The Iidabashi Japanese Language School motto is "Be Unique, Have fun Globally!" We teach classes focused on conversation skills to foreigners living in Japan.
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- Common Misunderstanding: What does “Chotto” mean?
- January 21st, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- A conversation with a student one day Me：Atarashii uchi wa mitsukatta? Student：Iie mada desu. Kinou miniitta kedo, yachin ga 9 man-en datta. Me: Ah, souka. Sore wa "chotto" takai ne. Student: Iie "chotto" janai. Sugoku takai desu. <English Translation> ... » Continue Reading
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- Common Mistakes: Be careful! when you use “ki o tsukete”
- December 31st, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Ki o tsukete！ "Be careful" Today I would like to introduce a common misunderstanding in Japanese. --------------A few days ago, an American friend of mine came to see me at my house. When she was leaving, she said to me: 「気をつけて」(Ki o tsukete; be careful)---------- ... » Continue Reading
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- Party catchword: “Beer for now”
- December 26th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Toriaezu Beeru！ "Beer for now" What do you order first when you visit a Japanese pub? (sorry to those who don't drink) In a Japanese pub, drinks such as sour (a mixture of sochu and juice), Japanese sake, wine, whisky and recent additions such as high ball (whisky ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Slang: “Meccha めっちゃ”
- December 24th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- How to say “very” “extremely” in Japanese? →【Meccha めっちゃ】 "Meccha" has the same meaning as "totemo" (very) and is used as a shortening of "mecha kucha" and "mecha mecha," referring to something that is absurd or in a mess. This word came from the Kansai dialect. ... » Continue Reading
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- How to say “ far and away the best ” in Japanese?
- December 17th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Dan-totsu 【断トツ】 “Dantotsu” (「断トツ」) is an abbreviation of “danzen toppu”—the “danzen” meaning “a cut above” or “absolute,” and the “toppu” meaning “first place” or “pinnacle.” It is used in many different fields—sports (primarily races), sales, popula ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Slang: Oh-ru
- December 10th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- 【Oh-ru】 オール Meaning: 'oh-ru' comes from the English word 'all (an abbreviation of all-night)'. It is often used between friends.It has the same meaning as 'tetsuya de (all-night)', 'hitoban jyu (through the night)', or '(yodoushi) all night long', but is often us ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Slang: Chin-suru
- December 3rd, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- 【Chin-suru】 チンする Meaning: to cook, or warm up food in a microwave oven. The word originates from the 'chin' sound (currently various sounds such as pi pi pi) that household microwave ovens made to notify that cooking was complete.By adding the suffix '~suru' to thi ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Slang: Ta-Me
- November 26th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- 【Ta-Me】 ため Meaning: "same age" This word is used mainly by young people, but originally it was a gambling term meaning "Zorome" (same number of eyes). "Zorome" was said when two dice showed the same number. (If you wish to learn more, watch samurai and Yakuza movie ... » Continue Reading
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- How to say ‘lovey dovey’ ‘love birds’ in Japanese?
- November 19th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- 【Love-Love】 ラブラブ Meaning: This is a Japanese word constructed of the English word 'love'. The meaning? To be in love! This word is primarily used among younger people and it should be used when talking about love between two partners. 例） Ａ：ちょっと、あの二人見て。 Ｂ：うわ～。 ... » Continue Reading
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- How to say “steal” “copy” “rip off” in Japanese?
- November 12th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- 【Pakuru】 パクる Meaning: To steal a thing or idea; to imitate something. Its noun form is "Pakuri."Slang used by some young men, primarily juvenile delinquents, in the Meiji era.Etymologically, said to be derived from "baku" ("shackle"; "bond"), or from the Dutch w ... » Continue Reading
