How to use “〜ておく”? You can use it to express “do something in advance”. Who + が + verb + ておく ドライブに行く前に、ガソリンを入れておく。 I will fill gasoline in the car before we go to drive. 友達が来るので、花を飾っておきます。 I’ll decorate the flowers before my friends come because my friends are gonna be here. “Leave it […]
Toasting (乾杯) is a normal etiquette when people have formal dinner. However, what should those who do not drink alcohol do? Please try to guess which one of the following is the best way to refuse decently. 水が入っているグラスで乾杯 (Let me toast with a cup of water.) カラのグラスで乾杯 (Let me toast with an empty glass) 飲まないけれど、グラスにお酒を入れて乾杯 (Though I […]
Hello, everyone. It’s one point lesson time! Today, I’m going to show you a quite interesting phenomenon of Japanese. It’s the words without “ら”. If you have learned a little Japanese, you should have been taught the word transformation of expressing “be able to do something”. It’s basically turning …ます into …られる. For example, […]
We are organizing a Kids group class for ages 4 and 5 Saturdays 11:00-11:45 which will start in a couple of weeks. If you are still interested in your child attending Japanese classes, please let us know as soon as possible! Here is the term schedule below: New Kids group Lesson: Time (11:00-11:45) Saturday: Fee ($200) Week […]
In the beginning of learning Japanese, “こんにちは” is usually the first phrase that most people learn. However, why isn’t it “こんにちわ” for the pronunciation of “kon ni chi wa”? Why is it written as “は (ha)”? これは本です。 ko re wa, hon de su. In this situation, we use “は” not “わ” because “は” is a particle […]
Have you ever dreamed of sitting around with Japanese people and having a real meal? Here is the first step to having yourself prepared. At 11th March, we will have a culture class called Japanese table manners. We will introduce what Japanese people usually do in a real life when having a meal. Places are limited, […]
Now it’s able to sign up for this year’s JLPT. However, the test fee seems like raised than last year. For further information, please check out the following website. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/jlpt-in-canberra-july-2017-registration-31632955020
For those who have learned a little Japanese, have you ever introduced yourself by saying “私は〇〇です。 “? I believe that almost every Japanese learner has once used this phrase to give a self-introduction. In fact, it’s a bit weird for Japanese people to hear that. But why do most Japanese learner talk like that? Here […]
Valentine’s Day is getting closer. It must be thrilled and restless for those who are planning to declare your affection to “that boy/girl”. If you think that you’re going to be unconfident to convey your feelings directly, how about saying your words in Japanese? Today I […]
Japanese learner friends! A great news! You! Yeah, you! If you think that you usually don’t have many chances to practice your spoken Japanese, here is the opportunity for you to speak out what you’ve learned in your class. At 18th this month, we will have a culture class – FREE CONVERSATION. Come and join […]