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Hi, I'm Sheldon and I am a Canadian who is interested in learning several languages, including Japanese, French, Italian.
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Uncle Hidé
Japanese
Aug 2, 2026
今日のレッスンはいかがでしたか？ N2は単語がむずかしいので、しっかり復習しておぼえるようにしてください。
Uncle Hidé
Japanese
Jul 26, 2026
シェルドンさん、今日は楽しいレッスンができました。ありがとうございます。 あなたの日本語は素晴らしいです。これからさらに勉強して、必ずN2に合格しましょう。私も精一杯支援させていただきます。 早速、パッケージを購入していただき、ありがとうございます。 Sheldon-san, we had a fun lesson today. Thank you. Your Japanese is excellent. Let's keep studying and make sure you pass the N2 exam. I will do my very best to support you. Thank you for promptly purchasing the package.
Sebastian台師大博士生
Chinese (Mandarin)
Sep 25, 2021
Sheldon did a great job today. He was very confident and was able to conduct almost everything in Chinese.
Sebastian台師大博士生
Chinese (Mandarin)
Sep 18, 2021
Sheldon 每次都很有自信地說中文！ 很棒！今天一起學習中秋節這個節日，華人通常會在這一天做什麼事情。
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    I'm just beginning learning Mandarin, but I appreciate your help in reviewing my passage. It is from a writing prompt from my textbook. I've never bee to a night market in Shilin, so I don't know what kinds of foods they normally serve. I guessed a couple for this assignment. 我周末和姐姐去士林，士林有很多小吃。我們到了餐廳點滷肉飯和非常好喝的烏龍茶。以後，我還餓，所以我們決定了從旅館到不遠的夜市去玩，吃吃食物。有很多商店賣特別的水果和小吃。我們點了臭豆腐因為姐姐沒吃。很好吃，但是有一點臭和辣。附近的商店賣胡椒餅，我買兩塊的。我們很渴，她在便利商店幫我們買來果汁和巧克力牛奶。夜市非常快樂！
    July 21, 2021
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    I'm working through a workbook that accompanies my textbook, and it asked me to write a brief passage on what I usually like to do on the weekends and in my spare time. Below is my passage to practice writing in Mandarin. I appreciate any feedback. 最近，我每個週末都不什麼做，但是我很喜歡學語言。我常打算自己做飯，可是從附近的餐廳點好吃的食物。美麗的天氣的時候，我喜歡去騎自行車和散步。要是我不忙，就喜歡跟我朋友一起去好玩。回家以後，我有時候跟媽媽一起看電視，然後睡覺以前上網。不過，我應該看書，因為我一點難睡。
    July 20, 2021
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    隔離のこと <font size='-0.5'>Here is my personal writing to review and use certain grammar points for the day. I wrote an example sentence for each grammar point, and then a longer passage using them all at least once ～なければならない／なきゃ　－　プロなシャツを買わなきゃ。 ～なくてはいけない／なくちゃ　－　日暮れの前に絵を描かなくてはいけない。 ～なくてもいい　－　字幕を付けてもいいですか。 ～なくても構わない　－　仕事さえすれば大学に通わなくても構わない。　 ～てはいけない／だめ　－　パリでは芝を歩いてはだめです。 ～の？　－　先週の番組、見たの？ Short-Length Composition *This was written at the beginning of the quarantine in March. 検疫以降、政府に「隔離の為に自宅から出掛けてはいけない」と言われたのに、一日中家に居ました。まだ働かなければならないので、職場からのコンピューターを持ってきました。毎日通わなくても構わないですが、散歩しながら清い空気を吸い込みたいです。屋内に居る結果、ソワソワと感じます。「ちょっと散歩したらいいんじゃないの？」と母は聞いてくれました。公園道路で通行止めなのに、自転車に乗ろうと思いました。 　今、自分の都市でウイルスの患者は次々と減少してきそうで百人以下になりましたから、どんどん開店します。いずれ職場に働き戻れるはずでしょう。でも、家で働くのが好きです。 Thank you!</font>
    June 20, 2020
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    季節の代わり <font size='-0.5'> Here is my recording attempt reading my composition: https://vocaroo.com/i/s18Ole5wZNNb 　この季節は、いつも、メランコリーの感じる季節です。好きなのに、悲しくならないのは、難しいです。私は、実際に、恋々として懐かしく思い出して、四季の移ろいは事実じゃないと望み始めています。そんな出来事が存在しない場所に住むのは、「いいなあ」と思っているんです。 　九月の上旬は、カナダで学校の前期の始まりなんです。もう学生じゃないのに、復学することはまだ慣れてしまいます。木の葉の色は緑色から赤くて黄色くてオレンジの紅葉になります。そして、虫の鳴き声はどんどん消えて行ってしまいます。昼間には蝉の鳴き声がして、暑い夏という意味で、八月に成ると、コオロギからの音がして、涼しい天気が来ているという意味です。その二匹の音はきれいですね。でも、無常のせいで、メランコリーになります。感情は「物の哀れ」という日本語の考えでしょう。夏の暑さは秋の涼しさになって、早晩冬の寒さに代わられています。カナダ人とするのに、冷気が大嫌いですよ。冬の雪は、もちろん綺麗ですが、永くて寒過ぎです。私の町での一番寒い気温は－４０℃程ですが、－２０℃から－３０℃までは普段です。出かけたくなくて、日が出ている時間はもっと短くなって、季節性情動障害は大変です。冬が起きない所に住みたい訳です。仕方がないでしょう。その為、春を是非解すべきです。天気を収集できませんから、残念なことに耐えなければなりません。とにかく、温かさは戻ってきます。その時、待ち望もうと思います。</font>
    September 2, 2019
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    August 5, 2019
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    オタワの農場 I also recorded myself reading this passage I wrote. You can listen to it here: https://vocaroo.com/i/s1OuA7v1A9ef 　久しぶりにご無沙汰してしまいす。申し訳ございません。これまでで他の文法や単語などを学んでいるんですから、ちょっとクタクタでした。しかし、今日は作文を書こうと思いました。今度はオタワの緑地のことを紹介しますよ。また、読んでいる声を録音します。では、始めましょうか。 　オタワの緑地だというと、どんな空間を思いますか。公園や水辺の所でしょうね。全部ありますけど、話したい特別な場所は農業の目的です。実際は、ダウンタウンの近くにある「Central Experimental Farm」という研究の農場です。北米では、大切な農業が町外れに行われていて、郊外の彼方での存在です。町中には珍しいでしょう。 　「Central Experimental Farm」は1886年築で、農業の研究する為に、当時の小さなオタワの限界で建てられることになりました。でも、都市が大きくなっているうちに、住宅街に囲まれていました。現代は牛、馬、羊といった家畜は飼ってあります。毎年5月、羊をせん断する祭りが開かれて、夏休みの子供デイキャンプも予定されています。けれども、近くに住んでいるので、春に成ると、肥料の悪臭がしてしまいます。 　４部の地方があります。大きめの部分は研究用で、２部目は樹木園と公園用です。たとえ畑は研究用でも、ランニングしたり、散歩したり、自転車にも乗ったりすることができます。田舎みたいな景色はすごくきれいですよ。樹木園は様々な木の一種があって、緑の所です。人造の湖と運河は野山を流れていって、飼い主は犬を連れていきます。子供はもちろん大人もトボガンに興じています。自然が都市にある場所は大事だと思っています。皆さんもこんな所が楽しめるといいです。 Thank you for reading!
    August 5, 2019
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    e-Sports

