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
65 [✐4] easy/difficult to... + Shadowing
[✐4.Allegretto] 〜やすい、〜にくい easy or difficult to carry out the action indicated
Shadowing [09:55]
“Automatic (transmission) cars are easy to drive.”
[00:08]
Hello everyone. Let’s get started.
Make a sentence with “〜yasui” as follows.
[00: 13]
For example,
this book, read
→ This book is easy to read.
Ready?
[00:26]
1. this dictionary,
→ This dictionary is easy to understand.
2. computer’s large screen, see
→ The computer’s large screen is easy to see.
3. automatic (transmission) car, drive
→ Automatic cars are easy to drive.
4. thin glass vase, fragile
→ Thin glass vase is fragile.
5. hot day, food, become rotten/perishable
→ Food is perishable on hot days.
[02:16]
Food goes bad quickly in the hot season.
Repeat after me
[02:25]
1. The new bicycle is easy to ride.
2. Rubber sandals are easy to walk.
3. This cocktail is sweet and easy to drink.
4. That novel was easy to read.
5. Old phones were simple and easy to use.
[03:42]
Next is “〜nikui”.
[03:46]
For example,
Bitter medicine, take
→ Bitter medicine is not easy to take.
Ready?
[03:56]
1. In front of the station, cannot park a car
→ It’s difficult to park a car in front of the station.
2. hard bed, cannot sleep
→ The bed is hard and I cannot sleep.
3. Very humid, doesn’t dry easily
→ Washing doesn’t dry easily as it’s very humid.
4. this trash bag, durable, hard to tear
→ This trash bag is durable and hard to tear.
5. The glasses, light, don’t feel tired (from wearing them)
→ These glasses are light and don’t feel tired.
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「オートマのくるまは うんてんしやすいです。」
[00:08]
みなさん、こんにちは。では、さっそく、はじめますよ。
つぎのように「〜やすい」をつくってください。
[00: 13]
たとえば、
このほん、よみます
→このほんは よみ やすいです
いいですか。
[00:26]
1. このじしょ、わかります
→このじしょは わかりやすいです。
2. コンピューターのおおきい がめん、みます
→コンピューターのおおきいがめんは みやすいです。
3. オートマのくるま、うんてんします
→オートマのくるまは うんてんしやすいです。
(オートマ = automatic transmission(AT))
4. うすいガラスのかびん、われます
→うすいガラスのかびんは われやすいです。
5. あついひ、たべもの,くさります
→ あついひは、たべものがくさりやすいです。
[02:16]
あついきせつは、たべものがすぐわるくなりますね。
Repeat after me
[02:25]
1. あたらしいじてんしゃはのりやすいです。
2. ゴムのサンダルはあるきやすいです。
3. このカクテルは あまくて のみやすいです。
4. あのしょうせつはよみやすかったです。
5. むかしのでん わはシ ンプルでつかいやすかったです。
[03:42]
つぎは、〜にくいです。
[03:46]
たとえば、
にがいくすり、のめません
→ にがいくすりは のみにくいです。
いいですか。
[03:56]
1. えきのまえ、くるまをとめられません
→えきのまえは くるまを とめにくいです。
2. ベッドがかたい、ねられません
→ベッドがかたくて ねにくいです。
3. しっけがおおい、せんたくものがかわきません
→しっけがおおくて、せんたくものが かわきにくいです。
(しっけがおおい = very humid)
4. このごみぶくろ、じょうぶ、やぶれません
→ このごみぶくろは、じょうぶで やぶれ にくいです。
5. このメガネ、かるい、つかれません
→このメガネはかるくて、つかれにくい です。
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