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How and where to get a Japanese penpal friend

I’m often asked how to become penpals with Japanese people, in order to practice your Japanese and maybe more. I decided to write this post which summarizes different possibilities. Of course there are several solutions, but Internet provides us ways … Read more

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How to write and say ‘Japan’ in Japanese?

This post will answer simple but common questions: how do you write ‘Japan’ in Japanese? how do you pronounce it? and what does it mean? Japanese language uses ‘kanji’ (characters) which, for most of them, represent ideas. Kanjis for ‘Japan’ … Read more

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How to say ‘I love you’ in Japanese ?

The most formal and neutral way to say ‘I love you’ in Japanese would be : 私はあなたが好きです。/ Watashi ha anata ga suki desu. Let’s decompose this : 私 / ‘watashi’ = I, me は / ‘ha’ (pronounce ‘wa’) is the … Read more

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