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How do you say ‘for now’ in Japanese? -toriaezu is the word!
When you study Japanese, you might hear 'toriaezu' quite often. It means 'for now'! 'For now' = 'Toriaezu (とりあえず）' Let's check some examples. Example とりあえず、先に行って待っていよう。 Toriaezu, saki ni itte matte iyou. (We can ... -
How do you say “it sucks!” in Japanese? It’s “最悪 Saiaku!”
The weather sucks... Sometimes you want to say “It sucks!” in Japanese, right? If you want to say “It sucks” in Japanese, you can say “Saiaku!” Today I’m introducing how to say “It sucks” in Japanese. "最悪! (Saiaku!)" = 'It sucks!' The ... -
What ‘NG’ means in Japanese: 4 ways to use it
In Japan, pepole often say 'NG (enu jii)', but what does it actually mean? それはNGだよ。 Sore wa enu jii dayo. It's an abbreviation of 'No Good.' But in Japanese, ‘NG’ is commonly used to mean ‘not acceptable’, ‘banned’, or even ‘bloop... -
How do you say “It’s free.” in Japanese? -“muryou”? “tada”?
Everyone likes it when something is free! But how do you say "free" in Japanese? There are two ways to say it and I am going to show you both and example sentences. ①無料（むりょう） Muryou "Muryou" means free of charge. This is a neutra... -
Japanese Reading Practice②for Beginners【Cafe】
I introduce simple sentences for Japanese beginners, along with English translations and clear explanations of how each sentence is built. Original version 今朝、カフェに行きました。いつものコーヒーを飲みました。おいしかったです。カフェ... -
Japanese Reading Practice①for Japanese Beginners【Weather】
I introduce simple sentences for Japanese beginners, along with English translations and clear explanations of how each sentence is built. Original version 今日は雨です。風も強いです。私は傘を持って、学校へ行きました。道がすべるので、気... -
How do you say “I recommend 〇〇.” in Japanese?-Osusume!(おすすめ)【Natural Japanese for Conversation】
How do you say "I recommend 〇〇." in Japanese? Let’s check how you can say it — and then share your recommendation in Japanese! ① 〇〇がおすすめです。（〇〇 ga osusume desu.) "I recommend 〇〇." is the following: 〇〇 が おすすめ です... -
How do you say It looks/sounds cute?かわいそう (kawaisou?)【Japanese Columns 1】
Usually, when you want to say “It looks/sounds + い (i)-adjective” in Japanese, you can remove the final い (i) from an い (i)‑adjective and add そう (sou). For example, おいしい (oishii) becomes おいしそう (oishisou), and おおきい (ooki...
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