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AB.Korea
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Language Fluency
| Korean | Native |
|---|---|
| Japanese | Near-Native |
| English | Daily conversation |
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Mistakes are 100% OK
Learn Korean by speaking, with a Korean tutor living in Osaka — and Japanese that passes at work
If the words don't come, that's all right. At your own pace, nice and slow.
Hello, I'm AB. I teach Korean, and I teach Japanese, too.
My lessons are a time to chat in Korean about the things already in your days — your favorite dramas, K-POP, what happened over the weekend. While we're enjoying the conversation, the same expressions come out of your mouth again and again.
My Japanese lessons are a time to go through the emails and presentations you are actually going to use. I check the office Japanese I saw every day during 15 years at Japanese companies — Japanese that is different from the textbooks.
About me
I'm from Korea and now live in Osaka. I worked at a Japanese company for 15 years, and I also taught a small Korean class in Tokyo for a year and a half.
Korean lessons
My Korean lessons are a time to chat in Korean about the things you already love — the drama from last night, your favorite artist, the trip you are planning.
And it is fine if you have not decided what to talk about. Plenty of lessons start exactly there.
What stays with you is what you repeat. And what you repeat is what you enjoy. So we repeat through the things you love, not through a textbook.
Things I value in my lessons
1. A place that feels more natural with every mistake
This isn't a place for fixing mistakes. The more you make, the more natural it becomes.
2. I won't rush you
Some days the words just don't come. On days like that, don't think too hard — mix Japanese and Korean and say whatever comes out. Those days, somehow, are the ones with the most laughter.
3. After the lesson, I send you the parts that went wrong, tidied up
I tidy up the expressions that came up that day and the parts that went wrong, and send them to you. Practice with them later, and they become material you can review in the next lesson and make your own.
Korean lessons are for you if
・You are just starting out with Korean
・You don't get many chances to speak Korean in everyday life
・You want to enjoy talking about dramas and K-POP in Korean, too
・You want to catch your favorite artist's words without subtitles
・You want to try speaking in your own words on a trip to Korea
・Talking with a Korean teacher makes you a little nervous (I can explain things in Japanese, too)
Japanese lessons
Textbook Japanese and office Japanese are different.
Sentences that are grammatically right, but somehow awkward. Emails where the honorifics are a little too much, or not quite enough. I saw these every day in 15 years at Japanese companies.
My Japanese lessons are a time to read together the emails, presentations, and interview answers you have prepared. Where a sentence feels awkward, I explain why — in English — and how to change it so it sounds natural.
One expression, "大丈夫です" (daijoubu desu), holds "that's fine", "no, I can't", and "I don't need it" all in one. It is one of the reasons office Japanese is difficult.
Things I promise in my lessons
1. A time to look at the awkward parts together
A sentence that went wrong is nothing to be embarrassed about. We check together where it feels awkward, and change it into a natural expression.
2. I won't rush you
Some days the words don't come right away. On those days, say it in your own language first. Then we build the Japanese together.
3. After the lesson, I send you a summary
I tidy up the corrected sentences and the natural alternatives, and send them to you. When you prepare your next email or presentation, you can take them out and use them as they are.
Japanese lessons are for you if
・You are preparing for a job in Japan, and working on interviews and emails
・You work at a Japanese company and want your honorifics and nuance checked
・You have to prepare presentations and reports in Japanese
・You want to learn the Japanese that is actually used in life in Japan
Japanese gets more natural the more steadily you keep at it. And the way to keep at it is not to endure it alone.
Don't keep struggling through it by yourself. Let's fix it together, with a laugh.
How to choose a lesson
・First time? Start with the free trial (20 minutes)
・For a relaxed chat: "30-Minute Free Talk"
・To have your Japanese checked before you use it: "Workplace Japanese Check (30 minutes)"
I don't know any shortcut to speaking well, either. But time you enjoy has a way of continuing on its own.
If you'd like, start with the free trial and let's just have a chat. I'll be glad to see you.
This tutor's cancellation policy
Before request is confirmed (fixed)
- Cancellation possible at any time without charge.
After request is confirmed (fixed)
- More than 24 hours before lesson start time.→ Cancellation is possible at any time.
- Less than 24 hours before lesson start time.→ The tutor may take a cancellation fee.
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No-Show→ The tutor may take a cancellation fee.
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Lessons by this tutor
All Lessons
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30-Minute Free Talk ☕ Zero Pressure! Learn & Laugh Your Way to Fluency! ✨ Camera Optional. Beginners Welcome! Materials Included
Stop boring books & memorizing. Let Korean flow naturally! Turn habits into lessons. Beginners welcome! Let's have fun! ☕Korean
30min 700PHas Trial -
言えたら、聞こえる♪ はじめての韓国語スピーキング✨カメラオフOK。初心者大歓迎！教材あり
基本文＋発音練習で、聞き取れる・話せる韓国語スピーキングKorean
25min 1,000PHas Trial -
30 min. Is That Japanese OK at Work? — Real Workplace Japanese Check, 15 Years in Japanese Companies, Camera Off OK
Bring your presentation, email, or speech — we check it together before you use it.Japanese
30min 1,000PHas Trial
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