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 …
Close call in Japanese
The key phrase is あぶない (abunai) which is い adjective, and I assume you have learnt it as ‘dangerous‘. Translation into English will be changed depending on the tense. Let’s take a look together! Present tense 危ない! あぶないabunai watch out! Past tense 危なかった! あぶなかったABUNAKATTA it was a close call. Vulgar way 危ねっ あぶねっAbune (‘e’ at …
Learn Japanese with Guilty by Tohoshinki
With this song, you can learn some “dark” expressions and vocabulary which I hardly teach students during face-to-face lesson! Hope you enjoy it! Lyrics *details below Hey, you know what I mean?Let me know, let me knowLet me know, come on ならくのそこへと しずんでゆく たいよう Oh why? 奈落の底へと 沈んでゆく太陽 すべてが ゆめだと つきつけるやみ 全てが *幻想(ゆめ)だと 突き付ける闇 I can’t believe you let me down なみだが いみしたものは 涙が 意味したものは …
Japanese Calendar Dates
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 …
Look Forward to It in Japanese
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 …