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Getting Started Learning Japanese

Posted on February 25, 2017July 27, 2020by Faisal

Introduction Having an interest in learning the Japanese language is great and all, but how do you ACTUALLY get started? Given the fact that you need to learn Hiragana, Katakana, sentence structure, vocabulary words, kanji and more, it can be a daunting task. This is really a catch 22, if you don’t start somewhere, you […]

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Why are There no Spaces in Japanese?

Posted on October 31, 2016August 22, 2020by Faisal

Introduction If you are new to learning Japanese, you may have noticed a curious element to the language itself. There are no spaces. Of course, if you are familiar with other languages such as Chinese or Burmese the lack of spaces between the words would be nothing new. However, for speakers of languages which do […]

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The Kana – Building Blocks of Japanese

Posted on August 24, 2016July 25, 2020by Faisal

Hiragana and Katakana can be considered to be the basic building blocks of the Japanese language. While Kanji  (Borrowed Chinese characters) does have a huge role in Japanese writing, all of the words that any Kanji character can represent can be shown using Hiragana or Katakana. What’s the difference? Hiragana tends to be used for words […]

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Welcome to the Nihongo (日本語) Project!

Posted on August 24, 2016March 26, 2022by Faisal

So you’ve decided to learn Japanese? Great! Deciding to learn a new language, or even reactivate a language which you haven’t learned in a while is always a challenge worth doing. Even though it requires a lot of time, dedication and practice, there’s no reason to go at it completely alone. The Nihongo (日本語)Project is […]

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