Happy New Year to you all! "謹賀新年！ Gingashin'nen" Is this how you say "Happy New Year!" in Japanese?

Hi, I haven't been on italki for a long time. These days I re-activated my account to find some teachers for my son. He has tried some trial lessons. I received teachers' messages, but my messages to the teachers cannot go through. Why is that I cannot send messages? Thanks!

I've a question. I just booked a trial Japanese lesson with a Japanese teacher. I'm confused with the time difference. My time zone is CST(Central Standard Time), but I see the lesson time like "Tue, Dec 6, 2022(UTC-06:00) UPCOMING 04:00 / 04:30" So, is that UTC time Japan time? What time will it be for CST time? Thanks in advance! By the way, I don't think the teacher is quite responsive though.

Do you suggest any Japanese tutors from italki?

Hi,

I would like to find a Japanese tutor who even creates his/her own curriculum. Or, he/she uses a very good Japanese text book to teach students. I'm a quick learner and I already speak several languages. I would like to have a Japanese tutor at the moment. I'm a Mandarin tutor with 10 years of teaching experience. Lately, I teach a young adult Mandarin Chinese. In less than 6 months, he has picked up a LOT of Chinese from the curriculum I design and a text book we use. He is super happy with his Chinese learning progress.  Of course, he is a super quick learner. He is a Brazilian and he speaks English fluently. I suppose I've done an excellent job teaching him Chinese. I would like to find a great Japanese tutor for myself.  Any suggestions? Thanks.

Any Young German Native Speakers Who Play on Line Games or Games on Devices?

Hi,

I have two kids, at 9 and 14, who enjoy playing games. I think it might be cool to find a bilingual(English & German) person to play games with my talkative son who is 9. In exchange, I can teach you Mandarin Chinese. Thanks. 

Any Japanese or German Speakers Playing Video Games Like Minecraft???

Hi,

I have two kids, at 9 and 14, who play video games, including Minecraft. They don't really play multiplayer mode with others on line. But, they learn different languages, including Japanese and German. I wonder any young people in their 20s would like to play and talk in your native Japanese or German language with them. 

Of course,  you are able to explain something in English. Let me know, if you're interested. Thanks. PS If you're learning Mandarin Chinese, I can teach you in returning you the favor. I'm an experienced Chinese tutor. 

German Reading and Mandarin Chinese Reading Exchange

Hi/Hallo,

I am looking for some native German speakers to listen to my German reading, then to correct my pronunciations. I can return the favor by correcting your Chinese pronunciations and tones. Serious learners only. Danke/Xie Xie

On-line Group Mandarin Chinese Lessons for Teens Based in the US

Hi/Ni Hao/你好,

I have set up a Chinese class for teens(13-18 years old). It's for beginners and it will run for 6 weeks. Each lesson is 50 minutes and it only allows 4-8 students in a class. It will start on Oct., 26th around 8:00pm at central time, in the US. The enrollment has started. If your teens are interested, please pm me. Thanks/Xie xie

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Looking for a Native Japanese to Teach my Son Japanese Hi, I'm a native Chinese speaker from Taiwan, but I have been living in the US for more than 13 years. I have two kid.  My 8-year-old son lately has been fascinated by a Japanese program called "Kamen Rider". He also likes Kamen rider toys. He even wants to learn the Japanese language. I wonder whether you can teach my son Japanese in exchange I can teach you Mandarin Chinese. I'm a Chinese tutor. We will do the exchange via Skype or Googlehangouts. Sincerely,