Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing

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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. https://www.patreon.com/cw/japaneseswotter/posts

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  1. 4d ago

    [✐1] Awesome! #shadowing

    [✐1. Adagio]What's your impression? - adjective “Wow! Super! Cool! Awesome!” [00:07] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Let’s get started. Repeat after me [00:13] 1. good 2. cute 3. scary 4. expensive, high 5. cheap 6. short 7. long 8. beautiful/clean/good-looking 9. famous 10. kind/nice/amiable 11. cool, smart 12. amazing, awesome, great, super [01:33] By the way, “sugoi” can be; amazing, awesome, brilliant, great, incredible, or “Super!”, “Wow!”, “Cool!”, “Terrific!”, or emphasize something. There are many. Sugoi is amazing, isn’t it? Repeat after me [01:57] 1. His dace is amazing. 2. Awesome! 3. It’s very delicious. [02:26] Now, state your impressions of past events, as follow; delicious → It was delicious. OK? [02.38] 1. amazing → It was amazing. 2. funny/interesting → It was funny. 3. fun/happy/lovely → It was lovely. 4. boring/joyless → It was boring. 5. cheap → It was cheap. 6. expensive → It was expensive. 7. muggy/sultry/hot and humid → It was muggy. 8. beautiful/clean → It was beatuful/clean. 9. kind/nice/amiable → S/he was kind. 10. good → It was good. =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=  「すごい！」 [00:07] みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。さっそくはじめます。 Repeat after me [00:13] 1. いい 2. かわいい 3. こわい 4. たかい 5. やすい 6. みじかい 7. ながい 8. きれいな 9. ゆうめいな 10. しんせつな 11. かっこいい 12. すごい [01:33] By the way, すごいcan be; amazing, awesome, brilliant, great, incredible, or “Super!”, “Wow!”, “Cool!”, “Terrific!”, or emphasize something. たくさんありますね。すごいは すごいですね！ Repeat after me [01:57] 1. かれのダンスは すごいです。 2. すごい！ 3. すごく おいしいです。 [02:26] Now, state your impressions of past events, as follow; おいしい → おいしかったです。 いいですか。 [02.38] 1. すごい → すごかったです。 2. おもしろい → おもしろかったです。 3. たのしい → たのしかったです。 4. つまらない → つまらなかったです。 5. やすい → やすかったです。 6. たかい → たかかったです。 7. むしあつい → むしあつかったです。 8. きれい → きれいでした。 9. しんせつ → しんせつでした。 10. いい → よかったです。 Support the show =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= Need more translation & transcript? Become a patron: More episodes with full translation and Japanese transcripts. Members-only podcast feed for your smartphone app. Japanese Swotter on Patreon Note: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese.

    [✐1] Awesome! #shadowing

  2. Sep 8

    [✐3] I summarised the points

    [✐3.Moderato]Vi+teimasu, Vt+tearimasu, Vt+teokimasu “I (intentionally)summarized the points (to be of your help).” [00:08] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? I have a question, “The window is open”, [mado ga aite imasu] “The window is open”, [mado ga akete arimasu] “The window is open” [mado wo akete okimasu] What are the differences between them? (Vi)te imasu “Mado ga aiteimasu” indicates the window was   opened at the certain time in the past and is still open. Verbs are intransitive verbs (Vi). We will start with “mado ga aiteimasu”. Repeat after me [00:39] 1. → The door is open. 2. → The door is closed. 3. → The light is on. 4. → The light is out. 5. → My shoes are dirty. 6. → It’s locked. 7. → A button came off. 8. → The plastic bag is torn. (reji bukuro = plastic bag (one you get at the cash register of supermarkets or convenience stores.) 9. → Furniture fell over. 10. →The building is still on fire. So far so good? [02:39] Now, next is, “mado ga akete arimasu” Vt-te arimasu “madoga aketearimasu” emphasises that the situation exists as a result of somebody’s deliberate action. Verbs are transitive verbs (Vt). =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= 「ポイントが まとめてあります。」 [00:08] みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。しつもんです。 「まどが あいています。」、 「まどが あけてあります。」、 「まどを あけておきます。」 これらの ちがいは なんですか。 (Vi)ています “まどが あいています” indicates the window was   opened at the certain time in the past and is still open. Verbs are intransitive verbs (Vi). ｢まどがあいています｣からはじめます。 Repeat after me [00:39] 1. あきます →ドアが あいています。 2. しまります → ドアが しまっています。 3. つきます → でんきが ついています。 4. きえます → でんきが きえています。 5. よごれます → くつが よごれています。 6. かかります → かぎが かかっています。 7. とれます → ボタンが とれています。 8. やぶれます → レジぶくろがやぶれています。 (レジぶくろ = plastic bag (one you get at the cash register of supermarkets or convenience stores.) 9. たおれる → かぐが たおれています。 10. もえます → ビルが まだもえています。 ここまで いいですか。 [02:39] では、つぎは、｢まどがあけてあります｣ Vtてあります “まどが あけてあります” emphasises that the situation exists as a result of somebody’s deliberate action. Verbs are transitive verbs (Vt). Repeat after me Support the show =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= Need more translation & transcript? Become a patron: More episodes with full translation and Japanese transcripts. Members-only podcast feed for your smartphone app. Japanese Swotter on Patreon Note: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese.

