We have several ways to say “in the blink of an eye” in Japanese. 瞬きをする間もなく、… まばたき を する ま も なく、…mabataki wo suru ma mo naku, … This is the closest one to “in the blink of an eye”. 瞬き（まばたき・mabataki） means a blink. Exact translation will be “There is even no time to blink”. まばたき …
Japanese Order Japanese writing order for the dates and details will be as below; → 年・月・日・曜日・時・分・秒 ねん・がつ・にち・ようび・じ・ふん・びょう Year/Month/Date/Day of the week/o’clock/minute/second big scale ＞ small YEAR / ANNÉE MONTHS / MOIS DATES / JOURS じゅういち にち １１ 日… counter for the normal dates are にち (nichi). Below dates are special ones. Everything except on the picture …
Formal Scene I am looking forward to it. 楽しみにしています。 たのしみにしています。tanoshimini shiteimasu. I am looking forward to seeing you. お会いできることを楽しみにしています。 おあいできることをたのしみにしています。oaidekirukotowo TANOSHIMINI SHITEIMASU. Casual Scene Can’t wait! ① 楽しみ！ たのしみ！tanoshimi! *this is the most common way to say ‘cannot wait!’. Can’t wait! ② 待ちきれない！ まちきれない！machikirenai! *This is the exact translation of ‘cannot wait!’ Can’t wait! ③ …
Both やめる and とめる means to stop something, however there is a nuance. 止める（やめる） やめる means “to stop a behavior or action”. This can be translated to “to quit” as well. 止める（とめる） とめる means “to stop a movement”. Quiz 1. If you want to stop smoking, how do you say it in Japanese? 2. Let’s …
The Standard Japanese Way of Saying Goodbye “またね (mata-né)” is often used to say “see you again” within friends and someone close to. “また(mata)” literally means “again”. With “ね (né)” at the end, it sounds friendly and can see close relationship. Without “ね (né)”, we see distance. If you suddenly take off “ね (né)” from …