    It means <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">almost as video game</s> to play video games for sport. I reckon that's what it is.

    As an old-fashioned person, I myself am not sure, but recently the sport has so fascinated people that a <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">demonstrative event</s> demonstration was held at the last Asian Games in 2018, which <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">that</s> is a big physical sports event like the Olympics. They declare that the next thing to do is to have it at the Olympics. I doubt if e-sports is that popular though, yet.

    The winners can get <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">a</s> millions of prizes *(see my note) at times when they win a game, I have heard. It seems to me too big a number for a prize <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">of</s> for playing video games, and I suppose I'm just <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">blind</s> doubtful, in this regard. Someone said that it's all up to when you devote everything to gaming since it's not a lifelong purpose but is just a means of killing time, and I'd rather agree with <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">her/him</s> them. But yet it's an old story. It's become <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">lifetime</s> lifelong <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">work</s> career to play video games. <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">It's said so, but</s> Japanese people are still too conservative to believe it right now <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">at once</s>, and I'm one of them. I can't see e-sports as anything <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">but</s> other than a kind of hobby. I'm amazed at the new<s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">ly</s> way of life that one earns for themselves with video games. It's no wonder I have become a failure since I can't <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">take</s> accept the truth as it is.

    What do you think about e-sports?

    Great job! I don't think e-sports should be included in the Olympics, as only physical activities should be considered a sport. I can understand why they may include it, as video games require endurance and strategy, but it's not the same as physical games.
    *Do you mean they win millions of dollars as a prize or that they win millions of prizes (millions of different prizes)? If the former (the first option), you can say, "...get millions in prizes." If the latter (the second option), then, "millions of prizes."
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    June 18, 2019
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    Some questions and answers. Please correct if you have noticed mistakes. Thanks.

    Q. Is money important?
    A. Yes, it is important for me to live. And for most of people, I think. *(see my comment below)

    Q. Do people in your country save their money?
    A. Yes, they do. As far as I know, they save their money more than the people in the US or UK. It is because of the anxiety for their future. For example: pensions. The amount we get after retirement is <s>getting</s> becoming less and less because of the declining of birthrate. We are going to have <s>less</s> fewer people to pay into pensions.

    Q. What sort of things do young people spend their money on?
    A. In the case of my friends, mid-20<s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">’</s>s <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">of</s> single girls, they spend their money on: their clothes (or you can say "clothing"), social activities like eating out and having drinks, travelling and some hobbies. I guess boys also <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">do</s> spend it on their clothes, shoes, and probably video games. So, basically they do it for themselves.

    Q. How do you feel when you don't have enough money to buy something you want?
    A. I would feel sad. But I don't recall when <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">is</s> the last time that happened to me. I normally buy things <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">which</s> that are affordable. I don't really want something <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">very</s> too expensive. If it <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">was</s> were a little bit over my budget but something I really want, I would save my money for a while and come back when I <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">got</s> saved enough <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">money</s>.

    Any corrections are welcome! Thank you!

    Great job! I share your concern with whether pensions will be available when I'm older.

    *Normally, it's not advised to start a sentence with "and" or "because", so either we use other conjunctions in their place, or we can combine the two sentences together.
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    June 18, 2019
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    Do guts suffice to deal with challenges?

    Can you overcome any difficulties if you have "guts"? <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">Just with it, definitely not, I believe</s>. I don't believe you can with it alone. However, in Japan, the idea that you can achieve anything if you just try <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">just</s> hard (even without a plan) is still in common.

    A football player I respect disappointed me <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">a lot</s>, as he reportedly told young people that guts <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">is the</s> are most important when facing challenges.
    I don't deny the importance of guts, but, personally, what is required at first is a clear vision. You would waste your time and energy <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">when</s> if you go <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">on a</s> wrong <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">way</s>. Firstly, you should have a <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">map</s> plan and be smart enough to use it.
    As the Japanese football star has quite a big influence on fans, including children, I hope people <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">d</s>won't get the wrong idea that any dream can be achieved <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">just</s> with <s style="background-color: rgb(250, 204, 204);">a</s> blind effort alone.
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    June 17, 2019
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    Municipal office

    Today I went to the municipal office.

    I went to <s>reissue</s> renew my passport because <s>my passport</s> it has expired.

    I want to go to Australia in either August or October.

    But I have no friends to go with me.

    I’m very sad. I’m a lonely woman.

    If there is no one to go with me, I will go alone.

    When I told my mother about it, she was anxious.

    Good job with your writing. It might be better to write it as a single paragraph, rather than individual lines. I retyped your sentences below into a single paragraph.

    <em>"Today, I went to the municipal office (City Hall) in order to renew my passport as it has expired. I want to go to Australia in either August or October. However, I have no friends to come with; so I'm a sad, lonely woman. If there is no one to come with me, I will go alone. When I told my mother, she was anxious."</em>

    I hope you will have someone to go with and have a great time. I've never been, but it sounds like a great place. :)
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    June 17, 2019
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