I'm not a native speaker, so you may want a second opinion, but I think i can help you a bit. This is just my general understanding based on my studies thus far. As you probably know, social status plays a large role in relationships in Japan. It also plays a role in deciding when to use each suffix and which one to use. ～さん (-san) : is by far the most commonly used suffix. In English, it equates to Mr. or Ms. or Mrs. so this is your default suffix. Use this with basically anyone until you've become friends, then it's okay to drop it. This suffix is used between acquaintances and anyone you are trying to be polite with. For example, coworkers, strangers, people you've recently met, and literally anyone you're not sure how to address. ～せんせい (-sensei): is most known for its use on instructors, be it a school teacher or possibly even a yoga trainer, for example. This is also used on people in high positions academically, like doctors and researchers. I've also heard it can be used on lawyers, but I'm not positive about that one. You want to use -sensei on any instructor you encounter, it shows respect to acknowledge their position. ～せんぱい (-senpai): is reserved for those in a position senior to your own. For example, if you are a 1st year student, 2nd year students would be name-senpai to you. This also applies in the workforce as well. If you are new to a job, people immediately senior to you are your senpai. I haven't heard this used a lot when people are significantly senior though (for example, if you are a new employee you won't use this on the CEO). The senpai suffix is for people who can/do instruct or help you, while the word itself can describe anyone senior, even someone you may not use this suffix with.

Doing something "for the fun of it" means doing something for pleasure or for entertainment. We went to the park for the fun of it. Sometimes, this phrase is used when the action is not fun under normal circumstances but is being done for pleasure or entertainment anyways. The little boy pulled the wings from the butterfly for the fun of it.

This explanation may not be textbook quality, but hopefully it helps you some! Using "the" or not will depend on context as well as whether or not you are being specific or general. Using "the" before "rivers" does not limit the rivers to Australian rivers, it would instead specify "rivers" instead of "ponds" (for example). Do you maybe mean "fished" instead of "finished"? If so, here are a few examples. Q- Where has your father fished in Australia? A- My father has fished in rivers all over Australia. Q- Has your father fished in the rivers, lakes, or ponds of Australia? A- My father has fished in the rivers all over Australia. In the first example you simply say "rivers" because you are answering where (in general) did your father fish. In the second example, you are comparing three types of locations and selecting one specific answer from the list, thus "the rivers" will work here. Also, yes, you can put "the" before "Murray River" and be correct. "The Murray River" is a proper noun, and these often follow different rules than normal nouns.

Less intelligent means "not as smart as" or "not as educated as."

 

This dog is less intelligent than that dog.

This person is less intelligent than that person.

That man is less intelligent than a box of rocks. (colloquial, this is implying that the man in very stupid)

My high school teacher was less intelligent than my college professors.

Their family dog is less intelligent than that seeing-eye dog.

I am less intelligent than my friend who got a perfect score on the test.

My friend is less intelligent than me because I got a perfect score on the test. (opposite meaning of the previous sentence)

 

I hope this helps to answer your question! If you need more/different examples, please let me know!

English Conversation

 

Today, I found out an interesting English sentence while I was in English class.

Today, I found out about an interesting English sentence while I was in English class. OR

Today, I found out an interesting English sentence while I was in English class.

The sentence was written on English conversation, I got surprised a little because I thought someone may have been stalking me.

The sentence was written on English conversation,(./;) I got surprised a little because I thought someone may have been stalking me.

For this sentence, a comma cannot be used here because there are independent clauses (full sentences consisting of both a subject and a verb) on both sides of the punctuation. When you want to combine two full sentences into a single thought you need to use a semi colon (;). Otherwise, use a period to separate full sentences. This is very difficult for many English speakers as well though, so don't worry about it too much!

 

I'm actually trying to learn English conversation. lol

I'm actually trying to learn English conversation skills.

I'm actually trying to learn how to have English conversations.

Your original sentence does make sense, but adding "skills" sounds a bit more natural to me and clarifies the meaning some. I've added a second option you could use as well.

Well, the author of that sentence insisted that English conversation should be learned through actual experience - to practice, not by reading how-to books.

I totally agree with the author's opinion.

 

Most of Japanese who want to learn English conversation have less chance of using English in real life.

Most of the Japanese people who want to learn English conversation have less little chance of using English in real life.

Most of the Japanese people who want to learn English conversation have less few chances of to using use English in real life.

In this situation, "less" will be understood but is not grammatically correct. "Less" implies comparison whereas "little" and "few" are more descriptive. The difference between these two words is very subtle but the grammar surrounding them is slightly different. Personally, I feel like the first option sounds a bit more proper, but the second option is possibly more likely to be used.

 

I'm in it too.

I'm in it this situation too.

This sentence needs to be more clear to make sense to a listener in English. Using "this situation" links the sentence to the situation you described in the previous sentence.

 

We don't even see English advertisement or whatever written in English on the street, TV...

We don't even see English advertisements or whatever written in English on the street, or on TV...

That's why I decided to use this website to have more experiences and practices.

That's why I decided to use this website to have more experiences and get more practices.

That's why I decided to use this website to have get more experiences and practices.

Either of the above options work well here, but which one you want to use will depend greatly on your intended meaning. "To have experiences" and "to get experience" differ in meaning so this one is your choice. Although, in English it is more common that we "get practice" rather than "have practice" (in this situation at least, you can "have practice" for sports and such).

Kaz

うーん、だからといって街並みが英語だらけになればいいというわけでもない気がするんですよね。
やっぱり僕も日本人だし、母国語の美しさだって誇りに思っています。
英語を学びたい、と思っている日本人はやはり自発的に動いて日ごろから積極的に英語に携わる、といった姿勢が大事なんじゃないでしょうか。
恋愛でもそうですよね。やっぱり自分から動かないと。（何故だろう、この言葉がすごく心に突き刺さるのは……。）

 

Kaz, your English is very good! Your mistakes are very small so I don't believe anyone would have trouble understanding you at all! Also, I too agree with this sentence that you found. I'm also in the same situation as you, but with my Japanese learning. There is no Japanese on American streets or on the TV either. It is very difficult to get daily practice! Keep up the good work! がんばって！あなたの英語はすごい上手！

"TV series" refers to a television program running for multiple episodes. This can be from nearly any genre. A series can run for one season, or many seasons. This generally does not include something like a news program, but will include cartoons, reality TV, dramas, and even talk shows. "TV serial" refers to a television series that has a long running plot (ie. something where you need to watch the episodes in order to make sense of them). This is not a term used in common everyday English though. People normally refer to this type of show as a series as well.