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Yumi
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Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
Portuguese
English
Teaches
Japanese
Native
Speaks
Portuguese
English
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From JapanLiving in Other, Brazil (09:14 UTC-04:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 9, 2017InterestsGamingAnimation & ComicsPets & AnimalsEnvironment & NatureTravel
I’m Japanese where I lived my youth then I moved to Brazil. Moving from one country to another help me to understand the importance of learning new languages. To acquire a new language takes time and effort but the payback is huge. The opportunities and adventures are endless.
It is said that if you learn a new language you get a new soul, I think that a new language opens new windows to the world.
My hobbies are clay craft (game characters, anime characters), sewing, watching anime, games, and eating sweets.
日本(にほん)で 生まれ育ち(うまれそだち)、母国語(ぼこくご)は 日本語(にほんご)です。
ブラジルに 8年間(ねんかん)住(す)んだ ので、ポルトガル語(ご)が 話(はな)せます。
趣味(しゅみ)は、アニメ や ゲーム の キャラクター の 粘土細工(ねんどざいく)、裁縫(さいほう)、ゲーム や アニメ と 甘い物(あまいもの)を 食(た)べることです。Me as a Teacher
To learn a new language should be a lot of fun, a source of joy and good time, however many people try and get frustrated. We all can learn as many languages as we want, but we should learn in natural way, like any child learns his mother tongue.
As adults we frequently try to learn a new language in ways that are just not conductive. Dry repetition and memorization don’t help. A language is much more than words, a new language is like a new life.
Japanese is a fascinating language of a fascinating country. I love to teach Japanese and about our food, our order and good manners, the anime and manga and many other fantastic oddities that exist only in Japan.My lessons & teaching style
We can talk or we can do some reading and comprehension exercises, we can study Kanjis, or follow a text book.
Everybody is different and I adapt the classes to meet your needs. If your and advance student preparing to take the N1 or if you had never study Hiragana it would be a pleasure to help you.
Once we find the best way for you to learn your classes would be fun and productive.
レッスンではより多くの日本語を聞いて話してほしいので、生徒さんのレベルにもよりますが、説明は日本語でします。
会話に出てきた新しい単語などは、一回聞いただけでは忘れてしまいやすいので、復習できるようにチャットボックスにメモします。My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
4.9
Rating
308
Students
3,101
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Japanese Lessons
Trial Lesson
132 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
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A1 - C2Language Essentials2,762 lessons completed
USD 10.50+
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570 Reviews

Tiger Hu
85 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
We had a lovely time together,The class was incredibly engaging, with lively Conversation on various topics. Time flew by, and I learned a lot while having fun
Sep 9, 2024

Chad
1 Japanese lesson
I had a great first lesson with Yumiさん. She's warm, friendly and has great conversation skills. As a result the lesson flew by! I also appreciated how she'd provide very useful tips and corrections. She'd take the time to explain the nuance, uses and politeness level of certain words. For example she taught me a very useful word to know, but not necessarily speak out loud. This is the kind of nuance that you can't get out of a textbook. I appreciated her attention to detail and skill as a teacher!
Sep 13, 2025

Richard Lee
163 Japanese lessons
It was a very nice lesson, as always. Yumi is very patient and explains things well. She writes out phrases that we have discussed, which helps me. In part of the lesson, we discussed a short YouTube video about lions.
Aug 24, 2025

Cynthia
43 Japanese lessons
Teacher’s pick
Vou escrever este comentário para os brasileiros e falantes de português que estão em dúvida sobre qual professor de japonês escolher, porque eu mesma já tive essa dúvida muito tempo atrás e a deixei como última opção. Yumi-san se adequa aos interesses do aluno com a língua japonesa, usa o máximo possível de japonês nas aulas, tem uma pontualidade absurda e está sempre com um sorriso contagiante no rosto, até mesmo quando é mordida por um cachorro ou falando de suas espinhas. É um ser que brilha e, sem dúvidas, uma das melhores professoras que já tive no Italki, dentre vários de cinco idiomas e de várias nacionalidades. Tanto é que estou finalmente terminando o Minna no Nihongo Shokyu II, depois de ter enrolado por mais de quatro anos.
Feb 21, 2019

Richard Lee
163 Japanese lessons
It was a very good and enjoyable lesson. Yumi explains things clearly and patiently until I understand. She types words and phrases as necessary, which helps.
Sep 8, 2025

Richard Lee
163 Japanese lessons
It was another very enjoyable lesson with Yumi. She is good at focusing the conversation on topics that I can relate to. This makes learning easier and more fun.
Aug 10, 2025

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