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東京に働いて住んでいます 僕の出身は美しいLondon市。ここ、現代クラシカル音楽を学んで書きました。 街を探索するのは趣味です。一緒に行きませんか？ Now, I live and work in Tokyo. My hometown is the beautiful city of London, where I studied and composed contemporary　 music. I am into reading philosophy and history. My hobbies are exploring cities. Why not go together?
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Nancy 徐(Kids&Adults)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Jan 18, 2025
You are learning very quickly! Since you're just starting out, your tone accuracy isn't perfect yet, but I believe that once you fully understand the pronunciation rules, your pronunciation will improve significantly. Keep it up! Your Chinese is definitely going to get better and better! 😊
Théo
French
Aug 15, 2020
Leçon passionnante, vraiment. J’ai rarement rencontré un élève aussi passionné. Vivement notre prochaine discussion! Merci Richard!
Yusaku
Japanese
Mar 7, 2017
We talked about the problem of refugees. It is complicated to express it, but it is one of the important steps to master Japanese. Practice makes perfect. we had a good time.
Mari
Japanese
Mar 5, 2017
とても楽しいレッスンでした。イギリスに帰ってからも（ドイツに行ってからも）日本語の勉強がんばって下さいね(^^)
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    I often think that listening practice is the most important skill - but depending on why you are learning, that could change. SRS is a good tactic for learning lots of content, but make sure you also learn lots of grammatical structures in with vocabulary cards. These are often most effective in the morning, when your brain is a bit more plastic. When I was learning Japanese I tried to book a lesson every single day, and that made my Japanese improve very very quickly. If you'd like to start speaking quickly, I am a very friendly and patient teacher, and available at the moment.
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    May 29, 2017
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    Scaffold is the name of the structure, scaffolding is the materials it is made of. However, the difference is often unclear and people frequently use both to mean either. 'Scaffold' has an addition, metaphorical meaning of a structure for supporting any other object. It would be somewhat strange to use 'scaffolding' in this case. If you'd like to use these kinds of distinctions more finely in your everyday speech, maybe book a lesson and we can practise together.
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    May 29, 2017
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    1) Yes, it is unnatural in this case. But in colloquial British English at least 'he started on me' is completely fine - it means that he acted aggressively towards me. 2) When talking about fighting, 'started' is much more common - began has a strangely formal tone in this context.
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    May 29, 2017
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    The level of formality, mostly. 'Thing' is more formal, 'stuff' more casual. Also, 'stuff' is often understood as plural. If you'd like to speak this kind of natural English, book a lesson and we'll practise together.
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    May 29, 2017
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    They are very similar in this case, but often 'tear down' implies more violence. "The statue of Saddam Hussein was torn down". If you'd like to make these kinds of distinctions usable in your everyday English, maybe book a lesson and we'll practise them together.
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    May 29, 2017
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    As far as I know, 'rearching' isn't a word. Perhaps 'searching'? In that case, the difference is very small - 'searching for' tends to mean that they are being more thorough, or careful.
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    May 29, 2017
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    The first is more indirect. We don't know who says that he is good at translating. This form is often used for obscuring the origins of actions ('The door was left open' vs. 'he left the door open'). It's known as the passive. The second one is the active - we know who says this, and so is more often used for claims we want to be sure of the origins of, like sources in academic writing. If you're finding this stuff difficult, maybe book a grammar lesson and we'll work through it together.
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    May 29, 2017
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    Hello, This is a piece of colloquial English - it could refer to a grandfather, or a father, or another father figure. Is this from 'The Ballad of Sad Café'? If you're finding colloquial English like this difficult, maybe consider booking a lesson and we'll work it out together.
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    May 29, 2017
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    Hello, 'on my vacation' is correct. Generally, we use 'on' for things that are shorter in time. on Sunday 'in' a week 'in' a month 'in' a year If you're finding this kind of thing difficult, maybe consider booking a grammar lesson and we can go through them together.
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    May 29, 2017
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    Using 'towards' would suggest that she went somewhere else, in the same direction from her starting point as the hospital. 'Towards': Start ------------> end ---------- hospital Because of the second part, "to visit her sick mom yesterday", it is clear that 'to' is more natural.
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    May 12, 2017
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