How to teach children Japanese 1 Get fairy tales and storybooks in Japanese from your local library or from here Children love shared reading time and regardless of language acquisition, they will always remember the time they spent with you reading books. Try to find books with good illustrations. Look at the pictures with your …
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People consider it quite exotic to see their names written in foreign characters. Any touristic place you go to, you will see dozens waiting in line to have their names imprinted on local artifacts in different alphabets. Now, it’s super easy to this, thanks to Google Translate. If you just click on the following link and enter …
Dino Lingo Japanese for Kids is a Japanese language learning set where cartoon dinosaur characters introduce the most common 200 words and phrases in Japanese. The Japanese learning DVd set includes 5 DVDs and Japanese flash cards. effective Japanese teaching program for children Children can quickly learn and speak Japanese, thanks to the award-winning lessons …
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You know Japan has a very unique culture and that also applies to Valentine’s Day ( バレンタイン) as well. First of all, unlike many other countries, most people buy chocolate as a gift instead of all other possible gifts (e.g. perfume, jewelry, etc.) What’s more usually only girls buy a gift and boys just accept the gifts. …
Food Unlike most other countries, Japanese food must be beautifully displayed as well as tasty so Japanese cooks take great care in arranging food on the table. Rice, the primary dish, is prepared in many different ways. The Japanese eat rice cakes, rice crackers, and mix rice in various dishes with red beans, fish, and …
The third Monday of September in Japan is celebrated as Respect for the Aged Day (敬老の日). This day is also called the red day but it is because in Japanese calendar holidays are printed in red ink. With a population of more than 30% elderly or people who are older than 60, Respect for the aged …
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Japanese can be written with 3 different alphabets called Hiragana, katakana and Kanji. Japanese is the second most commonly spoken language in Brazil. Japanese words like sushi, kimono, ikebana and karate are actually have been used in other languages as well. There are no R and L sounds in Japanese. Japanese have English words with …
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Motivation Motivation Motivation It’s extremely important that kids have the motivation to learn Japanese. How to increase their motivation is not as difficult as you might think. You can simply do the following -Rewards Offer them rewards for learning extra words or phrases (e.g., a chocolate bar from Japan, a trip to a Japanese restaurant, …
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Oyaji Gyagu means Old man’s joke. It is a pun type of joke that involves playing with words which most of the time is about using similar sounding words with different meanings. Dajare can be any type of verbal joke not necessarily oyaji gyagu (substitution of a Japanese word with another similar sounding word but …
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NITTO Kagaku, A Japanese manufacturer that produces various products ranging from dental care tools to chemical equipment, introduced this gadget that teaches children the ideal way of biting and chewing certain types of foods. The idea behind the invention was the poor chewing habits of young kids which later in life causes various health problems. …