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Have You Ever Used a Vending Machine in Japan?

Konnichiwa, everyone! I’m Juri, a Japanese tutor :)In my previous column, I wrote about convenience...

Let's Talk About Weight Loss: Healthy Habits, Motivation, and Everyday Choices

Have you ever wondered why building healthy habits can be so challenging? From food choices and ex...

Halloween Traditions Around the World

Hello everyone!   Every October, my family has a little Halloween tradition. We carve a pumpkin int...

Long Time, No Practice! - 日記の練習~~!

お久しぶりに~ It's been a long time since I've practiced my Japanese. As my life got busier in some aspe...

A Book That Changed the Way I Think

I have read many books in my life that have changed the way I think. One that comes to mind is ZEN ...

Halloween Traditions in the Philippines

Halloween traditions in the Philippines are closely connected to All Saints’ Day on November 1 an...

Watching a horror movie for Halloween

One popular Halloween tradition is watching a horror movie. As the nights become darker and the wea...

A Book That Changed the Way I Think

Hello everyone! Howard here. Books have an incredible power to shift our perspective, broaden our ...

Parole e Caffè: Forza — The Little Word of Encouragement

Ciao! Welcome back to "Parole e Caffè". I'm Marina, an Italian teacher with 15 years of experience....

A Conversation Can Change More Than You Think

Have you ever had a conversation that stayed with you long after it ended? Perhaps someone offered ...

A disappearing Halloween tradition: Bobbing for apples

Photo: North Texas Agricultural College students bobbing for apples, circa 1930s (University of Tex...

Halloween Tradition Through Song: “The Night of Halloween”

Halloween, celebrated annually on October 31st in America, is known for spooky costumes, carved pum...

「不要」vs「没要」 超简单说明

核心区别：「不要」是你现在主动说“我不想要”，「没要」是回头说“我从来没拿过”，刚好对应日语里「いらない」和「もらわなかった」的语感，很容易对应上。   1. 「不要」：现在的主观拒绝 它的重点是当...

Speak English Like a Native – No Thanks!

As I mentioned in my last blog, heaps of native English speakers (even very well-educated ones) don...

Should Some Football Pundits Be Shown the Red Card?

There's a common misconception in language-learning circles that most native speakers speak their l...

Halloween Traditions Around the World

Have you ever wondered how people celebrate Halloween in different parts of the world? Although Hal...

How Bad Habits Creep In (And How to Spot Them)

Although I take my job seriously, I would never class myself as being in the grammar police or even...

[ Living in Japan but barely speaking Japanese? ] Let’s change that in 15 minutes!

Hi everyone! I’m so excited to connect with you all in my lessons.   Are you living in Japan for w...

Halloween Horror Movie - Addendum - Horror Subgenres

Not everyone likes horror films, and that’s fair enough: being scared isn’t everybody’s cup of tea....

Halloween Traditions and 5 Useful Russian Phrases

Halloween Traditions and 5 Useful Russian Phrases Halloween is celebrated in many countries on Octo...

否定副词「不」和「没」的核心区别

最容易记住的核心规则是一句话：「不」否定主观意愿、性质与习惯，「没」否定客观事实、动作的发生与完成，覆盖日常90%的使用场景，不容易混淆。   1. 语义侧重：主观否定 vs 客观否定 「不」：核...

You’ve Studied Japanese… But Can You Actually Speak It?

Learning Japanese Is More Than Just Studying a Textbook! こんにちは！I'm Shima, a licensed Japanese teac...

「趋向补语“来/去”」，超易懂讲解

核心规则一句话就能记住：以说话人自己的位置为绝对参照点，动作朝你过来就用“来”，动作离你远去就用“去”，刚好对应日语「～てくる」「～ていく」的基础语感，上手特别快。   1. 基础核心用法 这是最基...

VERBS IN EVERYDAY ENGLISH

  Cafetalk Lesson: Verbs in Everyday English 1. Warm-up: What is a verb? A verb is an action word....

Avoiding Cultural Gaffes: British vs American English

If you've mastered textbook English, congratulations—you've climbed a major mountain. But the momen...

Grammar Mistake or Right as Rain? Decoding Casual English

In my last blog, we looked at how bad habits creep into everyday speech and how even native speaker...

Halloween Traditions Around the World

When I was a kid I loved going Trick-or-Treating. I can still remember the smell of the Halloween c...

《轉念練習》比較×版本1.0

每個人都有屬於自己的花期，在這個繁華的世界裡，你真的不必在不對的季節裡逼自己開花。   當看見別人的幸福濾鏡而感到失落時，試著關掉螢幕，回到真實的生活裡。   數數那些不需要花錢就能擁有的豐盛：時間...

Casa Loma: Legends of Horror

Photo: Casa Loma lit up for the Legends of Horror eventCasa Loma, constructed between 1911 and 1914...

“有点”和“一点”的区别

“有点”和“一点”核心区别是：“有点”表轻微程度，“一点”表少量数量/微量对比‌。 ?? 核心用法差异 ‌位置搭配不同‌： “有点”只能放在形容词/动词前面，比如“有点累”“有点想睡”； “一点”...