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Mai
Japanese
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English
Chinese (Mandarin)
German

From Japan

Living in Yokohama, Japan

Learn Japanese Through Trends, Culture & Topics That Make You Curious! | Lots of Speaking Practice✨ Hi! I’m Mai from Japan ✨ Some learners find textbook reading passages a little difficult to get interested in. But what if the topics were something like these? ⭐ What happened in a recent collaboration merchandise controversy in Japan? ⭐ Is it true that potato chip packages in Japan turned black and white?! ⭐ Why don’t Japanese people usually take long vacations? And is it true that Japan has many public holidays?! Wouldn’t these topics make you think, “Wait, I want to know more!”? 😲✨ In my lessons, I choose recent news, interesting topics from Japan, and ideas or ways of thinking that are unique to Japanese culture. I create original materials for each lesson and adjust them to the student’s level. Through these topics, you can naturally learn new vocabulary and grammar. At the end of the lesson, we have a discussion so that you can get plenty of speaking practice and share your own opinions. It may sound a little difficult, but don’t worry! I can support you in English when needed. If you have already learned basic grammar, such as adjectives and verbs, you can join from around CEFR A2 level. If you are a complete beginner, I also offer separate grammar lessons, so you can start there with confidence. Outside of language teaching, I love playing musical instruments. I have been playing the drums since I was a student, and I now also teach drums to children! 🥁🎶 I’m looking forward to meeting you and helping you enjoy speaking Japanese! ✨
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Text Documents
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Audio files
  • Image files
  • Video files
  • Flashcards
  • Articles and news
  • Homework Assignments
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Music
Trial Lesson
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USD 10.00+
Japanese Grammar Lesson | Clear & Visual Explanations | Complete Beginners Are Welcome!!
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Topic-Based Japanese Conversation | Original Materials | For CEFR A2 / JLPT N4 level+ Learners
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Free Conversation Without Textbooks | For CEFR A2 / JLPT N4 level+ Learners
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Student Madeline Feierstein
Madeline Feierstein
12 Japanese lessons
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Mai is an amazing teacher! She always makes sure that I understand the material before moving on. Mai also incorporates several language skills into the lesson (listening, reading, speaking, etc.). All of the material is relevant and useful for everyday life and my life. I highly recommend Mai for beginners and intermediates in Japanese.
Vic
15 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Mai sensei is an excellent teacher! I have had a couple tutoring sessions with her and I’ve gotten much more confident in my speaking and listening ability! Others have also commented on my improvement : D. Mai sensei is an experienced teacher so she is easy to talk to and gives me helpful guidance for self study. ありがとう!
Student Moon
Moon
7 Japanese lessons
Her lessons are really fun, and she helps in English when you don’t understand, so it never feels awkward. Her original materials are also very helpful. After each lesson, she sends lesson notes and materials, so you can review easily.
Bobbit
46 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
It was great fun chatting about music with Mai-sensei. Really helpful too, and I loved hearing about her performances. What’s more, she has an excellent knowledge of grammar and gives plenty of explanations in English.
Sara
1 Japanese lesson
I love Mai-san’s lesson style. I took a grammar lesson with her, and it was a lovely surprise because it was not stiff and textbook-like at all. Instead, she used fun, game-like activities. Of course, the activities were carefully designed so that I had to use grammar naturally in order to keep the game going, so before I knew it, I was getting speaking practice as well. It was great fun! ❤
Student Moon
Moon
7 Japanese lessons
She is a very friendly and approachable teacher! Even shy students can feel relaxed and comfortable in her lessons.