#LearningEnglish

And who ever came up with the idea of sometimes representing te-form as a verb ending in its stem i-form rather than -te wants a major telling off ;) example 聞き rather than 聞いて

Always forgetting about it and thinking they are compound verbs!

Stop it your not big and not clever, you are a very naughty boy！

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Educational Japanese programme for me Miffy ;)

ドアのうしろに　なにがある? | 数、色と形 | ミッフィー | キッズ向け番組 - YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2fPX_lkTDmQ

> 赤、黄、青や緑の色について習います。ミッフィーの公式ユーチューブ・チャンネルにようこそ。　お話、お歌やミッフィーとおともだちの楽しい体験をたくさんお楽しみいただけます。見のがさない様にオンラインサービスへの加入をお忘れなく。もっとミッフィーのビデオを見る►https://goo.gl/FQZ1R8ミッフィー公式チ...

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #Miffy

And today I also learned that apparently someone at Duolingo who is teaching English to Japanese is a big Nintendo Famicom fan.

As the beginning section is called:

始まりの森

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#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #Nintendo #Famicom #Duolingo #DuolingoJapanese #DuolingoEnglish

It's always fun to learn more about the differences between various English words from a Japanese website. Words that I should know being a native of England and the English language, but didn't:

Ｑ６９： 「森」を表すforestとwoodsは、どう違いますか？ - ジャパンタイムズ出版 BOOKCLUB

https://bookclub.japantimes.co.jp/news/n22456.html

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Cool Japanese word for today:

Water 水 Die 死 - 水+死 Drown

Sometimes Japanese do better words than the English :)

Ok kids don't go swimming after eating or you may WATER DIE!

And yes 溺死 is probably better but seriously Water Die is cool.

Tatoeba must have been in a mood:

彼らは水死した。They became food for fishes.

彼女は子供を水死させてしまった。She allowed her child to be drowned.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

It always surprises me what words exist in Japanese:

にいぼん/あらぼん【新盆】(Niibon/Arabon)
the first Festival of the Dead after a person's death.

その人が死んで最初の盆。初盆はつぼん。あらぼん。しんぼん。《季 秋》

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Ok this took me a while to get: 二本（にほん）　人（じん）

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Nothing beats Chase Colburns Kanji Study app but this is a good start:

A new tool for learning to read Japanese on Duolingo

https://blog.duolingo.com/learning-to-read-japanese-characters/?utm_source=duonews&utm_medium=EN

> Duolingo has a new feature for reading kanji, so now learning all 3 Japanese writing systems is easier and more fun than ever!

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #Duolingo #DuolingoJapanese

The Complete Japanese Verb Conjugation Video

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7334YPmg5G0

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Nifty new website find: AnimalBook.jp , has Japanese and English modes :)

動物完全大百科animalbook.jp ～どうぶつの知りたいこと、おもしろいこと、ここに集合～

https://animalbook.jp/

> 初めまして！動物完全大百科へようこそ！ ここでは動物の知りたいこと、面白いこと、動物に対して、多くの興味をもってもらえるような内容が盛りだくさんあります。 皆さんにひと時でも感動を、共感を、新しい知識を得る喜びを与えられることを願っております。 さぁ、これからどんな新しいことに出逢えるか是非楽しんでご覧ください。

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Ok what is with no one telling me about the cuter version of Thomas The Tank Engine in Japanese:

【フルエピソード】新TVシリーズきかんしゃトーマス「イッキ見」

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=22VcAtUZOV8

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #ThomasTheTankEngine

On Sarah Orne Jewett's birthday (born #OTD in 1849), a reminder that you can download a free #ebook containing her short story "A White Heron" from my website.

It includes vocabulary notes for English learners.

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/06/19/free-ebook-a-white-heron/

#SarahOrneJewett #AmericanLiterature #LearningEnglish

Tokyo Girls Collection - Live stream, only the most vapid Japanese girls may apply..

『マイナビ TGC 2023 A/W』PART3

https://ymusicapp.com/watch?v=XK09LFW-6Wk

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

I am going to learn magic just so that I can use this, well that and breed a pigeon, obviously:

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #DuolingoJapanese #Duolingo

It not me listening to Peppa Pig for fun, when it's in Japanese it is study :)

🔴 ペッパピッグ ⭐️ ライブストリーム 🌈 Peppa Pig Live Stream

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XyBIdL_NTdA

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

The presenters on Hiroshima News 24 goe from looking like their families are just off camera being held at gun point, and then as cheery as if they just freebased the good stuff, apparently there is much going on:

【LIVE】広島ニュース24　～広島の最新ニュースを24時間配信中！～

https://ymusicapp.com/watch?v=e2pgLUmaxGs

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Bible/Jesus AI chat, thanks Scathing Atheist podcast & Eli Bosnick (who is always trustworthy and never does anything for fun, ever) you can:

https://chatwithjesus.app/

Note: It understands Japanese, answers any question bibe related or not.

