Going to Language School in Japan ft maplesushi!! | Conbini Cult Ep 69

Thinking about going to Japan to study the Japanese language? We brought on Ariana today who has been to language school in Tokyo for half a year (on a student visa). Frankie has attended part-time at a language school in Osaka, and Cheyenne has some insight about the student visa from doing an exchange in university. Is it worth the costs? How much do you need up front? Will going to school improve your Japanese and help you enter the work force? Do you have to take the JLPT? Let’s find out!Got questions or want to share your story? Send us an email at [email protected] - @franklinthewomanCheyenne - @lostwithlowAriana - @maplesushiWords mentioned/useful words先輩 senpai - senior, mentor後輩 kouhai (opposite of senpai)移民 imin - immigrant方言 hougen - dialect誘惑に負けた yuwaku ni maketa - fell/lost to temptation文法 bunpo - grammar敬語 Keigo - honorific language時事問題 jiji mondai - current events漫才 manzai - style of comedy in Japan (usually has 2 performers) ダジャレ dajare - bad joke or pun字幕 jimaku - subtitles飲み会 nomikai - drinking party例文 reibun - example sentence面接 mensetsu - interview (for something like a job or school)音読み onyomi - “sound reading” way of reading kanji訓読み kunyomi - “meaning reading” way of reading kanji - original Japanese word漢字圏 kanjiken - countries that use Chinese characters 入学式 nyugaku shiki - school entrance ceremony卒業式 sotsugyo shiki - graduation ceremony聴解 chōkai - listening comprehension 資格 shikaku - qualifications専門学校 senmon gakko - vocational/training schools奨学金 shogakkin - scholarship 貧乏ゆすり binbou yusuri - unconsciously shaking your legs条件 jōken - conditions手話 shuwa - sign languageお疲れ様です otsukare sama desu - good job, you’ve worked hardReferences/sources:We referenced Go! Go! Nihon a few times, the service Ariana used to find a school. It’s worth checking out if you’re looking for assistance finding a school to study at full time! https://gogonihon.com/en/For people who’ve lived in Japan 10+ years but never learned Japanese, how do you feel about it?https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/comments/1n606w3/for_people_whove_lived_in_japan_10_years_but/Time stamps00:00 hello03:09 language study background04:59 full vs part time language school, classes, visa, etc23:44 average costs36:30 JLPT41:12 worth it? Putting in effort irl48:10 other listener testimonials55:13 why people don’t learn Japanese 

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