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The Top 5 Trickiest Topics in Japanese Language Classes
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The Top 5 Trickiest Topics in Japanese Language Classes

I’ve always thought one of the most annoying things about English is how groups of animals are counted. A smack of jellyfish? A murder of crows? A pod of dolphins? What’s going on here? If these idiosyncrasies annoy you as an English speaker, just wait until you start

  • Elaina Robbins
Elaina Robbins Sep 1, 2023 • 5 min read
A Beginner’s Guide to Counting in Japanese and Learning Japanese Numbers
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A Beginner’s Guide to Counting in Japanese and Learning Japanese Numbers

Whether you’re giving the correct address to a taxi driver or ordering the correct amount of ビール (beers) at a bar, knowing how to count and use numbers is essential to learning Japanese. First, here’s the good news: Japanese numbers themselves are no more complicated than English ones,

  • Elaina Robbins
Elaina Robbins Aug 13, 2021 • 5 min read
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