Colloquial Japanese One gripe among Japanese learners is that they learn all these verb conjugations and honorifics and then when…
Hearsay & Behaviour: ～そう & ～らしい Although using そう with the standard form of the verb rather than the stem looks similar, the meaning…
Just the Very Thing JLPT N3. Used occasionally in conversation and writing. こそ is particle used to emphasize and differentiate. It is…
After: 後 We already know one way of saying “after” in Japanese: by using the te form. コーヒーを飲のんで、仕事しごとを始はじめました。 I drank…