A student asked if しまった (the English equivalent for “oh shit”) is the past tense Ta-form of the word しまう. In lesson 18 of the Japanese textbook Genki, the grammar point Te-form + しまう in[…]
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Japanese Q&A: あと or 後 to use Kanji or not
I had a student ask about the use of the kanji 後. He noticed that it is not usually used when people would write something like 「あと５秒」In the moment I wasn’t able to give a[…]
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Gender and Japan: #metoo in Japanese
I was thinking about the #metoo movement and how it would translate linguistically in Japan. My initial response was to look it up on instagram in Japanese and then I thought, how is this going[…]
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Tatami Portuguese 002 WH Question words to ask and answer questions
Private lesson 002 with Professor Pedro. In this lesson we reviewed some conjugation patters of past, present, and future tense. The focus of the lesson was on asking and answering questions. WH Question words are[…]
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Understanding the differences of Intensity and Consistency
Consistency and intensity are two things that are necessary to improve yourself. Not just in jiujitsu, but also in developing a habit or a skill you are interested in developing. This is my approach on the matter:[…]
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