Colours

いろ
Iro
The colour

しろ
Shiro
White

くろ
Kuro
Black

ちゃいろ
Chairo
Brown

むらさき
Murasaki
Purple

ももいろ
Momoiro
Pink

あおい
Aoi
Blue

みどり
Midori
Green

あかい
Akai
Red

おれんじ
Orenji
Orange

きいろ
Kiro
Yellow

はいいろ
Haiiro
Grey

うすい
Usui
Light

こい
Koi
Dark

あかるい
Akarui
Bright

けいこうの
Keikouno
Fluorescent

つよい
Tsuyoi
Intense

くすんだ
Kusunda
Matte

Adverbs of frequency

いつも
Itsumo
Always
わたし　は　しょくじ　の　あと　いつも　は　を　みがきます。
Watashi wa shokuji no ato itsumo ha wo migakimasu.
I always brush my teeth after meals.
かのじょ　は　あさ　いつも　しあわせ　です。
Kanojo wa asa itsumo shiawase desu.
She is always happy in the morning

たいてい
Taitei
Usually
かれら　は　たいてい　ごご　に　さんぽ　に　いきます。
Karera wa taitei gogo ni sanpo ni ikimasu.
They usually go for a walk in the afternoon.
わたし　の　りょうしん　は　たいてい　しちがつ　に　きゅうか　を　とります。
Watashi no ryoushin wa taitei shichigatsu ni kyuuka wo torimasu.
My parents are usually on holidays in July.

よく
Yoku
Often
わたしはし　ゅ　うまつ　に　よく　えいがかん　に　いきます。
Watashi wa shuumatsu ni yoku eigakan ni ikimasu.
I often go to the cinema at the weekend.
わたしたちわ　ごご　よく　に　つかれています。
Watashitachi gogo yoku ni tsukareteimasu.
We are often tired in the afternoon.

ときどき
Tokidoki
Sometimes
あなた　は　ときどき　テレビ　の　まえ　でゆうしょくをたべます。
Anata wa tokidoki terebi no mae de yuushoku wo tabemasu.
You sometimes eat dinner in front of the television.
うさぎ　は　ときどき　かいしゃ　に　いません。
Usagi wa tokidoki kaisha ni imasen.
Usagi is sometimes out of the office.

めったに。。。ない。
Mettani...nai
Rarely
かれら　は　めったに やさいをたべません。
Karera wa mettani yasai .
They rarely eat vegetables.
かのじょ は めったに そんなに ふこうに かんじません。
Kanojo wa mettani sonnani fukouni kanjimasen.
She is rarely so unhappy.

ほとんど。。。ない
Hotodono...nai
Hardly ever
わたしは ほとんど しゅうまつ に でかけません。
Watashi wa hotodono shuumatsu ni dekakemasen.
I hardly ever go away at the weekend. 
かれら は ほとんど そんあにひかんてきになりません。
Karera wa hotodono sonnani hikantekini narimasen.
They are hardly ever so negative.

まったく。。。ない
Mattaku... 
Never
わたし は まったく きゅうゆう に ありません。
Watashi  wa mattaku kyuuyuu ni arimasen.
I never see my old friends.
かれら は まったく しごと に おくれません。
Karera wa mattaku shigoto ni okuremasen.
They are never late for work.

Hiragana charts

There are several Hiragana charts and I find that some suits my needs and some don't. I hope you find these useful as I do ^^

Love language - Japanese

So do you want to know some phrases in Japanese that are about love and romance? Well, look no further! Even though French is regarded as the language of love, I still prefer Japanese. It just sounds so cute and romantic when said in Japanese.

すごく好き

Sugoku suki

I'm crazy about you

愛してる

Aishiteru

I love you

あたしはあなたの彼女

Atashi wa anata no kanojo

I'm yours (female)

ぼくはきみの彼氏

Boku wa kimi no kareshi

I'm yours (male)

あなたはあたしの彼氏
Anata wa atashi no kareshi 
You're mine (female)

きみはぼくの彼女
Kimi wa boku no kanojo
You're mine (male)

すてきよ
Sutekiyo
You're attractive

キスしてもいい?
Kisushite mo i?
May I kiss you?

Japanese basics

Some notes of mine that I have scanned for your learning fetish ;D

Double consonants and the pronouncation of n:

Long vowels and short vowels:

 Grammar and writing system:

Numbers:

Japanese question words

Now, this blog isn't dedicated to Japanese but I like to use it to express my tips on learning and to share what I've learnt. 

Questions will generally end with ka か. Think か as a question mark. You can turn any statement into a question by adding か at the end.


あなたは 日本人 です 
anata wa nihonjin desu. 
You are Japanese

Now, by adding か we can turn it into a question. 


あなたは 日本人 です か？ 
anata wa nihonjin desu ka? 
Are you Japanese?



Specific question words:

なに or なん*
Nani/nan
What?


なん です か？ 
nan desu ka? 
What is it?
なんじ です か？ 
nan ji desu ka? 
What time is it?
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どこ 
Doko
Where?

どこ です か？ 
Doko desu ka? 
Where is it?
___は どこ です か？ 
eki wa doko desu ka? 
Where is the ___? 
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どなた or だれ 
Donata/Dare
Who (formal)/Who(informal)

だれ です か？ 
dare desu ka? 
Who is it?
かれは だれ です か？ 
kare wa dare desu ka? 
Who is he?
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どちら or どれ
Dochira/dare
Which?
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どのように
Donoyouni
How?

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いつ 
Itsu
When?

いつ です か？ 
itsu desu ka? 
When is it?
いつ いきます か？ 
itsu ikimasu ka? 
When are you going?
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どうして or なんで or なぜ
doushite/nande/naze
Why?
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いくら
Ikura
How much?

いくら ですか？
Ikura desu ka?
How much is it? 

いくつ
Ikutsu
How many?