• When I started cooking I tried Pav-bhaji… And cook this dish till date and find it very easy to cook and delicious to taste. Now as I was about to choose a snap…I see that I have never clicked a photo of this dish… So, it adds to my to do list!! I always had

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  • The Journey Before the Journey My journey to Japan wasn’t just about visiting a new country — it was born from a deep fascination with the principles, methodologies, culture, language, and spirit of Japan. Professionally, I had come across concepts like Kaizen (continuous improvement) and the 5S methodology, which left a lasting impression on me.

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  • MinnaNoNihongo

    Minna no Nihongo is one of the most widely used textbooks for learning Japanese, especially at the beginner (N5–N4) level. The book is known for its immersive approach because the main lessons are written entirely in Japanese, helping learners get used to real-language structure from the start. It covers grammar, vocabulary, sentence patterns, and includes

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  • India

    I am a proud Indian and would always be. Minna No nihongo Lesson 49 Vocabulary Verbs Ryoushimasu – use Tsutomemasu – work kakemasu – sit on sugoshimasu – spend/pass time Keigo are honorific expressions. talking in formal situations, they are divided into 2 types, sonkeigo and kenjyogo. Here are few examples in Sonkeigo. irashshyaimasu –

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  • A book

    I came across an old copy of My Fair Lady tucked away on a shelf. Its worn cover and classic charm made me pause. I dusted it off and kept it neatly aside; it felt like finding a small piece of theater history. Eliza Doolittle transforms under Professor Higgins’ sharp eye. The story still carries

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  • Driving …

    Driving on Pune roads is nothing short of an adventure, and not the fun kind. With endless traffic jams, overcrowded lanes, and unpredictable bottlenecks at every turn, you can never really guess how long it’ll take to reach your destination. No matter how early you leave, the city always finds a new way to surprise

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  • MinnanoNihongo Lesson 46

    Vocabulary Verbs – watashimasu – hand over – दुसऱ्याकडे देणे kaette kimasu – come back – परत येणे demasu – (a bus) leave, depart – जाणे todoshimasu – (parcels) be delivered – पोहोचवणे niyuugakushimasu – enter (a university) – विद्यापीठात जाणे Sotsugiyoushimasu – graduate (from a university) – विद्यापीठातून उत्तीर्ण होणे yakimasu – bake, grill,

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  • Its a good company!!

    Having a pet allows pet to have company. Stay happy and be content with life. MinnanoNihongo Lesson 45 Vocabulary Verbs shinjimasu – believe, trust – विश्वास ठेवणे kyanserushimasu – cancel – रद्द करणे shirasemasu – inform – कळवणे Grammar

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  • MinnanoNihongo lesson 44

    Vocabulary Verbs nakimasu – cry – रडणे waraimasu – laugh, smile – हसणे nemurimasu – sleep – झोपणे kawakimasu – to dry a shirt – शर्ट वाळणे nuremasu – to wet a shirt – शर्ट ओला होणे suberimasu – slip – घसरणे okimasu – to happen accident – अपघात होणे chyusetsushimasu – adjust – तडजोड

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  • MinnanoNihongo_ Lesson 43

    Vocabulary Verbs fuemasu – exports increase – निर्यात वाढणे erimasu – exports decrease – निर्यात कमी होणे agarimasu – price increase – किंमत वाढणे sagarimasu – price decrease – किंमत कमी होणे kiremasu – string break – दोर तुटणे toremasu – button fall off – बटण गळून पडणे ochimasu – baggage fall down – सामान

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  • Football Jersey

    When I was a kid, we played various sports, obviously Indian. There were teams and being a part of school team, we had colors to represent our team. Yes…we used to wear it with pride and show unity… Etc. We used to watch cricket all the time so we knew the power of blue. And

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  • Japanese training

    There are many of them, to mention a few… https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/japanese-with-shun/id1550709885 https://japan-dev.com/blog/japanese-podcasts Informative and helpful!! Working on JLPT N4 EXAM, MinnanoNihongo lesson 42 Vocabulary Verbs tsitsumimasu – wrap – गुंडाळणे wakashimasu – boil – उकळणे mazemasu – mix – मिसळणे Keisanshimasu – calculate – मोजणे narabimasu – stand in a queue, line up – ओळीत उभे

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