初めての日

こんばんわみんなさん、

これは私の初めてめこのサイトを使っている。よろしくお願いします笑！

初めてこのサイトを使ってこれを書いています。

三週前にまで、私は日本にいた。

*not incorrect, but more natural way to say it.

3カ月日本で日本語を勉強したけど、既にフロリダにかえった。とても悲しい　:(！

でも、ここではだれも日本語を話さない　（日本人の友達がいない）、

それからだからitalkiで日本語を勉強したい！一緒に日本語を練習してください！

メサジェを送ってお願いします！

メッセージを送って。お願いします！　　　　　*You can say it. Though, when following sentence is formal line,

メッセージを送ってください。お願いします！　it's better you use formal line so it becomes even and more naatural.

十二月の七日です

今日は早く起きました。　それから、仕事がありましたに行きました。  *not incorrect. Just more natural way.

仕事が終わった時に終わったら家に行って帰って、日本語を勉強しました。 

*never use 「行く」 to your own house. It's always 「帰る」.

後でギターを弾くかもんですかもしれません、それから晩ごはんを食べます。

伏見稲荷退社大社

六月、グルップグループと一緒に泉市へいきました。二週間、ホストファミリーと一緒にたいざいしました。日中のグループで出ていた、 狐もんをかいたかったです。しかし、見つけることができませんでした。だから、ホストファミリーは伏見稲荷にあたしを持参連れて行くことをきめました。 *持参=bring Don't use for living moving things. 「持参」は生きていて動くものには使いません。

伏見稲荷退社大社はほんとうにうつくしかった。とくに、あかるく鮮やかな鳥居。多くの鳥居を歩いて楽しみました。

その日はいつもたいせつですよ。 *Did you mean something like 'This day will always remain as an inportant day.' ? If so, you can say: この日はいつまでも大切な日です。あたしはきれいで多くオレンジ鳥居をずっと忘れないでしょう。かわいく面白い狐もんを忘れません。最も重要なのは、*most importantly (in this case) = 一番大切なのは、あたしはホストファミリーの優しさをわすれないでしょうということです。

*note: It's better if you use 「あたし」 only when you write to yourself, your friends and family. It's better to use 「わたし」 instead otherwise.

こんいちわこんにちは！

Many people, even Japanese confuse 「は」 with 「わ」 in the end of the word 「こんにちは」. Though 「は」 is correct.

わたしはきらんです、はじめまして。

It is OK in this order. Although, it sounds much natural if you say as 「はじめまして、わたしはきらんです。」.

わたしはシェフです、わたしはにっぽんしょくにほんしょくがすき！

「にっぽんしょく」 does make sense but 「にほんしょく」 is a much common way to pronounce it. Here's a list of how we say it.

Japanese people -> にほんじん

Japanese language -> にほんご

Japanese food -> にほんしょく

Japanese sake -> にほんしゅ

Japanese style -> にほんしき

Hope it helps. Enjoy learning Japanese!　おうえんしています。

Hi quynh le,

Thanks for your opinion and apologize for my late reply.

> still not good in speaking, formal writing and research.

You can say it as how English language education is in Japan. I wonder how come the issues can be THIS identical!

> I believe that the new young generation will have a very good condition for mastering English

That's such a good news! In Japan, the government started to teach English in primary school from 5th grade. My 5th grade (11 years old) niece told me a native English speaker will come to her clasroon now and then. Though only thing she could say in English was her name.

Vetnam is one of the countries I want to visit someday. I wish children master English so I don't have to learn Vietnamese language when I go there!

Hi everyone,

Thank you all for your opinions! Excuse me about my absent. I'm going to make replys one by one. I'm sorry it took too long.

Kind Regards,

shino

1. Develop relationship before start asking Japanese language related questions.
Let them know you're willing to have fair 50/50 partnership which last for a long time.
Finding a person who has common interest before sending out copy & paste same messages randomly is a clever move.

2. Ask them why they don't reply to you.
When you do, use simple English so they can understand that you're not mad at them and just wondering what's going on. Also let them know that you don't mind how low their English level is. You can use easy Japanese phrases yourself to make them feel comfortable enough to reply. Like 「どうかしましたか。(Is there anything wrong?) へんじがないのでしんぱいしています。(I'm a bit worried because you haven't reply.) まちがっていてもいいです。 (I don't mind your mistakes.) へんじをもらえるとうれしいです。(It'll make me happy if you reply.)

It's my opinion and I'm a Japanese. Though I think it's a universal approach to succeed finding a good language exchange parnter. Good luck!

Hi Gerald,

I'm Japanese teaching English to Japanese people and Japanese to foreginers. Let me be honest and say my opinion.

If you're doing exact thing you wrote to Japanese people, then it might making bad impression of you. I'm talking about this part.

> 3) They reply back saying that they will be happy to be my partner.
> 4) I reply back, thanking for the kind return, and make a language related question

I had/have many language partners over 20 years. And countless times I've met people who'd only contact me whenever they've got questions about Japanese language. Can you imagine how does it make you feel? If they didn't have any interest in you whatsoever? I'm pretty sure you're not one of them. But it's a sad truth of language exchange world that there're people who'd use you like a living dictionary and don't feel bad about it at all.

Those Japanese people you've met might had similer experiences and wishing not to have same sad episode ever again. And so, I suggest you two things.

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