Visited 2 days ago
Hugh Luo-Tatebe
Smart Lesson
Community TutorTeaches
English
Native
Japanese
Native
Speaks
Turkish
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native English–Japanese Tutor 🇨🇦 🇯🇵 | Linguistics Graduate | Based in Türkiye 🇹🇷
Teaches
English
Native
Japanese
Native
Speaks
Turkish
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native English–Japanese Tutor 🇨🇦 🇯🇵 | Linguistics Graduate | Based in Türkiye 🇹🇷
From CanadaLiving in Other, Turkey (08:37 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 12, 2022InterestsTravelMusicFoodFilms & TV Series
I was born and raised in Canada with Japanese and Chinese heritage. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics and I’m currently in Türkiye completing my Master’s in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts. I’m proficient in English and Japanese, speak some Mandarin, and have studied Turkish for 8+ years. I love learning languages and have explored Arabic, Korean, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Bengali, Persian, and Kinyarwanda. Outside of teaching, I am a professional photographer, love cooking, and homebrewing beer and wine!
僕はカナダ生まれの日中ハーフで、大学では言語学を学びました。現在はトルコで美食学の修士課程に在籍しています。日本語と英語が話せて、少し中国語もできます。アラビア語、韓国語、ウクライナ語、ヘブライ語、ベンガル語など、ペルシャ語、様々な言語を学んできました。趣味は写真、料理、自家製ビールとワイン作りです！
I truly enjoy meeting my students and connecting with them as people, not just learners. I know how valuable it is to have a supportive native speaker to practice with, and I love being part of someone’s language-learning journey. I’m a positive, enthusiastic teacher who enjoys relaxed, natural conversations and creating a comfortable space to speak freely.
Tell me about your hobbies, your day, your language goals, or even the funny drama happening in your life—anything is welcome. Just chat with me in your target language, and I’ll help you grow with encouragement, patience, and clear guidance.
My lessons are relaxed and friendly, like chatting with a friend who genuinely wants to help you improve. I offer conversation practice, correction, guidance on grammar and pronunciation, and useful phrases based on your goals. Many ...5.0
Rating
115
Students
930
Lessons
98%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
English Lessons
English
Japanese
Trial Lesson
44 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
English Conversation Practice
A2 - C2Conversation319 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 8% off
English for Beginners
A1 - A2Language Essentials7 lessons completed
USD 9.00+
Package with 7% off
English Group Lessons
A1 - C2Conversation0 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 7% off
English Pronunciation Practice
A1 - C2Language Essentials0 lessons completed
USD 12.50+
Package with 8% off
Availability
My creations
Quiz (15)
83 Reviews
All
English
Japanese
Nathan Boswell
10 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Hugh is great at conveying an understanding of Japanese, teaching how something is said and why it is structured that way. His focus on grammar and sentence structure has enabled me to learn phrases and also to construct my own. I look forward to continuing my lessons with him.
May 15, 2026
hannah
13 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Hugh is a lovely teacher who is extremely easy to talk to. The lessons are very enjoyable, whether it is conversing in Japanese, or translating sentences. I am also amazed by his ability to not only converse in Japanese and English, but in multiple other languages as well!:) Hugh-さんはそごく相談しやすくて、レッスンはいつも楽しいです。いつもありがとうございます！
Oct 7, 2025
Masa
5 English lessons
I'm learning so many useful expressions from my teacher through our enjoyable conversations. I'm truly grateful.
May 8, 2026
Cindy YL
11 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Hugh is a very supportive, patient and personable sensei. I have taken a few lessons with him now. I find it especially helpful that he is both a native Japanese and English speaker. He is able to explain things to me in everyday plain English. I enjoy our classes very much and have been learning a lot from him.
Nov 7, 2025
Stan
3 Japanese lessons
Great lesson with Hugh-sensei! Great explanations of nuances of Japanese grammar.
May 13, 2026
Masa
5 English lessons
This teacher was super friendly and kind. He patiently helped me practice speaking, and I really enjoyed the lesson.
May 2, 2026
Trial Lesson
USD 8.00
Your final payment will be made in USD