Chey From Canada

Tags to know for this blog: Japanese - Posts about learning Japanese. JustMe - Just posts about me and my life.

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Basic Japanese Cheat Sheet [x] This is sized for A4 printing [x]

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Introduction to Kanji Script – Learn to Read and Write Japanese Kanji Characters

Want to learn Japanese kanji EASILY? Download the Radical Approach to Mastering Kanji: The Secret to Learning Kanji e-book. Perfect for Japanese Beginners! You'll learn how to read, write and understand Kanji through an easy, step-by-step method – radicals – the building blocks of Kanji. Get the 56-page book and master the 10 most common radicals.

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Essential Japanese phrases for traveling

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Homemade Pocky Chocolate Sticks ポッキーの作り方 Pocky is a very popular treat produced by the Ezaki Glico Company of Japan! It is one of the sweets that kids want to make from scratch ;) --------------------------------- Homemade Pocky Chocolate Sticks Difficulty: Easy Time: 1hr Number of servings: about 50 sticks Ingredients: 100g (3.5oz.) cake flour 1 tbsp. granulated sugar a pinch of salt 2 tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. milk chocolate toppings (diced almonds, chocolate sprinkles, etc…) Directions: 1. Mix cake flour, granulated sugar, and salt in a bowl. 2. Add in butter, use your fingers to crumble it. 3. Add milk, use a spatula to crumble it again. 4. Wrap into one using plastic wrap. Cool in the fridge for 30 minutes to set. 5. Preheat the oven to 170C (338F). Place the dough between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Flatten out the dough using a rolling pin to 3mm (0.1 inch) thick. Trim off the excess dough, then cut into thin 3mm (0.1 inch) strips. 6. Bake at 170C (338F) for 13-15 minutes. Leave to cool completely. 7. Dip the biscuit into melted chocolate and coat with sprinkles if you like.

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Here is an updated video of me rollerblading with my dog. We do this just to make sure that we both stay in great shape. : )

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This is one of several reasons for why I no longer trust google translate. I took this while in Japan.

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Introducing Yourself for Videos

This is for my first video in Japanese, so it is pretty formal and polite.  An extremely nice Japanese person was able to help me with my translations, which was awesome. There are still a few lines I want to add, but this is a good start!

みなさんこんにちは。 Mina-san Konnichiwa - Everyone Hello

はじめまして。 Hajimemashite -Pleased to meet you

わたしのなまえは Cheyanneです。 Watatshino namae wa Cheyanne desu -My name is Cheyanne

わたしはいまにほんごをべんきょうしています。 Watashi wa ima nihongo wa benkyou shitemasu. -I am studying Japanese

まちがえていたら してきしてください。 Machigaeteitara shiteki shita kudasai. Please point out if I make mistakes. 

よろしくおねがいします。 Yoroshiku onegaishimasu -Please treat me well.

I hoped that helps someone else out too like it did for me!

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Japanese YouTube

Hi everyone! 

So to force myself to study and to also speak out-loud(without feeling like I was talking to anyone) I came up with the random idea of making a YouTube account. 

For lack of a better idea, I decided to make videos about life in Canada, but(of course) the narration will be in Japanese. I will also be putting English subtitles. Anyways, here it is!

Do you have any Japanese YouTubers I should follow to learn Japanese? If so, please let me know!

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Custard Pudding.

Hmmm, I might have to try this soon.

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BEGIN Japanology - Hiragana.

This Begin Japanology is all about Hiragana, which is a way of writing. It talks about how Hiragana was invented, and what is has become in Japan today.

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Taiyaki recipe. I tried these when in Japan, and they were amazing!

If you go, you can find these from street-food sellers. Some also sell them with custard instead of sweet-been paste for a filling.

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Practise for Dealing with Social Anxiety

Consider practicing these situations:

Eat with a close relative, friend or acquaintance in a public setting

Make eye contact and return greetings from others, or be the first to say hello

Give someone a compliment

Ask a retail clerk to help you find an item

Get directions from a stranger

Show an interest in others — ask about their homes, children, grandchildren, hobbies or travels, for instance

Call a friend to make plans

-More on the Mayo Clinic Website

I am going to start working on these. I'll let you all know later how if it helps. : ) Oh, and the website also says that these can also help:

Reach out to people with whom you feel comfortable

Join a local or Internet-based support group

Get physical exercise or be physically active on a regular basis

Get enough sleep

Eat a healthy, well-balanced diet

Avoid alcohol

Limit or avoid caffeine

It is interesting, because since social situations wear me out so fast, caffeine has always been the first thing I reach for. Little did I know, it might be making things worse!

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EGOIST - Namae No Nai Kaibutsu

I keep reading over and over again that one of the best ways to learn a language is to memorize songs, so here is some music for all you Japanese learning folk out there!