Category: Phrases

In this free Japanese online lesson, I'm going to tell you everything you need to know about the meaning of the Japanese word nande (なんで, 何で). In anime and manga, it is often used in...

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...

When you look up how to say "Happy New Year" in Japanese "Akemashite omedetou (gozaimasu)" is the first phrase you will find. However, after moving to Japan I noticed that wishing someone a happy new...

I once did the big mistake to say goodbye to my Japanese friend using the word "Sayonara" and hurt him a lot without realizing it. There are so many ways how you can say goodbye in Japanese and I...

I thought I knew my Japanese greetings before moving to Japan. However, I just realized that nowadays I use totally different phrases to say hello to my friends and when greeting my coworkers in...

There are plenty of reasons why you would want to know how to say "Happy Birthday" in Japanese. Whether you want to wish a happy birthday to a close Japanese friend or write a formal birthday card to...