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My name is Alex and I've been studying Japanese for about 4,5 years now. My situation is somewhat unique: as I have extensive experience with learning foreign languages (I am not an English native speaker, rather having studied and practiced it for more than 20 years) and didn't have much time, I decided to avoid formal education in Japanese and designed the curriculum myself. I passed JLPT N2 years ago, but it's not that big of an achievement, considering how that test is designed. On italki I'm searching both for teachers and speaking partners who can help balance the different aspects of my Japanese. I mostly focus on reading, grammar, and listening, so my speaking and writing is very unnatural. It's something I hope to fix in the coming year or so. - Alex
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Mizuki
Japanese
Dec 16, 2022
ありがとうございました。次のレッスンも楽しみにしています。
Gebhard
German
Jun 24, 2022
Eine interessante Stunde.
Japanese Specialist Shuji
Japanese
Mar 1, 2016
I am glad to know that Alexander is satisfied with my lesson. He is eager to learn language including Japanese, so he has been studying a lot of Japanese grammar. But he often makes wrong sentences. It is caused by not only lack of his attention but also lack of explanation in grammar books. So student must have a good teacher. If I am a good teacher for him, I am happy.
Japanese Specialist Shuji
Japanese
Feb 26, 2016
Thank you, Alexander. Alexander took my lessons thirty five times from four months ago and he left his first comment today. Though he has been studying for only one and half years, his Japanese is very good. Especially, the knowledge of grammar and vocabulary and kanji are excellent. But his intonation including accent is bad. I think this is because he studied Japanese by himself at the beginning. I think that his Japanese will become splendid if he masters right accent. I am happy to be able to help him.
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  • Answered
    The best synonym, in my opinion, is "Elizabeth Bennet was forced . . ." It has, however, negative connotations that the word "oblige" doesn't have.
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    September 11, 2017
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  • Answered
    The source of your confusion is the phrase "at your disposal", which means "this is available to you". The noun itself, however, is a derivative of the verb "dispose", which means "to get rid of", and this noun is usually used with this meaning: the act of getting rid of something.
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    September 11, 2017
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  • Corrected

    Overall comment: your vocabulary is quite good but the grammar is lagging behind it. For a more balanced language skill set you should consider studying some more with grammar workbooks (e.g. Murphy or a good reference with exercises written in you native language)

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    Apology letters (I would like anyone to correct it. Thanks.)

    Ms. Jane Harris,

    I was surprised to head hear that you do did not receive (you need to use past tense here) your order placed on 28 August yet. I am so sorry to for (to be sorry for something) inconveniences the inconvenience (inconvenience is pretty much never used in plural) caused by this delay.

    I wound like to apologize for have not been not being (as you are describing a state, the -ing form should be used) available last week, I was being in on a business trip. With reference to delay in your order I wound would like to explain that your order has been send sent on time but, the carriage delivery does not depend on me. I has have spoken with the transport company and they said told me that they had lost your box.

    Although it is difficult to compensate you for the inconveniences suffered, I would like you to accept a new shipping. I will send your products again in a by express shipping so you will receive your products within 48 hours, also I would like to offer to you by way of compensation 25% off in on your next order.

    I would like to apologize again, and can assure you that such situations will not occur in the future, as I have changed the transport company.

    Yours sincerely,
    Alan Bennet.
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    April 1, 2016
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  • Corrected

    Your English is quite good for a foreign speaker and most of my corrections are regarding not mistakes but style. Basically, nitpicking :)

    Tsinghua University

    Tsinghua University is the best university in China. It's is my honor to study here ('my honor' is a very literary expression that doesn't go very well with the shortened 'it's' This is not strictly a mistake but looks unnatural). The campus here is very big large and beautiful (it is best to use 'large' when you are speaking about a collection of structures occupying a lot of territory. 'Big' is a very specific word you use when talking about singular objects). And what's more important is that the food here is very delicious. There are over ten canteens and each of them are is different from each other (the only real grammar mistake in the text. 'Each of them' is singular, as it is one object). You can eat all kinds of food in Tsinghua, no matter whether it is Western-style food or any kind of Chinese food ('no matter' requires a conjuction, a noun and a verb after it. You can use 'if' or 'whether' as a conjunction but 'whether' is better for written style). Besides In addition ('in addition' is better for a written text, as 'besides' is better for speech but this is not strictly a mitake), you can watch movies and artistic performance, such as opera, ballet, concert and etc. So, living in Tsinghua is very comfortable and I am fortunate ('living' cannot be fortunate but you can).
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    March 18, 2016
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  • Answered
    Оба варианта - очень близкие синонимы, но акценты немного разные: в первом случае акцент делается на "меня нет", то есть отсутствие субъекта (и из-за этого в предложение сложно что-то добавить), во втором - на "не дома", то есть на место. Вполне естественно сказать: "Я сейчас не дома, а в школе", но крайне неестественно будет звучать: "Меня сейчас нет дома, но я есть в школе".
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    March 18, 2016
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  • Answered
    The previous answers are both correct. However, the basic difference is that 'complaint' is an action corresponding to the verb 'complain': you have a complaint when you would like to complain to somebody about something that has affected or affects you negatively. A grievance is a state (which has very little to do with the verb 'grieve' which is mostly used for feelings regarding the loss of a loved one). In other words, complaints need to be brought up in a conversation but grievance is an emotional state towards something that affects you negatively and that you perceieve as wrong and it doesn't require communication with others.
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    March 18, 2016
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  • Posted
    最初の日本文学の小説を読む経験 今日、私は初めて日本語の小説を読み終わりました。よしもとばななの「みずうみ」でした。私にとってその本はとても面白かったです。 英語とロシア語の文学にはいつも主の葛藤があります。例えば、悪人とか社会の圧迫とか英雄の感情自体です。とにかく、以前「面白い筋書きを作るためには、葛藤が必須だよ」と思いました。 でも、その作家は葛藤のない素晴らしい小説を書いたら、私はとても驚きました。
    March 18, 2016
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  • Corrected
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    March 16, 2016
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  • Commented
    ありがとう、先生、その単語がすごく焼くに立ちます。普通、使いませんが、よく使われる言葉ですから、知っているのは重要です。
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    March 15, 2016
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  • Answered
    The grammatically correct phrase is "there are a lot of people", although you may hear the second variant. "A lot of people" is plural. For example, you wouldn't say "a lot of people is in the room", instead you would say "a lot of people are in the room".
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    March 11, 2016
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