言い回し ~ Japanese Idioms (Advanced Level)

• 夫婦喧嘩は犬も食わぬ。
• 赤子の手を捻る。
• 明日は明日の風が吹く。
• 嘘も方便。
• 売り言葉に買い言葉。
• 昨日は人の身、今日はわが身。
• 所変われば品変わる。
• 絵に描いた餅。
• 仏の顔も三度。
• 類は友を呼ぶ。
• 一度あることは二度ある。
• 石橋を叩いて渡る。
• 安物買いの銭失い。
• 花より団子。
• 腹八分目に医者要らず。
• 喉元過ぎれば暑さを忘れる。
• 藪から棒。
• 触らぬ神に祟りなし。
• 転ばぬ先の杖。
• 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥。
• 青は藍より出でて藍より青し。
• 言うは安く、行なうは難し。
• 一を聞いて十を知る。
• 石の上にも三年。
• 一葉落ちて天下の秋を知る。
• 亀の甲より年の功。
• 五十歩を以て百歩を笑う。
• 長いものに巻かれろ。
• 痒い所に手が届く。
• 数え上げれば切りがない。
• 立てば芍薬座れば牡丹。
• 女心と秋の空。
• 枕を高くして寝る。
• 能ある鷹は爪隠す。
• 猫は虎の心を知らず。
• 貧せんの交わり忘れるべからず。
• 腐っても鯛。
• 縁の下の力持ち。
• ああ言えばこう言う。
• 馬鹿の一つ覚え。
• 人間万事塞翁が馬。
• 骨折り損のくたびれもうけ。
• 男は度胸、女は愛嬌。
• 猫に小判。
• 噂をすれば影が差す。
• あわてる乞食は貰いが少ない。
• 蓼食う虫も好き好き。

"Providing a Japanese language training with adequate spoken practice" always be the one and only one motto of Benri Nihongo (BRNG.JP). Under this motto, all Japanese  Courses here are so well designed that it is no surprise to learn that  students of Benri Nihongo (BRNG.JP) not only can overcome the difficulties of pronunciation but also can avoid grammatical errors. As a result, all typical students of Benri Nihongo (BRNG.JP) can become fluent Japanese speakers and get good marks in the JLPT!

Therefore students can enjoy the pleasures of learning Japanese language here. And at the same time, they can also have a total development of one's ability in using Japanese language too!
"Benri Nihongo" is the answer!

Japanese Language for All: Beginner Course I

This is the very first step for those who want to learn Japanese Language. After completing this "Beginner I", a student can reach a basic level of Japanese fluency and also can sit for the international Japanese language examination, namely the JLPT Level 4. 

Entrance Requirement:
This is a fundamental course of Japanese. No entrance requirement.

Textbook:
"Minnano Nihongo Shokyuu I Honsatsu (Kanji-kana Version)" (みんなの日本語初級I本册, Edited by 3A Corporation). There are 25 chapters in this textbook. And each chapter will take 3 hours to finish on average. When taking exercises into account, it will take 75 hours to finish the whole textbook.

Publisher: 3A Corporation; Dimensions:182�257mm; Paperback: 244 pages; ISBN: 978-4-88319-102-4; Price: HK$300.00; Shop at: Asahiya Bookstores, Himawari.

Supplementary Textbook:
"Minnano Nihongo Shokyuu I Kanji Renshuuchou" (みんなの日本語初級I漢字練習帳 or Japanese Kanji Workbook, Edited by Tokyo International Japanese School). Kanji(s) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with the hiragana (ひらがな, 平仮名), the katakana (カタカナ, 片仮名), Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet. It takes time and effort for English speakers to memorize. However it was found that the workbook below can help.

Publisher: 3A Corporation; Dimensions: B5; Paperback: 144 pages; ISBN: 978-4-88319-291-5; Price: HK$110.00; Shop at: Asahiya Bookstores, Himawari.

Tuition:   
One-on-one at your office or a coffeehouse next to the MTR Stations:
^original HK$400⁰⁰/hr
^now HK$300⁰⁰/hr

All students are expected:
(1) to prepay 10 hours tuition in advance. (i.e. HK$3,000⁰⁰)
(2) to notify at least 24 hours in prior to changing the place or the time to take a lesson.
(3)to know that tuition is non refundable.

Sign up for this Japanese Course.

Japanese Language for All: Beginner Course II

This is the second step for those who want to learn Japanese Language. After completing this "Beginner II", a student can reach a better than average level of Japanese fluency and also can sit for the international Japanese language examination, namely the JLPT Level 3. 

Entrance Requirement:
This is a Japanese course for those who have passed the JLPT Level 4 or the equivalent.

Textbook:
"Minnano Nihongo Shokyuu II Honsatsu (Kanji-kana Version)" (みんなの日本語初級II本册, Edited by 3A Corporation). There are 25 chapters in this textbook. And each chapter will take 3 hours to finish on average. When taking exercises into account, it will take 75 hours to finish the whole textbook.

Publisher: 3A Corporation; Dimensions:182�257mm; Paperback: 244 pages; ISBN: 978-4-88319-103-1; Price: HK$300.00; Shop at: Asahiya Bookstores, Himawari.

Supplementary Textbook:
"Minnano Nihongo Shokyuu II Kanji Renshuuchou" (みんなの日本語初級II漢字練習帳 or Japanese Kanji Workbook, Edited by Tokyo International Japanese School). Kanji(s) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with the hiragana (ひらがな, 平仮名), the katakana (カタカナ, 片仮名), Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet. It takes time and effort for English speakers to memorize. However it was found that the workbook below can help.

Publisher: 3A Corporation; Dimensions: B5; Paperback: 144 pages; ISBN: 978-4-88319-292-2; Price: HK$140.00; Shop at: Asahiya Bookstores, Himawari.

Tuition:   
One-on-one at your office or a coffeehouse next to the MTR Stations:
^original HK$450⁰⁰/hr
^now HK$350⁰⁰/hr

All students are expected:
(1) to prepay 10 hours tuition in advance. (i.e. HK$3,500⁰⁰)
(2) to notify at least 24 hours in prior to changing the place or the time to take a lesson.
(3)to know that tuition is non refundable.

Sign up for this Japanese Course.