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I'm looking for a friend and someone to practice Japanese with on a regular basis. I'm very friendly, and am interested in your daily life and hobbies. Feel free to practice English on me as well! 日本語: 私はアメリカで大学生です。少し日本語を話します。日本語をおしえておねがいします。ありがとうございます。かんじはむずかしですね。 My short term goal is JLPT N5 (by April 2018) English: I'm an American university student who is graduating soon, and I am currently applying for the JET program. I'm at a very basic level of Japanese studies. I have taken Japanese introduction courses in the past, but I've forgotten most of what I learned and am now refreshing myself with old flash cards and my old Genki Workshop book. I also speak French on a fairly intermediate level, but did not include that on my profile because I have no interest in furthering my education in French. If you would like to be friends, please add me! I look forward to hearing about your day, while either practicing Japanese, or helping you practice English :)
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    October has started!

    ● I've heard his desk in the office is a mess. I can imagine that easily because he always messes up his room.
    ● ["I thought he flunked on his date again."] "You don't say."
    ● When you eat dumplings, you have to get the soup out of it by poking.
    ● "What the hell! I have to take 6 tests in a week."
    ● People cannot swim in the area [because the beach is steep.]
    ● I've been to the southeast part of Taiwan.
    ● Just cooked dishes are good!
    ● Japan is east of South Korea.


    Overall very good, just a few cases of incorrect grammar. 

    The difference between "it" and "that" is hard to explain when referring to something that is already known. I think "it" normally makes more sense when referring to an object, while "that" normally refers to something non-tangible, like a thought, or a "mess."

    A "mess" is a noun, and "to mess up" is a verb. I can see why that is confusing, and I don't quite have an explanation for it.

    "I thought he flunked on his date again." I don't know what "flunked" is supposed to mean in this context. Do you mean he didn't show up for the date? If that's the case, the American slang would be "I thought he bailed on his date again." The verb "to flunk" is only used when talking about a test that was failed. Example: "I flunked math class this year."

    "... because the beach is steep." The word "beach" only refers to the area where the sand is. There is no word for the sand under the water, but there is a noun meaning a "steep decline," which is a "drop-off." For this I would either say "... because the sand under the water is steep," or "... because there is a steep drop-off in the water."

    When talking about cardinal directions (North East South West), always use "of." Examples: "I'm about three miles west of there." "I live east of Sapporo."


    If you have any questions, please ask :)

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    私の日本語はわるいです。 私はアメリカで大学生です。少し日本語を話します。日本語をおしえておねがいします。ありがとうございます。かんじはむずかしですね。
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