Last week we have learned “のようだ”. I hope you can use it smoothly already. Today, I will introduce “…がほしい” to express your wish. Let’s have a look at the following example. 私は日本人の友達がほしいです。(I want to have a Japanese friend.) As shown above, “ほしい” means “I want to do something.” “I hope…”. However, it is […]
Last week we have seen the basic meaning of “のようだ” and the method of its usage. However, it is rare quite difficult for Japanese learners at the beginner level to come up with this phrase when necessary. Today, I will give you some hint to get your journey of using “のようだ” started. Scenario 1: […]
We are planning to do a KARUTA culture class on the 29th of April. This culture class is for all levels. We will learn how to play KARUTA (Japanese card game). It is going to be fun, please join! We will need to charge $7 for Awesome Japanese students to cover materials and other costs. […]
Have you ever been thinking about how to give your opinion while not hurting people’s feeling? Today’s one point class is one of the solutions. “のようだ” can be used when you want to express “I guess/suppose… …”, especially when the situation cannot be concluded clearly. On the other hand, though you are sure about the […]
Last week we have learned the difference between “~から” and “~ので”. This week I will show you advanced usage of these phrases especially “~ので”. First of all, let’s review the lesson of last week. 1. 聞こえないから、マイクを使っていただけませんか? 2. 聞こえないので、マイクを使っていただけませんか? Both of them means “Could you use the microphone because I can’t hear you?”. We should use […]
From the textbooks of Japanese such as みんなの日本語, you will see the meaning of “~から” and “~ので” (because, because of, due to, etc.) are indicated as same with each other. However, there is subtle difference between them if you don’t pay close attention on them. Let’s look at the following example. A: どうしたんですか？ ずっと待ってたんだけど。(What […]
How to use “〜ておく”? You can use it to express “do something in advance”. Who + が + verb + ておく ドライブに行く前に、ガソリンを入れておく。 I will fill gasoline in the car before we go to drive. 友達が来るので、花を飾っておきます。 I’ll decorate the flowers before my friends come because my friends are gonna be here. “Leave it […]
Toasting (乾杯) is a normal etiquette when people have formal dinner. However, what should those who do not drink alcohol do? Please try to guess which one of the following is the best way to refuse decently. 水が入っているグラスで乾杯 (Let me toast with a cup of water.) カラのグラスで乾杯 (Let me toast with an empty glass) 飲まないけれど、グラスにお酒を入れて乾杯 (Though I […]
Hello, everyone. It’s one point lesson time! Today, I’m going to show you a quite interesting phenomenon of Japanese. It’s the words without “ら”. If you have learned a little Japanese, you should have been taught the word transformation of expressing “be able to do something”. It’s basically turning …ます into …られる. For example, […]
We are organizing a Kids group class for ages 4 and 5 Saturdays 11:00-11:45 which will start in a couple of weeks. If you are still interested in your child attending Japanese classes, please let us know as soon as possible! Here is the term schedule below: New Kids group Lesson: Time (11:00-11:45) Saturday: Fee ($200) Week […]