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- index startersguide - LearnJapanese - Reddit
What is Japanese? Japanese is the national language of Japan and its people According to Ethnologue, Japanese is the 9th largest language in the world by number of speakers with 122 million speakers in 25 countries
- Learn Japanese - Reddit
Welcome to r LearnJapanese, *the* hub on Reddit for learners of the Japanese Language
- Is the english xoxo related to japanese メロメロ
So I stumbled over the Japanese word メロメロ (mero mero) wich is often translated as being in love I was wondering if it is related to the english xoxo (hugs and kisses) or is this just a coincidence?
- etymology - When did 「ヤッホー」 become a popular greeting? - Japanese . . .
The etymology of the very casual greeting 「ヤッホー」 appears disputed and undecided Various theories and hypotheses have been suggested This site lists German, Hebrew, and 山伏 as possible sources A l
- The many ways to say and in Japanese
In English, we just have one word for the conjunction and which works just fine for many categories, but in Japanese, there are separate words: と joins nouns together in a closed list や joins nouns
- What is the difference between the nominalizers こと and の?
(This question had to show up eventually… :) For my answer, I'll be borrowing most example sentences and categorizations from pages 176-179 of 初級しょきゅう を 教おし える 人ひと のための 日本語にほんご文法ぶんぽう ハンドブック and from this PDF Cases where only の is allowed When the following verb deals with one of the senses: 聞きく, 聞き
- Japanese え sound - [ɛ] or [e]? - Japanese Language Stack Exchange
Japanese, a language which has 3-level vowel height system, does not have the distinction of e and ɛ Or speaking more correctly, Japanese え and お are (true) mid vowels, that their sweet spots fall just midway of theoretical [e] and [ɛ]
- How is the death of a person marked in Japanese?
Not many Japanese people are consciously aware of this convention, but the × would be considerably more intuitive and easier to understand than the dagger sign However, even if you use ×, not everyone will readily understand its meaning, so it would be best to use either × or †, and clearly specify its meaning in a legend
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