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, shit, 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 @Meyu Artist @Irdzra Khairuddin @Phil C @Blaize Agena @Brittney Cox @Steve Goldun @Karin Ware @Wilson Sanchez @Sheila Pinto @Fenny Kirmil @Nathan Feick

Introduce yourself and share a pic of something Japanese you own or something Japanese that you're interested in! Feel free to explain why you want to learn Japanese or what you like about Japan. Also, feel free to post any Japanese language questions you have. I'd be glad to answer them! As for me, I love learning Judo. Have you ever tried it? And I love Japanese literature, such as Kokoro by Natsume Soseki. Have you read any Japanese novels? I also really enjoyed Cowboy Bebop when it came out! Not the live action Netflix version!

Konnichiwa, On the first day of the hiragana challenge we learn a, ki, ka, su! 🎄✨ Watch the video and comment when you've finished! For extra points, do the writing exercise and post a photo of your answers. This will really cement your learning! Below is the first video and worksheet. I know some of you have seen this before, but we'll take on this challenge together and master the 46 characters by Christmas!! Day One! 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

Do you want to master hiragana by Xmas? Join the challenge. Comment below! What is it? 12 Days. 20 Mins per day. You’ll learn (or review) all 46 hiragana characters with daily videos and worksheets. It's the Hiragana Masterclass with us learning together for accountability and motivation. Who is it for? Whether you’re: starting Japanese from zero getting back into study trying to build consistency ..this challenge is made for you! Why is it effective? I have taught hiragana to thousands of students in Australia and around the world. My methods will have you reading and writing hiragana in 12 days! If you want to start your journey to being a Japanese speaker, master hiragana reading and writing effectively and boost your skills by Xmas, then comment on this post and we'll master hiragana together!!