i’m enjoying the ‘learning japanese’ podcast. i think it’s interesting because, while it is easy to follow for the beginner, it apparently gives access to more complex forms.
the free NHK japanese audio lessons are very highly crafted. forms are introduced slowly, and brought up again in subsequent lessons, with an ever-increasing complexity. however, […]
wow! those GTD guys blow me away. i saw some hilarious cartoon of “your brain on multitasking” and it’s so true. 日本 a go-go write about it recently, about his own lesson plans, and what he does each day. and mike wrote about it before on japanese! japanese!. i know GTD is going global […]
Exactly ONE MONTH before I arrive in Japan! get very excited/anxious.
I’ve been asking friends of mine who have been in japan since the summer- what are the most common questions people will ask you in japan? i’ve started listing them below. these are both from adults and kids but i’m not sure which.
Some […]
i found another blog for someone in ireland learning a language. he’s learning french and writes brief sentences. this inspires me to keep it short.
i had a lesson today, and i actually learned something about the difference between ‘e’ へ and ‘ni’ に particles. at least that へ is something you don’t really need to […]
this is so stunning, irritating and horrible. but a good thing to add to the vocabulary list:
h: ちかん
r: Chikan
e: pervert
ex:
あなたはちかんです！
anata-wa chikan desu!
YOU are a pervert!
which i learned from rich’s podcast story about how he responded and managed a situation where his wife was groped on a train. amazing how far he went to sort this […]
these are my notes from my fourth lesson with ronan. we did this today via webcam with angelo and peter. today’s themes were expressing ability and continuing on with coming/going from last time. (i still need someone to check this out to see if it’s all kosher.)
part 1: the koto trick
i learned a trick […]