Japanese – Page 23 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jan 29, 2018Jan 03, 2024 eagerly, expression, idiom, Japanese, lengthen, literal meaning, neck, proverb, verb, waiting

Kubi wo Nagaku-suru (首を長くする – Waiting Eagerly)

Kubi wo Nagaku-suru 首を長くする There is a Japanese idiom: 首を長くする (kubi wo nagaku-suru). 日本語には「首を長くする」という慣用句があります。首 (kubi) means “neck” and 長くする Read More

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Toru Jan 28, 2018Jan 03, 2024 dissatisfaction, doubt, expression, hineru, idiomatic, Japanese, kubi, neck, tilt, twist

Kubi wo Hineru (首をひねる – Twisting One’s Neck)

Kubi wo Hineru 首をひねる I 首をひねりました (kubi wo hineri mashita). 私は首をひねりました。 This Japanese expression, “kubi wo hineru” has two different Read More

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Toru Jan 27, 2018Jan 03, 2024 bags, children, delicious meals, Japanese, marriage, scrotum, sex life, stomach, tradition, weddings

Itsutsu no Fukuro (五つの袋 – Five Bags)

Itsutsu no Fukuro 五つの袋 Yesterday, I introduced you to 三つの袋 (mittsu no fukuro – three bags), which is often told Read More

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Toru Jan 23, 2018Jan 03, 2024 accept, depend, expression, insist, Japanese, kind offer, literal meaning, offer, polite, prefix

Okotoba ni Amaete (お言葉に甘えて – If You Insist)

Today I’d like to talk about the convenient Japanese expression, お言葉に甘えて (okotoba ni amaete), which can be used in various Read More

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Toru Jan 22, 2018Jan 03, 2024 apology, appreciation, awe, expressions, Japanese, osoreirimasu, polite, scared, sorry, thanks

Osoreirimasu (恐れ入ります – Thanks/Sorry)

Yesterday and the day before yesterday, I introduced you to Japanese expressions that mean the feeling of apology or appreciation. Read More

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Toru Jan 21, 2018Jan 03, 2024 appreciation, arigatou, dramas, etymology, expression, Japanese, katajikenai, period films, sumimasen, thank you

Katajikenai (かたじけない – Thanks)

Yesterday, I introduced you to the expression すみません (sumimasen), which is used when expressing the feeling of apology or appreciation. Read More

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Toru Jan 20, 2018Jan 03, 2024 apology, appreciation, comfortable, expression, feeling, Japanese, negative form, polite, sumimasen, verb

Sumimasen (すみません – Sorry/Thanks)

Sumimasen すみません Japanese people often say すみません (sumimasen) when they want to express their feelings of apology or appreciation. 日本では、謝罪や感謝の気持ちを表す時、よく「すみません」と言います。 Read More