Japanese FAQ

Differentiating 隣 (tonari), 横 (yoko), 側 (soba) and 近く (chikaku)

If you check out your dictionary, the description of these 4 words will be so similar that you thought that…

8 years ago

Main difference between なさい (nasai) and 下さい (kudasai)

You might often heard about sentence end in なさい (nasai) or 下さい (kudasai). Sometimes you thought you might just misheard…

8 years ago

What is the difference between 下さい kudasai and お願いします onegaishimasu

When you want to request something, someone might teach you to say お願いします (onegaishimasu). But in another case, they use…

8 years ago

Why do you use は for Konnichiwa (こんにちは) instead of わ

Many people who started learning Japanese are confused when they found out that the famous Japanese greeting, Konnichiwa, is end…

8 years ago

Is Japanese hard? What is the best way to learn Japanese for beginner ?

"Is Japanese hard?” is what most people asked about before they start learning the language. In the article below, you…

8 years ago

Somewhat Ultimate Guide to Differentiate Particle は and が

The Curious Case of Particle WA and GA In the process of learning Japanese, almost all people got confused as…

8 years ago

Japanese は. Read as wa or ha ?

There are quite a lot of confusions as to why some books/article read は as ha or sometimes as wa.…

8 years ago