I got the AI to guess what fruit Mary of the Bible likes and it said Figs.

@piatpod

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #Jesus #Atheist #ScathingAtheist #AI

Manga with cat for the win:

つまねこ＃１ はじめまして | つまねこ | ヤンマガWeb

https://yanmaga.jp/columns/articles/414

> 『サラリーマン山崎シゲル』の田中光が描く、噛みぐせのある愛猫・正太郎と、そんな正太郎に振り回される妻・ヨメタナカの日常を描くほのぼのエッセイ。 「今週の正太郎コーナー」では毎週正太郎の写真をお届けします。 マンガ・グラビアが毎日無料のヤンマガWeb。

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

My fellow Japanese dictionary nerds (okay maybe just me):

三省堂国語辞典 第八版 - Apps on Google Play

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.logovista.dic.SANKOKU8

> ◆Release commemorative sale now being held! Until November 30th!

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Hikari Japanese Academy Announces Conversation Classes - Rafu Shimpo

https://rafu.com/2023/08/hikari-japanese-academy-announces-conversation-classes/

> MONROVIA — Hikari Japanese Academy, a leading provider of Japanese language and cultural education, announces the launch of its fall Japanese conversation classes. The classes aim to provide a dynamic and immersive learning experience.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Radical Kanji: Intermediate Japanese for Understanding Kanji 'Pieces' - GaijinPot

https://blog.gaijinpot.com/radical-kanji-intermediate-japanese-for-understanding-kanji-pieces/

> Learn how to break down kanji into easier, bite-sized chunks.  

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

The Best Kanji Learning Programs

https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/best-kanji-learning-programs/

> Explore the best programs to study kanji available; RTK, KLC, WaniKani and more.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Asia Week New York | Japanese Art Society of America's Online and In-Person Talk

https://www.asiaweekny.com/blog/japanese-art-society-americas-online-and-person-talk

> The first female Japanese study-abroad students to the U.S. sponsored by the Meiji Government Meiji Modern: What Women’s Education Means Then and Now Sunday, August 27 at 7PM EDT (Monday, August 28 at 9:15AM Toyko Time)

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Another literary birthday: Kate Chopin, born #OTD in 1850.

If you're unfamiliar with her writings, check out her short story 'A Morning Walk', available for a free download from my blog.

Click here for this and other available titles: https://grammaticus.blog/library/

#ebooks #LearningEnglish #literature #AmericanLiterature #freebies

Well Junior is obviously loaded and super independent for his age.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #Duolingo #DuolingoJapanese

Oh joy, I just opened my Duolingo Japanese course and was informed:

We updated your course and have advanced you along the course path...

Now I have to go back and figure out what new stuff there is that I need to learn.

Upside, the story books are now throughout the course, which is good.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #Duolingo #DuolingoJapanese

Book review: 『天山を越えて』by Koshi Kurumizawa – Inhae's blog

http://notes.inhae.blog/review/book-review-%e3%80%8e%e5%a4%a9%e5%b1%b1%e3%82%92%e8%b6%8a%e3%81%88%e3%81%a6%e3%80%8fby-koshi-kurumizawa/

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Seems accurate but given the publisher use caution:

Happy Haiku Day! How a Kiwi Fell in Love with the 5-7-5 as a Medium of Storytelling | JAPAN Forward

https://japan-forward.com/happy-haiku-day-how-a-kiwi-fell-in-love-with-the-5-7-5-as-a-medium-of-storytelling/

> They say a picture speaks a thousand words. But when George Nelson came to Japan, he discovered that within a haiku, a few syllables can paint whole worlds.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #UseCaution

Japan firms reduce teleworking despite workers' strong demand: survey

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/08/b585c5a304e3-japan-firms-reduce-teleworking-despite-workers-strong-demand-survey.html

> Japanese companies are continuing to reduce the use of teleworking after the government downgraded COVID-19 to a lower-risk disease category in May, despite workers' strong demand for remote working, a recent survey showed.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

With HP Lovecraft's birthday coming up (born on Aug. 20, 1890), my latest blog post presents his poem "The House", first published in 1920.

It's a bit spooky, a bit eerie, but also oddly comforting, as so much of Lovecraft's writing tends to be.

The post contains a vocabulary study exercise for English language learners.

