Free survival Japanese series
Posted onWeekly survival Japanese lessons on the go. Have you done your survival Japanese today?
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Free Survival Japanese tutorial series
Posted onWeekly survival Japanese lessons on the go. Have you done your survival Japanese today?
2018 class break-up party
Posted onClass break-up party for our Sat morning students. Mina san, otsukaresama deshita. Cannot believe it has been 1 year! You guys are amazing!
New white belt summer intensive course coming
Posted on〜たり 〜たり＋します。~tari, ~tari + shimasu. Wanting to express doing 2 (or more) actions
Posted onしゅうまつにテレビをみたり、おんがくをきいたりします。 Shumatsui ni telebi o mitari, ongaku o kiitari, shimasu. I watch TV, listen to music (and maybe more) on the weekends. 2 lots of plain past tense form (ta) + ri, and then finish the sentence with shimasu. 1) miru = mita + ri = mitari 2) kiku = kiita + ri = kiitari […]
Mini excursion to Japanese festival @ Mt Cootha
Posted on文化祭はとてもたのしかったです。Our classroom T-shirt
Surviving Japan Lesson 1 otsukaresama
Posted onMina san, konnichiwa. Lesson 1 otsukaresama! Thanks to all Japanese lovers who showed up last night. We had a full house! Subarashii desu ( = amazing)
One more day until new Surviving Japan!
Posted onCounting down to the new Surviving Japan course. Dokidoki Wakuwaku~
あたらしいクラス
Posted onあたらしいクラスがスタートします。ドキドキです。 Atarashii kurasu ga suta-to shimasu. Dokidoki desu. atarashii = new kurasu = class suta-to shimasu = to start Dokidoki = heart pumping sound = nervous/excited
Difference between particle「ni」and「e」
Posted onなんか難しい。。。Nihon 「ni」 ikimasu and Nihon 「e」 ikimasu, both particles can be used interchangeably after the destination that you are going. However, if you want to be exact, 「ni」is used when the destination is clear and 「e」is used when destination is vague. For example Minami e ikimasu (I go south). Conbini ni ikimasu (I go to convenience store) […]