For our final Russian Conversation Club session this semester, we had a lively discussion about anime and Japanese culture.
Many participants shared their favorite works by Hayao Miyazaki and talked about the memorable scenes and messages in his films. One participant pointed out an interesting historical connection between Japan and Germany, mentioning how Japanese engineers learned aircraft engineering from Germany, a theme reflected in one of Miyazaki's movies. We also discussed Japanese culture shown in anime, such as onsen, traditional customs, and other details that make these films so unique.
Later, we talked about the most unusual Japanese foods we have tried and shared our impressions of living in Japan and discovering its culture.
As this was my last Russian Conversation Club session this semester, we also talked about staying in touch and hopefully meeting again next semester.
Thank you to everyone who participated with such enthusiasm throughout the semester. It was a pleasure practicing Russian together and learning from each other.
Спасибо большое!
До новых встреч! 😊

This time we had four participants. Even with a small group, we had a very active and fun conversation session!
We played several speaking games to improve our Russian. First, we enjoyed an icebreaker game where each participant shared three facts about themselves, and everyone had to guess which one was false. Then, everyone picked a conversation card and explained in Russian why they chose it, which helped us practice speaking naturally and expressing our opinions.
At the end of the session, we challenged ourselves with the famous Russian tongue twister: «Клара у Карла украла кораллы». It was not easy, but we had a lot of fun trying to pronounce it correctly!

Can you say it without making a mistake? 😊

Спасибо всем за участие!
До встречи!

We had six participants this time, including Kyoto University students from different majors and countries. I introduced myself as a PhD student from Kazakhstan studying Soil Science at the Graduate School of Agriculture. We also had exchange students and Japanese students studying Russian and Area Studies.

During our first meeting, we introduced ourselves, shared why we are interested in the Russian language and culture, and talked about memorable moments when we used Russian in real life. It was especially exciting to meet Japanese students who can speak Russian and are genuinely interested in learning more about the language and culture.

We also created our online group and are looking forward to learning from each other throughout the semester.

Спасибо всем за участие!
До встречи! 😊

This time we talked about New Year traditions in Russia and Japan! I talked about the difference between New Year (Новый год) and Christmas (Рождество) in Russia, how Russians celebrate them, who Ded Moroz is, and which dishes are commonly served on the table. Participants also shared what they are going to do during the holidays and talked about Japanese New Year food O-sechi (おせち).  Interesting fact: both Japanese and Russians love to eat mandarins at this time of year!

I think we learned a lot from each other and had a great time talking about holidays and celebrations.
Thank you all for your active participation!

Hope everyone enjoys the New Year holidays!
Счастливого Нового года!🎄✨

There were seven participants last time. We practiced talking about our past. We discussed which clubs we participated in middle and high school, what we did yesterday and what we had for breakfast by using past forms. Now we can talk about past events in Russian! I think it was a little difficult but very useful topic. I’m glad to see everyone’s Russian improving week by week.

See you soon!
До встречи!

We had three participants this time. We played a supermarket role-play game where we divided into three roles: a cashier, a customer and a person who asked the customer to buy products from a shopping list. We learned the names of many products, especially vegetables, fruits and meat in Russian. I think it was a good and fun practice!

Thank you!
Спасибо!~

Getting colder, this time there were 4 participants. We learned how to talk about our favorite things such as seasons and food, practiced naming colors in Russian and talked about different tastes («острое» = spicy, «сладкое» = sweet, «кислое» = sour, «солёное» = salty, «горькое» = bitter).
We had a lot of fun and everyone is making good progress in Russian. Keep it up!

Hope to see you next week!

До следующей недели!~

11月26日（水）のロシア語会話クラブは、OAの体調不良のため不開催とさせていただきます。

Last time, seven Russian language learners gathered. We learned how to talk about our family members and the pets we have. We also practiced new constructions such as «У меня есть…» (= I have…) and «У меня нет…» (= I don’t have…) in conversation.
We had a great discussion and learned a lot!

Hope to see you all next Wednesday!
До встречи! ~

We have 8 participants this time. We learned a new grammatical form to express our feelings or states. For instance, «мне холодно» (= I am cold), «тебе смешно» (=You are laughing) and so on. Then, we practiced asking each other how we are feeling at the moment.

Also, we learned the verb ‘уметь’ to express our ability and skill in doing something. For example, ‘Я умею говорить по-русски’ (= I can speak Russian).

Thank you all for your participation!