JLPT Bootcamp Retreat!

***SPECIAL GUEST BLOG POST*** JLPT BOOTCAMP NOVEMBER 2017 Sign up NOW! Nihongo Scotland are delighted to be once more teaming up with the talented teaching staff at the University of Edinburgh to bring you another JLPT Immersive Bootcamp at the beautiful Gorton House....

It is hard to tell if what I am doing is working!

Does this sound familiar? I am trying to work out where my efforts are best focused. I didn’t have many things I can read to get that sense of achievement to keep me going. I can’t find any resources that kept me entertained. I have tried to talk to...

Do I have to learn Hiragana and Katakana?

Let’s talk about Romaji… Romaji is the Roman alphabet used to write Japanese words. The good news is, if you are reading this, you already know Romaji. When you are first beginning to learn Japanese, Romaji is the representation of Japanese sounds using the western,...