language learning

Do you know what 'ra-nuki kotoba' is? Apparently quite a lot of students use incorrect language.

Over there they don't use the word 'celeb' to mean 'rich person.' And that's how they figured out I was Japanese.

I was relieved that my broken English got through somehow.

Their communication may be far more complex than we have thought.

"Cleopatra" has become synonymous with beautiful women.

The word 'baka' is said to be a bad word, but in the environment where I grew up, I don't think it was considered that bad.

How can you write such a good letter in English but not be able to speak it?

In the past subjunctive, all be-verbs become 'were,' you know?

Language is a means of expressing thought, and at the same time has the aspect that we use language to think.

In the end, everyone has no choice but to learn on their own.

This newsletter is for those who firmly believe that grammatical analysis — the classical study method — is the true path, unswayed by the sweet talk of today's language industry.

There's a world of difference between 'getting by however imperfectly' and 'using correct English.'

Yuka finished reading an English book for the first time in her life.

If someone suddenly spoke to me in English, I might run away.

I can't even read Italian, let alone write it.

I can't even go one day without this dictionary.

She spoke to me in English purely to show off.

She drilled the basics of English grammar into her students thoroughly.

She went to great pains to become able to speak English.

She can't speak English — let alone French, that's out of the question.

She speaks English, and on top of that, she speaks Swahili too.

She has a real gift for teaching English.

She studied abroad to relearn her English and polish it up.

She speaks French and German, not to mention English.

She speaks French fluently, not to mention English.

She speaks German and French, to say nothing of English.

She's been getting better at English.

She seized every opportunity to improve her English.

Not only does she speak English, she speaks French fluently too.

She praised me, saying my English had improved by leaps and bounds.