Published On Feb 20, 2024
Meet Sayaka (@NihongoDekita) the skit-loving Japanese teacher making waves on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok! How did Sayaka go from working at Outback Steakhouse to becoming one of the biggest Japanese language teachers in the world? Let’s find out 👀
0:00 Introduction
0:40 NihongoDekita with Sayaka
5:00 Language school in the US
11:24 Learning how to teach Japanese
15:16 Why come back to Japan?
21:29 How did you start NihongoDekita
24:17 Did you know there are 3 meanings for ‘sumimasen’
29:31 Thoughts on ChatGPT for translation
34:00 When learning a language, you can’t just explain everything with words
39:00 Wanting to quit
43:30 Mean comments on gaining weight
44:13 Future plans for NihongoDekita
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About Sayaka:
YouTube: / nihongodekitawithsayaka
Instagram: / nihongodekita
TikTok: / nihongodekita
Website: www.nihongodekita.com
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Instagram - / passionprojectjp
TikTok - / passionprojectjp
Theo - / theothespurs
Gia - / stayhomewlinh
Listen to us:
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0J6hxty...
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast...