Japanese Lessons

[Sir_Sanuk]

After 4 years in BKK I am moving to Japan early next year, so I would like to get a head start on my Japanese..

Can anyone recommend a good Japanese teacher in Bangkok? I am looking to learn from a native Japanese speaker (not a Thai teacher).

Thanks for any help...

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[AlexLah]

Just a question.

Can you speak Thai?

I think there are some places in the Suriwong area that teach Japanese.

Good luck in Japan, I love the place and the people.

[bangkokboro]

I know a English bloke who teaches Japanese i think about 800bt a lesson and he lives around suk 55 but will visit you so if you want his number let me know.

[Sir_Sanuk]

Just a question.

Can you speak Thai?

I think there are some places in the Suriwong area that teach Japanese.

Good luck in Japan, I love the place and the people.

thanks. yupp.. i learned how to read, write and speak thai because at the time i never thought i would leave thailand. funny how things change... still, i don't regret it. i'm sure i will come back some day when i can afford to retire...

[TenDreams]

I know a LOT of Japanese people in the Thong Lo area with a lot of time on their hands.

I reckon there would be several willing to do a language exchange, English>Japanese.

PM me if you are interested and I will put the word out.

[desi]

Can anyone recommend a good Japanese teacher in Bangkok? I am looking to learn from a native Japanese speaker (not a Thai teacher).

If you at first don't find what you are looking for, there's a school in Ari that teaches both Thai and Japanese, Silp Aksorn. It's right by the BTS.

[Gaccha]

The Piammitr Language school off Sukhumvit has a Japanese course by Japanese people. Look up my name to see a previous topic with the same question.

In the meantime here are some websites so you can master the language before you meet the teacher:

NHK japanese lesson

http://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english/index.html

<JPLANG>, learning Japanese

http://jplang.tufs.ac.jp/account/login

Online Japanese Study

http://study.u-biq.org/english.html

hiragana table

http://kids.nifty.com/study/hiragana/index.htm

katakana table

http://kids.nifty.com/study/katakana/index.htm

the kanji site

http://www.kanjisite.com/index.html

Drill the kanji

http://www.japanese-kanji.com/

19online kanjigame

http://www.19online.net/kanji/game.html

Japanese Language Reading Tutorial System

Reading Tutor

http://language.tiu.ac.jp/index_e.html

NIPPONIA

http://web-japan.org/nipponia/archives/en/index.html

kids web Japan

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/ja/index.html

You can watch a kids TV program

click"ばんぐみ"

http://www.nhk.or.jp/kokugo34/ja/frame.html

インターネット書道

http://silver.vivian.jp/shodou.htm

ひらがなめがね

http://www.hiragana.jp/

[desi]

To add to the previous resources...

One of the best blogs for learning Japanese is All Japanese All The Time Dot Com (how to learn Japanese, on your own, having fun and to fluency).

His methods are pretty decent for learning Thai too.

[Sir_Sanuk]

wow, thanks for the great links. much appreciated!

[liasuzuki]

Don't forget, there are also teachers who will teach over the phone or better yet, on skype. This "live" learning will greatly enhance your "text book learning."

Ganbatte, kudasai!

Lia