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✏️The difference between [こと] and [の]✏️

You may learn in your lesson “こと” is used to nominalize a verb. ⇨📕わたしの趣味(しゅみ)は本(ほん)を読(よ)むことです。 (My hobby is reading books.) However, you...

The difference between [だけ] and [しか]

In your lesson, you may have learned that "だけ" and "しか" means "only" and reflect the limitation or extent of something. しか", on the other...

Rokyoku, a Japanese traditional storytelling art

みなさん、こんにちは！😄 Have you ever heard about Rokyoku(浪曲, ろうきょく) or in more common name in Japan, Naniwabushi?🤔 My first time listening to...

Indirect Japanese Expressions: Making request and reacting for it!

みなさん、こんにちは！ Suddenly, what do you think of B's response to the following conversation? A：あしたいっしょにかいものにいってくれませんか？ Would you go...

Listen your favourite songs in Japanese!💿

Have you ever listened to music from the group '新しい学校のリーダーズ' (ATARASHII GAKKO!)?🥳 They're my おし（favorite） singers, and they're set to...

Dancing festival: Awaodori🏮

Have you ever been to Japanese festivals? If you are interested in one of those, why don’t you immerse yourself in the captivating world...

What do you call yourself?

My students often ask this question, and for those of you who watch Japanese dramas and anime, you have probably wondered this at one...

✏️The difference between [～そうです] , [～らしいです], and [～ようです(みたいです)]✏️

You may learn in your lesson “～そうです” used when you report something you have heard. ⇨🗣️きょうの授業(じゅぎょう)はないそうです。 (I heard that there is no...

◎Difference between 「より」and「のほうが」

みなさん、こんにちは！ Do you enjoy learning Japanese? Some people say “Japanese is one of the most difficult language to acquire.” 😱 This is based...

Summer comes, and the Cafe Natsu opened near our School!☀️

Hello, everyone!😀 Have you heard about the cool new Japanese cafe right behind our school? ✨ It's called "Cafe Natsu," which means...

Do you know "Nagashi Somen"?

Are you confident in your chopsticks skills?🤨🥢 In Japan, where the weather is going to get hotter and summer is coming, there is a...

◉The difference between「ために」and「ように」

Are you struggling with using 「ために」and「ように」? Although 「ために」 and 「ように」 are expressions used to express purpose or goal, there are subtle...