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English teacher Hugh Luo-Tatebe

Hugh Luo-Tatebe

Community Tutor
Community Tutor
Teaches
English
Native
Japanese
Native
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
Turkish
Native Japanese and English speaker living in Türkiye!
From CanadaLiving in Other, Turkey (14:11 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 12, 2022
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I am born and raised in Canada, but have Japanese and Chinese parents. I have my Bachelor of Linguistics from Canada and I am currently studying in Türkiye for my Masters in Gastronomy. I am proficient in both English and Japanese, can speak a little bit of Mandarin, and have studied Turkish for several years. I love learning new languages and have also studied Arabic, Korean, Ukrainian, Hebrew, and Bengali in the past but I have had the most progress in Turkish. I also love cooking and homebrewing my own wines and beer! 僕はカナダ生まれの日本と中国のハーフです!カナダの大学では言語学を学びました。今はトルコで美食と料理芸術の修士課程を学んでいます。僕は日本語と英語が話せます。僕は言語を学ぶのが大好きで色々な国の言語を勉強して来ました。過去に勉強した言語はアラビヤ語、韓国語、ウクライナ語、ヘブライ語、ベンガル語。一番上手になったのがトルコ語です!
5.0
Rating
98
Students
729
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
98%
Response rate

English Lessons

English
Japanese
Trial Lesson
34 lessons completed
USD 7.00+
English Conversation Practice
A1 -  C2

Conversation

296 lessons completed
USD 9.50+
Package with 6% off
English for Beginners
A1 -  A2

Language Essentials

7 lessons completed
USD 8.50+
Package with 6% off

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65 Reviews

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orbitinghumancircus
4 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Hugh is incredibly friendly, perceptive, and intelligent. I have found he is able to customize the lesson to your needs effortlessly and with great skill, no matter how unconventional they might be. And he does so with clarity and a great sense of organization. He is truly bilingual in Japanese and English, which means you can communicate with true nuance in both languages. I think Hugh is terrific to work with, and I'm sure you will feel the same.
Aug 4, 2023
Student Christie
Christie
31 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Hugh-san specifically prepared today’s lesson for my learning needs- today we learned a lot of sentences that don’t come up in textbooks. By doing sentence translations, I am forced to think about what I would say in everyday situations. Thanks a lot for the effort you put into (and before) our classes! I would highly recommend Hugh as a teacher
Feb 21, 2022
Student Mike Surinak
Mike Surinak
4 Japanese lessons
Hugh is awesome !… such a personable guy, and he really knows how to teach. He comes with a plan and has an instinctive way of knowing what the most important skills are for your particular level of Japanese. Definitely looking forward to more lessons!
Sep 15, 2025
Student Jada Crawford
Jada Crawford
17 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Enjoyed today’s lesson. It was comfortable and informative; I learn so much more having a human to talk to as opposed to an app. It had a good level of difficulty and it was catered toward the day-to-day conversations I would have. I also had all of my questions answered (yay).
Dec 29, 2022
Student Kyoko
Kyoko
1 English lesson
Today's trial lesson was very meaningful because I was able to discuss the lesson method I wanted in Japanese. I'm excited for the next lesson, but I want to prepare better.
Sep 17, 2025
Student Tristan
Tristan
4 Japanese lessons
I had a great first lesson with Hugh, we had a very interesting conversation!
Sep 1, 2025
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