Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing
Are you learning Japanese and looking for more opportunities to speak? This Podcast drill is exactly for you. Simply repeat after me - while you are commuting, cooking or even in your bed. The drill also includes plain style dialogue, which is an informal style spoken in daily life among friends and family, and also in Anime. Now more shadowing practices are available, too. Have a go and get fluent soon! --- Learning Nihongo is fun, ne. More drills and full transcripts/translations (on your smartphone! + PDF) are available on Patreon.
Episodes
11 episodes since 2020
59 [✐2] The film I saw was imaichi...
[✐2. Andante] Detailed definition of noun : Vた + Noun (Note: imaichi = colloq.: not good enough)Note: imaichi = colloq.: not good enough[00:09]Good morning, everyone. Listen to the first sentence, then repeat the...
September 17, 2024
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8:54
58 [✐1] It's strange weather, isn't it?
[✐1.Adagio] Note: Japanese people are generally not good at small talk, but even if they don’t know each other well, they might have a small chat with neighbours or people working in the same building. "Weather" is always a ...
September 10, 2024
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8:54
57[✐4,5] it seems, apparently 〜
✐4.Allegretto, 5.Allegro] (You can try "shadowing" from 07:55.) “It seems so.”[00:07]Hello everyone. Today, we practice 〜rashii (it seems… apparently).Note 1: “〜rashii” and ...
September 03, 2024
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8:32
56 [✐2] until? by?
[✐2. Andante] 〜まで(until, up to)? 〜までに(by)?“I want to get married by the age of 40.”[まで(made) is often used in conjunction with verbs which represent the time width(duration), such as ”is”, “continue, “w...
August 27, 2024
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9:58
55[✐3] may/might not
“It may be fake news.”☆ 「〜kamo shiremasen」 is quasi “I think 〜 (but not sure).“ , and lesser degree of certainty in comparison with 「 〜deshou (e.g “I’ll bet…“)」.[00: 08]Hello everyone. How are you doing? Toda...
August 20, 2024
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10:09
54[✐1]tough BUT fun
“My job is tough, but fun.”[00:08]Hello everyone. How do you say, “Japanese language is not easy, but fun”? It is; “Nihongo wa kantan dewa arimasenga, tanoshii desu.” - isn’t it? Let’s begin.[00:21]First, you h...
August 13, 2024
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8:53
53[✐2.3] offer/ask advice 〜rashii desu
[✐2.Andante + 3.Moderato]Vた+らいいですか、+らいいですよask for advice/instruction、advice/recommend something“You should order a beer for now.”[00:08]Hello everyone. Suga san is busy with work and is stressed. Let’s give him some ad...
August 06, 2024
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9:46
52[✐4] Oops! I forgot to attach the file...
[✐4.Allegretto] V-jisho+ のを わすれました forgot to …“I forgot to attach the file to the mail.”[00:09]Hello everyone. Let’s forget various things today. We practice “〜suruno wo wasuremashita”.Repeat after me[...
July 30, 2024
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8:03
51[✐2] Add a hint of gratitude!
[✐2. Andante] (ひとが)Vて+くれます、(ひと)にVて+もらいますimplying a sense of gratitude for receiving actions : Actually, Japanese tend to use often these expressions. How do you explain the difference between “トムさんが わたしに えいごをおしえます” and “...
July 23, 2024
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