Naru🇯🇵

Today’s lesson was really enjoyable and productive. We spent some time reading a short passage about Shibuya Crossing and ハチ公 and then practiced forming and using volitional verbs. With Narumi’s guidance I was able to revise the volitional forms and get a good understanding of the process so trying my our own sentences was not an issue anymore! Really happy with the lessons so far and can’t wait for what’s to come next ☺️

Today we were talking about breakfast and coffee in Japan, and how some things are different there than in the UK. I was surprised when I ordered coffee in Japan and they asked me if I wanted it hot or cold. We were also looking at the instructions the coffee machines in Japanese convenience stores have, they are so complicated! We also talked about visiting shrines during the evening, as they are not as busy as during the day. I am intending to go back to Gotokuji Temple in Setagaya to bring back the lucky cat I bought there last year! As usual, I feel there's quite a bit of work to do with my Japanese conversation skills, but I feel I can remember new grammar structures and I am using them a bit more often. Thank you very much, Naru Sensei 😁.

She is excellent and thoughtful. Teach well and feedbacks were given every time.

Today we went through the last weeks homework sheets, as well as starting to look at te-form. The learning curve is getting much harder now but Narumi-san is always extremely patient and supportive, and I'm slowly starting to finally feel more confident recently thanks to her. Thanks for another great lesson today! <3

Today we reviewed transitive and intransitive verbs, which, in Japanese, go in pairs! Memorising these is hard, as in Spanish we just use a reflexive pronoun to change the verb, but the concept itself is not hard to understand. Naru Sensei provided plenty of examples and we did lots of practice to help with it. Thank you 😊.

Today we were talking about healthcare, going to the dentist, and university fees. I found using the right form of the verbs a bit easier today, though it's still hard when you don't know enough vocabulary. But I felt more confident speaking and could string a few sentences together. Thank you, Naru Sensei 😁