Category: Phrases

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...

"Yare yare" is a Japanese phrase that you will often hear in anime - especially if you are a fan of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. While the different English translations I have seen online and in anime...

"Konnichiwa" is usually the first Japanese word you are going to learn to say and a basic greeting you will hear nearly every day. So how do you respond to "Konnichiwa"? Is there a best practice? I...