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今日は 私は電気技術者です。妻と一緒にアイダホに住んでいます。私たちは2年間に独学で日本語を勉強しています。私は日本語の記事を少し読むことができます。今でもライティングとスピーキングとリスニングの練習が要ります。私と話したいなら、メッセージを送ってください。 I'm a power engineer in north central Idaho. My wife teaches Spanish and English and is always working on learning foreign languages. She has made me very interested in learning new languages. Right now I am working on Japanese and I am looking for a language partner to start practicing it with. If you want to talk, let me know! I have also had a lot of experiences with foreign students during university, living with them as roommates and working with them. I've come to find that I really like the culture exchange that comes with talking to people from different places and I also like helping people with their English. My experience with this has included helping with speaking, writing speeches, and writing scientific papers. Interests: I really like to learn about history, politics (especially in different countries), linguistics, science, philosophy, technology, economics, and all kinds of other stuff. I like to spend free time reading, playing music, or building something.
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Risei
Japanese
May 17, 2021
ダグラスさん、今回もありがとうございました。 また、一緒にレッスンできるのを楽しみにしてます。
Risei
Japanese
May 6, 2021
ダグラスさん、今回もありがとうございました。 また、一緒にレッスンできるのを楽しみにしてます。
Risei
Japanese
Apr 29, 2021
ダグラスさん、今回もありがとうございました。 また、レッスンできるのを楽しみにしています。
Risei
Japanese
Apr 21, 2021
ダグラスさん、今回もありがとうございます。 また、一緒にレッスンできるのを楽しみにしています。
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    September 16, 2019
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    I’m going back to Japan

    Hi, it’s been a long time<s> no see to</s> since I've posted on italki!
    I think my old friends here don’t use this app <s>already</s> anymore though.. I’ve still <s>learned</s> been learning English!!
    I've been in Canada during my summer vacation to learn English but, sadly, I don’t think my English improved because most of my friends I made in Canada are Japanese... I’m stupid..
    So, even though I didn’t improve my English while I<s>’m</s> was in Canada, my <s>study</s> motivation to study is getting higher("increasing" would sound a little better)!!!!
    I have to make friends and speak a lot instead of just studying by myself!
    ( I know getting vocabulary is also really important)
    So, I decided to use italki again.
    I won’t stop!!

    "Long time no see." is a phrase you say to people, not normally something you can put in the middle of a sentence.

    You are using "vocabulary" as an abbreviation for "vocabulary words," so it should be singular. I'm not sure of many circumstances where you would pluralize it, unless you were talking about vocabularies of different languages, perhaps?

    Your English is very good! Just a few mistakes, many of which are writing mistakes native English speakers commonly make. It can be frustrating to improve once you reach a high level like this in your foreign language, but it looks like you have a lot of enthusiasm to keep you going. Make friends, immerse yourself as much as you can, and keep up the good work!
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    September 15, 2019
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    本を読むのが好きです 本を読むのが好きです。たくさん本を読む。その本は古いです。歴史の本や古典的な本や国際の本などです。英語の本です。しかし、日本語の本を読みたい。私の日本語の読むが下手です、でも練習しています。あなたは本を読むのが好きですか。
    August 6, 2019
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    That is perfectly correct.
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    April 14, 2019
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  • Answered
    Maybe Australian?
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    April 14, 2019
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    Taking sakura pictures

    I went to park with my son today. Though I took many sakura pictures, it was difficult to take a (really/satisfyingly) beautiful picture because it was so windy that the blossoms wouldn't stay still and it was difficult to release the shutter properly. In addition, the composition of a photo is also difficult for me. maybe "has always been difficult for me." I would like to study good and typical compositions.


    For 桜, you can say cherry blossoms. If you are purposely using a foreign phrase, sometimes literature will put it in italics to inform the reader that the word is not from English ("The sakura pictures, in particular, caught my eye when I was looking through his photo album.")..

    When using several adjectives in a row, you will have to use some commas.

    Examples

    It was a long, exhausting day.

    And then we saw a big, fat, hairy spider!

    Exceptions I can think of

    Those were the good ol' days. - "good" and "old" are combined into a single adjective here that doesn't quite mean the same the as either of them by themselves


    Also note that I think you need to put the more simple adjectives first (which is why I switched yours around) if you want it to sound natural. If you don't want to use commas, you can just use "and" like above.


    Hope that helps!

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    April 14, 2019
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    You are right in that you wouldn't use "about" here. "To feel sorry for" is a specific verb/phrase that shouldn't be changed up. Sort of related, "to feel bad about" is a different verb/phrase that uses "about," though. "to feel sorry for" - to have sympathy for someone "to feel bad about" - to feel guilty about something Examples I felt sorry for her since she looked disappointed, but I was still happy I beat her in the race. I moped around all day feeling sorry for myself. My best friend was disgusted and said I was pathetic. I feel really bad about punching you yesterday. I should not have taken my anger out on you.
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    April 14, 2019
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    I cleaned up my room and went shopping to buy food. However, I forgot to buy fruits.


    No problem here. You could add a "Darn!" at the end if you want.

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    April 14, 2019
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    I planned to do something. However, I was really tired, so I postponed the items on my schedule and rested instead.


    Very good!

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    April 14, 2019
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  • Corrected

    I am very anxious about my job right now, because in my class, there is a student who is likely to be ADHD. Alternately "have ADHD."

    He can't join classes or sit on the chair for a long time. 

    Perhaps "He doesn't participate in class and can't sit still his his chair for long."

    He sometimes does something dangerous, like throwing a ball at someone or something.

    Alternately "He does dangerous things sometimes, like throwing a ball at someone or something.

    I am trying to talk to with him about it, but no good idea for him comes to my mind.

    Alternately "but I can't think of a way to fix his behavior" or "but I don't know what to say."

    He is also very impulsive, so he kinda easily flips out.

    The previous classroom teacher also seemed to have a hard time teaching him. Alternately "dealing with him" or "handling him."

    She moved to the another school, so I can't talk about him with her. Or "so I can't talk to her about him."

    I know it has only been a week after the new semester started, but I'm not confident that I can handle him.

    I hope other students in the class will not be influenced badly by him.

    Alternately "I hope he will not be a bad influence on the other students in the class."

    They have known him since they entered the school, so I think they are okay.

    A new? week starts tomorrow.

    It will be long...


    My wife is a teacher, so I know it is stressful and difficult. Hang in there!

    You English is actually very good. Most of my suggestions are to make it sound more native, but you have the correct meaning and grammar for the most part. Let me know if you have questions and keep up the good work!

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    April 14, 2019
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