Visit now: https://grammaticus.blog/2023/08/18/the-house-by-lovecraft/

#literature #Lovecraft #poetry #poem #LearningEnglish #EnglishTeacher

Cirrocumulus Clouds | Culture | Metropolis Japan

https://metropolisjapan.com/cirrocumulus-clouds-kenji-miyazawa-english/

> Little known story by famous Kenji Miyazawa and translated into English by Eric Margolis. Read Cirrocumulus Clouds by Kenju Miyazawa here!

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish  
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

AI Voice Over Generator: Turning Text to Speech in 24 Languages

https://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/138309.php

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish  
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

English to be 2nd Official Language at Tokyo Science Univ.

https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20230816-129793/

> The Institute of Science Tokyo, which will be formed by the merger of the Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tokyo Medical and Dental University in the 2024 academic year, plans to make English its second official language.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish  
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Naoshima students showcase English skills as 1st-time tour guides

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/08/6eab59ddee3b--naoshima-students-showcase-english-skills-as-1st-time-tour-guides.html

> Six members of Naoshima EGG, a collective comprising local elementary and junior high school students who show foreign tourists around the island town of Naoshima in English, ventured into the role of tour guides for the first time last month.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish  
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Eco-friendly eating with a healthy helping of Japanese - The Japan Times

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/10/language/japanese-vocabulary-for-sustainable-eating-restaurants/

> Sustainability-related vocabulary isnt the only way to get your thoughts across on sustainable food practices in Japanese.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish  
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

英語が話せますか?　いいえ。。。:

Over half of Japanese students in nationwide test score zero percent in English speaking section | SoraNews24 -Japan News-

https://soranews24.com/2023/08/02/over-half-of-japanese-students-in-nationwide-test-score-zero-percent-in-english-speaking-section/

> But that number might not tell the whole story of why so many were at a loss for words.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish  
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Most terrifying Amazon Kindle notification: Authors you follow have published new books...

I will soon have less money, and yet more Japanese books....

I am Kindles bitch!

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish  
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

English learners, have you ever been confused by the use of 'because' and 'because of'?

To find out the difference between the two, have a look at my latest blog post: https://grammaticus.blog/2023/07/19/because/

#englishgrammar #learningenglish #englishteacher

How to Say 'Money' in Japanese (and How to Use it Like a Local) - Team Japanese

https://teamjapanese.com/money-in-japanese/

> If you are thinking of visiting Japan, it’s important to familiarise yourself with the Japanese currency, yen. Not only that, but you should also know a bit about the social norms surrounding money in Japan.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish  
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

People using Duolingo to learn English in India completed the highest number of lessons per day compared to people from other countries. Go, go, diligent Indians!

The next four most-diligent countries, in order, are Germany, the UK, Brazil, and Argentina.

https://blog.duolingo.com/which-country-studies-english-the-most/

#LearningEnglish

Here's your #poetry fix for this week: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's #poem "Rain in Summer".

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/06/28/rain-in-summer-by-longfellow/

#longfellow #rain #summer #learningenglish #englishteacher #americanliterature

Image credit: Basil Smith via Unsplash

What Are Dango? The Magical Mochi Made of Rice Flour – HYPER JAPAN
https://hyperjapan.co.uk/traditional-culture/what-are-dango-the-magical-mochi-made-of-rice-flour/

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #Dango #Wagashi

In the latest post on the blog I'm presenting a children's poem "The Hedgehog" by Edith King. And if you're craving for more hedgehog-themed poems, there are links to several more. 🦔🦔🦔

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/06/21/the-hedgehog-by-edith-king/

#hedgehog #poem #poetry #edithking #childrensliterature #learningenglish #englishteacher #englishvocabulary

Tokyo Foreign Studies University has a lot of their course content available online:

東外大言語モジュール

http://www.coelang.tufs.ac.jp/mt/

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Tadoku Tree House – Graded Readers by Japanese Learners!

https://sites.smith.edu/tadoku/

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Over Half of Japanese Parents Concerned About Children Using ChatGPT | Nippon.com

https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h01702/

>A survey in Japan found that parents were worried about the effects of ChatGPT on their children’s thinking skills and ability to recognize incorrect information.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

In Gen Z Japan's Hot New Slang, Princes Become Frogs - Unseen Japan

https://unseenjapan.com/gen-z-japan-new-slang/

>When does a prince become a frog? For Gen Zers in Japan, it can happen over something as small as a declined train card.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

When I am practicing reading Japanese, when there is a word I don't know I add it to a text file for later addition to Anki, so 2 weeks later it has 400 lines.....

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

This week's #poetry post on the blog celebrates the lovely month of June! 🌞🐝🌻

Join me in reading Thomas Wentworth Higginson's poem 'June'. Also available are some vocabulary exercises that will help you with reading comprehension.

