As 2023 concludes with today's lesson, it’s time to reflect on a year and a half of learning Korean! I am deeply and incredibly thankful for discovering Sato! While I began the year familiar with many words, now I can engage in basic Korean conversations. My proficiency in conjugating between past, present, and casual to polite tenses has grown significantly. Sato's teaching skills are evident; he gauges precisely when to challenge me and when to allow independent exploration. Whenever I struggle with a concept, his patient explanations ensure clarity. He will always keep at it until I have fully grasped the topic. His organized Google Docs of lesson notes are invaluable, and his commitment shines through—even when responding to late-night questions! Beyond language, Sato also adds invaluable insights into Korean culture and lifestyle. His meticulous attention to my pronunciation ensures I sound as authentic as possible. Truly a dedicated and skilled instructor! Thank you!

Another fun and very helpful lesson with Sato-sensei! I appreciate his patience and understanding when I forget vocabulary or make mistakes. And I'm super enjoying the pace and really am absorbing the new information well. I also enjoy all the cultural and language context that he gives as we go through the lesson. It gives so much more life and meaning to learning Japanese. I also found it very easy to study up on the previous lesson thanks to the Google Doc notes and organization.

Sato-san and I had a really good lesson reviewing the differences and nuances of "pretend" in Japanese and English. It was really difficult, but fun !

As another year studying with Sato San is finishing, I feel the need to write a proper review. A new year's resolution two years ago changed my life, I decided to try learning another language and shortly after discovered Sato San. Looking back after almost 100 lessons it is hard to believe we've come so far. Starting from scratch, we are now conducting class in almost exclusively Japanese. I am still far from proficient, but feel like I have an extremely solid foundation to build my intermediate level Japanese on. Sato San's style of teaching puts the ball in your court as a learner. The amount of information and study material he provides is abundant, its up to you as a student to study and apply. We have come a very long way together and I am very grateful as a student to have found such a great guide on my language Journey. We continue to trudge towards the metaphorical peak of Everest together. Sato San- 本当に　ありがとうございました

What I learned today →Yesterday was my birthday so a bunch of my friends came and I got quite drunk. まあ、きのうは ⑤わたしの　たんじょうびだったから、 　わたしの　たんじょうびだから、 　ともだちが　✅️おいわいに　きて 　けっこう　よっぱらいました。 　to congratulate him [by doing something] かれを　いわう かれを　おいわいする < better choice here because it's a more established event →My coworkers have come this week, and for the first day we went out to a bar for drinks. So I am a tiny bit tipsy. こんしゅうは　どうりょうが ✅️⑦✅️きてて　さいしょの　✅️ひは 　おさけを　のみに　バーに　いきました。 　だから、ちょっと　ほろよいです。 tipsy：ほろよい(だ)：ほろ酔い ほろよいの　ひと bittersweet ほろにがい：ほろ苦い Definitely, it must be alcohol. ✅️②✅️おさけに　きまってますね。 ＿＿に　きまっている < It must be X TV personality: タレント talent：さいのう：才能 talented：さいのうが　ある： 才能がある

What I learned this lesson: →When it becomes night today, I think the price of energy is going to blow up, ✅️⑤きょうは　よるに、しじょうの　でんき 　かかくが　あがると　おもって、 energy エネルギー energy drink エナジードリンク price of oil: げんゆかかく：原油価格 price: かかく：価格 →so I’ve been looking at the flows and comparisons all day while waiting for a reasonable price to buy a long on today’s energy price option. きょうの　エネルギーかかくの 　オプションに　ロング・コールを 　かうのに　いい　ねだんを　まちながら 　daily price ひあしかかく：日足価格 each day price いちにちごとの　かかく ながら pitch accent only if original verb had pitch accent a price increases ねだんが　あがる to increase a price ねだんを　あげる a price decreases ねだんが　さがる to decrease a price ねだんを　さげる bills < だい：代 hotel bill ホテル代 bus fee バス代 airfare 飛行機代 taxi fee タクシー代 subway fee 地下鉄代