4 Week Intensive Japanese Courses – Small Group Japanese Learning Looking for ways to improve your Japanese within a month? Coto Academy offers you a 4-week Intensive Japanese Course for Fall 2021, from August 30 to September 24. This 4-week intensive course is a great chance for you to master Japanese while having fun and […]
Have you ever wanted to learn Japanese, but cannot seem to find the right time? Rest assured, our in-person part-time lessons offer a variety of lessons in the evening for busy individuals that have to balance between work and studying. We offer a wide array of levels from beginner to advanced courses that help students […]
Do you struggle with shopping in Japanese, not knowing how to aswer when the shop staffs ask what you are looking for? In this week’s episode, we give an example scenario of a customer looking to find a white T-shirt. We hear two native speakers have a conversation in the roles of the shop staff […]
Grabbing a cup of coffee on the way to your commute is a daily routine many people have. In order to carry out this routine in Japan as well, say for travel, studies or work purposes, you would have to know how to order a cup of coffee in the local language. In this week’s […]
Contents: Introduction Dictionary Form ます (Masu) Form て (Te) Form Hello! Today we’ll be taking a look at some Japanese Verbs with illustrations provided by one of our students! Introduction Japanese Verbs are typically split into 3 groups, Ru-Verbs, U-Verbs as well as Irregular Verbs. Each of these tend to be conjugated differently so we’ll be discussing […]
Aiueo Blog “Summer Festivals” Na – Natsu matsuri Hello everyone! We have finally reached the turn around “Na” column of the Japanese alphabet. For this time of year, “Na” makes us think of, yes, (夏) “Natsu” or “Summer. For this installment, we have written about “Summer Festivals” that make Japan’s hot summer even hotter. Having […]
MutsukiSan is a new staff member that has been working at Coto Japanese Academy since February. She is extremely friendly so please say Hi to her if you see her at Coto! In this interview we will talk about how she helps the school and learn more about who she is! When did you start […]
How Can I Use Toriaezu in Japanese? 日本語こちら Typical Conversation between Japanese Friends The Positive & Negative Connotations To (と): Toriaezu (とりあえず) Beer! (Tori-Bee!) Have you ever been to an izakaya? It’s a kind of casual drinking establishment in Japan that also serves food. When you go to an izakaya with friends, you might all […]
Thanks to everyone, Coto will celebrate our 19th anniversary this year. Throughout the past year we feel very humbled to have played a part in your lives as the school that you have chosen to study Japanese. Our mission is to provide a vibrant community that helps our students enjoy their daily lives in Japan […]
A, who is a university student, told me this story the other day: “I had an interview with a company today. My university lecturer had told me to “go dressed tekitō (適当),” so I wore jeans and a T-shirt. But I noticed that the interviewer had a really shocked look on his/her face the moment […]
