Posts by Alex

After spending half an hour in order to find out how much it costs to take the JLPT test via the official Japanese Language Proficiency Test website, I have decided to write this useful blog post to...

Telling someone "You are beautiful" in Japanese is a bit more tricky than in English because there are a lot of different words that mean "beautiful" or "pretty". Not only the words but also the...

Today I thought after finishing my lunch that saying "Thank you for the food" in Japanese can actually be a bit confusing. Especially if you have just started to learn Japanese since there are two...

"Arigato" and "Arigato gozaimasu" are the most frequently used phrases to say thank you in Japanese. But how do you respond to "Arigato"? I have put together a couple of words and phrases you can use...

A few days ago one of my friends asked me how to say "I'm excited" in Japanese. Even though I knew the answer I decided to dig a bit deeper and I learned so many more useful words and phrases that...

I still remember how nervous I was when I went to a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo for the first time and had to ask for some water in Japanese. However, I quickly noticed that ordering something to...