Category: Basic Japanese

In today's lesson, I will tell you 7 different ways how to say "Happy New Year" in Japanese. In contrast to the English language, there is not only one new year greeting but a couple of phrases that...

Did you know that there are actually more than 47 ways to say "delicious" or "tasty" in Japanese? Each prefecture in Japan has its own distinctive expression to state that something is delicious or...

I'm pretty sure you have learned or heard that "sayonara" (さようなら) is used to say goodbye in Japan. However, in Japanese the phrase "sayonara" has actually a deeper, slightly sad meaning,...

I am sure you have heard the word "Konnichiwa" (こんにちは, 今日は) plenty of times even outside of Japan. But what does the Japanese greeting actually mean? This post will answer all of your...

Maybe you know the word "yatta" from a certain Japanese song, maybe you know it from anime. In this blog post, I am going to tell you everything you need to know about what "yatta" (やった) means...

This is an in-depth guide about the Japanese word "yokatta" (よかった, 良かった). In this blog post, I have covered for you the word's meanings, English translations, and the most common ways...