Tag: self-study japanese
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N5 Grammar: Park or Stop Your Car! Difference between 「あそこに車を止めてください」 vs 「あそこで車を止めてください」
春節 Day 3！みなさんは もう会社に戻られましたか。 Repostです ————- みなさん、 おはようございます。 It`s been a while since I wrote a grammar article. Today, I would like to share the difference between 「あそこに車を止めてください」 vs 「あそこで車を止めてください」 To help aid the understanding, let`s do a bit of revision on the particle 「で」 and 「に」 食堂で昼ご飯を食べます。 Eat lunch at the dining hall. The 「で」…
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N4 Grammar: A revisit on「よう」と「らしい」の使い分け / The difference between よう and らしい
春節2日目です。 みなさんは 春節を どう過ごしますか。 Repostです！ —————- 皆さん、 こんばんは。Like to do a revisit on 「よう」 and 「らしい」. 「～らしいです」 「～ようです」 情報の源Source of information 耳から入ってくる情報の場合が多い(More cases where information is heard) 目から入ってくる情報の場合が多い。体験・経験による判断(More cases where Information is seen. Judge according to personal experience and normal experience) とらえ方(Way of perceiving) 「～ようです」より客観的ですMore objective than 「～ようです」 「～らしいです」より主観的More subjective than 「～らしいです」 関心度(Level of concern) 話者の関心度がやや低いSpeaker’s level of…
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JLPT N1-N5 Can-do list
Hi all, Happy Lunar New Year in advance! The Japan Foundation has published a list of what students think they can do after they pass their N1-N5. Please take a look. https://www.jlpt.jp/e/about/pdf/cdslist_e_all.pdf
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Top Grammar Points for JLPT N4 Exam
Repost—————Hi all, Below is a list of the important grammar for JLPT N4. I hope you will find it useful. /Can
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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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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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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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New Self-study Japanese page
Hi all, I have created a new page on self-studying Japanese. I hope that students who cannot afford to learn the language can refer to https://learnjapanese.sg/self-study-japanese to get a good introduction on learning. /Can
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