Life in Korea–Stuff I Notice Living Here

TAJIPAN

韓国に住んで気づいた、しょうもないけどちょっと笑える出来事や考えを、日本語でゆるく話しています。 日本人はもちろん、日本語を勉強している中級〜上級の人にも楽しんでもらえたらうれしいです。 ※内容はすべて、私個人の経験と感想です。 I talk (in Japanese) about small, silly, but funny things I notice while living in Korea. This podcast is for Japanese listeners and also for intermediate to advanced Japanese learners. Everything shared here is based on my personal experiences and opinions. I’m TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher living in Korea. 📄 Scriptはこちら👇 https://tajipan.wixsite.com 📸 Instagramはこちら👇 https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/

  1. 3D AGO

    Trying Dubai Chocolate—and What I Really Thought

    This podcast is in Japanese.(このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています) Episode 48 TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —experience, small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and things you only notice after living here 日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした経験、違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。 🎧 Recommended for: ・People interested in life in Korea ・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced) ・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese ────────────────── 📝 In this episode: ・Dubai Chocolate Mochi Cookies Are Sold Out Right Now! ・Dubai Chocolate Keeps Evolving… My Honest Thoughts etc... ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep48 🎥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 📚 Vocabulary 進化系(しんかけい)〇〇 evolved version of ~; next-generation ~ 麺状(めんじょう) noodle-shaped; in the form of noodles ~状(~じょう) -shaped; -like; in the form of ~ 生地(きじ) dough; batter; fabric (depending on context) 独自(どくじ) original; unique; distinctive

    11 min
  2. FEB 20

    My First Trip Abroad After Moving—and What I Realized

    This podcast is in Japanese.(このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています) Episode 47 TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —experience, small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and things you only notice after living here. 日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした経験、違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。 🎧 Recommended for: ・People interested in life in Korea ・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced) ・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese ────────────────── 📝 In this episode: ・Trying a Dorm Room for the First Time! The Smell Was Barely OK… but My Clothes Got Stolen. ・How My Feelings About English Have Changed ・Dressing on the Side, Please! etc... ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep47 🎥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 📚 Vocabulary 復活(ふっかつ)する to make a comeback; to be revived; to recover ~を踏(ふ)まえて based on; taking into account 淡々(たんたん)と calmly; matter-of-factly; without emotion 人間不信(にんげんふしん) mistrust of people; distrust of others 劣等感(れっとうかん) inferiority complex; feelings of inferiority 致死量(ちしりょう) lethal dose 総(そう)じて overall; generally; as a whole 遡(さかのぼ)る to go back; to trace back; to date back to 敢(あ)えて deliberately; daringly; nevertheless つっこむ to retort; to point out (in conversation); to make a witty comeback

    28 min
  3. FEB 13

    A Movie Theater Worth Trying!

    This podcast is in Japanese.(このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています) Episode 46 TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and things you only notice after living here. 日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。 🎧 Recommended for: ・People interested in life in Korea ・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced) ・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese ────────────────── 📝 In this episode: ・The seats in Korean movie theaters are amazing. ・The appeal of the film Kokuhō can resonate worldwide. etc... ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep46 🎥Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 📚 Vocabulary 伝統芸能(でんとうげいのう) traditional performing arts 厳重(げんじゅう) strict / tightly controlled 演目(えんもく) program / performance piece 世襲制(せしゅうせい) hereditary system 引き継(ひきつ)がれる to be passed down

    14 min
  4. FEB 6

    I Got Food Poisoning from Oysters in Korea

    This is just my personal experience, not a general statement about Korean food. This podcast is in Japanese.(このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています) Episode 45 TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and thingsyou only notice after living here. 日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。 🎧 Recommended for: ・People interested in life in Korea ・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced) ・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese ────────────────── 📝 In this episode: ・I got food poisoning from boiled oysters. ・Food poisoning is scary… I suffered for three days. etc... ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep45 🎥Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 📚 Vocabulary 牡蠣(かき)にあたる get food poisoning from oysters 下痢(げり) diarrhea げろ vomit / puke (casual) お腹(なか)を下(くだ)す have diarrhea 嘔吐(おうと) vomiting つわり morning sickness 提供(ていきょう)する to provide 舞台(ぶたい)を見(み)に行(い)く to go see a stage performance 然(しか)るべき appropriate / proper

    12 min
  5. JAN 30

    The Best Food in 2025 (Part 2)

    This podcast is in Japanese. (このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています) Episode 44 TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and thingsyou only notice after living here. 日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。 🎧 Recommended for: ・People interested in life in Korea ・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced) ・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese ────────────────── 📝 In this episode: ・How “Kongguksu,” a Soy Milk Noodle Dish, Completely Won Me Over ・Tokyo’s Oldest Izakaya's Sobaetc... ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep44 🎥Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 📚 Vocabulary (話(はなし)を)盛(も)る to exaggerate (a story) さすがに as expected / honestly せっかち impatient ツッコむ to point out / to retort ~ぶる to pretend to be ~ 平凡(へいぼん) ordinary 一切(いっさい)なし none at all 純白(じゅんぱく) pure white 説(せつ) theory 部位(ぶい) body part 黙々(もくもく)と silently / steadily

    22 min
  6. JAN 23

    The Best Food in 2025 (Part1)

