07/08/2022Quick Japanese LessonChika Sensei Good smell, 臭い？匂い？香り？｜Correcting mistakes｜JLPT臭い and 匂い… Both are pronounced におい. But the kanji is different, so, the meaning is also a little differe […]
05/08/2022Quick Japanese LessonChika Sensei 〜ないほうがいい？〜なくてもいい？ you don’t have to｜Correcting mistakes｜JLPTAre you using 〜ほうがいい and 〜てもいい correctly? These meanings are very similar, but be careful how you use them in […]
04/08/2022Quick Japanese LessonChika Sensei 〜が終わる？〜を終わる？ intransitive/transitive verb｜Correcting mistakes｜JLPTDoes it sound difficult just hearing the words “intransitive verb” and “transitive verb̶ […]
02/08/2022Quick Japanese LessonChika Sensei あげる？くれる？ give it to me｜Correcting mistakes｜JLPTIn Japanese, there are two ways あげる and くれる to say “to give” depending on whether you are on the g […]
30/07/2022Quick Japanese LessonChika Sensei したいといいなあ？I hope, it would be nice… [JLPT grammar]What do you say when you hope something nice happens? If you want it too much and use too many “hopeR […]
28/07/2022Quick Japanese LessonChika Sensei 飲むなら、飲むと、飲んだら Conditionals [JLPT grammar]There are a few different ways to express “if” in Japanese. Conditionals are one of the most frequently used e […]
26/07/2022Quick Japanese LessonChika Sensei How to connect sentences｜Correcting mistakes [JLPT grammar]How do you connect sentences in Japanese? You should attach a hook to the end of the sentence and links it up […]
25/07/2022Quick Japanese LessonChika Sensei 行っていない？行ったことがない？ have never been [JLPT grammar]“I have never been to Tokyo.” When you want to say that in Japanese, you should use grammar that i […]
19/07/2022Quick Japanese LessonChika Sensei Giving suggestions and advice 〜ほうがいい [JLPT grammar]We use “〜ほうがいい” when we want to give advice. This is useful grammar that is often used. When using this gramma […]
18/07/2022Quick Japanese LessonChika Sensei Your will, 切ろうと思う？切ると思う？ [JLPT grammar]すると思います and しようと思います have different meanings. You can use one to declare what you are going to do, and you can […]
