First Words: Growing Together Through Languages

🍣 Flirting in Japanese: Polite, Charming and Respectful – Live Class for Complete Beginners

No Japanese needed: this is a live beginner class on Zoom, explained in English. Start a friendly conversation, give a compliment, ask someone out and say or hear no gracefully, in polite Japanese.

In the hour, you'll learn to:

• Swap LINE contacts and send a friendly follow-up
• Give natural compliments and answer one modestly
• Start a polite conversation and ask about someone's hobbies
• Invite someone out with the soft 〜ませんか? form

Every phrase comes with romaji, so you don't need to read Japanese yet.

Each phrase comes with how to say it and when to use it. Near the end you try it out loud in a breakout room of 2 or 3, and you keep a phrase sheet with a week of practice ideas.

Small group, friendly and practical. Camera optional, nothing recorded.

RSVP here, then register through the link below to book your place.

💜 Flirting in Korean: Polite, Charming and Respectful: A Live Beginner Class

A live one-hour Korean class on Zoom for complete beginners. Start a friendly conversation, give a compliment, swap KakaoTalk, ask someone out and say or hear no gracefully, in polite Korean.

In the hour, you'll learn to:

• Say yes warmly, or say no politely
• Take a no gracefully and end on a kind note
• Give natural compliments and answer one modestly
• Ask for a phone number or KakaoTalk and send a first message

Every word comes with romanization, so you don't need to read Hangul yet.

Each phrase comes with how to say it and when to use it. Near the end you try it out loud in a breakout room of 2 or 3, and you keep a phrase sheet with a week of practice ideas.

At most 12 people. Camera optional, nothing recorded, so feel free to get things wrong.

RSVP here, then register through the link below to book your place.

💬 English for Beginners: Your First Hour: A Live Beginner Class

Always wanted to try English? This live class on Zoom is your first hour: greetings, introducing yourself, numbers to ten and ordering at a café, with a teacher and a small group.

In the hour, you'll learn to:

• Say where you are from and where you live
• Say hello and goodbye at any time of day
• Introduce yourself and ask someone their name
• Ask people to speak slowly or say it again

You repeat together with the whole class (nobody is singled out), then practise in small breakout rooms of 2 or 3. Afterwards your phrase sheet with a pronunciation guide stays in your account.

No fluency promises: one hour is a real start, and the phrase sheet helps you keep it. Camera optional, nothing recorded.

An RSVP on its own won't get you in. Register through the link below to book your place.

🍺 German for Beginners: Your First Hour: A Live Beginner Class

A live one-hour German class on Zoom for complete beginners. We start from hello, everything is explained in English, and you speak from the first minutes.

In the hour, you'll learn to:

• Say hello and goodbye politely, at any time of day
• Order a coffee and cake, ask how much it is and pay
• Count from 1 to 10 and understand simple prices
• Say where you are from and where you live

You repeat together with the whole class (nobody is singled out), then practise in small breakout rooms of 2 or 3. Afterwards your phrase sheet with a pronunciation guide stays in your account.

No fluency promises: one hour is a real start, and the phrase sheet helps you keep it. Camera optional, nothing recorded.

Register through the link below to book your place in the live class.