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/06/07/june-by-higginson/

#americanliterature #thomaswentworthhigginson #poem #june #summer #reading #learningenglish #englishteacher #englishvocabulary

I was searching for the meaning for 雀[すずめ]: Sparrow.

My Daijisen 大辞泉 dictionary says not to use the kanji, only the reading.

But my Jim Breen Dictionary datafile based dictionary does not indicate kana only (uk).

So knowledgeable Japanese language people how is it written generally.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Only in Nara, cracker munching monsters :)

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #Duolingo #DuolingoJapanese

This week's poetry post on my blog coincides with Walt Whitman's birthday. 🎂 For the occasion, I've chosen his short poem 'A Noiseless Patient Spider'.

The post includes a vocabulary exercise for English language learners.

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/05/31/a-noiseless-patient-spider-whitman/

Image credit: Jan Huber via Unsplash

#poem #poetry #waltwhitman #americanliterature #learningenglish #englishvocabulary #englishteacher

Odd sentence translation of the day:

Jp Sent: そっか、女子力が足りないんだと思う。
En Sent: Oh, I think my womanly powers are not sufficient.

Image AI generated from sentence.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #Translation #Ai #Craiyon

Egui: One Japanese Word's Journey from "Awful" to "Awesome!" - Unseen Japan

https://unseenjapan.com/egui-japanese-meaning-change/

>"Egui" in Japanese used to have a thoroughly negative meaning. Not anymore. Here's when - and why - that changed.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Primarily designed for learners at the pre-intermediate level, my latest blog post post will teach you some basic #vocabulary on the subject of #tea. It includes a 10-question online quiz. 🫖

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/05/22/tea/

#LearningEnglish #EnglishTeacher

How to Learn Japanese from Anime and Which Shows to Watch
https://blog.duolingo.com/how-to-learn-japanese-from-anime/

>The Japanese you can learn from anime is totally *yabai*!

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #Duolingo #DuolingoJapanese #Anime

Looking for some peace and quiet? Robert Frost’s poem ‘A Prayer in Spring’ just might give you some inspiration.

It's also a great tool for learning about iambic pentameter. No idea what that is? Read my latest blog post! 🤓

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/05/10/a-prayer-in-spring-by-robert-frost/

#poem #poetry #robertfrost #englishliterature #americanliterature #learningenglish #englishteacher

Tamura Toshiko: The 'New Woman' Feminist in Early Modern Japan - Unseen Japan
https://unseenjapan.com/tamura-toshiko-the-new-woman-feminist-in-early-modern-japan/

>In Taisho era Japan, Tamura Toshiko emerged as one of the preeminent writers of the "New Woman" movement. Her legacy extends beyond Japan's borders.

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish  
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #UnseenJapan

This week's #grammar post on the blog is about the verbs LAY and LIE which often create some confusion.

The post includes a 10-question grammar quiz you can use to check your knowledge.

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/05/08/lay-and-lie/

#LearningEnglish #EnglishGrammar #EnglishTeacher

In this week's poetry post we’ll travel to the time of the English Renaissance, with a jolly little music piece written by Thomas Morley (1557–1602): 'Now Is the Time of Maying'.

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/05/03/morley-maying/

#EnglishRenaissance #ThomasMorley #LearningEnglish

This week's #poetry post on the blog presents Rainer Maria Rilke's short poem 'In April', originally published in 1902.

Rilke takes us to a rainy April day—and a moment in which the rain subsides and the sunshine breaks through. The reader is gently enveloped in stillness, made a participant in nature’s comforting slumbering silence.

As always, there's a short vocabulary exercise for ESL learners.

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/04/26/april-rilke/

#poem #april #spring #learningenglish #englishteacher #literature #esl

Hey y'all, ready for another #poem?

This week's choice is 'Spring Storm' by William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), the celebrated American modernist of the imagist school.

You can also spend a minute or two doing a vocabulary exercise I've prepared for you. 🤓 It's all in the latest blog post.

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/04/19/spring-storm-williams/

#poetry #americanliterature #williamcarloswilliams #learningenglish #englishvocabulary #englishteacher #spring

This week on the blog we're doing some #grammar: Present Simple vs Present Continuous!

Visit https://grammaticus.blog/2023/04/17/present-simple-vs-continuous to learn the basic differences between the two #tenses and do a 10-question online grammar quiz.

#learningenglish #englishteacher #englishgrammar

This week's #poetry post on my blog features Walt Whitman's short #poem 'The First Dandelion', originally published in 1888.

There's also a simple #vocabulary exercise for English language learners.

