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I am an absolute beginner for Swiss German. I'd like to learn some basic Swiss German words and phrases requiring for daily life situation to start. My primary language is Japanese and my English level is intermediate. My husband is a native English speaker ( USA ). We both would love to learn Swiss German to enjoy our stay in Switzerland, given that we both are so in love with Swiss/Zurich!
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Teacher Arlene :)
English
Jul 24, 2013
You are a refreshing lady to speak with! You have a lot of the essentials in your English speaking skills, just need to keep practicing your speech! Hope to talk with you again!
esl Larry
English
Jul 11, 2013
Miki, it was a joy to meet you work with you. I look forward to our next session. Thank you! :-)
Sycille
English
Sep 10, 2012
It has been my pleasure meeting you Miki San. Your conversational skills is great . Practice makes perfect.
Jim Rogers
English
Aug 25, 2012
It was great meeting you. I sent you a followup message, and look forward to speaking with you again soon. :)
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    July 23, 2013
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    remodeling the house..

    I just wonder if it's all about cultural differences between America and my own country, Japan.
    We currently had a remodeling construction. We were away while they were working on it. Since they tried to finish their works for remodeling project, they stayed at our house. ( I was notified after they started to live in our house by my husband whom had been also informed by his friend who managed to talk with the construction workers). The thing I say ' cultural differences ' is that the workers used my brand new laundry machine without asking for permission. I might sound sick though, I love doing laundry and looked forward to using this new laundry machine. I was so shocked to see the laundry machine was working when we went to check their work.
    I heard that they were staying at our house, so I understand that they were using the fridge and the bathrooms. But is it natural that the workers use the brand new stuff without asking for permission? They also used our new dishwasher, too.
    I am a sort of clean freak. I don't like to share something private, especially something to clean with people whom I don't have any intimate relationship with me. I do have a perception that there are something we share to use, such as public toilets, apt's laundry machines, and I don't mind sharing those with others. But it's our house's stuff yet they are brand new appliances. I felt so sad to face to this unbelievable reality...

    My husband says that we Japanese are clean freak, so I am very sick on that part.
    But in this case, I simply wonder if it's just about cultural differences between us or simply because I am narrow minded..

    I am sorry but thank whom read my untidy unhappy notes here.
    I would appreciate if you would tell me what you think about this situation.

    Best,
    miki

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    July 7, 2013
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    remodeling the house.. I just wonder if it's all about cultural differences between America and my own country, Japan. We currently had a remodeling construction. We were away while they were working on it. Since they tried to finish their works for remodeling project, they stayed at our house. ( I was notified after they started to live in our house by my husband whom had been also informed by his friend who managed to talk with the construction workers). The thing I say ' cultural differences ' is that the workers used my brand new laundry machine without asking for permission. I might sound sick though, I love doing laundry and looked forward to this new laundry machine to use. I was so shocked to see the laundry machine was working when we went to check their work. I heard that they were staying at our house, so I understand that they were using the fridge and the bathrooms. But is it natural that the workers use the brand new stuff without asking for permission? They also used our new dishwasher, too. I am a sort of clean freak. I don't like to share something private, especially something to clean with people whom I don't have any intimate relationship with me. I do have a perception that there are something we share to use, such as public toilets, apt's laundry machines. But it's our house's stuff yet they are brand new appliances. I felt so sad to face to this unbelievable reality... My husband often say that we Japanese are clean freak and narrow minded. But in this case, I simply wonder if it's just about cultural differences between us.. I am sorry but thank whom read my untidy unhappy notes here. I would appreciate if you would tell me what you think about this situation. Best, miki
    July 7, 2013
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    First driving lesson Today was the very first time for me to drive a car. I passed a driver's written test last week so that I could start practicing how to drive a car(!). Since I lived in Japan where has good public transportation systems, I never thought that I would try to get a driver's license. But I got to feel that it would be necessity to get a driver's license after I moved to America. Driving a car requires such a huge responsibility! I was exhausted even though I practiced at a parking place in the university where was totally vacant due to the national holiday. I hope I can make a progress in driving a car and pass the skill test within a month!
    May 28, 2013
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    How to make an appointment for a doctor by phone I would appreciate if someone can help me on this. Below are my situations; 1 > This is my 1st time to see a doctor in America. My friends recommended this doctor for me. 2 > The purpose to visit a doctor is that I want to followup on 3 things . I took an annual health check in Japan this year and was informed of 3 things required to followup even though I don't have any serious problems ( pains etc ) on those. 3 > I need to make sure which office ( the doctor has 2 offices in the hospital area, which seemingly is big hospital according to the map ) I am going to visit the doctor. I think about these phrases but I am afraid it makes sense.. Please correct any mistakes for me or suggest me better sentences. I want to be simple to explain, given that I am worrying about my listening ability as well.... Thank you in advance. 1 > I'd like to make an appointment with Dr. XXX. Would you check her availability? 2 > I am a new patient and I would like to follow up on 3 things I was told to follow up by my annual check. 3 > Dr. XX has 2 offices. Would you tell me which office am I going to?
    September 8, 2012
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    私は眠いです!

    (私は)仕事から家に着いた。眠い!私は 今寝るべきでしょうか?それはまだ早いです!私は何をすべきでしょうか?

     Japanese tend to omit the subject, especially when we talk about ourselves. It is difficult for us to tell the difference between 私は and 私が, so maybe it would be better to omit if you use it as ' I ' . 

    私は今寝るべきでしょうか?

    それはまだ早い(です)!(<- might be better to omit ' です' if you are talking to yourself. It sounds more natural. )

    では(<-it means ' Then ' ) 私は何をすべきでしょうか?

     

    Great job!

     

     

     

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    August 24, 2012
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    Introducing myself

    I am a married female living in CA. My husband is an American. I've taken an ESL class and finished it after I moved to America, however, I still have problems communicating with people in English. My current goal is to get better at spoken English by thanksgiving. I am to be invited to my husband relatives' house, so I hope to avoid the situation where they would feel uneasy chatting with me. I'd love to learn something very much relating to real life situations; How I can say / respond in a certain situation in English.

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    August 24, 2012
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    Introducing myself I am a married female living in CA. My husband is an American. I've taken ESL class and finished it after I moved to America, however, I still have troubles communicating with people in English. My current goal is to get a better spoken English by thanksgiving. I am to be invited to my husband relative's house, so I hope to avoid the situation that they would feel uneasy to talk with me. I'd love to learn something very much relating to real life situations; How I can say / respond in a certain situation in English.
    August 15, 2012
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