Learn Japanese, Japanese Pronunciation, Service Japanese Catherine Sachi Kikuchi (Sachi - she/her) Learn Japanese, Japanese Pronunciation, Service Japanese Catherine Sachi Kikuchi (Sachi - she/her)

How Japanese Works: A Linguistic Perspective

What are the essentials of the Japanese language that you should know before you begin studying? Let's look at the basics of the sounds, writing system, grammar, and formality levels - all from a Japanese teacher with a linguistic background!

音、文字、文法、そして敬語。日本語を学び始める前に知っておくべきことを、日本語講師が言語学者目線で分かりやすく英語でご紹介します!

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Keigo Explained: Formal/Business Japanese with Sonkeigo, Kenjogo, Teichogo (尊敬語・謙譲語・丁重語)

Keigo is especially important if you want to work using Japanese, but it'll give you a boost in the JLPT and when you're traveling Japan. Let's first review the the different types of formality in Japanese, before looking into sonkeigo, kenjogo, and teichogo in detail. Learn how to create and use keigo correctly!

今回は尊敬語、謙譲語、丁重語を細かく英語で説明します!特にお仕事で日本語を使っている方におススメのブログです。

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Formal vs Informal Japanese: Keigo and more

Japanese has different categories of formality. There are two main groups: futsūtai (普通体/ふつうたい) and keigo (敬語/けいご). Futsūtai is informal/casual Japanese and keigo is formal Japanese. There are 5 subgroups within keigo. Learn how to identify and when to use each one to level-up your Japanese!

日本語にはカジュアルな言い方と敬語、つまりフォーマルな言い方があります。丁寧語、美化語、尊敬語、謙譲語、丁重語の使い分けについて英語で解説します!

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