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37 Cool Japanese Words and Phrases To Start Using Now
Ready to level-up your Japanese and sound “super fashionable”? Then you need to start adding some cool Japanese words to your vocabulary!
How Rodylyn had a 15-Minute Conversation in Japanese — After Just 90 Days of Study
Congratulations to Rodylyn, what an amazing story! We were super inspired to see you learn Japanese so fast with the Add1Challenge.
Japanese Onomatopoeia: 84 Sounds to Express Yourself in Japanese
Bring your Japanese to life! We’ve collected 80+ Japanese sound effects for you to enjoy in this Japanese onomatopoeia list.
My Add1 Story: Caitlin’s Intensive 90-Days of Japanese
Caitlin Sacasas studied Japanese for 90 days with the Add1Challenge -- and was blown away by the results. Here’s what she found.
How I Met Japanese Language Partners in a Small Town (and So Can You!)
Are you looking for a Japanese conversation partner? Here’s how you can set up a Japanese language exchange, wherever you live.
Japanese project conclusion: Wrapping up the learning part & getting ready to travel
Thanks for following along in my Japanese project! Right now there should be two weeks left, but realistically what was initially a three month project has morphed into a two month one. This final month has led to another secret project of mine taking over! [Edit: Several months before this Japanese project, I had written my first […]
Benny’s first time speaking Japanese in person? Not quite! [video at Manga Hall event]
Note: While I was initially aiming for 3 months, unfortunately preparations for my published book took up all of my time and I had to end the project at this 2 month point. Summary of the project is given here, but this video below represents the end point of the 2-months that were intensive in […]
Benny’s Japanese: Skype conversation over the half-way point [+ new language discussion channel]
This week, I can finally do what I had wanted to do last week and give you a full example of how my conversations tend to be going, right now a little after my half-way point in the Japanese project!
At this stage, I can handle straightforward question and answer exchanges pretty well, but my grammar and vocab still need serious improving, and will continue to be the focus for the next weeks. I’m also not so confident about explaining a concept for a few minutes and did a really poor job at describing what “Couchsurfing” was, especially when the lack of important vocab held me back.
As well as this, my accent and pronunciation need lots of improvement. I’m aware of such issues, but they will definitely take the back seat to higher priorities for now.
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