Yasu

My lesson with Yasu went well. It was also a reminder of why (in my opinion) it is so important to work with a competent native speaker. I know that many websites say you can learn a language all by yourself. But, I don't think that is true. I think you need a skilled teacher like Yasu. He has been very, very helpful to my learning/understanding of Japanese.

1st class. Have you ever watched YouTube videos of a Japanese guy nitpicking foreigners' Japanese in a friendly way. It was like that which is what I was looking for. Almost all Japanese speakers tell foreigners that their Japanese is fantastic, which is really nice, but doesn't help us improve. So doing the pronunciation lesson with Yasu sensei was time extremely well spent in my quest to sound better. Thank you!

Excellent class! Today, we worked on 〜てください and how to conjugate the verbs to create sentences. I appreciate his gentle corrections and his patience while I try to pronounce various words in a natural manner, especially ください。I tend to rush my pronunciation, and leave out sounds, so I am grateful for this class. I will continue to practice until I can say it perfectly. I am determined! :) ありがとうございました　やすせんせい！

Yasu is an excellent teacher. He seems to enjoy teaching. He Today we focused on sentence building. He is teaching me the process for making longer sentences. I am slowly making progress because of the way Yasu teaches.

Today was a bit challenging for me. I was learning something new. My ancient brain needs time (a lot of time)to catch on. Yasu is supportive and helps me refocus. He is an excellent teacher.

This week with Yasu's help I practiced listening, speaking/pronunciation and sentences building. My lesson went well--it was challenging but good.