Category: 日本語

Spotify application in Japanese language

Why is my PC in Japanese?

A couple of months ago, after one Windows 11 update, my laptop’s default language switched to Japanese and I can no longer change it. Basically, Windows is saying that my license only allows one language – and for some reason, it chose Japanese as that language. It might be because I have Japanese set-up as […]

Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana – Wa, N, Particle O

You’ve made it to the last set of unique Hiragana characters! Good job! There are remaining sets but you’ll find that they will use characters you’ve already learned in the past. Anyway, here are the last 3 characters for you to learn. ん – is a whole syllable in it self and is pronounced distinctly […]

Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana – RA, RI, RU, RE, RO

Our next set of characters are the R-series. Japanese pronounces the “R” like it’s somewhere in between “L” and “R”. Your tongue should only slightly touch the top front part of your palate. Watch the video below for the pronunciation and the stroke order. See you in the next lesson! またね!

Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana – YA, YU, YO

Today’s set only has three characters! The Y-series is made up only of YA, YU, and YO. Please check the video for how to pronounce and write these characters. Here’s a greeting which is used when you say goodbye, but with the nuance of seeing each other again soon – can you read it? またね! […]

Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana – HA, HI, FU, HE, HO

Hello again! Today’s lesson is on the H-series. Note another unique syllable in this set which is FU. HU is pronounced similar to how we pronounce FU in English, but with lesser pressure. Think of the middle ground between HU and FU. Pronunciation and stroke order below. Almost halfway there! See you in the next […]

Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana (TA, CHI, TSU, TE, TO)

Konnichiwa! <- This is how you say hello, or Good Day! in Japanese. 🙂 We’re now on our 4th set of Hiragana characters! We have two “special” pronunciation for the T-series, CHI instead of TI, and TSU instead of TU. Again, no special reason for this other than this is just how Japanese pronunciation is! […]

Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana (SA, SHI, SU, SE, SO)

Here are the next set of characters for your to learn. Note that the 2nd character is not SI but SHI. Why? Because the syllable/pronunciation SI does not exist in Japanese! As usual, please watch below video on how to write and also pronounce these characters. If you are following these lessons, I would like […]