Hello, I am Mari!😃 I studied in Japan 🇯🇵 and I have lived in Nagoya, Japan! I speak Japanese and English🇺🇸🇨🇦 with no accent. 💗Japanese conversations!💗Japanese culture💗 Trend in Japan💗Japanese for travel💗Business Japanese💗 Courses can be modified for every student’s needs ☺️ 💛 I spent my childhood in Japan and have a strong understanding of the culture 💛 I can also teach you slang/trends in Japan 💛 I speak Japanese with a standard accent 🌸 Free talk/Conversation🌸 For those who want to improve their listening skills, practice talking, or have their pronunciation corrected. I am interested in topics such as technology💻, culture🗺, food🍱, movies🎬, psychology, business💼,, photography📸, and more! 🌸Japanese for beginners🌸 Starting with hiragana, katakana and introduction to kanji. Exposure to everyday words, phrases, or things we hear all the time in anime! Let’s also learn how to make self-introductions! 🌸Intermediate Japanese🌸 The intermediate class is designed to teach sentence structures and daily conversations. We will increase our vocabulary and practice listening skills. 🌸 Japanese for Travel🌸 Japanese for shopping, ordering, asking for directions, and many more practical phrases will be taught. 🌸Japanese for School/Daily conversations (tamego/casual)🌸 No one speaks like the textbook so let’s learn some commonly used slang! We will practice speaking informally as well as in typical conversations between strangers. We will also talk about current topics in Japan, trends among youths, anime, movies, food, and much more. We will learn how to describe our whole day’s itinerary, ask questions, and express emotions. Let’s make some international friends! 🌸Japanese for work (honorifics: keigo/formal)🌸 In Japan, we must talk formally to elders or people we are encountering for the first time to show respect. Let’s learn “keigo” and practice interviews as well as Japanese that would be used in different areas of services. 🌸Japanese culture/etiquette🌸 Every country has its own norm and etiquette. Japanese people are friendly and shy people so what we are used to might come off wrong. Let's learn about the differences! 💛The classes are meant to support your goals!! Let me do my best to help you reach them 💛I want to learn about you and your interests! The classes will be in a friendly environment to bring out your full potential. 💛Let me hear you talk! I want to give you the chance to practice your Japanese so you can speak like a native! Cannot wait to meet you in class. See you soon!✨💛