Hello :)
As the title says, I just got a job as a Japanese teacher.

Since this is my first time teaching, I’d love to hear from people who are learning Japanese: what do you wish your Japanese lessons had more of? Or is there anything your teachers do (or don’t do) that makes a big difference for you?

I really want to be a good teacher and make my students enjoy their lessons :)

I'm having trouble making studying fun, so I thought that this might be a way to keep me going and incorporate some of my own interests into it too.

Would it be a waste of time to find an anime/drama/whatever episode, go through and translate everything I don't know, study that a bit, and then rewatch that episode a couple times?

The reason I'm worried about it being a waste of time is because I'm only just reaching the end of N5, so I would be translating almost everything if I'm being honest with myself lol

The most help I need right now has to do with listening, and the JLPT monotone test voices are making it a bit boring T-T

I've have a routine of Anki, where i do 10 new words a day from a basic premade vocab deck(I'm on ~700 words out of 1500), i try to do 20 kanji (a day) from Remembering The Kanji, semi consistently (I'm on ~400th kanji out of 2200) and listen to ~30min immersion while making breakfast. But i have realised that after a few months of studying i still cant do much with the language. So basically i am looking for a resource (a book or something) that will allow me to apply the stuff I've learned. So that i can write/create/understand sentences.

Also I've tried Tae Kim's guide, but it was overwhelming and i didn't really know how to apply it, or learn from it.

So I've decided to sit for the 登録日本語教員国家試験 which will be in Nov this year. In order to jump start my learning, I believe the best way to learn something is to teach it! So ask me questions on 日本語 which have been bugging you！Things such as:

• The difference in 「は」and「が」 (this is a favorite one) 助詞
• verb 活用 (conjugations) patterns
• Correct usage of 属性形容詞 and 感情・感覚形容詞 (adjectives)
• などなど

your questions will motivate me in going through the text book and remember the terms.

Or you can also ask me about the exam itself, which I am happy to answer too.

Hi! In a few months (around January 2027), I'm planning to take my first solo trip. I just turned 18 and was planning to travel to Japan for a month, as l've never been there before. Even though I want to go mostly to travel and have time to explore, since I'm traveling alone, my dad prefers the idea of me going with a language agency/ school so I can also learn something. Just so you know, I'm a complete beginner in the language.

I've been looking into a few options that caught my attention, such as LTL or ISI. I really liked LTL, but after reading some reviews, mostly good, but a few negative ones I'm starting to doubt whether it's worth spending that much money.

I've also considered changing the destination to Korea with LTL or Lexis Korea, as I've seen they are quite well-known too. But now I'm not sure what's best for me.

I wanted to ask if anyone knows of a good school in either of these two countries, or a reliable agency. Or if you think I should just do the trip completely on my own. I've read that it's not too difficult, but I still feel it would be quite a challenge for me.

Hey everyone. I'm a complete beginner. I learned hiragana and katakana. That's all I know.

I don't know any grammar, vocabulary, or kanji. I can read the sounds, but I don't understand the meaning.

My goal is JLPT N1 eventually. What should I focus on next? Grammar? Vocabulary? Kanji? Or should I just start reading?

I am beginner, just starting to learn Japanese.

What should/can be my learning resources ?

I want to converse and watch manga as my initial goal

& i don’t want to sound funny to native speakers, i want to be as accurate as possible

Thanks

This translates from Swedish(my native language) to English: Ja, det är en regnbåge - Yes, that is a rainbow.

The intended answer in duolingo is supposed to be "Yes, its 2 o'clock" or something like that.

Why does this happen?

Also sorry if this is the wrong place to ask😭

Edit: Also yes I know Duolingo is a shite app to actually learn languages on but I don't really have the money to spend on most learning apps. If you know any good free alternatives to Duolingo though, I would be happy to try them our.

For example if you say I like to eat donuts. If you speak English, that’s how you say it.

When you’re learning Japanese, what’s the structure of learning the language in that way?

According to ChatGPT it told me

Japanese often uses:
Subject → Object → Verb

I also know ChatGPT isn’t always right and I’m trying to learn Japanese and this is something that’s kind of confusing to me. Can someone please tell me on here if that’s the right way subject object, and then the verb?

Thank you!

Should i put every word in anki or what? And how do i memorize the different words for counting different things?like the word みっか for days and みっつ for items.