    This podcast is in Japanese.(このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています) Episode 43 TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and thingsyou only notice after living here. 日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。 🎧 Recommended for: ・People interested in life in Korea ・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced) ・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese ────────────────── 📝 In this episode: ・How I Found the Perfectly Balanced Bagel ・I’ve realized how good pork ribs (Dwaeji Galbi) are.etc... ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep43 🎥Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 📚 Vocabulary 寒波(かんぱ) cold wave 自信過剰(じしんかじょう) overconfidence 遡る(さかのぼる) to go back / to trace back 審査基準(しんさきじゅん) evaluation criteria / screening standards 却下(きゃっか) rejection / to turn down 味わい深い(あじわいぶかい) deep in flavor / rich-tasting げんなりする to feel fed up / to be discouraged 活きる(いきる) to come alive / to be put to good use ~を引き立てる(ひきたてる) to bring out / to enhance 圧倒的に(あっとうてきに) overwhelmingly 次元が違う(じげんがちがう) on a different level (味が)上品(じょうひん) (elegant / refined) flavor ~を売りにしてる(うりにしてる) to promote ~ as a selling point 食べ応えがない(たべごたえがない) not filling / lacking substance 卸す(おろす) to wholesale / to sell in bulk あばら骨(あばらぼね) rib (bone) ~はいただけない(いただけない) that's unacceptable / not okay ぶっちゃけ frankly / honestly

    24 min
  7. JAN 16

    Why Korean Rice Cakes Are So Addictive

    This podcast is in Japanese.(このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています) Episode 42 TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and things you only notice after living here. 日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。 🎧 Recommended for: ・People interested in life in Korea ・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced) ・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese ────────────────── 📝 In this episode: ・This chewy black sesame mochi is insanely good. ・Is this even mochi? They say it is, but it doesn’t feel like mochi at all.etc... ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep42 🎥Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Communityhttps://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 📚 Vocabulary 片思い(かたおもい) unrequited love 迫る(せまる) approach / press / close in on すごい勢いで at great speed / rapidly きなこ roasted soybean flour まぶす sprinkle / coat 定番(ていばん) classic / standard 弾力がある(だんりょくがある) elastic / springy ぷるぷる jiggly / wobbly もちもち chewy / soft and springy 歯ごたえがある(はごたえがある) have a firm texture / chewy 発祥(はっしょう) origin / birthplace 松(まつ) pine tree 葉っぱ(はっぱ) leaf 敷く(しく) lay / spread チュソク(추석) Chuseok (Korean harvest festival) お盆(おぼん) Obon festival 収穫(しゅうかく) harvest よもぎ mugwort 生地(きじ) dough 蜜(みつ) syrup / honey 言い伝え(いいつたえ) legend / folk belief 魔除け(まよけ) ward off evil / protection against evil もたらす(もたらす) bring about / bring

    24 min
  8. JAN 9

    Do You Believe in “Unlucky Years”? My Take on Yakudoshi

    This podcast is in Japanese.(このポッドキャストは日本語で話しています) Episode 40 TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher, talks about everyday life in Korea —small culture shocks, funny moments, failures, food, and things you only notice after living here. 日本語教師TAJIPANが、韓国生活でのちょっとした違和感、失敗談、文化の違い、食べ物の話などをゆるく、正直に話すポッドキャストです。 🎧 Recommended for: ・People interested in life in Korea ・Japanese learners (intermediate & advanced) ・Anyone who enjoys casual, real-life Japanese ────────────────── 📝 In this episode: ・I went to get a yakubarai (a purification ritual). ・Do they have yakudoshi in Korea too?etc... ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep40 🎥Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Communityhttps://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 子供の扱い方(こどものあつかいかた) how to treat children / how to handle children 未満児(みまんじ) children under school age / infants and toddlers 厄(やく) bad luck / misfortune 厄年(やくどし) unlucky year (according to Japanese belief) 厄払い(やくばらい) purification ritual to ward off bad luck 前厄(まえやく) the year before an unlucky year 本厄(ほんやく) the main unlucky year 後厄(あとやく) the year after an unlucky year 迷信(めいしん) superstition お祓い(おはらい) purification ceremony / exorcism バチ当たる(ばちあたる) be punished by karma / get divine punishment お札(おふだ) talisman / shrine amulet (paper) お布施(おふせ) donation to a temple お経(おきょう) Buddhist sutra / chant 縁起がいい(えんぎがいい) good omen / lucky 開運(かいうん) good fortune / improving one’s luck 矢(や) arrow お守り(おまもり) amulet / lucky charm 鳥居(とりい) torii gate 本名(ほんみょう) real name / legal name 振り仮名(ふりがな) furigana / pronunciation guide

    22 min

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韓国に住んで気づいた、しょうもないけどちょっと笑える出来事や考えを、日本語でゆるく話しています。 日本人はもちろん、日本語を勉強している中級〜上級の人にも楽しんでもらえたらうれしいです。 ※内容はすべて、私個人の経験と感想です。 I talk (in Japanese) about small, silly, but funny things I notice while living in Korea. This podcast is for Japanese listeners and also for intermediate to advanced Japanese learners. Everything shared here is based on my personal experiences and opinions. I’m TAJIPAN, a Japanese teacher living in Korea. 📄 Scriptはこちら👇 https://tajipan.wixsite.com 📸 Instagramはこちら👇 https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/

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