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Japanese Study Meetup
Dear all, If you need to clarify some doubts on Japanese, this is a good place to join. https://www.meetup.com/SGJapaneseMeetup/events/lchpxpyxkbqb/
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Post JLPT: What’s next?
みなさん、 おはようございます。 How was everybody’s JLPT? Yesterday was a long day for me. Woke up at 4am and slept at 12am. Was there in the morning to support my N4/N5 students and took the N2 together with my students in the afternoon. Due to the regulations, i am unable to share the questions that came…
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JAS Summer Festival 2018
Hi all, I have received invitation from Japanese Association,Singapore (JAS) to help out in this year’s summer festival. If you are ok to help out on 8th and 9th Sept, please contact me via Whatsapp at 8288-5682. I will need to arrange an interview to see if you are suitable. Its a great honour to…
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Update on Beginner Class for weekend
Hi all, Just a quick update that i might have a Sat afternoon class in Sept/Oct, depending if the current N1 class continue their studies. Cheers, Can
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New testimonial from student
Over the years, I had the opportunity to study Japanese in a few schools such as Japanese Cultural Society and Ikoma Langage School in Singapore and even COTO Language School in Tokyo. To those searching for a suitable school, I feel it is important for you to know your purpose of learning Japanese. Is it…
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Beginner Japanese: Foundation Studies
Dear all, I will be starting a new Japanese class before i retire from Japanese teaching, since the Mastering Japanese pronunciation class has no students taking up. Date: 27th June 18 Time: 730-930pm Location: Waterloo Centre (exact location to be advised later) Fees: $250 inclusive of classroom rental and textbook/10 sessions Number of students: 8…
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Introduction to Keigo Part 7: 上下関係
更新: 2021年1月25日 _______________ みなさん、 おはようございます。 Today, i will talk a bit about 上下関係（じょうげかんけい). What is 上下関係? It is the relationship between a person of a higher status and a person with a lower status in terms of position, social status, age, etc.) 日本語: 地位・身分・年齢などの、上位の者と下位の者との関係 If you recall the past few articles, i mentioned about the…
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Introduction to Keigo Part 6: 美化語
みなさん、 こんにちは。 We have come to the last part of the Keigo family member, 美化語 (びかご). By beautifying nouns, it expresses politeness towards the other party. It is used in a lot of situations, regardless of the other party’s status. 日本語:上品な言葉づかいによって相手への敬意を表す。高める相手の有無を問わず幅広く使う。 By attaching 「お」 or 「ご」to the word, it becomes a 美化語。Take note that not…
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Introduction to Keigo Part 5: 丁重語
みなさん、おはようございます。 Today, we come to the “brother” of 謙譲語(けんじょうご)、the 丁重語(ていちょうご）。 We use this in a situation when there is no other party that we want to praise. By deprecating ourselves, we also express politeness. 日本語: 自分の動作をへりくだることで丁重な表現をする。高める相手がいない場合に使う。 Let’s also revise the difference between 謙譲語 (humble form) and 丁重語 (courteous form). Some words in 丁重語 （ていちょうご） いる ⇒ おる…
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Introduction to Keigo Part 2: 尊敬語
みなさん、 おはようございます。It’s 8:15am here in Singapore. Let’s do 尊敬語 (そんけいご) today. If you have read my article on Giving and Receiving, you would understand how to read the below table. In my table above, Level 2 refers to 目上の人（i.e superiors, seniors, teachers, etc). Level 1 refers to people who are in the same social status…
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