Established in 1915, we are one of the oldest Japanese language schools.
Summer Class for Teens & Kids(for 10 weeks)
-Teens’ Class –from 6/15 to 8/17 (11:30 to 12:30--- $170) - Kids’ Class -- from 6/15 to 8/1 (10am to 11am--- $170)
Adult beginner’s class: starts 6/5
- Every Wednesday from8:30 to 9:30 pm (monthly-4 times $60)
Private tutoring: Mostly weekday morning (4 times $100)
+registration fee 20
Please contact: hideo kuwahara <hollywoodjls5@gmail.com>
Class schedule
・We do lot of conversation and listening practice
・Class size is small: 3 to 5 people (learn faster)
・Private tutoring: adjust to your level, more talk and listening ⇒ learn faster
・Class fee: reular class: $60 for four times ・private class: $100 for four times
Inexpensive!
Cf. US average: $30 to &$70 for class/ $40 to $100 for private per hour
★School address: 3929 Middlebury St. Los Angeles, CA (near 101 w Vermont Ave.)
Image of Japan (illustration © 2022 Meppelstatt )
Do you know three big difference between Japanese and English?
1. Japanese use three different writings, Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji
1. Hiragana ひらがな Hints: how to memorize Hiragana?
2. Katakana カタカナ3. Kanji 漢字
Ⅱ. Japanese sentence structure is different from English
Japanese: S (subject) + O (object) + V (verb)
English: S (subject) + V (verb) + O (object)
Ⅲ. Japanese pronunciation
◆ consonants + 5 vowels (a, i, u, e, o)
◆ Intonation pattern
Compare to English accent which uses stress some syllables, Japanese pronunciation sounds flat. For instance,
Japanese Some English speakers
OHAYOO GOZAIMASU OHAYOO GOZAIMASU
おはようございます。 おはようございます。
Honorifics
Popular Japanese textbooks
Useful free online sites:
n5 listening with script, n4 listening with script, n3 listening with script
minna no nihongo listening 1-25, minna no nihongo kaiwa 1-25
minna no nihongo grammar 1-25,
try n5,
Greetings: あいさつ(aisatsu)
Verbs 動詞 (dooshi) : Japanese verbs conjugate
Verb conjugation: Japanese verbs conjugate (there are rules)
Bellow, just show you a dictionary form
5W 1H: いつitsu, どこでdokode, だれがdarega, なにをnanio,
なぜnaze, どのようにdonoyouni,
どこでたべますかDoko de tabemasuka (Where do you eat?)
★Useful expressions (there are many)
May I have ---?
Shall we ---?
★Particle: は、が、で、に、を、へ、etc,.
Onomatopoeia (Japanese use a lot)
★How to call days of the week?
★How to call family members?:かぞくKazoku
Te-form