How do you say “Are you okay?” in Japanese? How do you say “I’m fine in Japanese”? Or someone if they are okay in Japanese? These are important words to know! Let’s tackle them! daijobu yo!
How to Say Coffee in Japanese? The word for “coffee” in Japanese is “コーヒー kōhii”. To say it so people understand it in Japan, you’ve really got to pay attention to all those extending lines that tell you to drag out the sounds of both “ko” and “hii“. Coffee is something that shouldn’t be rushed, …
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Japanese language has a lot of tongue twisters. Called “早口言葉 hayakuchi kotoba” in Japanese, we are blessed with a wealth of words for us to do vocal gymnastics with. Beyond being just fun to say, some of them are close to also being proverbs or aphorisms, and simultaneously provide little life lessons, insights or thoughts …
30+ Japanese Tongue Twisters: a month’s worth of hayakuchi kotoba! Read More »
Who says that manga can’t teach you life lessons? The character of Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece has a habit of coming out with surprisingly wise one-liners, observations and snippets of wisdom. His single-pointed devotion to a purpose. His naive-to-the-point-of-endearment purity. His unwavering belief in himself and unshakeable commitment to all those who have …
The 16 Luffy Quotes with the biggest life lessons! Read More »
New year = new life, right? Or at very least, new inspiration. Japan has a long tradition of coming up with the pithy one-liner. So I’ve put together a collection of Japanese quotes and wisdom and life advice from calligraphy to comics, sports-people to samurai, car commercials to kawaii characters. If you want to delve …
13 mind-expanding Japanese quotes & home truths translated into English Read More »
