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Dark night sky of city in Japan showing はい≠yes
VocabularyPosted onJune 26, 2021November 25, 2022

はい ≠ yes – What does hai mean in Japanese? Yes, no, here! uh-huh, right, here you go, I understand

はい in Japanese is a word essential for proper communication in Japanese. If you want a quick translation then yes is fine. But, if you…

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VocabularyPosted onJuly 12, 2020November 25, 2022

どうぞ – The Meaning of Dozo in Japanese is ‘Go for it’

The meaning of ‘dozo’ in Japanese is ‘go for it’. Or at least that is the one meaning that seems to sum it up…

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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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