This is the first post this year… time flies ( ゚Д゚)… so let me say quietly: Happy New Year ???? Anyway, what I want to mention here today is: Japanese Film Festival Online 2022 : https://jff.jpf.go.jp/watch/jffonline2022/new_zealand/ You can watch a series of Japanese films online from next Monday (14 February 2022) and all free! Please […]
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Christmas Eve or Day…
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas this year. 楽[たの]しいクリスマスをすごしましたか。 I had a quick chat with Japanese friends and realised that people did not necessarily eat a special festive meal on the same day. So… on which day (if you did) did you have your special meal last week? 日本の友だちと話して、日本とニュージーランドではクリスマスの特別[とくべつ]の(= special)ご飯[はん]を食べる日が違[ちが]う(= to differ)ことに気[き]がつきました。 In Japan, […]
Continue readingGreat news for Waikato students!
This is the information for our Waikato students. As you can see in the attached poster, a free 8 week Korean language course will be offered in January and February; this is open to Waikato students. If you are interested, act now! For further enquiries: waikatouni.korean@gmail.com
Continue readingWest Facing Samurai!? (3)
I started talking about “West Facing Samurai” a couple of days ago. I will talk about “Samurai” today. If you do not know what I am talking here, please read this first. 一昨日「西[にし]向[む]く侍[さむらい]」の話[はなし]を始[はじ]めました。今日は「侍」について話します。一昨日のブログを読んでいない人は、ここを読んでください。 So far I have explained “West (= nishi)” and “Facing (= muku)”; you now know that “West (=nishi)” refers to February and […]
Continue readingWest Facing Samurai!? (2)
I started talking about “West Facing Samurai” yesterday (here). 昨日[きのう]、西[にし]向[む]く侍[さむらい](= west facing samurai)、の話を始めました(ここです)。 I have already explained “West (= nishi)” and will talk about “Facing (= muku)” today. After reading yesterday’s post, you would guess “Facing (= muku)” represents June and September; yes, you are right! But this part is a bit more complicated. First, […]
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Only today and tomorrow are left this month. November does not have Day 31 and it feels time flies even quicker. 11月は今日と明日で終[お]わります。11月は31日がないので、いつもより時間がはやいように感[かん]じます(= to feel)ね。 November is not the only month without Day 31; February, April, June and September also do not have Day 31. By the way, how do you remember this list? Did you […]
Continue readingExtensive reading 多読
今日は、日本語を勉強[べんきょう]している人たち、特[とく]に(= in particular)初級[しょきゅう](= beginners)から中級[ちゅうきゅう](= intermediate)の人たちにアドバイスです。Here is an advice for Japanese language learners today! 日本語を勉強している人は、たくさん読[よ]んだほうがいいです。このような勉強を多読[たどく]と(= extensive reading)いいます。「多」は ‘many’、「読」は ‘reading’です。 今、インターネットがありますから、いろいろな読み物にアクセスできます。NHKの「News Web Easy」というウェブサイトはとてもいいと思[おも]います:https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/ このウェブサイトに、難[むずか]しい文法(= grammar)があまりないです。ことばは時々[ときどき]難しいかもしれません。例[たと]えば(= for example)、今、コロナウイルスのニュースがたくさんあります。コロナウイルスのニュースに、感染者[かんせんしゃ]、緊急事態宣言[きんきゅうじたいせんげん]ということばがあります。ちょっと難しいですよね。でも、漢字[かんじ]にひらがながありますから、意味[いみ](= meaning)を自分[じぶん]で調[しら]べてみてください。 NHKのNews Web Easyは、ニュースのウェブサイトですから、いろいろな新[あたら]しいニュースを知ることができます。おもしろいニュース、興味[きょうみ]深[ぶか]いニュースがたくさんありますよ。 がんばってください????。
Continue readingBeing fluent in a non-fluent manner…
I believe most of language learners would like to speak fluently. They hope one day they will speak like a native speaker. So… does a native speaker always speak fluently??? Let’s think about the definition of ‘fluency’ here. What words pop up in your mind now to define ‘fluency’? We might think that a fluent […]
Continue readingWe will remain in Level 3 a little longer… (´;ω;`)
The New Zealand government had a cabinet meeting this afternoon and announced that Hamilton and the nearby towns in the Waikato region would remain in the COVID Alert Level 3 for a few more days. In case you might not be familiar with our alert level system; Level 3 is a sort of lockdown. The […]
Continue readingSuper Saturday is happening on campus!
It is Super Saturday here, in New Zealand, today; yes, the whole nation gets together against COVID-19. Are you thinking of getting vaccinated in Hamilton today? – You can do it on our university campus today (16 October 2021). No booking required ☺????! You can see the details here: https://covid19.govt.nz/covid-19-vaccines/how-to-get-a-covid-19-vaccination/super-saturday/
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