communication – Page 2 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jul 03, 2017Jan 03, 2024 body parts, communication, differences, English, expressions, idioms, Japanese, mouth, speech, tongue

Mouth and Tongue

There are many idioms that use a part of a body in both English and Japanese. 口と舌 Today I found Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 26, 2017Jan 03, 2024 communication, cool, dehanai, euphemism, expression, intention, Japanese, negative, positive, yabusaka

Yabusaka dehanai

Japanese people tend to avoid direct expressions, and use euphemism/ambiguous ones in daily communication. やぶさかではない You may think that it’s Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Mar 13, 2017Jan 06, 2024 address, call, communication, expression, Japanese, moshi moshi, mousu, oi oi, rude, telephone

Moshi Moshi (Hello)

Moshi Moshi もしもし Today I would like to talk about the expression “moshi moshi,” which is often used on a Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 26, 2016Jan 06, 2024 communication, conjunction, dakara, expression, formal, Japanese, linguistics, nanode, politeness, sentence

The Japanese Phrase “Dakara

Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese conjunction “dakara.” 「だから」という日本語 “Dakara” has the meaning of “hence” or “so,” but Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 22, 2016Jan 06, 2024 affirmative, communication, confusing, daijōbu, daily life, Japanese, meaning, negative, no problem, usage

Daijobu

Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “daijobu.” 大丈夫 “Daijobu” means something like “it’s okay” or “no problem,” and Read More

Culture Essay History Science Uncorrected

Toru Jun 04, 2016Jan 07, 2024 7%-38%-55% Rule, behavior, bestseller, body language, communication, experiment, Japan, Mehrabian, psychologist, tone of voice

Mehrabian’s Law

Today, I learned a law of Mehrabian. メラビアンの法則 Mehrabian is an American psychologist, and is well known to conduct communication Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 15, 2016Jan 07, 2024 adversative passive, communication, expression, imply, inconvenience, intransitive verbs, Japanese, language, passive form, unique

I Was Rained

Today, I will talk about a Japanese unique expression “adversative passive.” 雨に降られる In Japanese, when you suffer inconvenience, you sometimes Read More

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