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Kao Yamamoto
Japanese
Feb 24, 2023
I’m sorry for delayed review! レビューがおそくなって、すみません😢 Milestoneとなる5かいめのレッスン達成(たっせい)、おめでとうございます👏👏こんかいは、かいわするときに、とても重要な(じゅうような:Important)Tenseを勉強することができましたね✨✨ Verbをおぼえるときは、Past, Current, Futureといっしょに、Question Makingもおぼえることができると、とっても効率的(こうりつてき:Effective)にVocaburaryをふやすことができますね!にほんごの会話でまず重要なのは、たくさんの言葉を知って、それをどう使うのか、その順番(じゅんばん)をしっかり分かって、使うことができることです✨ Zacさんは、この5回の授業で、しっかり順番を理解し、Particleの使い方も、とっても上手になってきましたよね!今度の授業ではリスニングをたくさん勉強するととに、自由会話も楽しんでいきましょう♪Zacさんと、いろいろな話をすることを楽しみにしていますね✨ またつぎの授業で、お会いしましょう~!!👍
Kao Yamamoto
Japanese
Feb 10, 2023
Zacさん、4回目のレッスンおつかれさまでした😊 いつも、1かいの授業(じゅぎょう)でたくさんのことをべんきょうすることができていて、すばらしいですね✨ 今回(こんかい)は、Future tense(3パターン)と、「ばかりです」「~だす」の文法(ぶんぽう:grammar)をすることができましたね👏👏新(あたら)しいことを勉強(べんきょう)することも、とても大切(たいせつ:important)ですが、前回(ぜんかい:previously)勉強したことを、しっかりReviewできているのも、いいですね👍授業中に、Post positional particleがとても上手につかえていたのが、とっても印象的(いんしょうてき:Impressed)でした😊😊 時間(じかん:time)の「に」と場所(ばしょ:place)の「に」のつかいかたがかんぺきでしたね!!だんだん、文をつくるのも、上手になってきていて、この4回(かい)のレッスンでも、すばらしい成長(せいちょう:growth)をかんじます!じかいは、5回目のレッスンですね! しゅくだいの、「~ばかり」のPartについて、かくにんできるのを、たのしみにしています!また来週~👍👍
Kao Yamamoto
Japanese
Jan 31, 2023
Zacさん、先週(せんしゅう)のレッスン、おつかれさまでした😊✨こんかいは、Want to/Want you toのちがい、Post Positional Particle、それからリスニングをたくさん勉強できましたね!!いつもZacさんが、とってもすばらしいなと思う(おもう)のは、とてもPositiveでAssertiveなところです。日本語は、おもしろくも、むずかしいことばですから、Positiveにたのしく、ひとつ、ひとつをていねいに、かくじつに、じぶんの「できる」をふやしていく必要(ひつよう)がありますが、Zacさんは、まちがえても、とっても前向き(まえむき)でPositive!これは、ほんとうに、すばらしいとおもいますし、なかなか他の日本語学習者(にほんごがくしゅうしゃ:Japanese Leaners)がまねできない、Zacさんのよさだと思います。いっせつによれば、語学(ごがく:Skill of language)は、たのしく、自分のよいところをのばしていくと、じょうたつがはやいそうです!😊 いっしょに、Zacさんが「できる」とおもえること、「たのしい」とおもえること、「日本語がすき」とおもえることを、どんどんふやしていきましょうね!またつぎの授業(じゅぎょう)で~👍👍
Kao Yamamoto
Japanese
Jan 26, 2023
Zacさん、Reviewがおそくなってしまいましたが、Well-balancedの初回(しょかい:First time)のレッスンおつかれさまでした😊😊 こんかいは、PointとなるPost Positional Particleのつかいかたを、いっしょにかくにんすることができましたね✨Post Positional Particleは、Advanced begginerにとって、ひとつの大きなStepになるぶぶんですね。場所、時間、ものなどによって、すこしづつ違うParticleを、どれだけ自然(しぜん)につかうことができるのか、によって、印象がまったく違(ちが)ってきます。このParticleがよくできていると、「日本語(にほんご)が上手(じょうず)!とってもよくできるね!」という印象(いんしょう)をあたえることができますよ👍 授業中(じゅぎょうちゅう)も、集中(しゅうちゅう)してよくがんばっているすがたが、よかったです!文法(ぶんぽう)は、むずかしいことも多いですが、FluentになるためにかかせないStepですから、ひきつづき、いっしょにがんばっていきましょう!またつぎの授業でお会いできるのを、楽しみにしていますね~😊✨
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    Noticeable would be lower than significant. In the first example if you were to say "I think we can save a significant amount of time" it would mean you would save MORE time than if you were to say "I think we can save a noticeable amount of time" I would think of it as a sliding scale No difference > a little difference > noticeable difference > great difference > significant difference > massive difference, etc. The further you go on the scale, the bigger the difference is between two objects. If you were to use a language example you could say There is a noticeable difference between Mandarin and Cantonese (Because they are dialects of Chinese, and while they're not the same there are similarities between the two.. But you can also tell when you're hearing Mandarin and Cantonese if you listen closely), but there is a significant difference between Mandarin and English (Because the two languages structure and sound VERY different to each other)
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    December 30, 2022
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    The 3 of them all have really similar meanings, so it's actually kinda difficult but I would actually rank them in terms of use Infinite > Innumerable > Myriad Myriad to be fair is a pretty advanced word that a lot of native English speakers aren't going to know the meaning to off the top of their heads (I've used this word many times in a training setting with fluent English speakers and had them asking me what exactly I meant) Most of the time I would opt to use infinite and put something in front of it to give the meaning I'm looking for "near infinite" would be roughly the same as innumerable (Innumerable as a word implies that there is a limit, we just don't know what the limit is, infinite is implying there is no limit). However, I would say from a number perspective you could use myriad in any scenario where there are many options (In this instance, you could substitute myriad for many), I would use innumerable or infinite more or less interchangeably but would need to read the room as to who I'm speaking to, innumerable isn't going to be as commonly understood as infinite -- despite the two having a near identical meaning (I would actually say innumerable would hit a little harder given it sees less use in day-to-day speaking so I would use that over infinite if I really wanted to stress how many options there were of something)
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    December 30, 2022
