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I was born and raised in the United States where I grew up, interestingly enough, in a large Korean community. In middle and high school, I studied Spanish and Russian. In college, I studied Chinese and linguistics, but then in graduate school, I studied law. I've spent most of my life living in Asia: Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and now Singapore. I am currently learning Japanese on my own. I've covered about 10,000 words, 2,600 kanji, and most grammar through N1. However, my skills are very passive and I would like to focus on developing active use and fluency.
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Oct 6, 2025
Joshuaさん 体験レッスンの予約ありがとうございました。またぜひお会いしましょう。楽しみにしています。
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    Cooking

    After eating out for several days, I started missing light, low-oil, and especially, no MSG food. Although I am not good at cooking, I decided to cook dinner tonight. As a beginner at cooking, I think making fried noodles is easier than making other dishes. I sauteed my noodles with veggies, an egg, a tomato, and some barbecue sauce. The noodles tasted good but they didn't look so attractive.

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    November 14, 2011
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    First notebook entry: Introducing myself

    Hello, everyone. My name is Cathy. I am a generous and optimistic Chinese girl. I am a college student in Wuhan, which has 89 universities. My major is Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (TCFL). I hope I can help foreigners learn my mother tongue and exchange national culture.

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    October 23, 2011
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    It means "Do well on your test" or "Good luck with your test."
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    April 12, 2011
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    "I've tried connecting after a few months, and I only have one comment.. Thanks very much.. Let's keep in touch~ heh heh"
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    April 9, 2011
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    It means "I am called...." Such ways of saying one's name are common in other languages, as well. Take Spanish or French, for example. As to the '-라고' ending, '라' is a variant of '-다' (from the typical '-다' style of address: -(ㄴ/는)다 (statement), -(으)라 (command), -자 (let's...), -(느)냐 (question)) when used with the copula verb, 이다. The '-고' ending on that in turn indicates that it is quoted speech. So '...(이)라고' followed by any verb indicating speech or reporting something means "says is..." or "is called...."
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    April 8, 2011
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    It depends on what word you use for "years (of age)." As the answer above noted, with '살' you use the native Korean numbers. If you use '세' (Chinese 歲), then use the Sino-Korean numbers. So 열네 살 but 십사 세.
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    March 30, 2011
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    You add it to a verb stem to indicate a question. Generally, you don't use it with adjectives. For that, use -ㄴ가요/-는가요 instead.
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    March 29, 2011
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    '간다' is formal but not polite speech (I don't mean to imply that it's impolite, jus that it's not marked as deferential to the listener). '가요' is polite but not formal speech. [-polite][-formal] 가 [+polite][-formal] 가요 [-polite][+formal] 간다 [+polite][+formal] 갑니다
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    March 27, 2011
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    The verb 'to be cute' is '귀엽다'. The different ways of saying it that you mentioned above have various grammatical endings, the usage of which totally depends on the context. '귀엽다' is both the dictionary form of the verb and the plain formal style of the word. '귀여워' is the colloquial spoken style. '귀여운데' sounds like one is commenting on someone or something being cute. The ''-ㄴ/는데' verb ending is generally a way of introducing background information or providing some context or explanation for something.
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    March 27, 2011
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    걸리다 literally means 'to get hung' but it's rarely used used in its literal sense. You can see some of the meanings in the answers above.
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    March 27, 2011
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