Have you heard these phrases? Did you know what they mean? Every morning, when I was working in Japan, I would stop in Komeda Coffee for breakfast. For 500 yen, I got toast with jam, a boiled egg and coffee. Great value. 🍞🥚☕️ Every time I entered, the staff said the same three phrases. いらっしゃいませ。 何名様ですか。 禁煙席でよろしいですか。 Know these three and how to respond and you can confidently enter any restaurant in Japan. 🍱🍙🍛🍜🍢🍣🍤🍡 Arigatou, Joe Sensei.

"Always do your best. What you plant now you will harvest later." — Og Mandino Follow the link, watch the video and learn along. Complete the work sheet. Write your hiragana on some paper. Writing helps you distinguish the characters and get them into your long term memory. Post your work. Show off your skills, receive feedback and get motivation from us sharing together. https://www.skool.com/japanese/classroom/78718867?md=34a5d8c4129545e1bd50ca5ac197fe9a Please try your best (ganbatte kudasai)!!! Joe Sensei. @Leonardo Adoccimo @Ricardo Solomons @Kev Hear @Julia Stanley @Harry Lewis @Serdar San @Lydia Cox @Cecilia Parks @Barry Prescott P.S. Bonus Challenge. Try and recognise the hiragana in this drawing. It is often hard to recognise characters when they are written stylistically, like how cursive can be hard for us to read.

"Those who arrive at the end of the journey are not those who began." — T.S. Eliot https://www.skool.com/japanese/classroom/78718867?md=d041cad5483747a7ba734ec91bf25f79 At the end of this lesson, you will have completed the hiragana challenge. You can now recognise hiragana. Take a moment to feel proud of your accomplishment. Omedetou gozaimasu! Congratulations! Yoku dekimashita yo! You did it!! Arigatou, Joe Sensei. @Leonardo Adoccimo @Ricardo Solomons @Kev Hear @Julia Stanley @Harry Lewis @Serdar San @Lydia Cox @Cecilia Parks @Barry Prescott

✏️ Goal: Write a short diary entry in Japanese 🗒️ Topic: High Tea with family ✅ Beginner / N5 (with romaji + English) 家族とハイティーに行きました。 Kazoku to hai tī ni ikimashita. I went to a High Tea with my family. お茶はとてもおいしかったです。 Ocha wa totemo oishikatta desu. The tea was delicious. ケーキはおいしかったです。 Kēki wa oishikatta desu. The cake was tasty. サンドイッチはよかったです。 Sandoicchi wa yokatta desu. The sandwiches were nice. けしきはとてもきれいでした。 Keshiki wa totemo kirei deshita. The view was beautiful. とてもいい日でした。 Totemo ii hi deshita. It was a lovely day. ✅ N3 Version 家族といっしょにハイティーに行きました。 お茶もケーキもとてもおいしくて、サンドイッチもおいしかったです。 景色もとてもきれいで、ゆったりとした時間を過ごすことができました。 とても楽しくて、素敵な一日でした。 🫵 Your Turn Write 3–5 sentences about something you ate or a place you went. You can use: 〜ました 〜かったです 〜でした Example: レストランに行きました。とてもおいしかったです。 Simple is perfect 😊 If you're unsure of a word or phrase you want to use, feel free to ask! Ganbatte kudasai! Try your best! Joe Sensei.

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." – Thomas Edison Follow the link, watch the video and learn along. Complete the work sheet. Write your hiragana on some paper. Writing helps you distinguish the characters and get them into your long term memory. Post your work. Show off your skills, receive feedback and get motivation from us sharing together. https://www.skool.com/japanese/classroom/78718867?md=d50fe7d5aacb404ebb01c60484edab1b Please try your best (ganbatte kudasai)!!! Joe Sensei. @Leonardo Adoccimo @Ricardo Solomons @Kev Hear @Julia Stanley @Harry Lewis @Serdar San @Lydia Cox @Cecilia Parks @Barry Prescott P.S. Bonus Challenge. Try and recognise the hiragana that makes up this face. This is common for primary school kids in Japan.