Tag: language

25+ Japanese words and phrases Anime taught me

A few months ago I made a post called “Is learning Japanese with Anime, Manga and Video Games possible?” That post

Japanese Language Study comes full circle

I recently celebrated the the 8th anniversary of Jamaipanese.com. Way back in 2006 I started this blog to document my study of

Jamaican Language Teachers Making Their Mark in Japan

Being a part of the The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme is a dream I have had for a very long time. Now in my sec

Practical Japanese: Electronic Toilet Controller Buttons

Welcome to the second ediition in a series I am calling “practical Japanese” where I share a photo or video showin

Basic Japanese has Inflitrated my Vocabulary

I have been studying Japanese on and off far too long to not be good at it and while I have sought to blame my delinquency on

Phonetikana – Katakana Typeface

What do you do when you are a designer and have to make frequent trips to Japan but you are unable to find the time to learn t

NihongoUp Contest Winners

A big thank you to everyone who took the time to enter the NihongoUp giveaway contest I have been hosting for the past 2 weeks

51 Japanese Characters card set

51 Japanese characters is a card set of 51 unique illustrations of many characters typically found in Japanese society made by

What did English borrow from Japanese?

The English Language has many loan words from many languages, but we don’t care about those other languages except Japan

3 useful sites for Japanese Learners

Yes I am staying true to my promise to start posting more about learning Japanese and use these posts to help in my own practi

My letter to all Japanese verbs – Part 1

Japanese verbs ooh how evil arth thou, you sound so cool prior to conjugation in your dictionary form, your masu form and prog

Japanese Summer classes

Ah yes, its been so long since my last update on Japanese class, why is this so must be the question that pops into your mind

Japanese Class Revision and Practice – Important Places

I hope to start adding more posts related studying Japanese. I am behind sadly and I need to practice up and I am sure other p

Japanese Class Recap – Feb 20th – Mar 16th

Whew where should I start. I have missed 2 (February 28th and March 6th) of my last 7 Japanese classes, one because of really

My Study of the Japanese Language

I have been studying Japanese properly since September 2005. I used to mess around and read a little and I knew basic phrases