I wish there would be more Japanese learners. In this website, many people learn languages. The most popular one may be English, I suppose. I am an English learner, too. All the corrections, advice, suggestions and answers you give me are a great help. As a native speaker of Japanese, I would like to help people who have troubles in their learning Japanese. But there are not many questions about Japanese. Maybe not so many people are learning Japanese. I hope the number increase.

Are "how to boil water" video clips joke or serious? When I searched youtube, I was surprised how many results there were for "how to boil water." One of my friends says they seem like jokes. But I watched some, I noticed, in some of the videos, the people explaining how to boil water seemed serious. My question is how I should react to them. It may be a cultural difference.

Past tense or what? In my textbook for TOEIC test, I found the dialogue below, and I don't know if the tense of the sentence is right. [quote] Man: Do you know where the branch managers' meeting is being held? It was supposed to start at 9:30. I've been waiting for more than 10 minutes and no one's shown up. Woman: That's been postponed until tomorrow. They wanted to wait until after management finalized the advertising budget. That's scheduled for today. [end quote] My question is: At the time the dialogue happened, The management had not finalized the budget yet. So I think the woman should say "They wanted to wait until after management WOULD finalized the advertising budget." Is it right or wrong?

What is a "loud whisper"? When I was reading a book, I encountered a phrase, which sounds to me a little bit confusing. It goes like this: "Sorry," I whispered loudly. I don't understand what a loud whisper is. LOUD shows that the volume of the sound is big, right? And I think WHISPER means a comparatively quiet way of talking. Are these two words conflicting with each other?

What does "indigenous land" mean? In a youtube video, I saw the phrase "indigenous land". I know the word "indigenous", which means native, like indigenous animals. But how come a land is indigenous? Lands cannot move ( in a short time we can recognize ). Are there any lands that are not indigenous? The phrase is used in the context below: People need to understand that all of North America is indigenous land. It is Native land. People tend to forget that there was a vibrant Native culture living in all parts of North America. The video is this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocm6DRIF9oUDoes it mean that North America is full of indigenous people, cultures and foods? I think that is understandable.

Have you ever been to Hokkaido? What was attracting? I'm now working on a project to promote tourism to Hokkaido. I'd like to know what is attracting in Hokkaido from the foreigners' point of view. I know about Hokkaido, of course, but for example, I like Hokkaido because it's vast, but can I share that feelings with foreigners? There may be many beautiful points that I cannot see from inside Japan. So, would you like to help me, please?

Jokes in other launguages I have finished the book called "Dogs Don't Tell Jokes." As it says in its title, it contains a lot of jokes. Some of them are easy to understand, the others aren't. You know, jokes sometimes don't make sense for native speakers. The problem is when I don't get a joke I cannot tell if it's because my English is not good enough or it doesn't make sense by its nature. As an English learner, I try to understand the joke by checking dictionaries, searching web, that often don't work for jokes. I have some strategies now, like 1. Read aloud, so that you can be aware of sounds of puns. 2. Interpret idioms and phrases literally. They might be used in double-meaning. 3. Forget about it! Maybe it doesn't make sense for native speakers!

Is it a joke or not? I'm reading a book called "Dogs Don't Tell Jokes (Louis Sachar)". In the book, some junior-high-school students took part in a talent show. Matt, on of the participant, told jokes in the show. I don't understand the introduction of Matt's routine. It goes like this. A teacher: Matt will now tell us some of his favorite jokes. Matt: Well, they're not my "favorites", I can't say "my favorites". * the words between quotation marks are written as italic face. After Matt said it, several people laughed. Is it funny? Is it even a joke or not?

Help me understand a joke Hello. There is a joke I don't understand. It's from a book called "Dogs Don't Tell Jokes (Louis Sachar)". It gose Why'd Mrs. Snitzberry tiptoe past the medicine cabinet? - She didn't want to embarrass the "Bare" Aspirin. I think "Bare" sounds like "Bayer". Is it the point? Thank you.