
Varun Senthil
26 Japanese lessons
When I started taking lessons from Azumi-sensei, I had passed the N1 three years prior and spoke Japanese regularly. My sticking point was my pitch accent and my intonation. I didn't struggle to communicate with others, but I wasn't confident in how I spoke. With Azumi-sensei, I could go back to the basics and improve my pronunciation. Although this most recent lesson was taken half a year after the previous one, I still maintained the improvements Azumi-sensei made to my pronunciation over the last year. This is because Azumi-sensei does a great job of noticing and pointing out mistakes in my speech and creates a lesson summary at the end of every lesson, which I can review at any time.
Although I reached out to Azumi-sensei when I was already proficient in the language, I would confidently recommend her to students of ALL levels. She can ensure you build good pronunciation habits early on if you are a beginner, and she can fix your sticking points if you are already proficient.
Feb 21, 2025