[Japanese] Weather Forecast & Seasons of the Year!

The seasons result from the Earth's axis being tilted to its orbital plane; it deviates by an angle of approximately 23.5 degrees. Thus, at any given time during summer or winter, one part of the planet is more directly exposed to the rays of the Sun (see Fig. 1). This exposure alternates as the Earth revolves in its orbit. Therefore, at any given time, regardless of season, the northern and southern hemispheres experience opposite seasons.

The effect of axis tilt is observable from the change in day length, and altitude of the Sun at noon (the culmination of the Sun), during a year… so-

STOP ! STOP , STOP , STOP !

Oh, sorry (for going off-topic …)…

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*Kaoko made a tea and sat beside the window*

Kaoko: あぁ、 世界を見ながらお茶を飲むとさいこうだわ！ (Ā〜  sekai wo minagara ocha wo nomu to saikou da wa.) - Ah~ Drinking tea while viewing the world is the best .

[Japanese] Jikan-chan! It’s Time! Clocks & Time Reading!

Yuki: ね、カオコちゃん、今何時? (Ne, Kaoko-chan, ima nan ji?) - Hey, Kaoko-chan. What time is it now?

Kaoko: 十一時五分だよ。 (Juu ichi ji go fun da yo.) - It’s fifty past eleven.

In this lecture, I, Kaoko-sama… will be teaching how to read times in Japanese, and many few other things. I have posted a post about numbers and counting, so I hope you’ve already read them, or you’ve already know how to count from zero to hundred (and that’s fair enough).

Reading time in Japanese is very simple. Like saying 5 o’clock, you’ll just have to add ji, after the number: go ji (five o’clock), roku ji (six o’clock), nana ji (seven o’clock), etc.

Anyway, let’s learn everything in order!

[Japanese] Gohan-chan! My Stomach Is Empty!

Kaoko: 母ちゃん！お腹が すいた！今食べたいの！ お昼ご飯はまだか? (Kaa-chan! Onaka ga suita wa! Gohan wa mada ka?) -> Mom! I'm hungry! Is the lunch ready yet?

Mother: うるさいわよ！(urusai wa yo!) -> Be quite (or, you are annoying)!

Uh, I guess the topic for today is food-meal-relating Japanese lesson!

[Japanese] Laugh Your Head Off! Smile To Your Heart's Content!

Person 1: What is a verb for 'laugh' in Japanese? :3
Person 2: 笑う (warau)
Person 1: Then, what is a verb for 'smile' in Japanese? :3
Person 2: 笑う (warau)
Person 1: ...

Yup, it may sounds absurd. But the verb for smile and laugh can share the same word in Japanese. Or at least, that's what I've noticed so far.

• 笑む/えむ (emu)