Speaking and pronunciation
Practical guides on speaking, grammar, pronunciation, listening, and study planning, written for learners who want to use Japanese in real life.
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Japanese for Accompanying Spouses in Japan: Dependent Visa Life and Work
If you moved to Japan because your partner's job brought you here, you are probably on a dependent status such as kazoku taizai (家族滞在), and your days are built around paperwork, errands and a new neighbourhood rather than an office. The Japanese you need is daily-life Japanese: city hall, the clinic, the neighbour in the lift, the volunteer language class. This guide gives you those phrases and the lines for finding work when you are ready.
11 min readJapanese Speaking Practice for Small Talk
You want to speak Japanese in a brief chat before a meeting, but the first question often gets an answer but no natural second turn. This guide turns that moment into a small, repeatable speaking skill.
6 min readJapanese Speaking Practice for First Introductions
You want to speak Japanese in meeting a new classmate, but a memorized self-introduction can sound finished before the conversation begins. This guide turns that moment into a small, repeatable speaking skill.
6 min readHow to Talk About Hobbies in Japanese
You want to speak Japanese in explaining a hobby to someone curious, but a hobby noun alone gives the listener little to respond to. This guide turns that moment into a small, repeatable speaking skill.
6 min readTalk About Your Weekend in Japanese
You want to speak Japanese in sharing a weekend story on Monday, but learners often list activities without giving a reaction or detail. This guide turns that moment into a small, repeatable speaking skill.
5 min readDescribe Your Daily Routine in Japanese
You want to speak Japanese in explaining an ordinary weekday, but routine descriptions become a list of disconnected verbs. This guide turns that moment into a small, repeatable speaking skill.
5 min readHow to Talk About Food You Like in Japanese
You want to speak Japanese in recommending a favorite meal, but saying only oishii does not explain what you like. This guide turns that moment into a small, repeatable speaking skill.
5 min readTalk About Music in Japanese Conversation
You want to speak Japanese in sharing a song recommendation, but music tastes are hard to discuss with only genre labels. This guide turns that moment into a small, repeatable speaking skill.
5 min readDiscuss a Movie in Japanese Without Spoilers
You want to speak Japanese in talking about a film after seeing it, but explaining a plot can accidentally become a long summary. This guide turns that moment into a small, repeatable speaking skill.
6 min readHow to Talk About Books in Japanese
You want to speak Japanese in describing a book you recently finished, but book discussions stall when the title is the only detail. This guide turns that moment into a small, repeatable speaking skill.
5 min readTell a Travel Story in Japanese
You want to speak Japanese in recounting a trip to a friend, but travel stories lose listeners when every stop gets equal time. This guide turns that moment into a small, repeatable speaking skill.
6 min readAsk Better Follow-Up Questions in Japanese
You want to speak Japanese in keeping a conversation alive after an answer, but prepared questions feel like an interview when they ignore the reply. This guide turns that moment into a small, repeatable speaking skill.
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