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UPDATE SCHEDULE (Subject to Change)

• Tuesday: Dialogue and New Vocabulary
• Thursday: Grammar
• Friday: Kanji
• Sunday: Open Questions

Lesson 4 (Vocab and Dialogue)

I - Cool goes to the Main Page. クール:すみません。壁紙はどこですか。 (Sumimasen. Kabekami wa doko desu ka.) ケイ:えぇ?電気カードの前ですよ。 (Ee? Denki kaado no mae desu yo.) ...

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Lesson 3 (Kanji)

This is the kanji session. Review each one carefully. Sentences in the dialogues and lessons will include the new kanji as they are introduced, so you can also use this as a reading reference. (Note: Due to limits of technology, I do not ha...

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JLPT Level 2: Passed!

Here is a little incentive to keep studying. You too can pass the JLPT :-)

So I just got my notification in the mail. I took the level 2 JLPT test on December 7th and passed! I passed by the skin on my teeth, but I still passed. The passing level was 240 out of 400 and I passed with 272. I thought you had to pass each section, but apparently you only had to pass on the total score. My reading/grammer score was 5 points below the 60% cutoff, but I still passed. And here is the proof.
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Lesson 3

Welcome to Lesson 3 on 日本ランド. This lesson, we'll be covering: • Verbs, Verb Types and Verb Conjugation • Particles II • Word Order, ~ませんか and Frequency Adverbs • Numbers II, Col...

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Lesson 3: A Typical Day (Vocab and Dialouge)

I It's lunchtime at theOtaku HQ. Cool and Spikey are discussing what they want. スパイキ:おい、クール。食べませんか。 (Oi, Kuuru. Tabamasen ka.) クール:うん.何を食べるつもりですか...

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