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In Japan, April marks a fresh start for students and employees

Language | BILINGUAL Apr 5, 2022

In Japan, April marks a fresh start for students and employees

by Yaeko Kabe

April is a fresh start for everyone and things can get pretty busy, so don’t forget to smell the flowers while you can.

It's the question on everyone’s mask-covered lips: <em>'Wakuchin utta?'</em>

Language | BILINGUAL Sep 3, 2021

It's the question on everyone’s mask-covered lips: 'Wakuchin utta?'

by Haruka Murayama

Whether you have received a vaccine or not, you may be finding that conversations about Pfizer and Moderna are becoming more common than chats about the weather.

Let the verbs do the work when it comes to pronouns and polite speech in Japanese

Language | BILINGUAL Aug 28, 2021

Let the verbs do the work when it comes to pronouns and polite speech in Japanese

by Daniel Morales

The verb forms in polite speech more distinctly refer to people in a way that makes it nearly impossible to confuse the actors in a sentence .

With all due respect, here's how you give a speech at a Japanese wedding

Language | BILINGUAL Apr 30, 2021

With all due respect, here's how you give a speech at a Japanese wedding

by Haruka Murayama

Japanese uses a lot of set phrases on formal occasions, you'll need to know them if you're going to give a speech at a wedding.

An abundance of grammatical gratitude

Language | BILINGUAL Nov 17, 2020

An abundance of grammatical gratitude

by Eric Margolis

As we approach a time of giving thanks, whether it's Thanksgiving or the year-end holidays, brush up on your ability to show gratitude in Japanese.

Watch what you say when offering your boss a coffee

Language | WELL SAID Dec 10, 2018

Watch what you say when offering your boss a coffee

by Akemi Tanahashi and Hitomi Tashiro

When trying to figure out what someone wants in Japanese, your relationship with them is as important as their request.

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