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Group Lesson Zoom Link: Thursday, March 13 at 11:00 AM Japan time
Hello Patrons,Things are set for the next lesson with Natsumi Sensei!The lesson will be held Thursday, March 13 at 11:00 AM Japan time. You can find your local time using this link. Please remember to confirm the lesson time for your local time zone so you don’t miss the start of the lesson. Note that this lesson tak...
Onomatopoeia! Group Lesson with Natsumi Sensei (March 13, 2025)
Hello Patrons!Our rescheduled February mini-lesson with Natsumi Sensei will be held Thursday, March 13 at 11:00 AM Japan time. You can find your local time using the link below:Thursday, March 13 at 11:00 AM Japan timePlease note that this is the rescheduled lesson from February. We will be announcing details for the r...
Group Lesson Cancellation Notice
Hello everyone,We regret to inform you that the group lesson on onomatopoeia (sound words in Japanese), scheduled for 8:00 PM on February 28, has been cancelled as Natsumi Sensei is not feeling well and may be unable to teach.We apologize for the inconvenience and the short notice. To compensate for this cancellation, ...
CANCELLED - Onomatopoeia Group Lesson with Natsumi Sensei (To Be Rescheduled)
UPDATE: This lesson has been cancelled due to Natsumi Sensei not feeling well. We will reschedule this onomatopoeia lesson for March and update this post with the new date and time once confirmed. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.Hello Patrons!Our next monthly one-hour mini-lesson...
i-Adjectives: Group Lesson Recording (January 25, 2025)
Hello Patrons,We are pleased to announce that the recording of our recent lesson with Natsumi Sensei is now available for viewing!This topic for this lesson was i-adjectives, which included content from the following lessons:Japanese Phonetics #12: Introduction to i-adjectivesJapanese Phonetics #13: Pitch-accent in hei...
Zoom Link: i-Adjectives Group Lesson (Saturday, January 25 at 12:30 PM)
Hello Patrons,Things are set for the next lesson with Natsumi Sensei!The lesson will be held Saturday, January 25 at 12:30 PMJapan time. You can find your local time using this link. Please remember to confirm the lesson time for your local time zone so you don’t miss the start of the lesson!The lesson will be held o...
Announcing Emurse: The Japanese Speech Feedback App!
Good afternoon Patrons!I'm excited to announce the pre-launch of Emurse, a Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation feedback app!About a month ago, we introduced Emurse in beta to our $15 Patron tier, and since then, we've implemented your feedback and expanded the term lists. Now, we're just a few days away...
i-Adjectives (Group Lesson with Natsumi Sensei): January 25, 2025
Hello Patrons!Our next monthly one-hour mini-lesson with Natsumi Sensei will be held Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM Japan time. You can find your local time using the link below:Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM Japan timeThese group lessons are a special free offering for our patrons in the "Japanese ...
“Sentence-level Pitch Accent” Group Lesson (December 22, 2024)
Hello Patrons,We are pleased to announce that the recording of our recent lesson with Natsumi Sensei is now available for viewing!This topic for this lesson was sentence level pitch accent, covering several of the important basics in sentence-level pitch accent.We hope you find this resource helpful in your journey to ...
Live on YouTube!
Good afternoon Patrons! Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:LinkHope to see all of you there!Note: this stream will be available to watch even after it has ended.Correction:At 9:31 I say that the ん in 天才 is said as a standard n, but this is incorrect (as...
Group Lesson Zoom Link: Sunday, December 22
Hello Patrons,Things are set for the next lesson with Natsumi Sensei!The lesson will be held Sunday, December 22 at 10:00 AM Japan time. You can find your local time using this link. Please remember toconfirm the lesson time for your local time zone so you don’t miss the start of the lesson!The lesson will be held on...
Sentence Level Pitch Accent with Natsumi Sensei: Sunday, December 22
Hello Patrons!Apologies for the short notice, but our next monthly one-hour mini-lesson with Natsumi Sensei will be held Sunday, December 22 at 10:00 AM Japan time. You can find your local time using the link below:Sunday, December 22 at 10:00 AM Japan timeThese group lessons are a special free offering for our patrons...
“Rhythm in Japanese” Group Lesson (November 30, 2024)
Hello Patrons,We are pleased to announce that the recording of our recent lesson with Natsumi Sensei is now available for viewing!This topic for this lesson was “Rhythm in Japanese”, which included some excellent drills for practicing and developing a sense of rhythm in spoken Japanese. Her slides from the lesson a...
Announcing Emurse: The Japanese Speech Feedback App!
Good evening Patrons!I am thrilled to finally announce Emurse, a Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation feedback app!Main Emurse features:Easily compare your pitch accent, pronunciation, and rhythm to a native's using real-time recordings and spectrographsAnki-style spaced repetition for not just pitch accent, but...
