Category: Others
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Japan Trip (22 Feb – 03 Mar 2014)
And off we go ~~~ For this one week plus Japan Trip. Can Sensei, Ling-san and I travelled to 4 places in Japan, namely Osaka, Tokyo, Nagoya and Himeji. Setting off from Changi Airport at around 12 noon on the 22nd Feb, the plane ride took close to 9 hours, in which we arrived at…
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Tetsu: My Journey into Japanese Foundation Studies (Lesson 5)
On the 5th lesson, Can sensei taught us the some basic Japanese verbs (notably transitive verbs たどうし), as well as how to generate a sentence pattern using transitive verbs. Sensei also taught us that we can use the ren-you-kei (连用形) to assist in forming proper sentences. The ren-you-kei makes use of the front portion of…
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僕がいないとき
皆さん、 こんばんは。This week i am scheduled to go to Japan for 1 week to get some break off from work. My classes, though, still have lessons with their seniors. In my classes, while i am not around, the good senior represent me and assist to “oversee” and answer questions from their juniors. It’s a good…
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Tetsu: My Journey into Japanese Foundation Studies (Lesson 4)
On the 4th Lesson , Can Sensei introduced the class to Time and Numbers. Time and Numbers in Japanese is slightly trickier as compared to English (In my Opinion:>), as certain numbers, when used in Time and Numeric Context, can be different. For Example, if we read the number 4 on its own, it is…
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Tetsu: My Journey into Japanese Foundation Studies (Lesson 3)
Lesson 3 of Japanese Foundation Studies : Today, Can sensei introduced us the the basic sentence patterns in Japanese. This is an intricate part in the foundation of the Japanese language, as the understanding of sentence patterns allows us to be able to form proper Japanese sentences. Different words when used in sentencing are read…
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New batch of Beginner classes (Back by popular demand)
皆さん、 こんばんは。Due to popular demand, we are opening another class this year for Beginner. Currently there is a early bird discount of $50 if you sign up by end Feb. A deposit of $100 is required to reserve the slot. For details, feel free to email us via this form /Can
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Tetsu: My Journey into Japanese Foundation Studies (Lesson 2)
Foundation Studies Lesson 2 Recap : For the 2nd Lesson in Japanese Foundation Studies, we started off listening and given the lyrics to AKB48’s Koi Suru Fortune Cookie. (Youtube Video embedded below:>) By listening and studying what are the various meanings of the words in the lyrics of the songs, we are able to learn…
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Tetsu: My Journey into Japanese Foundation Studies
Hi Everyone My name is Tetsu. I currently just started my Japanese Foundation Studies, and is also the administrator to Can My interest for the Japanese came since a young age, when I started watching Japanese Anime like SlamDunk, Yu Yu Hakusho and 小叮噹. These Anime exposed me to the creativity and humor of the Japanese…
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メリクリ
皆様、 メリークリスマス！今日どう過ごしますか。僕は寝不足で家で寝ようと思います。 時間は速いですね。もう12月です。 来年から、新しいアドミニストレータを雇って、もっといいポストを書けます。 １月、速く来てください！！ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE32RVQeRnM
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Thank you, my reader
Hi all, Would like to take a short moment to take a reader of mine. She tries her best to write her blog in Japanese and has learned 10 languages thus far. (I know 5 languages btw) Good luck to you, Ivy! http://thinkingjapanese.com/
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