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VocabularyPosted onJuly 10, 2020March 31, 2023

どうも – The Japanese meaning of Domo: Thanks, Greetings, and much more

The Japanese meaning of どうも(domo、) is,  thank you, hello, goodbye, somehow, in some way, very, and so on. This is a very common Japanese word…

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VocabularyPosted onJuly 8, 2020August 29, 2023

やばい (yabai/yabe) The Meaning of this Risky, Terrible but Cool Word in Japanese

The meaning of やばい(yabai) or やべー(yabe) in Japanese can be translated into many words such as risky, awful, dangerous, terrible, and so on. It…

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VocabularyPosted onJuly 2, 2020November 25, 2022

オタク – What does Otaku mean in Japanese

What does Otaku mean in Japanese? The word Otaku is a Japanese word that is used to refer to those who are obsessed with…

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VocabularyPosted onJune 27, 2020November 25, 2022

the difference between きっと and 必ず

What do きっと and 必ず(かならず)mean? I can remember when I first was introduced to the difference between きっと and 必ず. Someone offered to drop…

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VocabularyPosted onJune 26, 2020November 25, 2022

第二人称 – What do I call ‘You’ in Japanese?

In English, we say ‘You’ all the time to refer to the person we are talking to. In Japanese however, this is usually not…

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VocabularyPosted onJune 23, 2020November 25, 2022

ざくばりしゃり – Grainy and Crumbly words for food

There are several grainy and crumbly words for food in Japanese. This is a continuation of the previous post, “Several ways to say crunchy…

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VocabularyPosted onJune 22, 2020November 25, 2022

かりこりさく – Several ways to say crunchy in Japanese

Japanese is known for having a large amount of onomatopoeia or words that represent sounds. Beyond that Japanese has words that represent other phenomena…

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VocabularyPosted onJune 16, 2020November 25, 2022

お父さん – We need to talk about dad in Japanese

There are several ways to say dad in Japanese. When you are talking with family about your father you will use a different word…

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