Not sure how to learn Kanji? Finding your progress is slow? This video will show you the ways I learnt over 2000 kanji and the books and materials I used. I got JLPT 2級 in 2008 and JLPT N1 in 2020. Of course these exams require you to know a…
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 playlist of videos going through the kanji that are likely to come up in Year 12 Japanese exams. It’s definitely not a comprehensive list but at a minimum you want to know all of these kanji.
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.
Another video in the ‘permissions’ series. Here we’ll be looking at しないとならない, しなければならない, しなくてはならない which are all used to talk about things that must be done. Update: I’ve done some reading that points out that using the と conditional with ならない is weird for this type of construction. I agree…
Part of a series of videos on permissions, this video focuses onしてくださいしないでください
Advanced grammar lesson for JLPT N1. I hold N1 since 2019, you can see my certificate on the About page. I can tutor all levels of JLPT and I would recommend that everyone who wants to improve their Japanese include this as one of your goals. To pass the exam…
2 articles from NHK Easy. One about the 7/11 convenience store chain, and another offering some explanations about the Loch Ness Monster. Send me an enquiry through the website if you’ve always wanted to learn Japanese but didn’t know where to start. I can teach you everything you need to…
Another detailed breakdown of Japanese grammar and words from Hearthstone gameplay. If you want to speak Japanese and understand media like this to the level I can, then don’t hesitate to contact me through the Contact link up the top. I can help YOU and my professional lessons are done…