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.

During today's lesson I learned. I just came from the shower after running with my brother. ④おとうとと　いっしょに　はしったあと 　(さっきまで)　シャワーを　してました。< I (Just) came from the shower 　In this case saying something like シャワーから帰ってきました is wrong ❌️①❌️パソコンの　まえに　もどってきたけど、 ❌️①トイレに　いました。(An answer to the question asking whether you were) ✅️さっきまで　うんどうしてました。 ✅️さっきまで　かぞくと　あそんでました。 　Shoes get worn out 靴が はけなく　なる だめに　なる ボロボロに　なる →When I bought the soles, I was told that the shoes were already worn out so I should get new ones. ソールを　かったけど、その　ときに、< When I bought the soles, at that time ③くつが　もう　だめに　なってるから、＜ My shoes are already worn out 　あたらしいのを　かったほうが　いいって　いわれました。 < I was told it'd be best to buy new ones

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

We had a great lesson today, we covered many subjects before moving on to the previous week's homework. I had a few basic grammatical errors and had forgotten some fundamental rules, but Mr Sato helped me by making a conjugation table. as always I'm thankful for Mr Sato's time, attention and guidance!

What I learned in this lesson: 前の授業　◁　Implies one lesson What should you do when you want to describe SOME lessons? これまでの授業 これ（ま）での　（じゅ）ぎょう ＿に　きづく：＿に気付く ＿に　きが　つく：＿に　気が付く →When I was writing my feedbacks, I noticed there are a bunch of unfinished sentences in the prior lessons, so I want to finish them. フィードバックを　かいてる　とき、 ✅️⑩これまでの　じゅぎょうに　＜ In the prior LESSONS 　まだ　おわってない　ぶんが < 自動詞 not 終わらせてない／済ませてない it's unfinished as a state not an action 　たくさん　あるのに　きづいたから、< に気づく 　きょう　それを　＜ Ambiguity 　すませたいです 　まだ／とちゅうまでしか　できてない <　Need this for 出来てる to imply it was partially worked on to finish smth: ＿を　すませる ＿を　おえる ＿を　おわらせる smth finishes: ＿が　おわる ＿が　すむ ＿に　きづく：＿に気付く ＿に　きが　つく：＿に　気が付く to work on ___ ＿に　とりくむ ② たべようと　おもう： to think about eating to think S is going to eat (S is gonna eat) [near future] → (Give me a second) I’m going to close the door. ちょっと：to leave the current conversation for a short moment ①ちょっと　いいですか？ ②ちょっと　すいません。 ③ちょっと　はいって。 ④ちょっと　のんでいきますか？ to close: しめる：G2 ✅️(た)べに　いこう ✅️(し)めに　いこう