Tag: Elementary
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Happy Soft Piping Hot
Handwritten signs are used quite a lot in stores in Japan, especially the smaller, more personal places. This one particularly caught my eye while shopping.
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Taking a Message / とのこと
Office messages are known as 伝言 (でんごん) and a vital part of business life in Japan, or indeed many countries. Today we take a look at a simple example and a peculiar piece of grammar that is often used when taking messages.
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Expressing Feelings In Japanese
Expressing feelings in Japanese is sometimes as simple as just stating the obvious – ‘I’m happy’ (嬉しい！). But quite often we hear many colourful variations that range from onomatopoeic words to verbs and even different dialects! Here are a few of them.
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Explosive Dumplings!
Here’s a light little sign with a rush of humour thrown in to round off the weekend. Dumplings with an explosive twist!
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No Smoking / にて
Here’s a quick and easy chunk of Japanese for beginners/intermediate learners to digest. You’ll see no smoking signs everywhere in Japan, but the particular little morsel of grammar in this one stood out for me: にて. Heard of it?