Konnichiwa, On the third day of the hiragana challenge we learn ta, yo, ke, yu! 🎄✨ Well done on making it this far. You are cementing a habit and getting momentum on your learning!! Watch the video and comment when you finish! Please practise the writing to improve your overall understanding and retention (you'll remember it better)! Ganbatte kudasai (try your best)!!! Joe Sensei. @Ev Ginguene @Meyu Artist @Irdzra Khairuddin @Phil C @Blaize Agena @Brittney Cox @Steve Goldun @Karin Ware @Wilson Sanchez @Sheila Pinto @Fenny Kirmil @Nathan Feick @Tiffany Joyner

Konnichiwa, Today we had a really nice ocha and chat talking about some of the very delicious foods of Japan. I think we'll definitely be doing this topic again soon! From okonomiyaki and konyaku to mochi and morning service at Komeda Cafe, we shared our favourite foods and practised some phrases for talking about foods. What Japanese foods do you like? Feel free to tell us in a comment below! Next week, the topic will be: Travel 🗺️🗾🧭🛫🚂 Arigatou, Joe Sensei.

Ocha and Chat is on in 11 hours! It's a live group call where we can chat, practise Japanese and strengthen our community of Japanese language learners. 🗓️ Next Topic: Favourite Foods（好きな食べ物） Next Ocha & Chat will be about favourite foods. This is an easy topic and a great chance to practise asking and answering simple questions in Japanese. You don’t need perfect Japanese — just try! --- 🈶 Key Question Patterns 1️⃣ Asking about favourite food 好きな食べ物は何ですか。 Suki na tabemono wa nan desu ka? What is your favourite food? --- 2️⃣ Answering ラーメンです。 Rāmen desu. It’s ramen. --- 3️⃣ Saying what you like most ラーメンが一番好きです。 Rāmen ga ichiban suki desu. I like ramen the most. --- 4️⃣ Asking a follow-up question どんなラーメンが好きですか。 Donna rāmen ga suki desu ka? What kind of ramen do you like? --- 5️⃣ Talking about frequency よくラーメンを食べますか。 Yoku rāmen o tabemasu ka? Do you eat ramen often? --- --- 🗣️ Example Dialogue ① (Very Simple) A: 好きな食べ物は何ですか。 Suki na tabemono wa nan desu ka? What is your favourite food? B: すしです。 Sushi desu. It’s sushi. A: すしが好きですか。 Sushi ga suki desu ka? Do you like sushi? B: はい、すしが一番好きです。 Hai, sushi ga ichiban suki desu. Yes, sushi is my favourite. --- 🗣️ Example Dialogue ② (With “often”) A: よく何を食べますか。 Yoku nani o tabemasu ka? What do you often eat? B: よくカレーを食べます。 Yoku karē o tabemasu. I often eat curry. A: カレーはおいしいですか。 Karē wa oishii desu ka? Is curry delicious? B: はい、とてもおいしいです。 Hai, totemo oishii desu. Yes, it’s very delicious. --- 🗣️ Example Dialogue ③ (Casual but still polite) A: 好きな日本の食べ物は何ですか。 Suki na Nihon no tabemono wa nan desu ka? What Japanese food do you like? B: たこやきが好きです。 Takoyaki ga suki desu. I like takoyaki. A: たこやきを食べたことがありますか。 Takoyaki o tabeta koto ga arimasu ka? Have you eaten takoyaki before? B: はい、あります。 Hai, arimasu. Yes, I have. --- 📘 Useful Food Vocabulary Japanese Romaji English ラーメン rāmen ramen すし sushi sushi カレー karē curry たこやき takoyaki takoyaki にく niku meat やさい yasai vegetables ごはん gohan rice / meal

Konnichiwa, On the second day of the hiragana challenge we learn i, mi, shi, ko! 🎄✨ Watch the video and comment when you finish! Please peactis the writing to improve your overall understanding and retention (you'll remember it better)! Day Two! Ganbatte kudasai (try your best)!!!! Joe Sensei. @Ev Ginguene @Meyada M.m @Irdzra Khairuddin @Phil C @Blaize Agena @Brittney Cox @Steve Goldun @Karin Ware @Wilson Sanchez @Sheila Pinto @Fenny Kirmil @Nathan Feick

Right now I’m reading a book called くま クマ 熊 ベアー and I finally arrived and the second half! When I first started reading it I had to look up lots of words and grammar but now I can read it way faster and actually enjoy reading it. For anyone who has a hard time now, don’t give up you will reach a level where learning Japanese becomes fun.