Monthly Archives: November 2007

Japanese Photography

I have a photographer friend here in Osaka. Check out his Japanese photography here: http://www.ladobson.com/site/index.html Sign up for free lesson updates (and occasional ramblings) * I will never share your email address with anyone Email: Name:

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Pre Christmas Japanese Learning Special

EDIT: This special is now closed, thanks to all who participated. David. Hey everyone, I have a weekend special for you! But, you have to be quick! This special will end by 9am Monday 19th November (US EST). You a … Continue reading

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Instead of that, I will do this

Today’s Japanese lesson centers around saying I did something instead of something. Consider the following sentences in English: “I won’t go to the park, I will sleep at home instead.” “I won’t eat hamburgers, I will eat salad instead.” Saying … Continue reading

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Fireworks Video

Every year, in August, there is a fireworks display by the river near our house. Here is a video showing part of the fireworks display: Sign up for free lesson updates (and occasional ramblings) * I will never share your email … Continue reading

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Kobe Japan Video

Kobe is the site of the Great Hanshin earthquake that occured on January 17, 1995. The earthquake literally destroyed the place in a matter of seconds. You can read more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hanshin_earthquake Kobe has been completely rebuilt and … Continue reading

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Japanese Lesson – ato de

Hey there! Let’s learn how say “I did this after I did that” In English we can say “After I ate dinner I went for a walk”. Let’s examine how we can do that in Japanese. The structure of this is: … Continue reading

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