I greatly enjoyed my Korean lessons with Sato-sensei. Even though I stumbled a lot when speaking and used the wrong grammar or words he always listened patiently and proceeded to teach me how to express what I wanted to say in a natural and correct manner. That gave me confidence to try more. Thanks to Sato-sensei、I learnt a lot of useful vocabulary along with their Hanja and Kanji counterparts. I also finally gained understanding of honorific and humble speech in Korea which I had never distinguished. I will definitely do more lessons with Sato-sensei when I get another chance. 😃

Another extremely valuable lesson from Sato today. His customized lessons are perfect for my style of learning, I can go off on different branches of thought and questioning concerning whatever I'm curious about. Sato follows along and without skipping a beat answers everything both naturally and articulately. I don't think I'd have learned as much as I have so far, if I were with someone who was adamant about maintaining a rigid curriculum.

A very pleasant lesson as always!

Sato San has instilled in me the power of 復習(ふくしゅう-review)! My first couple of months of learning were frustrating. I put alot of effort in studying all types of materials Youtube, premade Anki decks, Apps of all kinds, and weekly Italki lessons- with poor results. I asked an important question one day- "What is the fastest you've ever seen a student learn basic Japanese?" His answer was a shocking 6 months. Even more shocking is that student studied no other materials other than what was covered weekly with Sato San. I changed my study habits to focus on nothing other than reviewing the curriculum. We are now learning at a very fast pace and I am enjoying classes much more. Being able to understand basic questions and respond in Japanese is satisfying and addictive. I review using 3 easy steps. -I make flash cards (Anki) from the information on our google docs and review daily. -I record audio from lessons and listen to them on my commute to work. -Work on assigned homework.

楽しかったです！　Always appreciate sensei very thoroughly answering my questions about phrases or words and giving the full context. I tend to really want to understand why something is used in a certain way so I love diving into explanations! Also I again always appreciate understanding conversational vs. textbook as natural-sounding Japanese is my goal. ありがとうございました！

Great lesson