Wawan Japanese

Are you planning to learn Japanese? and are you also planning to learn it by yourself? If so, there are several things that you need to put into consideration. Learning a language by yourself, especially if it is Japanese which is one of the hardest languages according to some sources, is indeed challenging and not an easy task. However, if you are still planning to learn Japanese by yourself, you should consider some of the things below. 1. Reason There are several reasons why people learn a language by themselves such as no japanese tutors/school nearby, not enough money, prefer to learn alone, and learning languages as a hobby. If your reason for learning Japanese is because there are no Japanese language tutors/schools nearby, you should consider taking online courses which you can take almost anywhere as long as there is internet available. As for the other reasons, all of them are pretty solid reasons to learn Japanese by yourself in my opinion. 2. Difficulty As I mentioned befor...

  If you have been learning Japanese for quite some time and want to find out your proficiency in Japanese language, taking the JLPT Examination is one of the best ways to do that.  JLPT(Japanese Language Proficiency Test) is a language proficiency test conducted by the Japan Foundation. The test itself is divided into five levels which are N5 (the lowest level) up to N1(The highest level). In the test, there are Listening section and non-listening section that include a grammar test and vocabulary test. All of the answers are multiple choice. JLPT Examination is usually held only twice a year (first Sunday of July and December), and the quota of each city can be pretty limited. That is why if you want to take the examination, you should register for the test as soon as possible. In this post I will share with you some tips to hopefully make you also pass the test. Personally, I have passed the level N3 and N2 in JLPT Examination by learning just by myself which is why I am co...

Hello, everyone! If you are reading this blog right now, chances are you have a consideration or plan to learn the Japanese language just by yourself. Personally, I have been learning Japanese by myself for about eight years now. In this past eight years I have seen several challenges that you may also find if you are going to learn Japanese by yourself. So for today’s blog, I will share with you some challenges that you may also find if you are planning to learn Japanese by yourself. 1. Lack of Guidance The first challenge that is really clear from learning the Japanese language just by yourself is the lack of guidance. As there is no teacher that will teach you about the language or how you should study the language, you have to do everything yourself. You have to teach yourself about the language and you have to make your own learning schedule and plan instead of somebody doing it for you.  2. Procrastination The second challenge is the enemy of everyone who is trying to do some...

  Sometimes when we talk to people, we talk about what we want to do, what can we do, what could possibly happens, etc. For today's blog, we will discuss some Japanese grammars that can be used to make request, expressing desire, expressing ability, expressing "must", and expressing "if". Making Request To make request using a verb, we can just simply use the ending "kudasai" at the ending of the verb after changing the verb into te-verb (simply remove "-iru" from "-teiru" suffix from this blog ). Example: 食べる🠆食べて🠆 食べてください 食べてください Tabete kudasai Please eat We can also use it like a verb to request for something. Example: 水をください Mizu wo kudasai Water please Expressing Desire To express desire, we can use the ending "-tai" at the end of a verb after changing the verb into i-verb (simply remove "-masu" from the "-masu" suffix rule from  this blog ). Example: 食べる🠆食べたい Taberu 🠆 Tabetai 食べたい tabetai I wan...

When people are speaking in Japanese, people will almost always use Honorifics to refer to another person. Whether it is the person they are talking to or the person they are mentioning. That is why learning some of the basic or the most important honorifics is really important to do. Here in this post we will discuss some of the honorifics that are used in Japanese. San/ さ ん The first we will discuss is the honorifics -san. This honorific is the most used one and the standard honoric that can be used in both formal and informal situations. This honorific can be used for basically anyone. The honorific can also be used after the name of the position, occupation, and also company or business name. Example: After someone else's given name or family name. あの人は田中さんです。 Ano hito wa Tanaka-san desu. That person is Tanaka. After the name of the position, occupation, and also company or business name. お 巡 り さ ん Omawari-san Police officer Kun/ 君   For the next one we have kun. This honorific...

When we are talking with other people, we often use adjectives to describe and give properties to the object we are referencing to. We also sometimes use the help of adverbs to describe the adjectives and also verbs. The same thing can also be applied in Japanese because both adjectives and adverbs also exist in Japanese. In this post, we will discuss the adjective and adverb suffix and how to use them in a sentence. Adjective Suffixes In Japanese there are two kinds of adjectives, the one that is called i-adjective and also the one that is called na-adjective. The i-adjectives are the ones that ended in the vowel "-i", while na-adjectives are the ones that are followed by the particle "na" after the adjective and before the noun. Below we will discuss more about each of the adjectives. I-adjectives As mentioned above, this kind of adjective ends with the vowel "i". To use this kind of adjective in a phrase, we can just simply add it before a noun. Example...