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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
100 [✐1] Japanese don't say thank you? + Shadowing + Role play
[✐1. Adagio] Daily expressions - react without thinking!
“After you.”
[00:08]
Hello everyone. Today we will practice expressions such as greetings that we often use. If you think it’s too easy, try dialogue, role play and shadowing after [08:28].
Repeat after me
[00:32]
1. Good morning.
2. Morning!
3. Hello / Good afternoon / Good day.
4. Good evening.
5. Good night.
6. Long time no see.
7. How are you?
8. See you (later).
[01:27]
Actually, we say often “ja, mata” rather than sayounara (good bye)”.
For example,
[01:33]
“Today’s drinking party was fun, wasn’t it?”
“Yeah, let’s do it again next month.”
“Sounds good. I will call you. See you!”
Repeat after me
[01:50]
1. Thank you very much.
2. Thank you. / Thanks.
3. Excuse me. / Thank you.
4. Thanks.
5. I’m sorry.
6. Oh, sorry, sorry! (casual)
[02:33]
If you’ve been to Japan, you might notice that you didn’t hear often “arigatou gozaimasu”. Instead, we say a lot “doumo” or “sumimasen”.
For example,
[02:46]
“Excuse me, where is the toilet?”
“It’s over there.”
“Ah, thanks.”
Or;
[02:52]
“Please give me another spoon.”
“Here you are.”
“Thanks. “
[03:02]
Please repeat the sentence after ♪.
Then, say “doumo” after ♫♫.
[03:09]
For example,
May I sit here?
→ ♪ (you repeat)
Dialogue Partner: Sure, please.
You: ♫♫→ Thanks.
Ready?
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「おさきに どうぞ。」
[00:08]
みなさん、こんにちは。Today we will practice expressions such as greetings that we often use. If you think it’s too easy, try the dialogue, roleplay and shadowing after [08:28].
Repeat after me
[00:32]
1. おはようございます。
2. おはよう！
3. こんにちは。
4. こんばんは。
5. おやすみなさい。
6. おひさしぶりです。
7. おげんきですか。
8. じゃ、また。
[01:27]
Actually, we say often “ja, mataじゃ、また” rather than “sayounaraさようなら(good bye)”.
たとえば、
[01:33]
｢きょうの のみかい、たのしかったですね。｣
｢そうですね。また、らいげつ やりましょう。｣
｢いいですね。れんらくします。じゃ、また！」
Repeat after me
[01:50]
1. ありがとうございます。
2. ありがとう。
3. すみません。
4. どうも。
5. ごめんなさい。
6. あ、ごめん、ごめん！(casual)
[02:33]
If you’ve been to Japan, you might notice that you didn’t hear often “ありがとうございます“. Instead, we say a lot “どうも” or ”すみません” .
For example,
[02:46]
｢あのう、トイレは どこですか。｣
｢あちらです。｣
｢あ、どうも。」
Or:
[02:52]
｢スプーンをもうひとつ、おねがいします。｣
｢はい、どうぞ。｣
｢すみません。｣
[03:02]
では、♪のあとリピートします。
それから、♫♫のあと｢どうも｣と いいましょう。
[03:09]
たとえば、
ここ、すわってもいいですか。
→ ♪ (you repeat)
Dialogue Partner: ええ、どうぞ。
You: ♫♫→ どうも
いいですか。
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Note: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese.