To say "2 months" (duration) in Japanese, use 二か月 (or 二ヶ月), pronounced ni-kagetsu. It is formed by combining the number 2 (ni) with the counter for months (kagetsu).
So yeah, there are three ways to say "month" in Japanese vocabulary: gatsu for calendar months, kagetsu for counting duration, and tsuki for poetic or traditional usage. Welcome to learning Japanese.
The literal meaning of つき (Tsuki) is “moon.” It takes traditional Japanese numbers, and we count up to three months with つき (Tsuki) in modern Japanese.
日曜日 にちようび nichiyoubi. Last, but certainly not least, we have Sunday, or nichiyoubi. You might notice that the kanji for nichi is the same as the one for bi, 日. 日 can mean sun or day, so Sunday in Japanese is literally, well, sun day.
"I won't lose to anyone who calls himself a swordsman." "You work for justice... but I have motives of my own, too!" "This may hurt a bit, you crap-cook... But this victory is mine." "Sorry but our captain's gonna be the Pirate King, so I'm not losing to anyone!"
Naruto Uzumaki is famous for his catchphrase “だってばよ (dattebayo),” which doesn't have a direct translation but emphasizes his energetic personality. Here's an example line from Naruto: Japanese: 俺は絶対に諦めないってばよ！ Romaji: “Ore wa zettai ni akiramenai dattebayo!”
It will take around 2-6 months to get through most beginner Japanese textbooks. Though, this does depend on how much time you have to spend on your studies and what grammar method you choose.
Suki [好き like] and Tsuki [月 moon] are two words that have completely different meanings, but are pronounced similarly and are often said to be difficult for non-Japanese to distinguish.
The symbol 々 in a word indicates that the previous kanji, along with its reading, is repeated. It's a convenient shorthand that emerged when kanji were still largely written by hand as a simple way to save time. The symbol is formally known as くりかえし (repeat), or.
Traditionally, 4 is unlucky because it is sometimes pronounced shi, which is the word for death. Sometimes levels or rooms with 4 do not exist in hospitals or hotels.
There are a few adopted Japanese terms of endearment, namely ダーリン (daarin) and ハニー (hanii) that we see floating around sometimes. These correspond to the English words “darling” and “honey,” in case you hadn't guessed.
What does wwww mean? Wwww is the Japanese equivalent of the English hahahaha, used to express laughter online and in text message. The more w's, the more enthusiastic the laughter.
In Japanese there is a distinct term that is used when entering someone else's home (or also office) – once you step inside, it is good to say ojama shimasu お邪魔します, which literally means 'I am disturbing'.
In Japan, harmony and maintaining social equilibrium are highly valued. Direct confrontation is generally avoided, and this extends to the act of refusal. Saying a blunt “no” can be seen as disruptive to this harmony.
