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 …
In English, both あける and ひらく mean “to open”. In some cases, we can use both of them for the same object. However it is not every time. There is a slight nuance between them. 開ける（あける） あける means “to open”, but at the same time, it implies something can go through because it is open. …
To your close friends or someone younger 明けましておめでとう！ akemashite omedetou あけまして おめでとう To someone in a higher position / acquaintance 明けましておめでとうございます。 akemashite omedetou gozaimasu あけまして おめでとう ございます New Year’s Day is something very important and formal in Japan, so I would use ‘明けましておめでとうございます。’ to anyone, even to close friends and someone younger. 明けまして It comes …
To your close friends or someone younger 誕生日おめでとう！ お誕生日おめでとう！ (お)たんじょうび おめでとう！(o)tanjoubi omedetou To someone in a higher position / acquaintance お誕生日おめでとうございます。 おたんじょうび おめでとうございますotanjoubi omedetou gozaimasu 誕生日（たんじょうび・tanjoubi） ・お(o) + noun: Polite way to talk ・誕生（たんじょう・tanjou）：[noun] birth ・日（ひ）：[noun] Day おめでとう casual form of ‘congratulations!’. おめでとうございます formal form of ‘congratulations!’.