Live on YouTube!
Good afternoon Patrons! Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:LinkHope to see all of you there!Note: this stream will be available to watch even after it has ended.
Patreon-exclusive livestream later today!
Good Morning Patrons, I hope this post finds all of you well.I wanted to let everyone know I'll be doing an hour-long livestream for $5.00+ patrons today, Saturday, November 30 from approximately 2:00 PM Japan time (check your time here). For everyone new, in these streams I try to answer questions related to Japan...
Group Lesson Zoom Link: November 30, 2024
Hello Patrons,Things are set for the next lesson with Natsumi Sensei!The lesson will be held Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 8:00 AM Japan time. You can find your local time using this link. Please remember to confirm the lesson time for your local time zone so you don’t miss the start of the lesson!The lesson will be...
Group Lesson with Natsumi Sensei: Rhythm in Japanese (Nov. 30, 2024)
Hello Patrons!Our next monthly one-hour mini-lesson with Natsumi Sensei will be held Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 8:00 AM Japan time. You can find your local time using the link below:Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 8:00 AM Japan timeThese group lessons are a special free offering for our patrons in the "Japanese ...
Japanese Phonetics Group Lesson Recording (October 31, 2024)
Hello Patrons,We are pleased to announce that the recording of our recent lesson with Natsumi Sensei is now available!This lesson covered large numbers and large numbers combined with counters, including material from the following lessons:Japanese Phonetics #66: Pitch accent in numbers greater than tenJapanese Phoneti...
Group Lesson Zoom Link: Thursday, October 31, 2024
Hello Patrons,Things are set for the next lesson with Natsumi Sensei!The lesson will be held Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 8:00 AM Japan time. You can find your local time using this link. Please remember to confirm the lesson time for your local time zone so you don’t miss the start of the lesson!The lesson will be ...
Group Lesson with Natsumi Sensei: Thursday, October 31, 2024
Hello Patrons!Our next monthly one-hour mini-lesson with Natsumi Sensei will be held Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 8:00 AM Japan time. You can find your local time using the link below:Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 8:00 AM Japan timeThese group lessons are a special free offering for our patrons in the "Japanese Ph...
Live on YouTube!
Good morning Patrons! I hope this post finds you all well. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:LinkHope to see all of you there!Note: this stream will be available to watch even after it has ended.
Patreon-exclusive livestream tomorrow!
Good afternoon Patrons, I hope this post finds all of you well.I wanted to let everyone know I'll be doing a two-hour livestream for $5.00+ patrons tomorrow, Tuesday, October 22nd from approximately 9:00 AM Japan time (check your time here).For everyone new, in these streams I try to answer questions related to the...
Japanese Phonetics Group Lesson Recording (September 28, 2024)
Hello Patrons,We are pleased to announce that the recording of our recent lesson with Natsumi Sensei is now available for viewing!This topic for this lesson was counters, which included information covered in the following lessons:Japanese Phonetics #69 The regular counter groupsJapanese Phonetics #70 First-mora-high c...
Live on YouTube!
Good morning Patrons! I hope this post finds you all well. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:LinkHope to see all of you there!Note: this stream will be available to watch even after it has ended.
Patreon-exclusive livestream tomorrow!
Good afternoon Patrons, I hope this post finds all of you well.I wanted to let everyone know I'll be doing a two-hour livestream for $5.00+ patrons tomorrow, Monday, September 30th from approximately 1:45 PM Japan time (check your time here). For everyone new, in these streams I try to answer questions related to t...
Group Lesson Zoom Link: September 28, 2024
Hello Patrons,Things are set for the next lesson with Natsumi Sensei!The lesson will be held Saturday, September 28 at 10:00 AM Japan time. You can find your local time using this link. Please remember to confirm the lesson time for your local time zone so you don’t miss the start of the lesson!The lesson will be hel...
Group Lesson with Natsumi Sensei: September 28, 2024
Hello Patrons!Our next monthly one-hour mini-lesson with Natsumi Sensei will be held Saturday, September 28 at 10:00 AM Japan time. You can find your local time using the link below: timeanddate.comThese group lessons are a special free offering for our patrons in the "Japanese Phonetics" tier. We will post the...
Japanese Phonetics Group Lesson Recording (August 27, 2024)
Hello Patrons,We are pleased to announce that the recording of our recent lesson with Natsumi Sensei is now available for viewing!This topic for this lesson participants practiced reading sentences that include the ~て form, ~た form, and ~ない form. She based this on the following lessons: 19. Pitch-accent pattern...
Live on YouTube!
Good morning Patrons! I hope this post finds you all well. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:LinkHope to see all of you there!Note: this stream will be available to watch even after it has ended.
