If you are interested in Japanese linguistics or want to have a bit more insight into how Japanese works, this series of short articles for upper intermediate learners is absolutely invaluable.
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[N5] ๅ็ฉ(ใฉใใถใค)ใฎๅฃฐ(ใใ)
What sound does a sheep make? Baaa! Or in Japanese, ใใกใผใ. In this case, English and Japanese differs, but the German word is very similar: mรครครคh! How about a dog, a rooster or an elephant? Find out in this text by Seto Toshihiko on Nihongo Tadoku Dลjล. This text has many pictures and audio embeddings,… Continue reading [N5] ๅ็ฉ(ใฉใใถใค)ใฎๅฃฐ(ใใ)
[N2] ๆๆ็๏ผใใใใใใใ๏ผใจ้ณๆฅฝใฎ ้กไผผ็น ๏ผใใใใฆใ๏ผ
If you've been following news in Japanese over the last two years, you will likely be familiar with words like ๆๆ(ใใใใ)ใ็็ถ(ใใใใใใ) or ๆต่ก(ใใ ใใใ)*. The Japanese article (by Katล Sanae) I'm reviewing today refers to a paper from Canada, that calculated the spread of music using the methods for viral infections - and therefore also the… Continue reading [N2] ๆๆ็๏ผใใใใใใใ๏ผใจ้ณๆฅฝใฎ ้กไผผ็น ๏ผใใใใฆใ๏ผ
[N4] ็ฐใใผใฎ็ใ็ฉ๏ผใใใใฎ๏ผ
The author Seto Toshihiko describes in this text his Sunday trip to a rice field with his two children. They are looking for various animals living among the sheafs of rice. I found this description of a Sunday trip very cute. The children obviously love nature and being outside and it was quite adorable being… Continue reading [N4] ็ฐใใผใฎ็ใ็ฉ๏ผใใใใฎ๏ผ
