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Don’t give up!

09/09/2016

Don’t give up!

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He looks identical to ◯◯.

09/09/2016

He looks identical to ◯◯.

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Japanese for business people

09/08/2016

Japanese for business people

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Leave some for me.

09/08/2016

Leave some for me.

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Give me a break!

09/07/2016

Give me a break!

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What’s that? 

09/06/2016

What’s that? 

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Japanese for business people

09/06/2016

Japanese for business people

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Could you scoot over a little please?

09/05/2016

Could you scoot over a little please?

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You are a liar!

09/03/2016

You are a liar!

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Japanese for Friday

09/02/2016

Japanese for Friday

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Q. Are all Japanese teachers are certified? A. Mos Q. Are all Japanese teachers are certified?
A. Most teachers are certified but some teachers are teaching without  certification or qualification.

You have to meet at least one of following conditions to become a Japanese teacher;
 
・Pass the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test.
・Complete 420 hour curriculum at a Japanese teacher training course.
・Major or Minor in Japanese language education at university.

Some people are learning Japanes language education by their own and are teaching as volunteer, language exchange or online teacher.

You can ask your teacher if she/he is certified if you are curious about it.

By the way, teachers on my website are all certified👍
➡︎ @unique_japaneseteachers_tribe 

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Q. Do Japanese teachers have skills and knowledge Q. Do Japanese teachers have skills and knowledge other than teaching Japanese?

A. Yes we do! Japanese teachers all have interesting backgrounds. 

・Start working as a Japanese teacher right after they get certified. 
・Have another job and also work as a Japanese teacher. 
・Changed career to become a Japanese teacher.

There are many different cases other than these. 

On our website (@unique_japaneseteachers_tribe ), we have many unique teachers with interesting knowledges and skills.

For example;
1. Used to be a teacher at elementary school and is able to support not only Japanese but also children’s school study.

2. Teaching Japanese to Japanese kids as “heritage language”.

3. Teaching Japanese related to food and aiming to make various kinds of food accessible. (Vegan food, halal food etc..)

4. Teaching Japanese playing video games.

Check our website and find your perfect teacher!

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#realjapanese #soundon

もっと早く言ってよ。
もっと はやく いってよ。
You should have told me earlier.

ex) 
午後7時/ 7pm
私: 何時(なんじ)に帰って来る(かえってくる)?
晩ご飯(ばんごはん)できてるよ。
Me: What time will you come home? Dinner is ready.

夫: ああごめん、今日は接待(せったい)があるんだ。
Husband: Sorry I have a business dinner tonight.

私: え!?もっと早く言ってよ!😤
Me: What!? You should’ve told me earlier!!!

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#realjapanese #soundon

【リスケ】・・・リスケジュール(reschedule)
ミーティングは明日にリスケになったよ。
The meeting has been rescheduled to tomorrow.

ex) 
X: ごめん、明日(あした)の約束(やくそく)リスケしてもらってもいい?

Sorry, can we reschedule our plan tomorrow?

全然(ぜんぜん) 準備(じゅんび)できてないね。リスケしようか。
Nothing is ready it seems. Shall we reschedule it?

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#realjapanese #soundon

ご心配おかけしました。
ごしんぱい おかけしました。
Sorry for making you worried.

ex) 
X:怪我は治った?
けがは なおった?
How is your injury?

Y: はい。ご心配おかけしました。
I’m all better now. 
Thank you for your concern.

X: 昨日連絡が取れなかったから心配したよ。
大丈夫だったの?
Hey. Are you ok? I tried to reach you by phone yesterday  but I couldn't get through.

Y: はい。家に携帯を忘れてしまったんです。
ご心配おかけしました。
I left my phone at home. Sorry to making you worried.

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#realjapanese #soundon

いみないじゃん。 
That defeats the purpose.
Why would you do that?

ex)
X: トレーニングしたらお腹すいちゃった。ピザ食べに行こう!
トレーニングしたら おなかすいちゃった。ピザ たべにいこう。
I’m super hungry after training. Let’s have some pizza!

Y: は?いみないじゃん。
what? That defeats the purpose.

 
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#japaneseslang #soundon

さいきん ミントチョコに はまってるんだ。
I’m hooked on mint chocolate recently.

はまる...to get stuck
渋滞にはまった。
じゅうたいに はまった。
I’m stuck in a traffic jam.

ヒールがはまった。
I got my heel stuck in a hole.

はまる...obsessed, addicted (SLANG!!)
この漫画、1回読んだらはまるよ。
このまんが、いっかい よんだら はまるよ。
You will get hooked once you start reading this Manga.

この店のコーヒーにはまってるんだ。
I’m hooked on coffee from this coffee shop right now.

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#japaneseslang #soundon

いまの まじで ひいた。
That just really turned me off.

引(ひ)く... to pull
ドアを引く
いすを引く

引く...turn off (slang, casual Japanese)
ex) 
あの失礼な態度、引くわ。
あの しつれいなたいど ひくわ。
Her rude attitude turns me off. 

足が臭くて引く。
あしが くさくて ひく。
His stinky feet turns me off. 

男性が引く女性の10の言動
だんせいがひく じょせいの10の げんどう
10 things women’s do that turn men off. 

#日本語 #nihongo #japanese #にほんご #lovinglifeintokyo
#realjapanese #soundon

キリンが アサヒをぬいて うりあげ いちいになった。
Kirin surpassed Asahi and became number 1 in sales.

XがYを抜(ぬ)く... to overtake, to pass
ex) 
中国が日本のGDPを抜いた。
China overtaken japan as world's second-biggest economy.

Xを抜(ぬ)く...to pull out
ex) 昨日虫歯を抜いた。
きのう むしばを ぬいた。
I had my cavity taken out yesterday.

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