Maru

Maru Sensei is an amazing teacher! It's hard to believe that it has only been two months since I started taking lessons with Maru sensei. In our initial lesson, I was honestly struggling even with basic greetings like hello and goodbye. Despite this, Maru Sensei has been incredibly patient and kind, always encouraging me to step outside my comfort zone—a quality I really appreciate. Now, as my Japan trip approaches, I'm confident in my ability to grasp basic Japanese and engage with locals. There’s still so much to learn, but the progress I've made in such a short time is beyond what I could have ever anticipated. I fully intend to continue my lessons with Maru Sensei post-trip and would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone eager to become conversational in Japanese!

I've been taking lessons with Maru for almost 3 months now, the lessons have helped a lot with expanding my vocab, and the conversations are always interesting. I really appreciate the notes that she shares after each lesson, as they are great for revising. I intend to keep taking lessons with Maru for quite a while.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I had over 300 lessons now on Italki and Maru-san is the best teacher! Please don't steal her from me (too much😁).

Maru is very easy to talk to. She explains everything really well and writes down everything I didn't know so I can practice until the next lesson. I enjoy the lessons a lot!

Maru-san was able to help me with my very specific request (which I had forgotten to ask in advance)! We discussed scuba diving terminology in preparation for an upcoming trip of mine, while still correcting and explaining grammar mistakes I made.

I was very impressed with Maru先生! Her presentation was organized, she asked many questions, and she was interesting to talk to. She even provided me with resources to improve my Japanese outside of class. I hope that she will open more time slots for the end of the month, because I'd like to book another lesson!