My first day

Azusa

June 26, 2025

I just started using this app to improve my English. I’m not sure how it works or if someone will correct my diary, but I’ll do my best to keep going. Here’s the diary I wrote today. I hope someone notices this diary.

I’m starting to write a diary. I’m not sure how long I’ll be able to keep it up, because I usually have a hard time sticking to things.

Today, I had an interview at a Japanese restaurant on Victoria Drive. The shift manager kept emphasizing that they value candidates who can speak English well. She asked me questions like, “Have you ever dealt with difficult customers? How did you handle the situation?” and “If you face a situation where the phone is ringing, customers are waiting for the bill, others are asking for tea and a guide, and the table is messy — what would you do?”

I wasn’t satisfied with my answers. I kept using the same words and grammar. At the end of the interview, I asked her what the correct answer was, and she said there’s no right answer — they just wanted to test my English skills. She also said, “We have a few other candidates, so if you pass, we’ll contact you.” From my experience, when I get that kind of comment, I usually don’t get the job.

How can I improve my English? It’s been over a year since I came here, but I don’t feel like I’ve improved. It’s embarrassing. I’m a lazy person.

Tomorrow is my second training day. I’m afraid I might get fired.

英語力の向上のためにこのアプリを使い始めてみた。仕組みがどうなっているのか、誰かが私の日記を訂正してくれるのかは分からないけど、頑張って続けていこうと思う。以下、今日書いた日記です。この日記が誰かの目に留まりますように。

日記を書き始めた。どれくらい続けられるか分からない。なぜなら、私は普段から物事を続けるのが苦手だから。

今日はビクトリア・ドライブの日本料理店で面接があった。シフトマネージャーは、英語が上手な候補者を重視していると繰り返し強調していた。彼女は「難しい顧客に対応したことはありますか？その状況をどう対処しましたか？」や「電話が鳴り、顧客が会計を待っている、他の顧客がお茶や案内を要求し、テーブルが散らかっている状況に直面した場合、どうしますか？」といった質問があった。

私は満足のいく回答ができなかった。同じ言葉や文法を繰り返してしまった。面接の最後に、正しい回答は何だったのか尋ねたところ、彼女は「正しい回答はない。ただ英語のスキルをテストしたかっただけ」と答えてくれた。また、「他の候補者も何人かいるので、合格すれば連絡する」とも言った。私の経験上、そのようなコメントをされると、採用されることはない。

英語力を向上させるにはどうすればいいのだろうか？ここに来てから1年以上経ちますが、上達したと感じられない。恥ずかしい。私は怠け者だ。

明日は2回目の研修日。解雇されるかもしれないと心配。

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My fFirst dDay

I just started using this app to improve my English.

I’m not sure how it works or if someone will correct my diary, but I’ll do my best to keep going.

Here’s the diary I wrote today.

I hope someone notices this diary.

I’m not sure how long I’ll be able to keep it up, because I usually have a hard time sticking to things.

Today, I had an interview at a Japanese restaurant on Victoria Drive.

The shift manager kept emphasizing that they value candidates who can speak English well.

She asked me questions like, “Have you ever dealt with difficult customers?

How did you handle the situation?” and “If you face a situation where the phone is ringing, customers are waiting for the bill, others are asking for tea and a guide, and the table is messy — —what would you do?” ¶
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I wasn’t satisfied with my answers.

You don't put spaces in between em dashes (—).

I kept using the same words and grammar.

At the end of the interview, I asked her what the correct answer was, and she said there’s no right answer — —they just wanted to test my English skills.

She also said, “We have a few other candidates, so if you pass, we’ll contact you.” From my experience, when I get that kind of comment, I usually don’t get the job.

How can I improve my English?

It’s been over a year since I came here, but I don’t feel like I’ve improved.

It’s embarrassing.

I’m a lazy person.

Tomorrow is my second day of training ~~day~~.

There's nothing wrong with how you wrote it originally, but it sounds more natural to me as "my second day of training."

I’m afraid I might get fired.

Feedback

You wrote this really well, though! Your sentences are on the shorter side, but they sound very natural overall. You should be proud of how far you've come :)

I study Korean and Japanese, and what I do to get better at using more varied grammar and vocabulary is to pick one or two grammar points and like 5 words or expressions, and then make a ton of sentences. It's hard to combine everything into one sentence, but I'll combine a one of the grammar points and a few of the words into one sentence.

Also, I think it helps to memorize native speakers' sentences that have grammar or vocab that interests you. It's helped me internalize what sounds natural in a given language.

Azusa

June 27, 2025

Thank you for your coaching and useful advice!
I'll try to practice English with your advice.

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My fFirst dDay

Generally, all words in a title are capitalised, with some exceptions.

I just started using this app to improve my English.

I’m not sure how it works or if someone will correct my diary entry, but I’ll do my best to keep going.

Strictly speaking, "diary" refers to the whole collection of diary entries. "Diary entry" would refer to an individual piece of writing.

Here’s ~~the diary~~what I wrote today.

I replaced "the diary (entry)" with "what" to avoid excessive repetition of the phrase "diary (entry)". Using the same word too many times in close proximity can make the writing sound stiff.

I hope someone notices this diary.

I’m start~~ing~~ed to write a diary.

(1) starting to write: 書き始めている; started to write: 書き始めた.
(2) Alternatively: "I started writing a diary," "I started to keep a diary," "I started keeping a diary," or "I'm starting to keep a diary."

I’m not sure how long I’ll be able to keep it up, because I usually have a hard time sticking to things.

Today, I had an interview at a Japanese restaurant on Victoria Drive.

The shift manager kept emphasizing that they value candidates who can speak English well.

She asked me questions like, “Have you ever dealt with difficult customers?

How did you handle the situation?” and “If you face a situation where the phone is ringing, customers are waiting for the bill, others are asking for tea and a ~~guid~~ssistance, and the table is messy — what would you do?” ¶
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I wasn’t satisfied with my answers.

"Assistance" or "guidance" would be a more suitable word to use here.

I kept using the same words and grammar.

At the end of the interview, I asked her what the correct answer was, and she said there’s no right answer — they just wanted to test my English skills.

She also said, “We have a few other candidates, so if you pass, we’ll contact you.” From my experience, when I get that kind of comment, I usually don’t get the job.

How can I improve my English?

It’s been over a year since I came here, but I don’t feel like I’ve improved.

It’s embarrassing.

I’m a lazy person.

Tomorrow is my second training day.

I’m afraid I might get fired.

Feedback

ようこそ！As far as your writing goes, there are no major grammatical or lexical errors, so that's good. If you wish to learn more grammar structures, perhaps you can consider finding a good grammar guide, online or in book form. That was how I started learning grammar structures in Japanese. Outside of that, I suppose the best way is to read things like news articles and books.

I'm afraid I can't offer much from my own experience about speaking. The only real way to improve at speaking is likely to practice with real people who are fluent and able to help you. I have heard about platforms that provide private one-on-one speaking classes online, such as Lingoda. Of course, they are paid, but perhaps you will find them helpful.

Azusa

June 26, 2025

Thank you for coaching!
That's the first time I've heard the difference between "diary" and "diary entry."
I'm looking forward to learning more from you!!

She also said, “We have a few other candidates, so if you pass, we’ll contact you.” From my experience, when I get that kind of comment, I usually don’t get the job.