Fun fact: Japanese has no plural forms for most nouns! 本 (hon) can mean one book or fifty books. Context does all the work. Which language quirk surprised you most? 📚 #LearnJapanese
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@yuki-japanese.bsky.socialFun fact: Japanese has no plural forms for most nouns! 本 (hon) can mean one book or fifty books. Context does all the work. Which language quirk surprised you most? 📚 #LearnJapanese
@stayjpplan.bsky.socialSlang of the day: エモい
From English 'emotional', but it means something closer to 'this gives me feelings'. Sunsets, old photos, coming-of-age movies.
・この曲、エモい → this song hits
There's no clean English translation 😌
@yuki-japanese.bsky.socialFun fact: Japanese nouns don't change in the plural! 🍎 "Ringo" can mean one apple or fifty, and context does the work. What surprised you most as a beginner? #LearnJapanese
@gonglogic.comFrom "ジャックと豆の木" (Japanese):
二人はとても貧しく、食べるものもなくなってきました。
ninin wa totemo mazushiku, taberu mono mo nakunatte kimashita.
“The two were very poor, and things to eat also gradually ran out.”
@stayjpplan.bsky.socialHow Japanese people ask you out without pressure: 「今度〇〇でも行きませんか」. 今度 (sometime) + でも (or something) softens it so nobody loses face if you say no. Steal this structure 🍻
@gonglogic.comJapanese word of the day: 行くと (iku to)
= if/when (I) go (と conditional)
この道をまっすぐ行くと、左手に大きな公園が見える。
kono michi o massugu iku to, hidarite ni ookina kouen ga mieru.
“If you go straight down this road, you'll see a big park on your left.”
@aprelendo.bsky.social📚 Japanese micro-challenge
“山口県立西京高等学校は、山口県山口市に所在する公立の高等学校。”
What does '所在する' (shozai suru) mean in this context?
A. To be located
B. To be built
C. To be famous
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@nihoner.bsky.social捗る (はかどる) = to make progress. 勉強が捗る — your study is moving right along.
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@nihoner.bsky.social官僚 (かんりょう) = bureaucrat. The kanji literally say "government + servant." 886,000 words like this, free at Nihoner.
@nihoner.bsky.socialLearn 平野 (ひらの, hirano): a plain — flat, open field. Spot 平 (flat) and 野 (field) and you'll remember it forever. Free kanji tools at Nihoner.
@thelanguagegarage.bsky.social論文は何についてですか。 Ronbun wa nani ni tsuite desu ka. What’s your thesis on? #Japanese vocabulary for school. #LearnJapanese. Visit the #Language Garage to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-sch...
@nihoner.bsky.social見上げる (miageru) = to look up at.
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@yuki-japanese.bsky.socialBeginner tip: in Japanese, calling someone "anata" (you) can sound cold 😅 Use their name instead! "Yuki-san wa?" works as "And you?" Easy, right? #LearnJapanese
@stayjpplan.bsky.socialJapanese counters are their own circle of hell 💀 一本 (hon), 二枚 (mai), 三匹 (biki), 四台 (dai)… same 'count' idea, totally different readings by object. This one you just brute-force over time.
@stayjpplan.bsky.socialLearning a language, the real enemy is '3-day motivation'. The fix isn't willpower — it's lowering the barrier so much you just open the app and it tells you what to review today.
@gonglogic.comJapanese word of the day: で (de)
= at / in / by / with / via
駅で友達に会って、そのまま映画館で映画を見た。
eki de tomodachi ni atte, sonomama eigakan de eiga o mita.
“I met my friend at the station and then watched a movie at the cinema.”
@thelanguagegarage.bsky.social山腹が金色で染まっています。 Sanpuku ga kin’iro de somatte imasu. The whole hillside is gold. #Japanese #vocabulary for #fall #autumn. #LearnJapanese #languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-aut...
@nihoner.bsky.social職業 (しょくぎょう) means occupation or job. Add は何ですか to ask what someone does. Save this for your next convo.
@thelanguagegarage.bsky.social実験をしています。 Jikken o shite imasu. I’m doing an experiment. #Japanese vocabulary for school. #LearnJapanese. Visit the #Language Garage to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-sch...