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.

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.
Lost? 「道に迷いました」 + 「〇〇に行きたいんですが」. Japanese people are unreasonably helpful — I once had a guy walk me three blocks to my destination 🥹
日が短くなっていきます。Hi ga mijikaku natte ikimasu. The days are getting shorter. #Japanese #vocabulary for #fall #autumn. #LearnJapanese #languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-aut...
🏮 Traditional Festivals (Matsuri)
Japanese phrase of the day: お祭りはいつですか (omatsuri wa itsu desu ka)
= When is the festival?
お祭りはいつですか。来週の土曜日と聞いたんですが。
omatsuri wa itsu desu ka. raishuu no doyoubi to kiita n desu ga.
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今年はハロウィンの仮装をしますか。Kotoshi wa harowin no kasou o shimasu ka. Are you wearing a Halloween costume this year? #Japanese for #Halloween. #JapaneseVocabulary #LearnJapanese #Languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-hal...
気分 (きぶん) = how you feel right now. 気分がいい = feels good. 気分が悪い = feel sick. Tiny word, everyday use. Start free at nihoner.com
適当 (てきとう) means both "suitable" and "careless" — context decides. Blame it on 適 = fit + 当 = hit. Learn a word a day, free: nihoner.com
StayJP started as a scrappy tool I built just for my own N2 prep. Showed it to coworkers, they said 'wait, this is actually good' — so I turned it into an app. Classic dev move: no tool, build the tool 😂
お大事に! Odaiji ni! Get well soon! #Japanese for being sick. #LearnJapanese #JapaneseVocabulary #Languages. thelanguagegarage.com/japanse-voca...
Fun fact: "itadakimasu" isn't just "let's eat." It literally means "I humbly receive." 🍚 It's a thank-you to everyone who made the meal. What phrase do you wish English had? #LearnJapanese
Japanese quiz: remember this one?
くださる (kudasaru)
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
The most soul-crushing part of learning Japanese: you memorize 500 words and STILL can't catch a single line in a drama 😭 Textbooks don't teach contractions or real speed. Anyone else? 🙋
空が灰色です。 Sora ga haiiro desu. The sky is gray. #Japanese #vocabulary for #fall #autumn. #LearnJapanese #languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-aut...
👋 Keigo (Polite & Respectful Speech)
Japanese phrase of the day: いらっしゃる (irassharu)
= to go / to come / to be (respectful)
佐藤部長は、ただいま別の会議室にいらっしゃいます。
satoubuchou wa, tada imabetsu no kaigishitsu ni irasshaimasu.
怖いです! Kowai desu! I’m Scared! #Japanese for #Halloween. #JapaneseVocabulary #LearnJapanese #Languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-hal...
早く暗くなります。 Hayaku kuraku narimasu. It gets dark early. #Japanese #vocabulary for #fall #autumn. #LearnJapanese #languages. Click to learn more. thelanguagegarage.com/japanese-aut...
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洗剤 (せんざい) = detergent. One word a day beats cramming. 886,000 more free at Nihoner, no signup. Save this for laundry day.