    [✐3] I summarised the points

  3. Sep 1

    [✐2,3,4] I'm off tomorrow. #shadowing

    Is your country or company employee friendly when it comes to taking long holiday? [00:07] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today’s topic is “yasumi”. Note: It can be time off (day off), a break, a holiday/vacation, depending on the context. Repeat after me [00:15] 1. I will be off tomorrow. 2. I will take a day off from work tomorrow. 3. I won’t come to the Japanese class next week. 4. I’m on vacation from tomorrow. 5. I’ll sit on a bench and rest. 6. I will go back to my room and rest (go to bed). 7. Let’s take a rest. 8. Let’s rest for about 15 minutes. 9. The break is 20 minutes. 10. Why don’t we have a break while drinking coffee? [02:04] Shall we rest for a while? Well, let’s continue. [02:14] 11. I had been off for a while. 12. The lunch break is one hour. 13. I don’t work on weekend. 14. I don’t work / we are closed every Tuesday. 15. I had no work last week. 16. I was absent from class yesterday. 17. I took a break from my part-time job for half a year. 18. During Corona, I took a break from Judo. 19. After resting for a night, I felt better. 20. When are you going to take a day off? =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= 「あした、やすみます。」 [00:07] みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。きょうのトピックは｢やすみ｣です。 Note: It can be time off (day off), a break, a holiday/vacation, depending on the context. Repeat after me [00:15] 1. あした やすみます。 2. あした、しごとを やすみます。 3. らいしゅう、にほんごのじゅぎょうを やすみます。 4. あしたから、きゅうかです。 5. ベンチにすわって、やすみます。 6. へやにもどって、やすみます。 7. ちょっと、やすみましょう。 8. 15ふんくらい、やすみましょう。 9. きゅうけいは、20ぷんです。 10. コーヒーをのみながら、やすみませんか。 [02:04] ちょっと ひとやすみ しましょうか。 では、つづけましょう。 [02:14] 11. しばらく やすんでいました。 12. ひるやすみは いちじかんです。 13. しゅうまつは やすみです。 14. まいしゅうかようびは、やすみです。 15. せんしゅう、しごとは やすみでした。 16. きのう、じゅぎょうを やすみました。 17. はんとし、バイトを やすみました。 18. コロナのあいだは、じゅうどうをやすんで いました。 19. ひとばん やすんだら、げんきになりました。 20. いつ、やすみをとりますか。 Support the show =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= Need more translation & transcript? Become a patron: More episodes with full translation and Japanese transcripts. Members-only podcast feed for your smartphone app. Japanese Swotter on Patreon Note: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese.

    [✐2,3,4] I'm off tomorrow. #shadowing

  4. Aug 25

    [✐2] Try drinking Oolong-Hai #roleplay

    [✐2. Andante] Vte + みてください “Try drinking Oolong Hai.” [00:07] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? What (kind of) books have you read recently? Was that interesting? Let’s recommend the book to your friends. For example, That book was interesting. Please try reading it (= you should read it) by all means. Or, The new restaurant is nice. Please try to go there by all means. Today, we will practice te-form + “mitekudasai”. Note: Depending on the context, the translation could be “please try …ing (try to…)” , “you should…”, “why not …ing?”, or “do something to   see….” ★★★★★ Note: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese. I hope it also helps you to capture the pattern of the sentence structure. ★★★★★ [00:37] First, make “te-Form” as follows. kaimasu [buy] → katte Ready? [00:46] 1. eat 2. drink 3. read 4. open 5. call 6. mail 7. put on (shoes, trousers) 8. wear (hat, helmet etc) 9. pour (soy sauce etc.) 10. touch [01:54] Now, make a sentence of “〜te mitekudasai”. For example, kaimasu [buy] → Katte mite kudasai [(please) Try to buy it.] OK? [02:07] 1. eat → (Please) Try eating. 2. drink → Try drinking. 3. read → Try reading. 4. open → Try opening. 5. call → Try calling. 6. mail → Try mailing. 7. wear → Try wearing. 8. put on → Try putting it on. 9. pour → Try pouring. 10. touch → Try touching. [04:34] Let’s make a sentence as follows. Maccha cake → Try (to eat) the maccha cake. Ready? =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 「ウーロンハイを のんでみてください。」 [00:07] みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。さいきん、どんなほんをよみましたか。おもしろかったですか。ともだちに すすめましょう。 たとえば、 あのほん、おもしろかったですよ。ぜひ、よんでみてください。 または、 あたらしくできたレストラン、いいですよ。 ぜひ、いってみてください。 [00:31] きょうは、て・フォーム+みてくださいをれんしゅうします。 Note: Depending on the context, the translation could be “please try …ing(try to…)”  “you should…”, “why not …ing?”, or “do something to   see….”. [00:37] まずつぎのように、てフォームをつくります。 かいます → かって いいですか。 [00:46] 1. たべます → たべて 2. のみます → のんで 3. よみます → よんで 4. あけます → あけて 5. でんわします → でんわして 6. メールします → メールして 7. はきます → はいて 8. かぶります → かぶって 9. かけます → かけて 10. さわります → さわって [01:54] こんどは、「〜てみてください」をつくります。 たとえば、 かいます → かってみてください。 いいですか。 [02:07] 1. たべます → たべて みてください 2. のみます → のんで みてください。 3. よみます → よんでみてください。 4. あけます → あけて みてください。 5. でんわします → でんわ してみてください。 6. メールします → メール してみてください。 7. はきます → はいて みてください 8. かぶります → かぶって みてください 9. かけます → かけて みてください。 10. さわります → さわって みてください。 Support the show =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= Need more translation & transcript? Become a patron: More episodes with full translation and Japanese transcripts. Members-only podcast feed for your smartphone app. Japanese Swotter on Patreon Note: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese.

    [✐2] Try drinking Oolong-Hai #roleplay
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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. https://www.patreon.com/cw/japaneseswotter/posts

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