Have you ever struggled to understand a presentation by a scholar with a strong Japanese accent? Last week I wrestled with the speech of a brilliant young psychology lecturer visiting from Japan. For ...

The potential form of verbs has two meanings. One is ability to do something. For example, when you want to say "I can speak Japanese", you use the potential form of HANASHI MASU (to speak) and say ...

When it comes to teaching languages, the grammar-translation method has become the child nobody loves or wants to acknowledge. But is it really hell on toast? No, it ain’t. There, I said it. Leave it ...

Now you can learn Japanese grammar with cute cartoon illustration – via James from Japan Probe. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to ...

You have been learning basic Japanese for one year. As you have noticed, we choose either the polite or the casual way of speaking, depending on our relation with the listener. Anna always speaks in ...