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きょうのホノルル~ 思い立ったが吉日

ナコスの日本語研修の新しいちらしを作っています。 オンラインレッスンも行っています。 また、言い易く、役立つ日本の諺も紹介していきます。

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Proof is in the Pudding

I’ve got another story I’d like to share with all of you. 🙂 It’s a story about my success as a student of the Japanese Language and I`m honored to share this with all of you. To those who already … Continue reading

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さようなら :ー(

Today was my last lesson with NACOS in Hawaii. 今日 、ナコスのハワイでの さいごのクラスを しました。 I am little bit sad about that, because I enjoyed the lessons with NACOS a lot. 私は、すこし かなしいです。 ナコスのレッスンは、 ものすごく たのしかったです。 I had a wonderful time during my stay in Hawaii. 私は、 ハワイで すばらしい じかんを すごしました。 … Continue reading

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Year End Reflections

Every time I go to NACOS class, there is a slight fear that I might have forgotten something I’ve learned.  Only to be followed at the end of class with: a wonderful feeling in my heart, a clear head which … Continue reading

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Learning to paint with my mind

Welcome. Please come into our Nagaya. Dozo. 🙂 I hope I used that right. This is my 5th entry here. And the end of my first full month of learning to speak Nihongo. Which I have to say, though challenging … Continue reading

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Feelings

Many times when watching Japanese movies, I’ve come across English sub-titles that somehow lose the translations of what is actually meant in the conversion.  Japanese words paint such a beautiful picture in the mind that sometimes cannot be translated.  That … Continue reading

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10 Months Summary

I started lessons about 10 months ago.  Proud to announce that I have created over 10 stories to which I can read Kanji and speak clearly with the right pronunciations of each word, and learn to breath at the right … Continue reading

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きょうのホノルル~ NACOS Flyer

今回作ったちらしを ご紹介させていただきます。

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Words with Feeling

Today, at my lesson at NACOS, Michiko Sensei is teaching me the concept of having an image of what you’re reading, while you are reading it. She explained that you can read Japanese by just memorizing characters and not really … Continue reading

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Return

After a two month break I am back studying at NACOS. I missed studying Japanese. It is funny how all the knowledge comes rushing back despite not having picked up a book or listened much to the language in the … Continue reading

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