Slow, fun, and engaging! I'll support you until you can speak Japanese with confidence! 🚀✨
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Slow, fun, and engaging! I'll support you until you can speak Japanese with confidence! 🚀✨
Über mich
Ich als Lehrkraft
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
Aus JapanLebt in Other, Japan (08:38 UTC+09:00)
Über mich
italki-Lehrkraft seit 11. Jan 2025
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If you’re starting to feel the limits of self-study, let’s start using real, living Japanese together 😊
✨ This lesson is all about speaking!
I care about atmosphere first. When you feel safe to speak, Japanese starts to move!
🔧 Conversation or grammar?
Grammar is not something to memorize but something to use, so even in grammar lessons, we talk a lot.
✈️ Your goal comes first!
Whether it’s daily conversation, travel, or something else, the goal is to help you do what you want in Japanese.
About me
🗼 Born and raised in Tokyo, speaking with a standard accent.
🦜 My budgie sometimes joins the lesson😊
[Notice] Prices will be updated starting January 2026. Please check each lesson page.
Ich als Lehrkraft
👀 The learner in front of me comes first
Every student has their own unique rhythm. I pick up on your reactions and adjust the pace, focus, and balance as we go.
🧩 Direction + Detours
I’ll always keep our destination in sight. That’s why we can take detours when something interesting sparks your curiosity.
🌱 Slow and steady feels right
I’m not chasing shortcuts. This works well for learners who enjoy building a solid foundation, step by step.
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
Lesson style
- Complete beginners welcome
- Clear direction & flexibility
- Pace adjusted to your reactions
- I send vocab notes after class
- Textbooks optional; yours welcome
Learning goals
- Define your goals together
- Unclear goals are okay at first
- We adjust them as you progress
Homework & Corrections
- Homework optional; skipping is fine
- I ask for your correction preference
- Style adjusted to your comfort
Language
- English used whenever helpful
- Japanese-only is never required
Conversation
- Free talk is for advanced learners
- Grammar as a tool to help you speak
- Feedback to improve your flow
Really fun first lesson with Erina! We got to know each other by speaking a combination of English with some Japanese vocab. As we do more lessons together, we will increase the amount of Japanese used. Erina is an encouraging teacher and interesting person. Even though I am a beginner, we talked about lots of interesting topics. The environment was casual and friendly. I am looking forward to learning more with Erina.
23. Dez. 2025
Gert Prins
21 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
私はえりな先生が教えてくれたレッスンが楽しかったです。新しい単語を勉強します!
8. Dez. 2025
Sophia
6 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
I've had 6 lessons with Erina so far, and they've been very enjoyable. Erina is energetic, patient, and easy to talk to.
Our lessons are mainly conversation-based. When I mentioned that I wanted to further improve my Japanese speaking through themed conversations, Erina took the feedback seriously and quickly prepared a range of interesting topics.
While I‘m learning Japanese, I also value lessons that feel like a genuine exchange rather than a one-sided exercise, which I have experienced elsewhere. Erina strikes a good balance: I get plenty of opportunities to speak, while also hearing her own thoughts and perspectives on the topics we discuss.
I look forward to continuing lessons with her!
目前为止我已经和 Erina 上了 6 节课,整体体验非常愉快。Erina 是一个精力充沛、有耐心、很有亲和力的老师。
我们的课程以会话为主。在我提出希望通过主题式对话来进一步提升口语能力之后,Erina 很认真地对待了我的反馈,并很快准备了许多有意思的话题。
虽然我是在学习日语,但我也很重视课堂中的交流,我不希望只是我单向地练习——这一点我在其他italki老师那遇到过。Erina 维持了一个很好的平衡:我既有充分的开口机会,也能听到她对这些话题的看法。
我很期待继续和Erina上课!
29. Dez. 2025
Gert Prins
21 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
I started taking Japanese lessons with Erina-sensei a few months ago. Her charm, knowledge, caring approach, and dedication made every lesson not only fun, but a valuable building block to further fluency in Japanese for me. After every lesson I felt more confident in the grammar we covered. She is a great teacher who is patient, encouraging, and meets you at your level. I cannot recommend her lessons enough.
21. Dez. 2025
Hannah
8 Japanisch Unterrichtsstunden
Another great lesson! We reviewed verbs and made practice sentences building on the vocabulary I've learned. Looking forward to the next lesson!