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Hello everyone. I'm a Londoner, with an Italian twist! I love travelling and learning languages. Actually, I'm a bit of a language collector ~ or should I say language freak ~ always wanting to learn new languages. My current main focus are Japanese and Chinese Mandaring. However, I'm also working on my Cantonese and Korean -- plus another couple of languages. All at the same time. I can't get enough! :) I hope to meet a lot of people with similar interests here. I'm sure I have a lot to learn. Peace.
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Yukie (ゆきえ)
Japanese
Sep 12, 2025
●アンダンさんとアメリカ議会でのUFOの記事を読みました。少し長めの文章でしたが、アンダンさんはスムーズに読んでいらっしゃいました。小説や文法にご興味をお持ちとのことですので、文章中に出てくる文法等をチェックできたらと思います。
Yurika
Japanese
Sep 8, 2025
アンドリューさん、ありがとうございました！とても楽しくて、計画も立てられて良かったです。これからまたたくさん日本語を話して、思い出して、また更にペラペラになりましょう💪
Naomi
Japanese
Sep 4, 2025
Andrewさん、今日はありがとうございました！ 今回日本語の勉強を再開したいと思ったきっかけや 言語を学ぶこと、 好きなことなどについて話しましたね！ 言いたいことが出てこなくて もどかしかったと思いますが、 長いブランクがあったのに Andrewさんのリスニングのスキルや 語彙力を感じましたよ😊 以前のような流暢（りゅうちょう）さを 取り戻せるように これから少しずつ日本語の勉強 がんばってくださいね！ またお話できるのを楽しみにしています🌸
KOKO
Japanese
Apr 28, 2022
アンドリューさん今日は、レッスンを受けていただき有難うございました。色々な話題についてお話ができて興味深く、楽しかったです。有難うございました。
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    "certain" and "sure" mean the same thing, so you don't need to use both of them in the same sentence. Are you sure he's dead? -- is correct Are you certain he's dead? -- is correct I hope this helps :)
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    January 30, 2020
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    Hi Kyouko! The problem here is that the verb "to get" (got) can have different meanings. It can mean: 1) "to become"; or 2) "to receive". In the sentence "I got disappointed" it means "to become" and it describes your feeling. For example, you would say: "I got disappointed... because the result was bad." (I became disappointed because the result was bad). If you say "I got disappointing results", the verb "to get" means "to receive" and the word "disappointing" describes the quality of the result. "I got... disappointing results" (I received a result that was disappointing). I hope this helps!
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    Hi Murielle... I think I can understand your point. It does feel like that sometimes. Learning languages brings you to a series of plateaus and it can be difficult to find the right way up the mountain again. 

    Whenever I'm there, I take the opportunity to have a little rest. Sometimes we reach a plateau when our brain is tired of absorbing new information and needs a little time to process a backlog.

    After a week – or two – of rest, I start revising language patterns and vocabulary, trying to build up my own sentences, maybe referring to what I've done during that week, while I wasn't studying the language.

    Then I also try to find a new language partner. Since I'm studying languages of countries where I don't have an opportunity to live, I need to an injection of new voices, ideas and associations. Italki is obviously good for that, but I still prefer live interaction, so I try to get out at parties where I think I'll meet speakers of my target language.

    Whatever happens – don't give up. Reaching a plateau is always a sign you're doing well. Think that just a few weeks earlier you were not there! ^^

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    H Jen, I'm not sure what text you're reading, but QE -- in the context of economics -- should stand for Quantitative Easing. It's a system employed by banks when they want to stimulate economic growth in their country, but I don't know exactly how it works. I guess you should be able to google it an find it. Best of luck on your studies!
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    October 5, 2016
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    Hi guys!

    My chinese name is Zichun Yao, [a space after the comma] and my English name is Sabrina. [a space after the full-stop] I was born in Jiangyin in China in 2002. I love<american horror="" story=""> Selena Gomez. I love singing, and drawing. If you have the same hobbies [plural, since you mention more than one], don't miss the opportunity to get in touch with me, because I will be a good listener and speaker. I have learnt English for about 8 years, but I don't think my English is good, [well is an adverb, good is an adjective] so, I want to find a language partner. You can teach me English, and I can teach you Chinese. We can make progress together!</american>
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    Hi Michael, This is a very interesting question! About 3. -- I thought that "take off" as a phrasal verb was only meant to be used in the context of a journey (or relative metaphors), meaning "to depart". In the context of removing stuff, eg. clothes and money (take x% off the price), I thought "take off" would be "verb + adverb". "Off" wouldn't be a preposition in this case, but an adverb appended to its verb, meaning "away". Maybe I'm totally wrong ~ it often happens. And I don't understand what you mean when you say that 3. doesn't have a direct object. Wouldn't the jumper be the direct object, in your example? Best, a
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    July 30, 2016
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    Hi Echofolating :) In spoken language, I think people use these two terms interchangeably. The word "serial" though, refers specifically to a plot, or story, that develops over a number of different episodes. Technically speaking, Game of Thrones, is a serial. A TV series, doesn't necessarily have a developing plot, but it may have the same characters, doing similar activities over time -- and it may involve an element of growth. The Simpsons is an animated TV series, because every episode has a different self-conclusive plot. I hope this helps. a
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