In this lesson you will learn how to use suffixes like chan, kun and san. Dialogue One day, Mr. Hayashi’s older sister Mayumi visited the family. They are heading for a shopping street which has some … [Read more...]
Japanese Holiday Obon
The holiday お盆 is one of the most important holidays in Japan. It is also a time for people to return back to their families and home towns. The word お盆 is often translated as … [Read more...]
Pitch Japanese Accent
In this lesson you will learn about Japanese pitch accent. This is a pretty advanced topic, and it varies largely by dialect. It is often said that Japanese is just spoken out with flat sounds, without tonal … [Read more...]