Everyday Japanese ㊱ (Daily conversation about how to ask the destination) You: すみません。(sumimasen) Excuse me. の ば You: バス乗り場はどこですか? (basunoriba ha doko desuka?) Where is the bus station? い A: まっすぐ行って、つぎに、みぎ…

Secondary school students in a classroom in Singapore. photo: MOE The language elective programme (LEP) will be introduced in selected secondary schools for the first time next year, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung announced on Tuesday (May…

Everyday Japanese ㉟ (Daily conversation at Restaurant for order① ) なんめいさま Waiter: 何名様ですか? (nanmei sama desu ka?) How many people? You: 6にんです。(roku nin desu.) 6 people. きつえんせき きんえんせき Waiter: 喫煙席と禁煙席のど…

PHOTO: Desperate Rohingyas try to flee Bangladesh on flimsy rafts – UNHCR Bangladeshi police say that they’ve stopped dozens of Rohingya Muslims from being trafficked to Malaysia by boat. Most of the ‘boat people’ were women according to t…

Everyday Japanese ㉞ (Daily conversation at Clothing store) Clark: いらっしゃいませ。こんにちは。(Irashaimase. Konnichiwa.) Hello! You: こんにちは。(Konnichiwa) Hello! しちゃく You: 試着できますか? (sichaku dekimasu ka?) Can I try this on?…

ComfortDelGro To ensure that the data collected is accurate, the autonomous shuttle bus will travel at speeds ranging between 5km/h and 16km/h. The National University of Singapore (NUS) will begin testing a driverless shuttle bus that wil…

Everyday Japanese ㉝ (Daily conversation at CAFÉ) Clark: いらっしゃいませ。こんにちは。(Irashaimase. Konnichiwa.) Hello! You: こんにちは。(Konnichiwa) Hello! ちゅうもん Clark: ご注文はおきまりですか?（Gochuumon wa okimari desuka?） Are you…

Nowadays, some friends asked me, is Hokkaido good place for Muslim like me? I often see Muslim people(Indonesian and Malaysian) and they look like fun to visit Hokkaido. However, Muslims in other areas like Arab people and Turkish, Iran...…

© Bloomberg U.S. President Donald Trump, second left, speaks while sitting at a counter with First Lady Melania Trump, left, Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, second right, and Akie Abe, wife of Shinzo Abe, during a dinner at the Inakaya…

Everyday Japanese ㉜ (Particles じょし jyoshi 助詞） Sending Ending Particle よ(yo) Unlike the above uses, at no time will you have to use the sentence ending particle よ. On the other hand, Japanese people customarily add this in some sit…

https://www.thejakartapost.com/adv/2019/05/24/real-husbands-share-joy-of-cooking-during-ramadan-with-kecap-abc.html Despite the growing awareness among husbands in Indonesia about the importance of contributing to household work, home meal…

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190526_18/ Sweltering heat hit Japan on Sunday. The temperature shot up to over 38 degrees Celsius in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. That's a national record high for May. うだるような暑…

Everyday Japanese ㉛ (Particles じょし jyoshi 助詞） Sentense Ending Particles ね(ne) part2 When You Seek the Listeners’ Confirmation The second function is to seek the listeners’ confirmation. This is used when you’re not sure about infor…

Amber Wang and Kristin Huang at a party held in Taipei to celebrate the first same-sex weddings in Asia on Friday. Beaming in the bright sunshine, Amber Wang took the hand of her new wife, Kristin Huang, on the steps of the Xinyi District …

A herd of elephants leaves a drinking spot in the Mababe area, Botswana. Botswana, which has the world's biggest population of elephants, lifted its suspension on hunting, a move that is likely to spark further debate on a politically char…

Everyday Japanese ㉚ (Particles じょし jyoshi 助詞） Sentense Ending Particles ね(ne)・・・ There are two cases: whether you must use the sentence ending particleね or not. Thus, we will explain each function with the labels [Must] and [Op…

https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2019/05/22/asia-worst-currency-is-in-taiwan-as-foreign-funds-depart/ Taiwan’s currency has gone from the dullest to the worst in Asia amid an outflow of overseas cash as the trade war under…

Everyday Japanese ㉙ (Particles じょし jyoshi 助詞） を(wo)・・・を is pronounced as お(wo) and placed after objects. In Japanese, the sentence order should be like this: Topic + Subject + Object + Verb. Although omissions may cause confus…

Cheering spectators at the 2018 National Day Parade (Photo: Jeremy Long) Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ndp-2019-national-day-parade-singapore-theme-song-11553608 Two familiar National Day Parade (NDP) songs wi…

Everyday Japanese ㉘ (Expression ひょうげん hyougen） Expressing State-of-Being e.g., 私はたろう(だ・です)。 Watashi wa Taro desu. I am Taro. 彼は学生(だ・です)。 Kare wa gakusei desu. He is a student. In Japanese, sentences without subjec…

http://images.china.cn/site1007/2018-05/16/db8f9984-6cf7-4167-9d2d-4cfc874ae134_watermark.jpg China's Starbucks has arrived on Wall Street. Luckin Coffee begin trading on Friday and provided an immediate caffeine jolt to the market. The st…

Everyday Japanese ㉗ (Particles じょし jyoshi 助詞） と(to)：Partner of Interaction, Object of Similarity / Difference e.g., 彼女(かのじょ)と結婚(けっこん)する (I will) get married to (my) girlfriend. 父(ちち)と似(に)ている (I) resemble my…

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meet-richest-black-billionaire-america-173221686.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meet-richest-black-billionaire-america-173221686.html Robert F. Smith, this year's commencement speaker at Morehouse Colleg…

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Everyday Japanese ㉖ (Particles じょし jyoshi 助詞） へ(e)・・・ Direction of Motion, Destination e.g., 南(みなみ)へ向(む)かう I will head to the south. アメリカへ行(い)く I will go to the US. で(de)・・・ Location of Action, Material, Mea…

http://media1.santabanta.com/full1/Politicians%20and%20Statesmen/Narendra%20Modi/narendra-modi-5a.jpg Voting ended on Sunday (May 19) in India's most acrimonious election in decades, one that will decide whether Hindu nationalist Prime Min…

Everyday Japanese ㉕ (Particles じょし jyoshi 助詞） を(wo)・・・ Direct Object, Location to Leave, Location to Pass, Direction of Action e.g., ケーキを食(た)べる I will eat cake. 家(いえ)を出(で)る I will leave my house. 橋(はし)を渡(わた…

https://www.africanews.com/2019/05/17/pigeons-face-deadly-odds-in-the-phillipines/ The longest homing pigeon race is a tense affair for Phillipines sizable flock of fans. 世界最長のハト帰還レースは多くのファンにとって緊張が走る出来事である…

Everyday Japanese ㉔ (Particles じょし jyoshi 助詞） は(wa) ・・・topic, contrast e.g., 明日(あした)は雨(あめ)だ As for tomorrow, it will rain. 日(に)本(ほん)は雨(あめ)じゃない As for Japan, it will not rain. が(ga)・・・Subject of Predica…

49 grams of sugar contained 28 grams of sugar Many sugar-sweetened beverages have little to no nutritional value and lots of calories, and their harmful health effects have been well-documented. Now, a study links drinking too many sugary …