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About mkchatinjapanese

I am a native Japanese who teaches Japanese to non-Japanese speaker as a private tutor. Teach from a beginner to Intermediate level. location in London.

Christmas gifts V Japanese New Year’s gifts (otoshidama)

Posted on January 13, 2021 by mkchatinjapanese

In Western countries, we give not only our children and relative’s children gifts but also give adults gifts as well. In Japan, we have an custom called “otoshidama” We give our children or relative’s children money in special envelops to … Continue reading →

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Do You Know Some Japanese Greeting Words?

Posted on January 9, 2021 by mkchatinjapanese

USEFUL DAILY EXPRESSIONS If you have Japanese friends or visit Japan, you want to speak Japanese don’t you? I wanted to speak English when I visited UK. I introduce common expressions here!!! おはようございます。Ohayogozaimasu. Good morning! こんにちは。Konnichiwa. Hello/Good afternoon. こんばんは。Kombanwa. Good … Continue reading →

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EINSTEIN’S QUOTES AE3 (アインシュタインの名言)

Posted on January 8, 2021 by mkchatinjapanese

His quotes are so powerful that I have been inspired so many times. “learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” by ALBERT EINSTEIN “過去から学び、今日のために生き、未来に対して希望をもつ。　大切なことは、何も疑問を持たない状態に陥らないことである)” Kako kara manabi, kyo no tameni … Continue reading →

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! (あけましておめでとうございます）

Posted on January 3, 2021 by mkchatinjapanese

Japanese Traditional New Year’s dishes (Osechi/おせち and Mochi/もち） In Japan, a new year is very important, just like Christmas in Western countries. Some spend the new year with families, gethering and celebrating the new year, cooking special dishes and drinking. … Continue reading →

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EINSTEIN’S QUOTES AE２ (アインシュタインの名言)

Posted on December 29, 2020 by mkchatinjapanese

His quotes are so powerful that I have been inspired so many times. “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity” by ALBERT EINSTEIN “困難のうちにチャンスがある。(こんなんのうちにちゃんすがある)” Konnan no uchi ni chansu ga aru. アインシュダイン

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FESTIVE SEASON　クリスマスのマストアイテム

Posted on December 28, 2020 by mkchatinjapanese

Poinsettia (ポインセチア） A poinsettia is a red (aka 赤) and green (midori 緑). We can see the poinsettias at supermarkets at this time of year! They are associated with the Christmans holiday and are popular seasonal decorations. However, do you … Continue reading →

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The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has erupted ハワイ島のキラウエア火山噴火！

Posted on December 23, 2020 by mkchatinjapanese

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has erupted, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.　　 The eruption began late on Sunday within the Halema’uma’u crate located within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. A magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit about an hour after … Continue reading →

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EINSTEIN’S QUOTES AE1 (アインシュタインの名言)

Posted on December 19, 2020 by mkchatinjapanese

From today I will put Einstein’s famous quotes and write them in Japanese!!! His quotes are so powerful that I have been inspired so many times. “Imagination is more important than knowledge” by ALBERT EINSTEIN “空想は知識より重要である。(くうそうはちしきより じゅうようである)” Kuusou wa chishiki … Continue reading →

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THE PINK AND THE GREY OF THE SUNSET

Posted on December 10, 2020 by mkchatinjapanese

TODAY’S NEW WORD / SUNSET (YUYAKE) ゆうやけ Sunset coloues are created by a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering. Most of the times we often see sunsets with orange, yellow and red, that is also beautiful but look at the above photo, … Continue reading →

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AFTER ALL, A HOT SPICY RAMEN IS THE BEST ON A COLD DAY (やっぱり、寒い日はスパイシーラーメンがベストよね)

Posted on December 6, 2020 by mkchatinjapanese

TODAY’S WORD – SPICY からい In Japan, there are noodles (ramen) of various flavor. Miso, Shoyu, Tonkotsu etc… Which one is your favouriate? The recent years the hot spicy noodles have became so poplular. The above picture is a hot … Continue reading →

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これなに（何）？　WHAT IS THIS?

Posted on December 4, 2020 by mkchatinjapanese

This is called “Natto” Natto (なっとう）is a tradition Japanese food made from soyabeans that have been fermented with Bacillus subtilis var, natto. Japanese often take this at a breakfast. Natto usually comes with Karashi (からし) and soya sauce（しょうゆ）. The left … Continue reading →

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WANT TO VISIT JAPAN? DO YOU LIKE MANGA OR JPOP? DO YOU LOVE TO EAT JAPANESE FOOD? THEN WHY DON’T YOU LEARN JAPANESE?

Posted on December 4, 2020 by mkchatinjapanese

Hello (こんにちは） Japan offers many fine things, such as diverse culture, interesting people, rich food, inspiring places, vibrate music etc which admired by many people. If you go to Japan you don’t want to be lost in translation do you? … Continue reading →

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I LIKE MUSIC (おんがくがすき！）

Posted on October 29, 2015 by mkchatinjapanese

TODAY’S NEW WORD   ” I LIKE MUSIC”. WATASHI WA ONGAKU GA SUKI DESU. わたし（私）　は、おんがく（音楽）がすき（好き）です。 Do you like Japanese music? Revently Jpop has became so popular in US as well as UK.   This album is the one I am listening now!!  … Continue reading →

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