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LANGUAGE: How to express degrees of hope with ように・てほしい・いのる and 〜といい JLPT N4
ように in combination with てほしい and いのる, and 〜といい can be used to express varying degrees of hope: Let’s see how ように・てほしい・いのる and 〜といい can be used to best convey our ‘hopeful’ sentiments: 〜といい I hope, It would be good You can use this when you’re just hoping that something good in your life will…
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LANGUAGE: How to use ‘It has been decided’ and ‘I decided on’ – 〜ことになる | 〜ことにする JLPT N4
〜ことになる and 〜ことにする both express that something has been decided on however the former can be used when factors outside of the speaker’s control made the decision, whilst the latter can be used when the speaker made the decision. They have similar grammar constructions but are subtly different in meaning. How to remember the difference…
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LANGUAGE STUDY: Don’t stop listening even if you’re lost
When you’re in the throes of conversation, listening intently to the Japanese dialogue you’ve worked up the courage to get involved with, it’s tempting to try and understand every single word being said, but forcing yourself into this nigh on impossible task is a recipe for disaster. The mind is a strange thing, so much…
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LANGUAGE STUDY: Knowing what to listen for
You’ve been there. You’re Japanese speaking friend has just reeled off a question in your direction, everyone looks at you, and all you can think to say is “すみませんさんわかりません”, only problem is you’ve said that about five times in as many minutes 🙁 “Why can’t I understand even though I’ve studied for hours everyday? “…
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