N3

  • Pre-Advanced Japanese: New Starting Date

    Hi all,We have a new starting date for our Pre-Advanced class. It has now been shifted to 4th January 2022. This is a course that leads all the way from N4 to N2 in 1.5 years, instead of the usual 2 years. This course is also online, so you can do it anywhere in the…

  • New Pre-Advanced Japanese class (N4 to N2 in 1.5 years)

    Hi all, We will be having our new Pre-Advanced Japanese class on Saturday afternoon. While we wait for the class to start, students will be put into a holding class to revise N4 concepts at a discounted price. After 1.5 years of studying with us, you would be able to take the JLPT N2 exam.…

  • Mock Test for JLPT N2/N3

    Hi all, We will be administering a mock test for all who are interested. The test will be administered online on 8th February (Mon). You can do it anytime, but please time yourself. The results will be given on 10th February. If you are interested, please drop us an email via the Contact Us Form.…

  • New Pre-Advanced Japanese class starting

    Hi all, A new Pre-Advanced Japanese class is starting in June: Starting Date: June 2020 (Sat) Time: 12:30pm-3:00pm Fees: $350 for 10 lessons Textbook: $57 Slots: 6 (1 slot left) If you are interested to sign up, please drop us an email via here. /Can

  • Differences between 「なければならない」と「なければいけない」: Repost

    更新: 13th Dec 2022 皆さん、 おはようございます。This is a repost. EDIT (13th Dec 2022):Please note that the contents have been adapted from Tobira, Gateway to Advanced Japanese, which are written by native Japanese professors. I have also added content from 初級日本語文法と教え方のポイント。でたらめではありません。————————————–「なければならない」と「なければいけない」の違いを説明したいと思います。 「なければならない」は話し手が自分に義務があるという意思を表します。 goo辞書より: 責任・義務の意を表す | 必要不可欠の意を表す初級日本語文法と教え方のポイントより: 「なければならない」はやや硬く、改まった印象を与えます。 例:  国民はみんま税金を払わなければなりません。 ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー 一方、「なければいけない」は話し手が聞き手に義務があるのを言いたい時に使う。 goo国語秘書: 「そうする義務や必要があるという気持ちを表す。」 初級日本語文法と教え方のポイントより: 「なければいけない」は会話的な感じがします。相手の行為・事柄に対して義務や必要性を述べる場合、「~なければいけない」を用いると、相手への促し (強制力)が強くなります。…

  • New Pre-Advanced and Advanced class

    Dear all, I am starting 2 new classes. Pre-Advanced Starting date: 2nd Sep 2019 (Mon) Time: 7pm-830pm Fees: $262 for 10 lessons Slots: 8 (3 slots left) Pre-requisite: Need to at least completed N4 studies Advanced Starting date: 8th Aug 2019 (Thurs) Time: 7pm-9pm Fees: $350 for 10 lessons (Promotion price: $300/10 lessons) Slots: 6…

  • New Free Materials available for download

    Hi all, I have created 2 new materials for Tobira. Feel free to use them in your classes. Free Materials and Notes Cheers, Can

  • Video on noun-modifier form/名詞修飾形

    Hi all, I have created a video on noun-modifier form. Hope this is useful for those taking JLPT N1-N3. This is my 1st time creating a video, so hope you readers can give me some comments. =) Part 1: Part 2: Cheers, Can

  • Next up for Exam Tips…

    N2: 0900 N1: 1000 N3: 1100

  • N3文法リストパート1(完全マスターN3に基づいて)

    皆さん、 こんばんは。 新しい文法リストができました。 N3文法リストパート1 パスワード: kanzen Some of the copyright belongs to the various authors of the book.