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@fozmeadows 山升月七 七升三 升三心心
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Happy to announce that I've completed my #Japanese slang dictionary, summarizing all of the words I've covered so far in my monthly reviews.
Hope people find this to be a useful resource. It is live at the link below:
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2022/06/19/liv…
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I've studied Japanese for over a decade. In doing so, I've learned ancient wisdom through the language.
New ways of being, in words that cannot be translated, but are deeply intertwined with a unique culture. One we can all learn from.
A thread.
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Looks like it's time to repost this meme I made last year twitter.com/Bakarichigi/st…
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A simple/beginner's guide to the particles を, に, and で in #Japanese
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One of the hardest things I've ever had to do in my entire life was microwave tea. It truly was a 茶レンジ
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A beginner's guide to basic #Japanese verb conjugation (1/2)
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Listen kids, I know doing taxes isn't fun, but don't give your SSN to the anime waifu. twitter.com/HD_Kirin/statu…
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Teaching Japanese in 2022 is so hard. You try to introduce basic stuff like これは私のリンゴです and someone suddenly asks about a cat-samurai manga where they say こりゃ俺様の林檎でこざニャンる instead and by the time you unpack everything there's three days till the midterm
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A paper plate is a Western serving vessel made of paper - paper means "paper", plate means "plate". But it's also a way of thinking about the impermanence of objects, a way of questioning the norms of the day-to-day of the kitchen. twitter.com/NYTmag/status/…
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Japan actually just has one person it in. Everyone you see when you go there are just manifestations of a singular entity that has existed unchanged for all time. Their name is Mina. Or, if you are being polite, which Japanese of course always are always no matter what, Minasan. twitter.com/sam_d_1995/sta…
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The best kanji are kanji where they just slapped the same kanji on three times. 蟲, 森, 轟, all genius. Fantastic design, no notes.
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A grammar-focused beginner's guide to differentiating は and が in #Japanese (1/2)
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