Japanese

In anime, “why” is often なんで (nande) in casual speech and どうして (dōshite) in a gentler way. なぜ (naze) is more formal and serious.

The English phrase “green pepper” can be translated into Japanese as either ピーマン or 獅子唐.

The English phrase “how many years” is translated into Japanese as 何年. 何年 is used to ask about the number of years in a period of time.

Aileen is a female given name in Japanese, written as アイリーン.

To try hard in Japanese is to say 頑張る (ganbaru).

ケニア is the Japanese word for the country Kenya.

The English phrase “okay” can be expressed in Japanese as オーケー.

ノラ is the Japanese way to say the female given name Nora. ノラ is a female given name.

In Japanese, the word for blister is まめ. The term refers to a bubble on the skin.

The Japanese word for ‘thieves’ is 泥棒. 泥棒 is the most common way to say ‘thief’ or ‘thieves’ in Japanese. It refers to people who steal things from others.