Tokyo Mango

So if you're here, not only are you interested in learning nihongo, but you probably enjoy Japanese culture as well.

Check out my friend Lisa's blog tokyomango.blogspot.com
Lisa and I grew up in Tokyo together and now we're neighbors in San Francisco.
She's a professional writer - I'm sure you'll enjoy her insight into the peculiarities of Japanese culture.

Cooking Lesson: How to make Japanese Chicken Karaage!

Conversation: Reaction to friends throwing a huge plank of wood into a bonfire...

This a clip of my friends and I at a bonfire. I'm talking in Japanese with my childhood friend Lisa

Cooking Lesson: How to make udon and how to say I Love you!

Conversation: How to introduce yourself in Japanese

Vocabulary: How to pronounce words that sound similar

Phrases: Spring Has Come! Haruga kita

Descriptions: Colors

Numbers: How to count objects in Japanese

There are so many ways to count objects in Japanese. Here are just a few:

Alphabet: Lesson on the pronounciation of the Japanese alphabet

Phrases: Jya Mata (See you Later!)

Ever hear a bunch of Japanese people say, "Jya" "Jya Mata ne!" and wave like a billion times?

Conversation: How to order a recommended dish at a Japanese Restaurant

Japanese lesson on how to ask for a recommended dish!

Phrases: How are you? Genki?

What does Genki mean? And why do Japanese people Wave at eachother forever?

Phrases: Goodnight, Oyasumi

How to say Goodnight in Japanese

Phrases: Good Evening, Konbanwa

How to Say Good Evening in Japanese

"Kon Ban Wa!"