Category Archives: Self Study

Dear all, Good evening. Continuation from lesson 4, today i will share more about buying things. Sometimes if you buy medicine, electronics, the person at the counter will ask you if you have a loyalty card or something. It’s always good to make a loyalty card if you plan to always buy electronics at theContinue reading “Self study Japanese Lesson 5: Buying things (Part 3)”

Dear all, Good afternoon. Today, i’ll like to share with you how to slash prices. いくらですか (i-ku-ra de-su ka/How much is it?) その値段はちょっと。。。（sono nedan wa chotto…./That price is a bit…) ちょっと負けてください。。。(chotto ma-ke-te ku-da-sai /Please give me a little discount) 負けてくれれば、また来ますよ (ma-ke-te ku-re-re-ba, ma-ta ki-ma-su yo / If you give me a discount, i’ll come again)Continue reading “Self study Japanese Lesson 4: Buying things (Part 2)”

Dear all, Good evening. Today, i’ll like to share with you how to buy things. すみません. (Su-mi-ma-sen/ Excuse Me) これ/それ/あれ　を　___________   ください (kore / sore/ are   o  ________kudasai ) Give me _________ of this/that/ that thing over that (far from you and the listener) ひとつ: hi-to-tsu/ one ふたつ: fu-ta-tsu / two みっつ: mi-ttsu / three よっつ:Continue reading “Self study Japanese Lesson 3: Buying things (Part 1)”

Dear all, Good morning. Today, i’ll like to share with you how to ask for directions. すみません. (Su-mi-ma-sen/ Excuse Me) 道に迷いました。 (mi-chi  ni  ma-yo-i-ma-shita / I am lost)   -Optional to say ______(Place that you wish to go)　までは　どうやって　行きますか。 (_________(Place that you wish to go)  ma-de wa  dou-yatte   i-ki-masu ka / How do i get to _______)Continue reading “Self study Japanese Lesson 2: Asking for Directions”

Dear all who are reading this blog and have no experience in Japanese, but you are able to read Hiragana characters. I’ll like to share with you how to self study Japanese. In lesson 1, i’ll be sharing how can we do a self introduction in a humble manner. (^_^) This is how it goesContinue reading “Self study Japanese Lesson 1: Self Introduction (The Humble Way)”