Japanese Phrases Foreigners are Not Expected to Know

Let’s Learn Japanese Phrases Foreigners Usually Don’t Use!

One fun aspect of learning Japanese is picking up the words that foreigners aren’t expected to know, and which surprise Japanese people if you know them. I’m not talking about the “naughty” words of Japanese — it’s a given that everyone learns those right away, though oddly, Japanese lacks most of the colorful anatomical phrases other languages have. No, the examples in this post are mostly going to be extremely polite or formal Japanese phrases foreigners are not expected to know, which can impress Japanese people if yo

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