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授受表現 – やる/あげる/さしあげる

Last week we have learned that you should use “さしあげる” instead of “あげる” when you give an item to someone superior such as your supervisor. However, it sounds like you are very pushy and it might end up making your supervisor uncomfortable. Therefore, instead of “さしあげる”, you could alter the sentence a bit as below. […]

授受表現 – 行為(action)のやりもらい – Give and receive of action

What I will introduce today is probably the most confusing part for most Japanese learner. It is called “授受(じゅじゅ)表現” or “give and receive”. As we all know, “あげる” means give, “もらう” means receive and “くれる” means give. In contrast, the conversion of “〜てあげる、〜てもらう、〜てくれる” is the form of giving and receive of action, and this is […]

Kids group class for ages 4 and 5.

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 […]

New Term! Beginner Group Lesson

Group Lesson programme consists of 4 terms a year. Each Term runs for 10 weeks with one 2 hour lesson per week (20 hours per term). Term fees are $400 per term plus a textbook fee of $35 for new students. Beginner Group Lesson  – Term 1 Day: Wednesday Time: 18:00-20:00 Week 1  February  8th Week 2 […]

【One Point Lesson】Go, do something and come back

Hello everyone, welcome to our one point lesson. We would like to introduce てform+きます(te-form + kimasu) means “go, do something and come back”. Please have a look at these examples. ex. 昼ごはんを買ってきます。(Hirugohan o katte kimasu.) I will go and buy a lunch (and come back). 買って(katte) is the te-form of 買います(kaimasu).   ex. 昼ごはんを買ってきてください。(Hirugohan o katte […]

【Culture Class】 Haiku Class

It’s the first culture class in 2017! We will practice making Haiku. Beginners are very welcome! Saturday January 28th at 4pm – 5pm @ Awesome Japanese School in Dickson Shops $5 for Awesome Japanese student $7 for non student Places are limited, so please make a booking ASAP! Contact: info@awesomejapanese.com.au

【One Point Lesson】 Adjectives

Hi everyone, welcome to our one point lesson! Today we would like to introduce adjectives and their forms to express your feelings precisely.   You might have learned some adjectives at our school or other places, but I have personally found that many students are struggling to remember the forms; present, present negative, past and […]

New Term! Elementary Group Lesson

Group Lesson programme consists of 4 terms a year. Each Term runs for 10 weeks with one 2 hour lesson per week (20 hours per term). Term fees are $400 per term plus a textbook fee of $35 for new students. Elementary Group Lesson  – Term 1 Day: Wednesday Time: 18:00-20:00 Week1  JAN  18th Week2     […]

New Term! Lower Intermediate Group Lesson

Our Group Lesson program consists of 4 terms a year. Each Term runs for 10 weeks with one 2 hour lesson per week (20 hours per term). Term fees are $400 per term plus a textbook fee of $35 for new students. Lower Intermediate Group Lesson  – Term 1 Day: Thursday Time: 18:00-20:00 Week1  JAN […]

【One Point Lesson】…ppanashi – leave it as it is

Happy New Year! Welcome to our one point lesson. We would like to introduce you to how to use ~っぱなし(~ppanashi) which means “leave it as it is.”   Expressions combining the stem of a verb + ppanashi (from the verb hanasu – to release) are used to mean something that is left “as is” without […]