not so much.
Family Mart relaxes customer service rules in recognition of clerks who aren’t native Japanese speakers, also allows dyed hair.
Why Does Engrish Happen? is back with a look at what seems to be where Sailor Moon would park her car.
Four little, and polite, words are all you need to instantly convince a pushy salesman to move along and leave you alone.
Gomen and kudasai are great for travelers and students, but if you’re going to be successful and happy working in Japan, you’ll want to know these.
Sometimes, a not-so-gentle reminder is all it takes to make sure your belongings continue to be yours.
Students rejoice and adults gripe as the government Agency for Cultural Affairs declares some writing “rules” undecided.
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