In this article, I will explain how to translate English to Japanese. Translating English sentences into Japanese is not overwhelmingly challenging as long as you understand these TWO key points. Figure out how many units in the English sentence you need to convert into Japanese. Know what Particle you need to mark each unit. Here […]
Grammar
How to Read Japanese Numbers 1 to 100
Can you count Japanese numbers 1 to 100? In this blog, I’ll walk you through how to read Japanese numbers step-by-step, up to 100. First off, you may want to download the Number Chart below before proceeding with the lesson. I prepared the chart both in Hiragana and Romaji, so don’t worry even if you […]
What Japanese Verb Forms to Use – Conjugation Chart
Do you know what Japanese verb forms to use when you are speaking (or writing) in Japanese? As a grownup, 80-90% of the time when you are communicating you will need to use MASU form. What is MASU form? That is the polite form of the verb that we use as we interact with others […]
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? Particles are grammatical markers that are attached to other words and indicate how the words function in the sentence. They are written either one of two Hiragana letters, and pretty much meaningless as isolated entities. For instance, the Particle NI に doesn’t mean anything […]