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    Must 1. Using must here makes it sound as though it's mandatory, you're required to do so. This sounds a little weird by itself, you could put "In this house, we must brush our teeth twice a day." to make it sound like a rule that's been enforced. 2. This works fine, it's a rule on the train that you can't do it (Which it isn't necessarily a law, but any Train company could state that you can't do it) 3. This is a great use of must, it works really well here. Have to: 1. Perfect 2. This does work but it sounds a little strange, but I'd probably change the sentence to something like "Do you really have to fly to Spain for work?" 3. Great use of have to here. Should 1. The use of should works but the sentence sounds a little strange. I'd change the sentence to something like "You should study more if you want to get high marks in this Exam" 2. Great use of should here too, though much should be replaced with many "I shouldn't feed too many snacks to my hamster" 3. This is a perfect example, well done :)
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    December 30, 2022
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    Yep, this is a great example of pushing it. To say that the idea of putting pineapple on pizza is ridiculous/weird/strange (which is the connotation of it used in this example). I would remove the 'even tolerate ketchup' to make it sound more natural imo. "Wait, you put pineapple on Pizza? I can understand ketchup... But Pineapple? That's pushing it." One of many ways it could be said, but your example absolutely works too. :)
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    December 30, 2022
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    A lot of pretty advanced colloquialisms here. To get dragged is to be humiliated, embarrassed or disrespected (in this case, she's posted something on Twitter and a lot of people are making fun of her for it. It comes from the old saying 'dragged through the mud'.) To botch something is to do it poorly or to mess it up/not do it right. (An example of this would be "I botched the recipe", meaning that whatever I was cooking didn't end up looking or tasting very good) A 'burn' is a colloquialism for an insult, but there can be several types of 'burn' that depend on the context of the sentence, who you're talking to (For example, if I try to 'burn' my friend, I'm either insulting them or playfully making fun of them with a lighthearted insult. Based off the fact they're my friend, you can likely assume that it's a playful jab/tease) So if you were to make this sound a little more... Gramatically correct (Though not nearly as interesting to read) it would read like 'Greta Thunberg embarrassed on Twitter after failing to insult Andrew Tate'
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    December 30, 2022
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    1. She whispered to her sister (Past Tense) 1. She whispers to her sister (Present Tense) To whisper is to talk very softly, you don't need to mention that you're talking here :) 2. He wanted to have a deep conversation with his new friend, but they left for another party 2. He wanted a good conversation with his new friend he'd made, but they were leaving for another party There are a couple of ways you can build this sentence, you've used present and future tense words in what I assume is a past tense situation (wants is future tense something that will happen later, but the new friend has already gone which means it's already happened). I think either of the two above sentences work, but the first one sounds a little more natural. 3. We bought some food for dinner at the shops near our house 3. We bought some groceries for dinner at the supermarket near our house Couple of different sentences here as well, the first one is more colloquial (Food instead of groceries, shops is a very colloquial term for a supermarket or a store) while the second one is a bit more standardised I think. 4. We unanimously decided to go to Switzerland 4. We all decided on a trip to Switzerland Good attempt on this one, I think if you're wanting to convey a feeling of absolute decision, then unanimously is a better choice. I don't think there's a way to make hesitate work unless you wanted something like "We didn't hesitate to choose Switzerland". 5. If the car is broken, I'll have to buy a new car The brand here is kinda irrelevant, we already know based on the sentence that it's going to be new and there aren't really different levels of new cards (You can't buy a kinda new car or a pretty new car, they're going to be USED cars) 6. Unless my teacher tells me, I won't do it. 6. I refuse to do it unless my teacher tells me. I don't think there's a way to introduce voluntarily into this sentence without making the sentence sound strange.
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    December 30, 2022
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    expressions

