
Established in 1915, we are one of the oldest Japanese language schools.
New classes are coming! (Online) ★ Starting from Jan. 7th!
Year of the Rabbit
Class schedule (online class)
| Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat |
AM | 7:45-8:45 | 7:45-8:45 | 7:45-8:45 | 7:45-8:45 | 7:45-8:45 | 9:30-10:30 |
| 9:30-10:30 | 9:30-10:30 | 9:30-10:30 | 9:30-10:30 | 9:30-10:30 | 10:30-11:30 |
PM | 4:00-500 | 4:00-500 | 4:00-500 | 4:00-5:00 | 4:00-500 | 2:00-3:00 |
| 5:30-6:30 | 5:30-6:30 | 5:30-6:30 | 5:30-6:30 | 5:30-6:30 | 3:30-4:30 |
| 7:00-8:00 | 7:00-8:00* | 7:00-8:00 | 7:00-8:00 | 7:00-8:00 |
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| 8:30-9:30 | 8:30-9:30 |
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★Class fee
❏ Regular class (Need 3 to 5 students): 60 min. $60 per month (4 classes)
❏ Private tutoring for one person: 60 min. $95 per month (4 classes)
❏ Private tutoring for two persons: 60 min. $150 per month (4 classes)
・We do lot of conversation and listening practice
・Class size is small: 3 to 5 people (learn faster)
・Inexpensive class-fee: *60 min. class of 3 to 5 students
★School address: 3929 Middlebury St. Los Angeles, CA (near 101 w Vermont Ave.)
Image of Japan (illustration © 2022 Meppelstatt )


Do you know three big difference between Japanese and English?
1. Japanese use three different writings, Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji
1. Hiragana ひらがな
Hints: how to memorize Hiragana?

2. Katakana カタカナ
3. Kanji 漢字
Ⅱ. Japanese sentence structure is different from English
Japanese: S (subject) + O (object) + V (verb)
English: S (subject) + V (verb) + O (object)

Ⅲ. Japanese pronunciation
◆ consonants + 5 vowels (a, i, u, e, o)

◆ Intonation pattern
Compare to English accent which uses stress some syllables, Japanese pronunciation sounds flat. For instance,
Japanese Some English speakers
OHAYOO GOZAIMASU OHAYOO GOZAIMASU
おはようございます。 おはようございます。
Honorifics
Popular Japanese textbooks
Greetings: あいさつ(aisatsu)
Verbs 動詞 (dooshi) : Japanese verbs conjugate
Verb conjugation: Japanese verbs conjugate (there are rules)
Bellow, just show you a dictionary form

5W 1H: いつitsu, どこでdokode, だれがdarega, なにをnanio,
なぜnaze, どのようにdonoyouni,

どこでたべますかDoko de tabemasuka (Where do you eat?)
★Useful expressions (there are many)
May I have ---?
Shall we ---?
★Particle: は、が、で、に、を、へ、etc,.
Onomatopoeia (Japanese use a lot)
★How to call days of the week?

★How to call family members?:かぞくKazoku
Te-form
