Specialists

🌸Japanese🌸

With so many HEPS families heading over to Japan, students have asked Pond Sensei for some useful Japanese phrases to help them travel! Learn these phrases to prepare for your trip, or just learn for fun!

👋 Greetings

• こんにちは (Konnichiwa) – Hello / Good afternoon
• おはようございます (Ohayō gozaimasu) – Good morning
• こんばんは (Konbanwa) – Good evening
• さようなら (Sayōnara) – Goodbye
• ありがとうございます (Arigatō gozaimasu) – Thank you

🛍️ Asking for things

• これをください。 (Kore o kudasai.) – This one, please
• 水をください。 (Mizu o kudasai.) – Water, please
• メニューをください。 (Menyū o kudasai.) – Menu, please
• ありがとうございます (arigatou gozaimasu) - thank you

🙋 Getting help

• すみません (Sumimasen) – Excuse me / Sorry
• トイレはどこですか。 (Toire wa doko desu ka.) – Where is the toilet?
• 英語のメニューはありますか。 (Eigo no menyū wa arimasu ka.) – Do you have an English menu?

🍜 Ordering & recommendations

• おすすめは何ですか。 (Osusume wa nan desu ka.) – What do you recommend?
• 一番人気は何ですか。 (Ichiban ninki wa nan desu ka.) – What is the most popular?
• ごちそうさまでした！ (Gochi sou sama deshi ta!) – Thank you (to chef/staff)

Instrumental Music Lessons

Learning a musical instrument is a wonderful way for your child to develop all manner of skills and neural pathways in their brain. 

If your child is interested in learning a musical instrument through our private teachers, please click on this link to email the teacher directly. Information on timetabling and pricing will be available by emailing them. 

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