Japanese culture – Page 2

A chat about Osaka dialect, culture and learning another language with Mio, Part 2

Ace Japanese September 23, 2020 February 9, 2021Conversations, Japanese culture

A Japanese conversation (with some English) about Osaka dialect, culture and learning another language and other topics. I’m releasing highlights from this conversation over the next few days so be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss the next one.

Counting/counters, JLPT and Katakana tips

Ace Japanese June 8, 2020 February 9, 2021Beginners, grammar, High school Japanese, Japanese culture, JLPT, Reading

Google Doc to follow along with the lesson: https://goo.gl/T51bii I go through counters/counting, JLPT and katakana tips (however see my more recent video on this last topic).

Learn Japanese – Improve through everyday study – Deer in Nara

Ace Japanese April 15, 2020 February 9, 2021Beginners, grammar, High school Japanese, Japanese culture, JLPT, NHK Easy, Reading

I often get asked ‘how can I improve my Japanese?’. I’ll be showing you some materials I use to try and keep my Japanese fresh. I’ve put links to the articles in the google doc below. Today we’ll be talking about the deer in Nara from NHK Easy. Google Doc…

Learn Japanese – Cameras on Trains, full read through and explanation

Ace Japanese March 26, 2020 February 9, 2021Beginners, grammar, High school Japanese, Japanese culture, JLPT, NHK Easy, Reading

Article from NHK Easy talking about cameras being installed on trains. We’ll be going through this article in detail. Please check below for a link to the Google Doc which has a word list. Google Doc to follow along with the lesson: https://goo.gl/ZqwuHN Link to ad: https://goo.gl/jfpWG5

Let’s Read a Japanese Newspaper article – Suitcases Left Behind

Ace Japanese March 25, 2020 January 12, 2021Beginners, grammar, Japanese culture, NHK Easy, Reading

Article from NHK Easy talking about an issue of too many suitcases. We’ll be going through this article in detail. Please check below for a link to the Google Doc which has a word list.

Leave your books behind -Let’s Read a Japanese Newspaper article

Ace Japanese March 15, 2020 January 12, 2021Beginners, grammar, High school Japanese, Japanese culture, JLPT, NHK Easy, Reading, 漢字　かんじ

Article from NHK Easy talking about back problems, heavy textbooks and a policy change from MEXT to deal with it. 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.

Let’s Read a Japanese Newspaper article – Earthquakes in Hokkaido

Ace Japanese March 15, 2020 January 12, 2021Beginners, grammar, High school Japanese, Japanese culture, JLPT, NHK Easy, Reading, Study methods, 漢字　かんじ

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…

世界で一番長生きの男性 — Article Read-through

Ace Japanese March 9, 2020 January 12, 2021grammar, High school Japanese, Japanese culture, JLPT, NHK Easy, Reading

Article from NHK Easy talking about the former Guinness World Record Holder for Oldest Living Man

A complete guide to 1700 kanji through Kanjidamage.com – Part 1

Ace Japanese March 9, 2020 October 12, 2022Japanese culture, JLPT, Reading, Study methods, 漢字　かんじ

Here is the link to Part 2. This will be a video series on how to learn kanji from absolute scratch. I’ll be running through the website kanjidamage.com as this is the best online free kanji program I have found. In this video I’ll be running through the way to…

A complete guide to 1700 kanji through Kanjidamage.com – Part 2

Ace Japanese March 9, 2020 January 12, 2021High school Japanese, Japanese culture, JLPT, Study methods, 漢字　かんじ

Part 2 of the video series on how to learn Kanji from absolute scratch. I’ll be running through the website kanjidamage.com as this is the best online free kanji program I have found. We’ll finish off the How To section of the website and look at the other features.