English teacher Tom

Tom

Community Tutor
Teaches
English
Native
Japanese
Native
Speaks
Polish
Other
Spanish
From JapanLiving in Barcelona, Spain (10:34 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jun 18, 2019
Hi! I am a native speaker of Japanese and English. I can speak Polish and a little bit of Spanish as well. I was born in Japan and raised in Japan and the United States from my childhood. I lived in the United States for 10 years and have also lived in Poland for 13 years. Right now I live in beautiful Barcelona, Spain. As for my education, I have a PhD and MD.
5.0
Rating
1357
Students
9012
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

English Lessons

English
Japanese
Trial Lesson
787 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
English Conversation
A1 -  C2

Conversation

1,377 lessons completed
USD 9.90+
Package with 6% off
English Lesson
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

337 lessons completed
USD 9.90+
Package with 6% off

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1,019 Reviews

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Student Nichole
Nichole
57 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Tom is a teacher. He is fully bilingual so he is able to interpret the more difficult nuances of Japanese with ease. That is very helpful for advanced learners. Many advanced grammar patterns look the exact same to me. However; is able to explain how they are used differently and give English examples that correlate. That skill has been immensely beneficial to me.
Feb 15, 2021
Student Fabrizio
Fabrizio
65 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Tomu-sensei is a great teacher. I'm a bit of an atypical student since I already learned quite a lot of vocabulary and kanji via some self-studying apps. He was able to adapt very quickly to my situation (knowing lots of words/kanji, lacking grammar/conversation skills), and his lessons are never boring. In just one week I feel I am already improving exponentially. I cannot recommend this enough, it's perfect.
Oct 30, 2020
Student Frederick Bettelheim
Frederick Bettelheim
124 Japanese lessons
My lesson went very well and it was useful and informative and I thoroughly enjoyed it and I learnt a lot.
Mar 13, 2025
Student Anton
Anton
76 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
I'm really glad that I started learning with Tom. He's not only a wonderful teacher but also a tremendous person who supports you in all possible ways and cherishes every attempt to grasp for new knowledge. After several lessons my Japanese improved, it takes much less time for me to formulate sentences and it's easier to comprehend spoken language. I'm sure that together we will achieve my dream goal of B2 japanese language level.
Jan 11, 2021
Student Frederick Bettelheim
Frederick Bettelheim
124 Japanese lessons
My lesson went very well and it was useful and informative and I thoroughly enjoyed it and I learnt a lot.
Mar 18, 2025
Student Frederick Bettelheim
Frederick Bettelheim
124 Japanese lessons
My lesson went very well and it was useful and informative and I thoroughly enjoyed it and I learnt a lot.
Mar 11, 2025
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