When you look up how to say "Happy New Year" in Japanese "Akemashite omedetou (gozaimasu)" is the first phrase you will find. However, after moving to Japan I noticed that wishing someone a happy new...

The other day someone asked me if there is a Japanese word for love. I immediately knew the answer "Of course" and I also knew that there is actually not just one, but several beautiful words for...

I once did the big mistake to say goodbye to my Japanese friend using the word "Sayonara" and hurt him a lot without realizing it. There are so many ways how you can say goodbye in Japanese and I...

I thought I knew my Japanese greetings before moving to Japan. However, I just realized that nowadays I use totally different phrases to say hello to my friends and when greeting my coworkers in...

The Japanese word senpai is not only an often-heard term in anime or manga, but it has also found its way into the English language. The popular meme "Notice me senpai" has sparked its usage in...

After discussing the other common suffixes san, kun, and chan, in today's free Japanese lesson I am going to cover the meaning and usage of the Japanese honorific title sama (さま). Whenever it is...