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April 24, 2020

Online Japanese Speaking Sessions now Available

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Speak Japanese freely with a native speaker with Coto’s Online Speaking sessions. Are you looking for a way to practice speaking Japanese online? We are excited to announce that we are now offering “speaking sessions” at https://online.cotoacademy.com Speaking sessions are a great way to practice what you are self-studying or simply to just keep your […]

April 21, 2020

JLPT N4 Grammar – ~たばかり

The JLPT N4 has many grammar points that are extremely useful for daily conversation. In addition to studying for a test, you are also adding to your Japanese language toolbox more tools that you can use to communicate. This article covers the JLPT N4 grammar point: ~たばかり (~tabakari) ~たばかり is one of those grammar points […]

April 20, 2020

How to Say "I Wish"/"I Want" In Japanese – Using 欲しい

Are you learning Japanese and want to know how to express sentiments like “I wish”? In learning or speaking any language, being able to express yourself and your own wishes is important for communication. For Japanese it can be difficult because it is such an ambiguous language. If you have been studying Japanese for a […]

April 16, 2020

Important Coronavirus Vocabulary in Japanese

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Many of you guys have requested a “cheat sheet” in Japanese for how to talk about COVID-19 in Japan. This includes key vocabulary you need to know to understand news updates. Below we will include a list of important Japanese Vocabulary related to COVID-19 as well as some example sentences that you might find common […]

April 13, 2020

How to Say "During", "While" in Japanese – JLPT N4 Grammar: 間に

Contents: How to use 間に Example: Verbs Example: Nouns Example: な-adjectives Continuous actions? Sometimes when speaking in Japanese to your friends or peers at work, you may want to express “during” or “while”, but aren’t quite sure how to say it. Maybe you already know the expression ながら – which also means “while” or “during” […]

April 7, 2020

JLPT N3 Grammar Point: ~ppanashi (〜っぱなし)

Have you ever heard this phrase in a Japanese sentence before, but didn’t know what it meant: 何々っぱなし〜? Maybe you were able to catch the general meaning or implication, but you weren’t sure what 〜っぱなし(ppanashi) means? っぱなし is a JLPT N3 level Grammar point, and this article will be giving a run down of it’s […]

April 2, 2020

Making Flashcards for Japanese TV Shows – Netflix recommendations for Learning Japanese

Many of our students will be studying remotely and worldwide – many Japanese learners are stuck at home. In this blog, we want to introduce a great way to get the most out of your Japanese Netflix learning. This blog will teach you how to do the following: Access Japanese Netflix shows via VPN Use […]

March 30, 2020

Kanji Worksheet Free PDF Download: JLPT N4 – Unit 3: Hobbies

Learning and practicing your N4 Kanji? Do you know what kind of words to use to describe your favorite hobby? If you don’t, you will shortly after using our Kanji Worksheet We have a new unit for you! This is the third unit in the JLPT N4 series of free Kanji writing practice sheets that […]

March 26, 2020

Apps for homeschool Japanese

Click Here to join our 30 day challenge to learn Hiragana Are you homeschooling your child and looking for language learning resources? Japanese is a good fit for homeschoolers due to its unique visual writing systems. Below we have laid out several apps that would be good for homeschoolers learning Japanese. Dr. Moku’s Hiragana and […]

March 25, 2020

How to say “But” in Japanese – でも – JLPT N5 Grammar

Learn how to say the Japanese word for But or However in this blog!

March 18, 2020

Online Japanese Lessons for Homeschooling

In light of the Covid-19 situation affecting Schools across the world – Coto has decided to start offering its online lessons to homeschoolers and their families that are looking for a supportive language program. Are you a parent that is trying to teach a language through e-learning? At Coto Japanese academy we offer a free […]

March 6, 2020

How to say a noun "is not" in Japanese

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In Japanese to say that something is something – you use “Noun + Desu”. First, you give the noun – and then you give its state of being. For example, if you wanted to say ” It is a clock.” – you would say – “tokei desu” (時計です） Lit. translated – “Clock is” or “Tokei desu” […]