I’ll read through the article explaining words and grammar along the way. This is an article from NHK Easy talking about earthquakes in Hokkaido. We’ll be going through this article in detail. Please check the youtube description box for a link to the Google Doc which has a word list…
Introductory lesson for those who want to learn to count to ridiculously high numbers. I’ll be continuing on with this in future videos to learn how to count objects as well.
Article from NHK Easy talking about the former Guinness World Record Holder for Oldest Living Man
A great website that helps you learn Japanese through short stories with hyperlinked vocabulary, grammar explanations and spaced interval repetition features built in – plus it’s (basically) free! I would also recommend the below video as it shows you the science behind the website.
Article from NHK Easy talking about 24 hour automated absence notification system.
Article from NHK Easy talking about a public policy issue: hospital opening times over extended holidays. We’ll be going through this article in detail. The description box on the youtube video has some links to materials for this video.
I’ve always wanted to know why fruit and vegetable shops are called 八百屋, so let’s read through the Japanese wikipedia entry and find out why!
Is your child doing primary school Japanese? Are they struggling? Do you want to help but don’t know how? This video will run you through what they need to know. The idea is that you learn the basics, and then can help guide their study! Even if you have no…
Welcome to part 1 of a video series I’ll be doing on permissions. This video will look at the てもいい grammar which is used to ask if you can do something, or to tell someone it’s ok if they do something. This is aimed for JLPT N5 or N4 level…
Welcome to part 2 of a video series I’ll be doing on permissions. This video will look at the てはだめ grammar which is used to say you cannot do something. This is aimed for JLPT N5 or N4 level or for high school Japanese.