Quick and Easy Japanese Vocabulary Learning - Mai Everything

The kanji for every, or Mai

Learn these useful words that all begin with mai or every -

毎- まい - mai – every

毎日 - まいにち - mainichi –every day
毎晩 - まいばん - maiban – every night
毎週 - まいしゅう - maishu^ - every week
毎月 - まいつき - maitsuki – every month
毎年 - まいねん - mainen - every year
毎度 - まいど - maido – every time
毎朝 - まいあさ maiasa – every morning


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How to Say Boy and Girl in Japanese

The writing on this Manga says,"Bokutachi Otoko no ko"

It is easy to learn the words for boy and girl in Japanese. First, however we need to know the words for man and woman, then by adding, "no ko", we can change man and woman into boy and girl.

The word for man is otoko (男)

The word for woman is onna (女)


The word for boy is otoko no ko.

The word for girl is onna no ko.


Ko is the word for child or infant and its' kanji looks like this - 子.

In kanji the word for boy is 男 の 子 - otoko no ko.

In kanji the word for girl is 女 の 子 - onna no ko.


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How to Get Somebody's Phone Number in Japanese



A Japanese Pay Phone

 Let's say, you are in Japan, and you meet a new friend and want to get their phone number. Before we learn the phrase, we must first understand that they will not be telling us their phone number, they will be instead teaching us their phone number.

The phrase for, "please tell me your phone number" in Japanese is -

電話 番号 を 教えて 下さい
denwa bango o oshiete kudasai - please teach me your phone number.

The keyword here is oshieru or the verb to teach.



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