Tag: 日本語
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先生、Will you give up teaching me?
A story from 14 years ago. ———— Today, I’ll like to share another story of one of my students. I hope this story will inspire all of you, who are studying Japanese to not give up. ===================== Today, I was having my free supplementary class with one of my students. Suddenly, this question came out.…
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After JLPT… What’s next?
Repost with amendments. ——————- Hi all, 今日はお疲れさまでした。 How did you guys find the December paper? Although I didn’t take the paper, I was there to support my students. So guys, what’s after JLPT? One phrase, “Back to Basics”. Foundation is very important. For some students that I spoke to, they just want to get their…
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Giving and Receiving with あげます/もらいます/くれます (N5)
Repost. =========== みなさん、 こんばんは。 Today I would like to explain the usages of あげます/もらいます/くれます。 「あげます/give」 わたしは ともだちに 花(はな)を あげました。 I gave my friend flowers. Structure: Giver は Receiver of Action に Object を あげます。 In this case, 「わたし」 is the giver, 「ともだち」is the receiver, 「はな」being the object given. __________________________________________________ 「もらいます/receive」 わたしは ともだちに 花(はな)を もらいました。 I received flowers from my friend . Structure:…
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Self study Japanese Lesson 1: Self Introduction (The Humble Way)
Dear all who are reading this blog and have no experience in Japanese, but you are able to read Hiragana characters. I’ll like to share with you how to self study Japanese. In lesson 1, I’ll be sharing how can we do a self introduction in a humble manner. (^_^) This is how it goes.…
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Part 1: Attitude towards learning Japanese
Hi all, I am writing a series of posts on how to succeed in Japanese language learning. Part 1 is on our attitude towards learning Japanese. As some of you may know, this is my 18th year teaching Japanese. I have seen many students, those who are really serious in learning Japanese and those who…
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Japanese Modality
Hi all, おはようございます。Our students from America has done a presentation on Japanese modality. This is an important aspect to help understand Japanese culture better. If you have time, please take a look. =) /Can
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「は」と「が」の使い方 ・The usage of [wa] and [ga]
皆さん、おはようございます。今日は、「は」と「が」の使い方を紹介したと思います。_______________________________________________________________Good morning everyone,Today, i’ll like to introduce how to use 「は」 and 「が」.============================================================Rule 1: Use 「が」 in the following sentence patterns. 1. ~は～が structure2. ~に～があります・います e.g 姉は かみが 長いです家の近くに 郵便局が あります========================================Rule 2: Replace 「を」 or 「が」 with 「は」 in negative sentences. 朝ごはんは、パンを食べます。ごはんは 食べません。夜は、たいてい音楽をききます。テレビは 見ません。========================================Rule 3: Use 「が」 in the response to ”question words +が” questions 田中：くだものは、何が好きですか。木村：りんごが好きです。========================================Rule 4: Use 「は」 to compare 2…
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Why learning Japanese culture is important
Hi all, This is a repost of an article posted in 2020. ———— Today, I ran across an article on Facebook which I think it is very important to share. The article is written in traditional Chinese. I have used Google Translate to translate the article. “Regardless of whether you have visited Japan or not,…
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馬鹿正直な先生 (The super honest teacher) -Repost
“What is your motivation in learning Japanese?” This is the question that Can/Tsubasa/Dimitri asks whether I got stuck in my Japanese studies. I’m sure you will hear this too when you meet him for the first time. When I agreed to become his student, I know I have walked the road less travelled. After many…
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