腰 (koshi) means hip or waist — as in 腰が痛い, my back hurts. Save this for your next body-part vocab round.

腰 (koshi) means hip or waist — as in 腰が痛い, my back hurts. Save this for your next body-part vocab round.
The reason I built StayJP: lower the barrier to daily practice. Open it, it tells you today's review, done. Consistency beats intensity every single time 🙂
#Japanese な-adjectives are linked to nouns with な na and need です desu (be). 静かな町 shizuka na machi (a quiet town). 町は静かです。 Machi wa shizuka desu. The town is quiet. #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseAdjectives #LearnJapanese #Languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-adj...
具合が悪くなってからどのぐらいたちますか。 Guai ga warukunatte kara donogurai tachimasu ka. How long have you been sick? #Japanese for being sick. #LearnJapanese #JapaneseVocabulary #Languages. thelanguagegarage.com/japanse-voca...
Japanese quiz: remember this one?
お会計お願いします (okaikei onegaishimasu)
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
お疲れ様 vs ご苦労様 — both mean 'thanks for your hard work', but ご苦労様 goes downward in rank. Say it to your boss and it stings 😱 Just use お疲れ様です with everyone. Always safe.
日本では夏時間を採用していません。 Nihon de wa natsujikan o saiyō shite imasen. Japan does not observe daylight saving time. #Japanese #vocabulary for #fall #autumn. #LearnJapanese #languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-aut...
夏時間はいつ終わりますか。 Natsujikan wa itsu owarimasu ka? When does daylight savings time end? #Japanese #vocabulary for #fall #autumn. #LearnJapanese #languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-aut...
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Japanese word of the day: 初めまして (hajimemashite)
= How do you do? / Nice to meet you.
初めまして。本日はお会いできて大変光栄です。
hajime mashite. honjitsu wa oai dekite taihenkouei desu.
足跡 (あしあと) means footprint — the mark left behind. Learn words like this free at Nihoner.
今年のハロウィンはどんな仮装をしますか。Kotoshi no harowin wa don’na kasou o shimasu ka. What are you dressing as this Halloween? #Japanese for #Halloween. #JapaneseVocabulary #LearnJapanese #Languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-hal...
Today's word: 唾 (tsuba) — saliva. Small word, real-life use. Free dictionary, kanji and quizzes at nihoner.com
(Card: Omoide Yokocho in Shinjuku, where many a 呂律 stops turning. Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.) #Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #KanjiOfTheDay #Japanology #JapaneseLanguage #StudyJapanese
地元 (じもと) means "local" — your home turf. 地元の友達 = hometown friends. Free word drills at Nihoner.
Why are you learning Japanese? 🎌 Anime / travel / study abroad / work / your fave idol? Reply and tell me — betting 'anime' wins 😂
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Fun fact: there's no "you" in Japanese that's safe everywhere 😅 Most people just use your name + さん instead. What surprised you most when you started learning? #LearnJapanese
今日は具合が少しよくなりましたか。 Kyou wa guai ga sukoshi yokunarimashita ka. Are you feeling any better today? #Japanese for being sick. #LearnJapanese #JapaneseVocabulary #Languages. thelanguagegarage.com/japanse-voca...
Did you know? Japanese: お祭りはいつですか (omatsuri wa itsu desu ka)
A polite question asking about the date or timing of a festival. Used when planning to attend a local festival or checking the schedule with locals.