主を待ち望め、強く、かつ雄々しくあれ、主を待ち望め。 Shuu wo Machi nozome, tsuyoku, Katsu o o shiku are, shuu wo Machi nozome 主 – shuu – the lord 待ち – to wait – machi 望め – hope – nozome 強く – つよく – tsuyoku – strongly Continue reading Verse of the Day Japanese – Proverbs 27:14
在最初，他就跟上帝同在。 zai4 zui4chu1, ta1 jiu4 gen1 shang4di4 tong2zai4 In the beginning he was with God. 在 – Zai4 – At 最初 – zui4 chu1 – The beginning 他 – ta1 – he 就 – jiu – to be at 跟 – gen1 – with 上帝 – shang4 di 4 – God 同在 – tong2 zai4 – together Continue reading Chinese Bible Verse of the Day – Chinese Bible Vocabulary – John 1:2
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 知恵の初めはこれである、知恵を得よ、あなたが何を得るにしても、悟りを得よ Chie no hajime wa koredearu, chie wo e yo, anata ga nani wo eru ni shite mo, satori wo e yo 知恵 – chie – ちえ - wisdom 初めはこれである － はじめはこれである － hajime ha kore de aru – “is the first thing / is the principal thing” 得よ – e yo – えよ － … Continue reading Japanese Bible Verse of the Day Proverbs 4:7
John 1：1 New World Translation 在最初就有“话语”，“话语” 跟上帝同在，“话语”是个神。 zai4 zui4chu1 jiu4 you3 hua4yu3, hua4yu3 gen1 shang4di4 tong2zai4 hua4yu3 shi4 ge0 shen2 zai – at zuichu – the very beginning , the beginning jiu you – there was / there is hua yu – the word gen – with / to be with shang di – god tong zai – to be together with – Gen XXXX … Continue reading Chinese Bible Verse of the Day – Chinese Bible Vocabulary John 1:1
Betel Nut How To Try Betel Nut in Taipei A practical guide to buying betel nut for your first and ONLY time Disclaimer: Chewing betel nut is a dangerous habit to pick up with a high probability of leading to an oral cancer – a cancer that you are 50% likely to die from Betel Nut in Chinese Betel nut is called 檳榔 (Pinyin: bīnláng) in … Continue reading Guest Post – How to Try (Where to Buy) Betel Nut in Taipei, Taiwan
Howdy everyone – Just a quick announcement – we started youtubing again and will posting regular videos about our learning progress and new tools that we are using. In this new video – we are sharing about how to run a marathon in Japan! – Check it out below. Continue reading We started youtubing again! – How to run a Marathon in Japan
The below chart includes Japanese Office Vocabulary that is great for learning. Kanji Hiragana / Katakana Romaji 1. 会社 かいしゃ kaisha Office / Company / Corporation / Firm 2. 会社員 かいしゃいん kaisha in Office Worker 3. 株式会社 かぶしきがいしゃ kabu shiki gaisha Public Company / Joint-stock Corporation 4. 有限会社 ゆうげんがいしゃ yuugen gaisha Limited Company 5. 企業 きぎょう kigyou Enterprise / Company 6. 大手企業 おおてきぎょう oote kigyou … Continue reading Japanese Business Vocab
The JLPT is not just a test that measures Japanese – it is a test that measures how well you are at taking tests that measure Japanese…… Wait…. what? Okay anyway – if you are on this page it means you are looking for the best apps to learn how to pass the JLPT – here they are. YOMIKATA Z A great … Continue reading Top 5 JLPT Study Apps – Android
People want to know how to improve memory retention and how to shave off the amount of time it takes to learn new words. This can happen quite easily – but here are some general guidelines for getting a good nights rest. Artificial Light should be banned an hour before bedtime. – Artificial light robs your mind of sleep hormones and disrupts circadian rhytmn. Put your … Continue reading Sleep Hacking and Language Learning
So…. the time has finally come…. sort of! Duolingo has launched on the mobile application and they’re saying that its 65% done for the desktop version. I have been using duolingo on and off very spurradically to pick up vietnamese as a hobbyist – but the audio and learning methodology are quite nice and linear. I don’t have much to report now other than the … Continue reading Duolingo Japanese Review
