Category: Basic Japanese

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...

While there are a lot of websites out there that answer the question of how to say "What time is it?" in Japanese, I couldn't find one page that covered the topic entirely. That is why I have decided...

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...

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...