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Passive and Active Memory – Turn Passive Learning into Active Use!

Passive and Active Memory – Turn Passive Learning into Active Use!

Some people remember languages really easily, but I feel like most people (like myself) struggle to keep things we’ve learned in our brains. I’ve started learning another language from scratch and I’m reminded just how difficult it is to transfer

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Niffer January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 Learning Methods, Reading Japanese, Resources, Speaking Japanese, Teach Yourself Japanese, Tips and Tricks Read more

Getting the Most out of Personal Japanese Lessons

Getting the Most out of Personal Japanese Lessons

From February 1st italki will be holding a New Year Language Challenge. This is simply just a matter of getting badges for completing a certain number of hours of lessons in the month. It’s a great way to motivate yourself

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Niffer January 29, 2018January 28, 2018 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), Japanese Lessons, Speaking Japanese Read more

Speak Japanese Fluently in 1 Year Challenge (Part 2)

Speak Japanese Fluently in 1 Year Challenge (Part 2)

This is a step-by-step guide from complete beginners who want to challenge themselves to speaking fluently within 1 year. This is aimed at beginners but these techniques can be picked up by anyone who wants to speak Japanese fluently. These

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Niffer January 8, 2018November 14, 2021 Speaking Japanese, Teach Yourself Japanese Read more

How to Acquire Japanese Naturally

Acquire Japanese Naturally

I have always been a firm believer of the importance of combining study and using Japanese. Actually, that’s a lie. I used to be very lazy when it came to using Japanese but enjoyed studying immensely. It’s only in recent

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Niffer January 1, 2018March 7, 2018 Speaking Japanese, Teach Yourself Japanese, Tips and Tricks Read more

Techniques to Improve Japanese Pronunciation

Techniques to Improve Japanese Pronunciation

Pronouncing is a huge part of speaking Japanese. You can speak Japanese but if you can’t say it with a clear accent then native people are going to have trouble understanding you. They can still understand you most of the

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Niffer December 7, 2017December 13, 2017 Speaking Japanese, Teach Yourself Japanese Read more

Techniques to Improve Speaking Fluently [For ALL Levels]

Improve Speaking Fluently シャドーイングとは?

Speaking Japanese can be particularly frustrating for all levels if you don’t practice it. But it often feels like a catch 22. You don’t feel good enough to speak it, so you never practice, which means you don’t feel good

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Niffer October 7, 2017December 19, 2017 Speaking Japanese, Teach Yourself Japanese Read more

Get The Most Out of Language Exchange

Get The Most Out of Language Exchange

A while ago I set the first 3 month challenge for Speaking Japanese in 1 Year. A lot of it involves booking a speaking partner or teacher at least once a week (ideally twice) and practicing Japanese with them. Even

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Niffer September 24, 2017November 12, 2017 Learning Methods, Speaking Japanese Read more

Speak Japanese Fluently in 1 Year Challenge (Part 1)

Speak Japanese Fluently in 1 Year Challenge (Part 1)

This is a step-by-step guide from complete beginners who want to challenge themselves to speaking fluently within 1 year. This is aimed at beginners but these techniques can be picked up by anyone who wants to speak Japanese fluently. These

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Niffer July 20, 2017November 14, 2021 Speaking Japanese Read more

The Minimum Japanese You Need to Know

The Minimum Japanese You Need to Know

How much Japanese do you need to know? What Japanese do I need to know? These are tricky questions but ones that beginners really want to know. The following tries to answer these by clearly laying out the minimum Japanese

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Niffer June 19, 2017March 10, 2018 Learning Methods, Speaking Japanese, Teach Yourself Japanese Read more

Speak Japanese as a Beginner

Speak Japanese as a Beginner

“I want to be able to speak Japanese but I’ve never done it before and don’t know how.” I remember when I started learning Japanese I did not speak that much. I actually barely spoke Japanese for the first 2

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Niffer February 6, 2017December 13, 2017 Beginner Japanese, Intermediate Japanese, Speaking Japanese Read more

Going to Japan for the First Time Tips & Tricks

Going to Japan for the First Time Tips & Tricks

You’re going to Japan for the first time ever! Yay! おめでとう! Congratulations! You’re probably excited and nervous. You’ve got where you’re going, your flights and accommodation sorted, but you’re a little unsure of transport and what to do about food.

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Niffer September 3, 2016December 13, 2017 Beginner Japanese, Speaking Japanese, Visiting Japan Read more

The Importance of Using Japanese

The Importance of Using Japanese

Do you find that no matter how much you study, no matter how many days in a row, how many hours you spend a day or points you rack up with apps like Memrise, that you don’t feel like you’re

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Niffer February 25, 2016January 23, 2021 Japanese Lessons, Learning Methods, Motivation, Speaking Japanese, Teach Yourself Japanese, Visiting Japan Read more

A Simple Way to Start Speaking Japanese

A Simple Way to Start Speaking Japanese

It’s a bit overwhelming to know where to start when learning Japanese. I already posted Japanese – Where to Start which has advice on learning hiragana and katakana, and Japanese – Where to Start II which covers what to do next. So once

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Niffer August 26, 2015February 27, 2018 Beginner Japanese, Speaking Japanese, Teach Yourself Japanese Read more

Review of italki.com

Review of italki.com

italki.com is a website I decided to check out after watching this video by Rachel and Jun reviewing the site. Turns out I’d already signed up for the website at the beginning of this year, I’d just completely forgotten about

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Niffer May 6, 2015December 19, 2017 Advanced Japanese, Beginner Japanese, Intermediate Japanese, Learning Methods, Review, Speaking Japanese Read more

Japan Hacks – Asking For Directions in Japanese

Japan Hacks – Asking For Directions in Japanese

You might get lost in Japan (actually you probably will get lost) and not all Japanese people know English (in fact hardly any do), so it’s always helpful to be able to ask for and understand directions. Who should I

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Niffer September 15, 2014May 17, 2018 Speaking Japanese, Visiting Japan Read more

Telephone Calls in Japanese

I find that in the day and age where we use email and texting all the time, using the phone can be a daunting experience. Even worse if it’s in another language! The first time I talked on the phone

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Niffer June 19, 2014March 28, 2017 Advanced Japanese, Intermediate Japanese, Japanese Lessons, Speaking Japanese Read more

Being Sick in Japan

Being Sick in Japan

There was no post this week on Wednesday because I was ill. Which although meant I spent the week getting over some kind of cold bug, it also reminded me of the importance of being able to talk to people

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Niffer March 28, 2014May 17, 2018 Japanese Culture, Japanese Lessons, Speaking Japanese, Visiting Japan Read more

Practising Japanese with Natives

Practising Japanese with Natives

“It’s so hard to learn Japanese without practising it with someone who knows Japanese”   Believe it or not there are many ways you can meet native Japanese speakers and practice with them! Some are free and others can get pretty pricey,

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Niffer October 30, 2013October 24, 2021 Advanced Japanese, Beginner Japanese, Intermediate Japanese, Learning Methods, Speaking Japanese, Teach Yourself Japanese Read more

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