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/04/12/the-first-dandelion-by-whitman/

#LearningEnglish #AmericanLiterature #ELT #ESL

In my latest blog post, learn about #portmanteau words: what are they and why are they called like that?

Link in bio or visit https://grammaticus.blog/2023/04/03/portmanteaus/

#vocabulary #englishlanguage #learningenglish #englishteacher

One of the songs I used to teach vocabulary and connected speech, back in the day.

#ESL #English #LearningEnglish #Languages

https://youtu.be/iX-QaNzd-0Y

Need a #poem to brighten your day? Head on over to my blog where you'll find my latest #poetry post, featuring 'Life' by Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855).

It's a delightfully optimistic and positive poem, just what we need on hump day 😃

The post includes #vocabulary exercises on #adjectives and #adverbs; have fun with those! 🤓

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/03/29/life-by-charlotte-bronte/

#CharlotteBronte #EnglishLiterature #LearningEnglish #EnglishTeacher #uplifting #PositiveVibes #optimism

This week on the blog I'm sharing about my favourite #films. There are some old Hollywoods classics, but also some more recent films. It's an eclectic mix!

Do we share a similar taste in #movies?

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/03/27/favourite-films/

#englishteacher #englishvocabulary #learningenglish

Mark the arrival of #spring with a lovely #poem by Thomas Nashe: 'Spring, the lovely spring'.

As always, the post includes #vocabulary exercises for #ESL students.

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/03/22/spring-thomas-nashe/

#EnglishLiterature #LearningEnglish #EnglishTeacher

Another free ebook is ready! This time it's a short story by Kate Chopin (1850–1904), 'A Morning Walk'. It includes vocabulary notes for English language learners.

Perfect for the arrival of spring, 'A Morning Walk' was originally published as 'An Easter Day Conversion' in April of 1897. It’s a short tale of a man in his forties who experiences a kind of reawakening during one of his morning walks.

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/03/20/free-ebook-a-morning-walk/

#americanliterature #ebook #learningenglish #freebies #englishteacher

It's Wednesday, everyone—time for another #poetry post!

This week I've got a short poem for you called 'To an Old Tree' written by Annette Wynne. It's a lovely ode to #trees who patiently bear everything. 🌳

Next week is the International Day of Forests (21 March). How will you mark it?

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/03/15/to-an-old-tree/

P.S. The image is "Old Tree" painted by the American landscape painter George Inness (1825–1894).

#poem #trees #forests #landscape #learningenglish #englishteacher

I am going to swipe a sonic screwdriver 🪛

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture #Duolingo #DuolingoJapanese

If you want an AI Chat bot that can answer in Japanese this bot is good:

@poppinwillow

As is My AI chatbot on Snapchat. Though you will have to demand it speak Japanese before it will admit it understands Japanese!

https://www.snapchat.com/add/myai?share_id=WGu1v-Yg0sw&locale=ja-JP

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強 #Japan #JapaneseCulture

Further, farther… What’s the difference? Is it just two different spellings of the same word? The answer is yes—and no.

This can be confusing, so have a look at my latest blog post: https://grammaticus.blog/2023/03/06/further-or-farther/

#LearningEnglish #EnglishGrammar

My listening tips for this month include podcasts and radio programmes on:

* how #language influences #identity and #culture
* #contronyms
* #nature #writing
* Mardi Gras's Caribbean roots
* cultural #history of #insomnia
* benefits of #fasting during #Lent

You will find them all in the latest Weekend Listener on the #blog: https://grammaticus.blog/2023/02/24/the-weekend-listener-16/

(Image credit: Naadir Shahul via Unsplash)

#podcasts #radio #listeningskills #learningenglish #englishvocabulary

In this month's final poetry post, I'm waving goodbye to January with a winter-themed sonnet by Helen Hunt Jackson titled — surprise — "January".

Helen Hunt Jackson was a poet, novelist, activist for the rights of the Native Americans and, interestingly, Emily Dickinson's classmate and lifelong friend.

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/01/25/january-h-h-jackson/

#poetry #helenhuntjackson #americanliterature #winter #learningenglish #englishteacher

Across Japan, baby names are getting more creative | The Japan Times

Despite a government-managed list of acceptable kanji, parents are choosing more unique readings for their children than ever before.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/01/07/general/japan-language-unique-names/?utm_source=pianoDNU&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=72&pnespid=pueXkYpL4rDb.PK_qkC04ucd6A8UvidvgAkpGEAi7UqVvF8Eii5ikfm2ej44SXk7js2b

#Japanese #English #日本語 #英語 #LearningEnglish
#LearningJapanese #日本語の勉強 #英語の勉強