Hello, Japanese 2 students at Smile Nihongo Academy! Please leave questions in the comment area below about anything that is related to the Japanese course content. Which lesson do you have difficulty understanding or need an extra help? Specifying the lesson helps me assist you better. Leave Your Japanese Questions Below in the Comment Area […]
Japanese Questions – Japanese 1 (Basic Japanese for Beginners 1)
Hello, Japanese 1 students at Smile Nihongo Academy! Please leave questions in the comment area below about anything that is related to the course content. Which lesson do you have difficulty understanding or need an extra help? Specifying the lesson helps me assist you better. Leave Your Japanese Questions Below in the Comment Area If the […]
Japanese Questions – Starter Course
Hello, Starter Course students at Smile Nihongo Academy! Please leave questions in the comment area below about anything that is related to the course content. Basic Japanese questions are welcome! Which lesson do you have difficulty understanding or need an extra help? Specifying the lesson helps me assist you better. Leave Your Japanese Questions Below […]
Basic Japanese Sentence Structure – What Matters?
Did you know that word order doesn’t matter much in Japanese sentences? Japanese sentence structure is quite different from a language like English. In English, word order determines the major part of the sentence. For instance, in the sentence, Chris called Melissa, if you switch the locations of Chris and Melissa the meaning of the […]
Japanese Particles Cheat Sheet – Can You Answer These?
Are you struggling with Japanese Particles? They are confusing, aren’t they? What Are Particles? Particles are grammatical markers that are attached to a word and indicate how the word functions in Japanese sentences. They are written either one of two Hiragana letters, and pretty much meaningless as isolated entities. For instance, the Particle NI に […]
What is Miso Paste? – Secrets for Japanese Longevity
Have you ever wondered why Japanese people live such long lives? (average life span for men: 80.79 years old; for women: 87.05 years old) I have wondered and suspected if it is due to many fermented foods we consume on a daily basis. Miso paste is one of them. Do you know Japanese miso paste? […]