r/japanese

making "L" phonemes isn't hard with a little bit of practice. try making a "Da" (だ) with your tongue, now use only only the tip of your tongue while excluding the sides of your tongue from the roof of your mouth, try saying "Da" in this method, congrats, you've learned how to make a "La" phoneme

例えば： 私は犬に手を噛もれました

I know the example is generic, but how often and in what context is the passive voice used in everyday Japanese? Feel free to give me real life examples.

Pretty much exploring the city and like doing it with others. If you're either a group or an individual who feel the same way, let me know!

Some thoughts on what to do:

In the few days I have left I was thinking of going to Yokahama, Ginza, and maybe Chiba, but open to other ideas. Also thinking of going to some party or bar at nighf but don't really know which one. There's the Jelly Jelly bar that's a nice board game bar where you can sit with locals. Maybe explore coffee houses? Pretty much open to a bunch of things :)

I can’t find it this year. Are they just not teaching it this year? And if so how can I tell when they will teach it again? Specifically next year and the one after that? I really want to learn but have trouble without a teacher. I see they have Korean, and that would def be my next choice, but I wanna learn Japanese so much more, and I come from a small school with only Spanish, so I would come in new.

I’m a new learner of the Japanese language and use google translate to study Japanese. I see both hiragana and katakana being used. I’m wondering grammar wise when to use hiragana and when to use katakana. thanks for your help!

I’m writing a story where the main character is half Japanese and half Italian (who lives in and was born in America). I am not Japanese myself so I’d like to know if anyone has advice/ information about the culture and how I can include it in the story. I also want it know how to write him in a way that shows he is an intelligent person without it seeming like the “Asian people are smart” trope.

Hello! I am posting this from Japan using AI to translate. As a born-and-raised Japanese person, do you have any questions about Japan? I might struggle a bit with overly complex topics or discussions about anti-Asian racism, though! 

Comment and let’s travel together

So this might sound odd but does anyone need help with something tomorrow? If the answer is yes then I would like you to reach out to me!

So usually I'm very busy due to the nature of my job but things have improved and suddenly I have some spare time at hand but apart from my usual hobbies I don't have much to do. And it's kinda super boring 😅

Oh and to make it a lil less creepy I'll give you some details about me, hello you can call me Mesh, I am 23 years old and a man. I have finished both my graduate and post graduate studies and have been living in Nagoya for more than a year.

What kind of help can you ask me? You wonder? Well

Honestly anything, I'm decently strong so if you need help carrying something, picking up that second hand thing you bought on Facebook but it's too heavy ? I can help. Need someone to listen to your problems? I can help. Want to go somewhere but need a plus 1? Count me in.

(This is not a paid service, I just like helping people and am bored) Tomorrow I'm definitely free but if you see this post later on and need help, well feel free to ask, if I have time I'll be happy to help out :!!

Edit 1 : Got to help one person today! It was a good time!! Posted a comment to share the experience so check out out if you see this post. Though the day has ended the quest board will remain open!! If you need help with anything please feel free to reach out to me, no matter how much later you see this post!!

Basically, I've had the same problem with most languages that put the verbs at the end of the sentence, both Korean and Japanese, where I can often catch the first few vocabulary words, but by the time I've processed what the word I heard was, the verb has already been spoken and I miss it because I'm thinking about the first few things I heard someone say. Obviously I can't see the kanji or other words they're saying so I can't go back and check and what someone has said just vanishes into the air.

A simple example would be something like "韓国の電車ってどんな感じ?"

I can pick up the "kankoku no" and "densha" but then by the time I've figured it out and said to myself "oh they're talking about Korea and trains" they might have said the last word "感じ" while I was processing it, and often it's come out sort of mumbled by the speaker since the speaker would assume most native listeners would predict the context of "how are they?"

I'm not sure if anyone can relate and I'm assuming the answer to this is probably a mix of "get better" and "learn more vocab" and "internalize more", but I'm wondering if anyone has any tips or tricks that they used to catch verbs.

So basically I need a solid recommendation based on experience for a real learning experience at a Japanese school whether online or on-Site, Many schools have wasted my time and money and I can not speak the language till now, I know that self study is crucial but I need a school that pushes me hard.
Everyday presentations, Kanji reading tests, mean teachers who correct your 発音, so that when the course is finished I could actually speak and interact in real world.

I am currently a student at Toyo language school At the N2 level 3 month class and I already feel I wasted 200,000 yen and my time, there are no homework and barely 2 presentations in 1 month!! This is bullshit! There is no book except for listening and they use their own made worksheet for grammar, there is no kanji workbook and 0 speaking practices !! What kind of shit this is!

I need hardcore language school that prepare me for the real business world in this country not some visa sponsoring foreigners pampering school.

try日本語能力試験の中にはこの文句があります。

「事故のため、数時間（にわたり　/　にわたる）新幹線がストップした」

「にわたる」と「にわたり」どっちが正しいですか

I've been seeing the phrase 強く優しく美しく (Strong, Kind, Beautiful) used in series occasionally. An educated guess tells me it has something to do with princesses, but I'm curious to know more on it if anyone knows?

I've recently noticed that many young people in Japan wear US military surplus training gear (like PT shirts and shorts) as everyday fashion.
For those living in Japan or familiar with Japanese culture, what do you think about this trend? Is it just seen as cool, cheap, and durable surplus gear, or do people find it interesting/funny given the military connection? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

I am 32 years old this year and have a stable job. However, in order to provide a better life for my family, I have realized my own value and want to quit my job and study abroad. Is it worth doing? Can someone talk to me about this?

Is it just me or egui has become used more, as yabai has become absolutely mainstream and overused?

My Japanese BF swears that it was always used, but I feel like it's being used more nowadays to mean something stronger than yabai, as yabai has become used for anything.

What do you guys think?

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Take for example 'アイスクリーム' which is obviously a Japanese word but is taken from its english counterpart to mean the same thing. What I'm wondering is do Japanese people think about the word's english origin when the word is seen/spoken or is it just a natural part of the language, kinda like how for English people café is obviously a French word but people rarely focus on the word's origin when used? I'd especially appreciate the insight of native Japanese speakers on this one (if this is the right place for it).

I've recently started learning Japanese, and I'm looking for visual novels that are relatively easy to read

I know hiragana and katakana and have vocabulary of about 600 words. Does anyone have recommendations for beginner-friendly VNs?

Thanks in advance!