日本語を聞くのと話すのはぜったい下手だ。 練習はたしかに大切だけど相手を見つけるのは難しい。 じゃあー、たぶんお尻が重い。
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Two of my favourite Japanese culture resources
Aside from the language, the culture of Japan also fascinates me. That’s why I want to travel there and see some things up close and in person. Two online resources help to both quench and fuel my desire to learn more: Unseen Japan https://unseenjapan.com/ A lot of it is member only/Patreon access, but still enough free stuff to make it worthwhile to have a look. For example, Homegrown Terror: The Birth of the Japanese Red Army – Unseen Japan Shocking, maybe at least as shocking as the way Canada treated indigenous children in our residential schools. Mulboyne Seems to be Twitter-only, as far as I can tell. Mulboyne (@Mulboyne) /… Read More
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「なるほど」というのは「分かりました」というのは同じではありません
今朝のクラスで先生に「なるほど！」と言った。 先生は少しびっくりしたと思う。将来に気を付けて！
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Zoom classes are weird
I’m taking a Japanese class with lessons over Zoom, and I don’t know how school children put up with it for a year. It is just plain odd. You get some, but not all, body clues on how someone is thinking, and there is this pervasive sensation of being disconnected to people that you feel you should be connected to. Still, it’s the only game in town if you want to take any kind of class. Except for exercise classes where people gather in the alley behind my house while their instructor shouts at them.
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