18/03/2018 / Last updated : 01/02/2019 k k Language

Greeting in Japanese

Today I will teach you the greetings in Japanese. we have one of the proverb  it says “it start from grettings and finish by greetings”. we think the greetings are really important. so lets start to learn  different kind of greetings. 1- Ohayou or Ohayou gozaimasu. these meaning it’s mean “good morning” we use in morning time from 5 am untill 11:00 am. remember when we add “gozaimasu” if we want show more respect to the person that we are greeting as example if you meet a proffesor in school you say :ohayou gozaimasu- 2- the second greeting is Konnochiha it’s mean “good afternoon” we use it from 11.00 am […]
18/03/2018 / Last updated : 24/02/2019 k k Culture

When we eat, we say “itadakimasu.”

when we eat , we say Itadakimasu(いただきます） and Goichisou sama deshit but what are the meaning of both? Before the start t eating we always say “itadakimasu”. When we finish to eat,we say “gochisousamadeshita” or “Goichisou sama deshita” Perhaps some people dont understand the meanings or think its weird But there is a reason why we say it always and became part of our custome. Firstly in Japanese “itadakimasu” means “get something.”. In this situation it means “we will live by foods.” When we eat,we have to get life from animals, plants, vegetables and so on. When we say “itadakimasu”,we express the Appreciation and respect for the foods that give […]
15/03/2018 / Last updated : 18/03/2018 k k Culture

why japanese take off their shoes in house?

today  i will explain the reason why we do that. if you go to japan in some places you need take off the shoes for example in temples our house. i know in some countries people could think is weird, but there is a reason why we take off. the reason is we believe the house  has to be with luck,  because we think if the house has luck , the family will be happy . but in our belief, we think in outside there are some bad luck. so if you enter in the room and home and you still wearing shoes, its bring us unlucky. so for that […]
15/03/2018 / Last updated : 01/02/2019 k k Language

how to say “excuse me ” in japanese

hello minna san , when you come to japan and have some troubles, needs help or want make question, you need start the conversation with polite way. so what you will do? there is a kind and convenient word to start a conversation. this word is “sumimasen” ( すみません) in hiragana. we use it as “excuse me”. in another situation it will mean apologize. also it can make the sentence more polite. for example “eki heno ikikata wo oshiete kudasai” in hiragana you can write えき への いきかた を おしえて ください。” its mean : “please can  you tell me the way to go to station” ( the words explanations are […]
15/03/2018 / Last updated : 18/03/2018 k k Language

Let’s ask the price of the stuff.

When you wanna buy something, perhaps you can’t understand the price. It will be troubles. Then you can use this words “kore ha ikura desuka” to ask the price. It means “how much is this??” Then the shop keepers will tell you the price. Did you remember the word “sumimasen” that I explained before the topic?? If you can put the “sumimasen” top of the sentence, it will be more polite. Please enjoy shopping in Japan. Words explanations Kore ＝ this ＝ これ Ha ＝ is ＝は Ikura ＝ how much ＝ いくら
15/03/2018 / Last updated : 24/05/2024 k k Language

The difference between kirei(きれい） and utsukushi（うつくしい）.

Today I will tell you the difference between kirei（きれい） and utsukushi（うつくしい）. These words have similar meaning But it is different in deeply meaning. So I will tell you why Kirei means clean ,beautiful, and neat. The word express the beauty of the appearance. while utsukushi means beautiful, artistically. Certainly it means the beauty of the appearance. But it doesn’t suggest about cleanliness. So It expresses a more deeper beauty which comes from one’s thinking. For example, you can say “the room is kirei.” But you can’t say “the room is utsukushi.” Because the room can be clean. But the room cannot be beautiful for the mind unless you really think […]