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.
Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing
62 [✐1] I'll have N. - expresses decision
[✐1.Adagio] Nにします I’ll have N. (expresses decision)
“Have you decided? What do you wanna have?”
[00:07]
Hello everyone.
[00:10]
You and your friend are in a coffee shop, discussing what to drink. Your friend ask you ”Nan ni shimasuka”or ”Dore ni shimasuka” = what/which would you like to have?
[00:26]
“〜ni shimasu” expresses a decision, so if you’ve decided to have a café au lait, for example,
“Café au lait ni shimasu”.
[ 00:37]
Let’s start practicing as follows.
Which will you have? café au lait
→ I will have café au lait.
OK?
[00:48]
1. Which will you have? Hot coffee
→ I’ll have hot coffee.
2. What will you have? Espresso
→ I’ll have espresso.
3. Which will you have?
→ I’ll have an orange juice.
4. What will you have? coke
→ I’ll have coke.
5. Which will you have?
→ I’ll have Darjeeling tea.
6. What will you have? Iced coffee
→ I’ll have iced coffee.
[01:52]
Off course, you can say “Kore, kudasai”, “Are onegai shimasu” (when you order).
[01:58]
Now we go to a Japanese restaurant!
Repeat after me
[02:03]
Welcome. What would you like to order?
[02:06]
1. I’d like a ramen set.
2. I’d like gyoza(dumpling)。
3. I’d like edamame(steamed salty soybeans).
4. I’d like oyakodon(Chicken and egg bowl).
5. I’d like a tempura set menu.
[02:57]
We now go to a department store. You are buying T shirts.
Repeat after me
[03:02]
1. I’ll take this.
2. I’ll take this in size M. This one please.
3. I’ll take this black T shirts. I’d like this (this one, please).
[03:43]
Let’s watch a movie this time. You choose a movie what you want to watch.
[03:48]
Which one (will you watch)?
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「ねぇ、きまった?なんにする?」
[00:08]
みなさん、こんにちは。
[00:10]
You and your friend are in a coffee shop, discussing what to drink. Your friend ask you「なんにしますか」 または 「どれにしますか」 = what/which will you have?
[00:26]
「〜に します」 expresses a decision, so if you’ve decided to have a café au lait, for example, カフェオレにします。
[ 00:37]
Let’s start practicing as follows.
どれに しますか。カフェオレ
→カフェオレにします。
いいですか。
[00:48]
1. どれにしますか。ホットコーヒー
→ ホットコーヒーにします。
2. なんにしますか。エスプレッソ
→ エスプレッソに します。
3. どれにしますか。オレンジジュース
→ オレンジジュースにします。
4. なんにしますか。コーラ
→ コーラにします。
5. どれにしますか。ダージリンティー
→ ダージリンティーにします。
6. なんにしますか。アイスコーヒー
→ アイスコーヒーにします。
[01:52]
Off course, you can say, 「これ、ください。」
「あれ、おねがいします。」(when you order).
[01:58]
では、にほんしょくのレストランにいきましょう。
Repeat after me
[02:03]
いらっしゃいませ。ごちゅうもんは?
[02:06]
1. ラーメンセット、ください。
2. ぎょうざ、ください。
3. えだまめ、ください。
4. おやこどん、おねがいします。
5. てんぷらていしょく、おねがいします。
[02:57]
つぎは、デパートにいきましょう。Tシャツをかいます。
Repeat after me
[03:02]
1. これに します。
2. これのM(エムサイズ)にします。これ、ください。
3. このくろのTシャツにします。これ、おねがいします。
[03:43]
こんどは、えいがをみましょう。You choose a movie you want to watch.
[03:48]
どれにしますか。
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