Ask a Japanese Teacher! ARIGATO GOZAIMASU or GOZAIMASHITA

Let's get to the point: you've got questions and you don't want to sift through textbooks for the answer. Ask a teacher! In series, Japanese teacher extraordinaire Hiroko will take the questions you've been asking and lay them out in an easy-to-follow format. Turn those question marks into exclamation points and get on with your Japanese study! Leave your questions in the comments, or hop over to and interact with our team of Japanese language teachers to clear up any confusion you have.