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"Gambyong" is an Indonesia Traditional Dance

Gambyong is a form of classical Javanese dance that originates from the Surakarta region and is usu...

【助詞】 關于 「は」和 「が」（1）

我知道「は」和「が」的用法是對于外國人來說最難懂的。   「つくえがあります」 「つくえはあります」   這有什麼區別？ 即使你看一下語法書，也有很多解釋。   但是，一旦你暸解了每個意思，理解「は...

UntilとByの違いは？

Do you know the difference between "Until" and "By"? もし興味があったら、ビデオを見てみてください。

和製英語　ー　ストレート

なぜそれが間違いなのか 「ストレート」の語源は英語の "straight “です。そして、それは必ずしも間違ってはいません。しかし、英語ではアルコール飲料を表現するためにのみ使われます。だから、バー...

G7のニュースを見て徒然に思う

You know there has never no war has never happened untill now.  In Japan Defense Budget Bill passed...

Spike the cat!

Wildlife in Vancouver, Canada

Hi everyone,It's finally getting warm here in Vancouver.On my walk the other day, I ran into a bear...

It's a Scorcher

The mercury level has been hovering around 35 ͦ C during the hottest hours in Kuala Lumpur. It's al...

Running is...

Gerunds are words that end in “-ing” and act like nouns in a sentence. They can be used as the “doe...

【助詞】「で」是強調“手段”“地點”“時間”

「で」是一種強調。 用什麼做，在哪裡做，強調手段或地方。   電車で行きます。（強調方法） 学校で勉強します（強調地方）   對于時間，強調的“時間很短”的感覺。   3分でできます！（只有三分鐘！...

5 must read books for Intermidiate learners of English.

5. A fictional story with simple world-building and an easy-to-understand narrative. One of my favo...

【助詞】“に” 擁有'接近'的形象!

每個助詞都有自己的特定形象。 這個'に'擁有接近的形象。   '接近'可以是'地點'或'人'，也可以是'目的'! デパートに買い物に行きます之類的。   くれる・もらう的話，移動的不是東西而是...

Daily Routines

Greetings, I think for this blog I will side-step the ‘daily schedule’ bit and talk about my early ...

Today: Apa Kabar VS Bagaimana kabar Anda

Hello, how are you?  Today I will discuss the phrase "Apa kabar?"  And "Bagaimana kabar Anda?". The...

預測是日語的基礎! 這就是我們需要助詞的理由!

對日本人來說預測未來是很重要的。 你聽說過為什麼嗎？   這是日本句子結構的一個問題。 在漢語或英語中，謂語放在前麵。 所以你馬上就知道你要做什麼，結果會是什麼。 但在日語中，謂語排在最後，所以你必...

Living on my own axis

Living on my own axis   Today, I am going to talk about 'some tips on how to live our lives'. You m...

Cycling Solo

I would like to recommend two things. 1. Go on a cycling holiday. 2. Go solo. A few years back, I d...

如果你用錯了助詞，聽起來會怎麼樣？

由于助詞只是輔助性的，即使錯誤，意思仍然可以理解。 所以我們常常不敢糾正錯誤。 但是說話人如果錯誤地使用一個助詞，日本人就會在心裡說："我被騙了！"。   A「昨日会社に・・・」 B（......去...

Improve Your Pronunciation But Be Yourself

Learning a new language is a tremendous undertaking for many reasons. Vocabulary is essential. Gram...

I made it into the Top 5!

Here is a fun jab at my new stepping stone. And guess what, I also created a discount to mark the ...

日語為什麼使用助詞？

你不覺得日語上的“助詞”很麻煩嗎？ 那麼為什麼我們日本人使用那麼多的助詞，你知道嗎？ 這是因為，在過去，中國是亞洲的中心，而日本在這方面是一個落後的國家的原因。 古代的日本人想學習先進的中國文化，讓...

Collectables

Do you have a collection? I’ve had many in my life! When I was young I collected everything from ro...

Do you keep a journal of your daily experiences ?

Writing improves with frequent practice, the same way in which  fluency in speech improves with pra...

Pigeon dad

Photo by Mauro Tandoi on Unsplash I didn’t think I’d ever be a dad, but I kind of feel like one the...

〜しなくちゃ！Have to のかわりに

Many English students use "I have to...", but there is another natural expression. もし興味があったら、動画を見てみ...

100 lessons with Cafetalk !

I just completed my 100th lesson with Cafetalk. Teaching on this platform gave me the opportunity t...

Hiromi Ito: The Thorn Puller

I love Japanese literature, especially contemporary writers. Of course, needless to mention that Ha...

My eternal age versus my consumed age

Seize the Day

Back in the student heydays, my battle-cry was "Seize the day!" This was when nothing was impossibl...

Subject-verb agreement

Subject-verb agreement is usually pretty simple, but it can be confusing sometimes. Subject-verb a...