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Phrases you would hear when you visit a restaurant in Japan! Part 1.   ~ Telling how many people - Getting your seats ~ 😀いらっしゃいませ (iràsshàìmàse) : Welcome to our restaurant.  😀何名様ですか？ (nànmei sama des(u)kà?) : How many Sirs/Miss ?  👫 2人です (f(u)tàrì des(u).) : Two people.   😀2名様ですね。 (nì mei sama des(u)nè.) : Two people, I see.  😀こちらのお席へご案内いたします。  (kochìrà nò òsèki e goànnàì ìtàshìmàs(u) ) : I take you to this seat/table.  OR 😀お好きなお席へどうぞ。 (os(u)kìnà òsèki e dòuzo) : Grab your favourite seats.  << Meaning of words >> ... 何(nàn): what/ how many ... 名(mèi): a counter for respectful people ... 様(samà): an honorific title ... です(dèsu): ending words to make a sentence formal ... か(ka): an ending word for question.  ... ね(ne): an ending word for an emphasis  ... こちらの(kochìrà nò): "this" in formal way  ... お席(osèki): "seats/table" in formal way ... ご案内(goànnàì): "guide" in formal way ... いたします(itàshìmàsu): formal form of いたす(itàsu): "to do&quo

  << 動物(doù bùtsù): animals >>  🐍  へび/蛇(hèbi): snake 🐬  いるか/海豚* (irùkà): dolphin  🐱  ねこ/猫 (nèko): cat 🐊  わに/鰐* (wàni): alligator, crocodile  🐻  くま/熊 (kùma): bear 🐶  いぬ/犬 (inù): dog 🐤  あひる/家鴨* (ahìrù): duck 🐿  りす/栗鼠* (rìsu): squirrel 🐮  うし/牛 (ushì): cow ⚒  もぐら/土竜* (mogùrà): mole 🐷  ぶた/豚 (butà): pig ⭐︎  せいうち(seìùchì): walrus  . ....Kanji with *: not commonly used for daily conversations.  <Examples with animal names> 🐍  蛇に噛まれた！ (hèbi ni kamàreta) : (I) got bitten by a snake!  ... 噛まれた(kamàreta): past passive form of 噛む(kàmu): to bite 🐬  イルカショーが一番楽しみです。 (irùkà shoo ga ichìbàn tànòshìmi des(u) ) : (I’m) looking forward to watching the dolphin show the most.  ... イルカショー(irùkà shoo): dolphin show ... 一番(ichìban): No.1/ the most ... 楽しみ(tanòshìmi): something that makes you excited ... です(dèsu): polite form of だ(da) : to be 🐱  猫派ですか？犬派ですか？ (nekòhà dès(u)kà? ikùhà dès(u)kà?) : Are (you) a cat lover? A dog lover?  ...~派(ha): ~lover (when choosing between two or mor

  How would you call your mother in Japanese? - 母(háha), お母さん(okáasan), or ママ(máma)? Which word is proper way to call your mother?  <<Difference between 母(háha) and お母さん(okáasan) as "mother"?>>  ・母(háha)  >> To introduce your mother at a formal occasion. E.g. こちら、私の母です。 (kochírá, watáshí nó háha dèsu) : This person, is my mother. ...こちら(ko chí rá): this way, this person (formal) ...私の(watáshí nó): my ...です(de su): polite form of だ(da): to be  ・お母さん (o káa sa n) >> Mainly to call your mother at a casual/ formal occasion. The most common way of calling a mother. Sounds gentle and polite.  E.g. お母さんが作ってくれました。 (okáasan ga ts(u)kútte kurémásh(i)ta) : (My) Mum made (them) for me.  >> Also to call women who look like at the age of a mother (about 40~60 years old). E.g. お母さん、落としましたよ。 (okáasan, otóshímásh(i)ta yó) : Hey ma’am, (you) dropped (something).  ...落としました(o tó shí má sh(i) ta): Past form in polite of 落とす(o tó su): to drop

Looooots of you have definitely struggled with learning KANJI ever in your life with Japanese...  “Why does Japanese use kanji even though they have Hiragana?”  ... Anyways, Kanji is still essential for you leaning Japanese, so here I tried describing the importance of kanji. Hope these motivate you learn KANJI!  1, Kanji is like Emoji - Easier to understand at a glance <<Examples>> ・私は犬が好きです。 (watáshí wá inú ga sukí desu) : I like dogs.  For Japanese, it looks like:  👩🏻  は  🐶  が  ❤️  きです。  ・日本へは飛行機で2時間です。 (nihón e wa h(i)kóuki de nijíkan desu) : To Japan, it takes 2 hours by airplane. For Japanese, it looks like:  🇯🇵  へは  ✈️  で2  ⏰  です。  ... Kanji gives us specific images which make us read faster and easier to understand the main points.   A demerit is that we cannot recognise how to read them. In Japan, that’s what teachers & parents teach kids.  ———  2, Requires a very few spaces when written!  <<Examples>>  心理学 (shiń rí

  Counter: 歩 (ho) Things to count: steps  ——— What is Counter? ... A word to specify features of the thing you count.  ———  How many: 何歩 (nán po) Number of... : 歩数(ho súu) Few/Some: 数歩(súu ho)、何歩か(nán po ka)  1歩 (íp po) 2歩 (ní ho) 3歩 (sán po) 4歩 (yón ho) 5歩 (gó ho) 6歩 (róp po) 7歩 (naná ho) 8歩 (háp po) 9歩 (kyúu ho) 10歩 (júp po)  Bigger numbers 11歩 (juú íp po) 25歩 (ní juu gó ho) 100歩 (hyáp po) 1,000歩 (sén po) 10,000歩 (ichí máń pó)  ——— <<Examples>> ・毎日5000歩以上歩きます。 (máinichi goséńpó íjou arúkímásu) : (I) walk more than 5,000 steps every day.  ...毎日(mái nichi): every day ...以上(í jou): more than~ ...歩きます(arú kí má su): polite form of 歩く(arú ku): to walk   ・1歩ずつでいい。進むことが大切なんだ。 (ippó zútsu de íi. s(u)súmú kótó ga taísétsú nánda) : One step at a time is good enough. Moving forward is important.  ...〜ずつ(zú tsu): one ~ at a time, ~ each  ...〜でいい(de í i): ~ is good enough ...進む(s(u)sú mú): to move forward ...[verb]こと(ko tó): ~ing  ...大切(t