    1. As a teacher, I know a thing or two the stuff about teaching. (<---- 'I know a thing or two' is a saying suggesting that you are quite experienced in the area. 'As a teacher' is redundant, if you know a lot about teaching we can assume that you're probably a teacher)

    2.  Do you think I don't know about this? I wasn't born yesterday. (<---- 'I wasn't born yesterday is thrown at the end of the sentence rather than the beginning)

    3. I was am on the ball more than you thought think I was. (<---- This sentence is indicating past tense)

    4. I didn't exactly know where I stood after the interview with the interviewer (<--- We use this idiom when we are uncertain after an event has happened, in this case, the interview happened and now you're not sure if it went well, went poorly, if they liked you, etc. 'with the interviewer' is probably redundant, or should be mentioned earlier in the sentence or in a previous one to prevent reuse of the word 'interview' so close together.

    5. For all I know, we are going to knock off early. (<---- Great. 'For all I know' is generally used when you have a lack of knowledge about something, in this case, you don't know if they're gonna let you off early or not, but you're assuming they will.)


    If you have any questions about any of it, feel free to ask!

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    April 24, 2018
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    Binge is both a verb, and a noun, it's meaning is the same in both. For a noun you'd use it like this 'He went on a binge and couldn't drive home' in this case, we don't need to mention that he drank too much alcohol, by saying he couldn't drive home and saying he went on a binge, it is implied that the reason he can't drive home is because he drank too much. For a verb you'd use it like this (Which you already know how to use!) 'I binged on Ice Cream'
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    April 5, 2018
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    1. I went to the cinema with 2 other people. I felt like I was becoming the third wheel. (<--- I would personally write this like 'I went to the movies with a few friends ((or a couple as in, boyfriend and girlfriend)), I felt like I was the third wheel. Generally when we talk about being a Third Wheel in regards to the movies its usually because you're going with a couple ((boyfriend and girlfriend)) or some people who are really good friends, and you're an acquaintance ((or a friend, but not as close)). If you're going to use an idiom like "third wheel" I'd say you're talking in a pretty colloquial manner, so 'movies' would probably be used over 'cinema' as it sounds very proper.)

    2. I shouldn't eat like a horse when I am with my boyfriend. He wouldn't like me gobbling food down. (<--- Be sure to mention exactly WHAT it is you're gobbling down, in this case it's food.)

    3. Neck down the beer, you can do it mate! (<--- Well done lol)

    4. I need to will do binge sleeping this weekend (<--- In a case like this, if you're binge sleeping, it's because you're exhausted after a long weekend. So you NEED to do it. It is important that you catch up on sleep, so you have to do it hence, why you are binge sleeping.)

    5. Yesterday, I binged on food. Now that I've done it, I should feel guilty about it. (<--- Could go a few ways with this sentence you could say that you feel guilty because you binged on food yesterday when you shouldn't have. The other way you could go about it, is posing it as a question.
    'I binged on food yesterday, should I feel guilty about it?')


    Well done! If you need any more explanations please ask

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    April 5, 2018
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  • Corrected

    Call me by your name and I'll call you by mine.

    Now that I've got your attention. I'd like you help me to correct these sentences if needed. (<---- Fantastic use of contractions, you can actually do the same thing in your sentences as well, I'll give you the examples when I go through them.)

    1.: There are a lot of soda cans. (<--- Perfect. You could also use it in a sentence if you're talking to someone like 'That's a lot of soda cans' emphasising the number of cans.)
    2.: There are is a few pieces of furniture. (<--- Furniture is the section of objects like a couch, sofa, table, chair, etc. If there are multiple objects (('furnitures' which isn't correct, but multiple objects isn't really right here either)) then there are multiple pieces of furniture.)
    3.: There is a lot of yard waste. (<---- This sentence on it's own is perfect, however this would be a great time to use that new contraction I hinted at earlier! You've got a good grasp of 'I've' and 'I'd' so I'll try and show you this one. We can turn 'There is' into a contraction, just like 'I have' or 'I would like' by turning it into 'There's'. So in this case, 'There's a lot of yard waste'.
    4.: There is a little plastic. (<--- Depending on the context of the sentence this is correct but I think in most circumstanes 'There is a little bit of plastic' is more common. Could also use 'There's'.
    5.: There are a few appliances. (<---- Perfect.)
    6.: There is lot of paper. (<---- Great. Could use 'There's here, could also use this in a sentence to exclaim how much paper there is 'There is A LOT of paper here' tonal emphasis on the 'a lot'.)
    7.: There aren't any clothes. (<---- Great use of aren't!)
    8.: There are a few pieces/bits of cardboard. (<--- Cardboard ((singular)) is the whole, if there are multiples of it then there are pieces of cardboard)


    (Well done! If you have any questions feel free to let me know :))

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    April 5, 2018
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