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One wrong vowel can change the entire vibe of your conversation:

✨ Kawaii (かわいい) = Cute

😱 Kowai (こわい) = Scary

Be extra mindful of this when trying to compliment someone! 

A slip of the tongue could turn a sweet reply into a horror story, and your "cute target" might just run away ( ˶°ㅁ°) !!

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Learning hiragana katakana?

What Japanese essentials you have in your kitchen ? (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) .ᐟ.ᐟ

醤油 (しょうゆ - Shōyu): The "salt" of Japanese cuisine.

味噌 (みそ - Miso): Fermented soybean paste, the soul of umami.

包丁 (ほうちょう - Hōchō): A precision tool for every chef.

みりん (Mirin): Essential for that signature sweet glaze.

明日、日本語の試験があります。 Ashita, nihongo no shiken ga arimasu. I have a Japanese exam tomorrow.

試験は難しかったですが、頑張りました。 Shiken wa muzukashikatta desu ga, ganbarimashita. The exam was difficult, but I did my best.

次の試験のために、毎日勉強しています。 Tsugi no shiken no tame ni, mainichi benkyou shite imasu. I am studying every day for the next exam.

3 kanji a day turns into 1000+ a year (˶◜ᵕ◝˶)

It doesn’t have to be perfect—just keep showing up.

Some days it’s easy, some days it’s not, but every little step counts.

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Learn to read Japanese and kanji vocabulary for N5-N4 (˵ •̀ ᴗ •́ ˵ ) ✧ - Frustration Free Guided Reading Material - Flashcard & Quizzes

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Today's JLPT N4 words is 山 (yama - mountain)

私たちは山に登りました。 Watashitachi wa yama ni noborimashita. We climbed a mountain. その山はとても高いです。 Sono yama wa totemo takai desu.That mountain is very tall.

山でキャンプをするのが好きです。 Yama de kyanpu o suru no ga suki desu. I like camping in the mountains.

山の近くに小さな村があります。 Yama no chikaku ni chiisana mura ga arimasu. There is a small village near the mountain. 秋になると山が赤くなります。 Aki ni naru to yama ga akaku narimasu. In autumn, the mountains turn red. 川で魚を釣りました。 Kawa de sakana o tsurimashita. I caught a fish in the river. ----------------------------------------------------------- Easy to Learn Japanese with crunchynihongo.com -----------------------------------------------------------

Highlighted Vocabularies

山 - yama - mountain 登りました - noborimashita - climbed 高い - takai - tall/high キャンプ - kyanpu - camp 村 - mura - village 秋 - aki - autumn/fall 赤く - akaku - red 川 - kawa - river 魚 - sakana - fish 釣りました - tsurimashita - caught (fishing) -----------------------------------------------------------

JLPT Kanji N4 Word for today is 空

空がとても青いですね。

Sora ga totemo aoi desu ne.

The sky is so blue, isn’t it?

夜の空には星がたくさんあります。

Yoru no sora ni wa hoshi ga takusan arimasu.

There are many stars in the night sky.

飛行機が空を飛んでいます。

Hikouki ga sora o tonde imasu.

An airplane is flying in the sky.

空を見上げると気持ちが落ち着きます。

Sora o miageru to kimochi ga ochitsukimasu.

Looking up at the sky calms me.

空に虹が出ています！

Sora ni niji ga dete imasu!

There’s a rainbow in the sky!

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Highlighted vocabularies

空 (sora) - sky

青い (aoi) - blue

夜 (yoru) - night

星 (hoshi) - star

飛行機 (hikouki) - airplane

飛んでいます (tonde imasu) - is flying

見上げる (miageru) - to look up

気持ち (kimochi) - feeling

落ち着きます (ochitsukimasu) - calms down

虹 (niji) - rainbow

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Highlighted Vocabularies

この日 (Kono hi) - On this day

ありがとう (Arigatou) - Thank you

伝えたい (Tsutaetai) - Want to say

いつも (Itsumo) - Always

そば (Soba) - Side, near

みんな (Minna) - Everyone

あきらめない (Akiramenai) - Not giving up

やれる (Yareru) - Can do, will get Learn with CrunchyNihongo.com -> https://bit.ly/2Zk4l4K Review

この日… ありがとうを伝えたい。 (Kono hi… Arigatou o tsutaetai.) On this day… I want to say thank you.

いつもそばにいてくれるみんなに。 (Itsumo soba ni ite kureru minna ni.) To everyone who’s always been there.

あきらめないでいてくれて (akiramenai de ite kurete) For not giving up.

Highlighted Vocabularies

食べ過ぎ (tabesugi) – overeating, eating too much

運動 (undou) – exercise

全然 (zenzen) – at all, completely (used in negative sentences)

今日 (kyou) – today

わからない (wakaranai) – don't know, uncertain

年末 (nenmatsu) – end of the year

Particle は wa

Particle は (wa) points out the topic or the main thing you're talking about and is also used to compare things Examples:

日本語は難しいです。(Nihongo wa muzukashii desu.) "Japanese is difficult." (Topic: Talking about learning Japanese.)

彼は先生です。 (Kare wa sensei desu.) "He is a teacher." (Topic: Talking about him.)

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ゆでたまごの つくりかたを まなぼう！ Let's learn how to make a boiled egg!

とても かんたんだよ。 It's very simple.

まず、たまごを ひとつ えらんでね。 First, choose one egg.

たまごが われていないか たしかめてね。 Make sure the egg is not broken.

つぎに、たまごを おゆの なかに いれてね。 Next, put the egg in a pot of boiling water.

やく 10ぷんかん、 ゆでてね。 Boil for about 10 minutes.

そのあと、たまごを きをつけて とりだしてね。 After that, take the egg out carefully.

からを むいたら、 ゆでたまごが できあがり！ After peeling the shell, the boiled egg is finished!

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Verbs

学ぶ - manabu - to learn 選ぶ - erabu - to choose 割れる - wareru - to break (intransitive) 確かめる - tashikameru - to check, to confirm 入れる - ireru - to put in, to insert 茹でる - yuderu - to boil 気をつける - ki o tsukeru - to be careful, to pay attention 取り出す - toridasu - to take out 剥く - muku - to peel

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Nouns

茹で卵 - yude tamago - boiled egg 作り方 - tsukurikata - how to make / method 簡単 - kantan - easy 卵 - tamago - egg 一つ - hitotsu - one (used for counting things) お湯 - oyu - hot water 中 - naka - inside 約 - yaku - about (used when talking about time) 分間 - punkan - minutes 殻 - kara - shell 出来上がり - dekiagari - finished, ready