Life in Korea–Stuff I Notice Living Here

TAJIPAN
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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/

  1. 1d ago

    What Impressed My Parents

    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 63 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 ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep63 🎥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 📚 Vocabulary 固定観念（こていかんねん） fixed idea; preconception; stereotype 薬膳料理（やくぜんりょうり） medicinal cuisine; herbal cuisine 南北境界線（なんぼくきょうかいせん） North–South border line 気乗（きの）りする to feel like doing; to be in the mood for 案（あん）の定（じょう） as expected 語調（ごちょう） tone of voice; tone of expression しめしめ all right!; just as I hoped 洗脳（せんのう）する to brainwash ぶち抜（ぬ）く to break through; to smash through; to surpass dramatically 良（い）いんだか悪（わる）いんだか I don't know whether it's good or bad ～に目覚（めざ）める to awaken to; to discover an interest in 派遣（はけん） dispatch; temporary staffing すきまバイト gig work; short-term side job ぶち上（あ）げ super high energy; hyped-up excitement

    19 min

  2. Jun 5

    Things That Confused My Parents

    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 62 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 ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep62 🎥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 📚 Vocabulary 定義（ていぎ） definition 土地勘（とちかん）がない not familiar with the area 宮殿（きゅうでん） palace 改札（かいさつ） ticket gate こびりつく to stick firmly; to cling へっこます to dent; to make a dent 家計簿（かけいぼ）をつける to keep a household budget 手（て）こずる to have difficulty; to struggle with 税関申告（ぜいかんしんこく） customs declaration 入国審査書（にゅうこくしんさしょ） immigration form 路上（ろじょう） on the street; roadside

    27 min

  3. May 29

    Food Culture in Korea: So Many Little Surprises

    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 61 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 ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep61 🎥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 📚 Vocabulary 取（と）り組（く）む to work on; to tackle 無心（むしん）で absentmindedly; wholeheartedly 無性（むしょう）に intensely; irresistibly 虹（にじ） rainbow 変態（へんたい） pervert;　Freak ほっぺ／ほっぺた cheek 角（かど） corner; edge; horn 巻（ま）き添（ぞ）え collateral damage; being dragged into something 茶碗（ちゃわん） rice bowl 行儀（ぎょうぎ） manners; behavior 食器（しょっき） tableware; dishes 器（うつわ） container; bowl; capacity (figurative) 話（はなし）を盛（も）る to exaggerate a story 根付（ねづ）く to take root; to become established 貫（つらぬ）く to stick to; to carry through あぐらをかく to sit cross-legged 名残（なごり） trace; remains; remnant 寛容（かんよう） tolerant; broad-minded すする to slurp 鼻（はな）をかむ to blow one’s nose いちいち one by one; every little thing 備（そな）え付（つ）けられている to be provided; to be built in と言（い）うのも the reason is; because ムラがある uneven; inconsistent 馴染（なじ）む to fit in; to become familiar with 均一性（きんいつせい） uniformity; consistency 包（つつ）む to wrap 繊細（せんさい） delicate; sensitive

    27 min

  4. May 22

    I Sold Clothes at a Flea Market in Korea—and Everyone Helped Me

    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 60 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 ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep60 🎥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 📚 Vocabulary 出店（しゅってん）する to open a stall/shop; to set up a booth 成（な）り行（ゆ）き how things turn out; course of events 急募（きゅうぼ） urgent recruitment; urgently hiring 募集（ぼしゅう） recruitment; hiring; application 2つ返事（ふたつへんじ）で without hesitation; readily 乗（の）り気（き）になる to become interested; to get on board とんとん拍子（びょうし） smoothly; rapidly and smoothly 交渉（こうしょう） negotiation まさかのA unexpectedly A; surprisingly A 図々（ずうずう）しい shameless; pushy 意向（いこう） intention; wishes 臨（のぞ）む to face; to approach (an event/situation) 眺（なが）める to gaze at; to look over 鍵（かぎ）アカ private account (SNS) 集荷（しゅうか） pickup collection (shipping) あわよくば if possible; if things go well 依頼（いらい） request; commission ～してもらう義理（ぎり）がない I owe no obligation to have someone do ~ 案（あん）の定（じょう） as expected 良心（りょうしん）につけ込（こ）む to take advantage of someone’s kindness/conscience 搬入（はんにゅう） moving in goods; delivery setup バタバタする to be hectic; to rush around ～そびれる to miss the chance to ~ スタンス stance; attitude; position 儲（もう）ける to make a profit; to earn money 現象（げんしょう） phenomenon 浸透（しんとう）する to penetrate; to spread widely ピンと来（く）る to click; to intuitively understand ~尽（つ）くす to do completely; to exhaust ～こなす to do skillfully; to handle well (e.g. 着こなす = wear stylishly) チリも積（つ）もれば Many a little makes a mickle 作（つく）り structure; build; construction 単純（たんじゅん）（性格的（せいかくてき）に） simple; straightforward (personality-wise) 代（か）わりばんこ taking turns 接客（せっきゃく） customer service 天（てん）の声（こえ） voice from heaven; sudden helpful suggestion どこからともなく from somewhere; out of nowhere 対応（たいおう）する to respond to; to deal with 手（て）が出（で）ない can’t afford; beyond one’s budget 引（ひ）く be put off by ; cringe 仕入（しい）れる to procure; to stock 丈感（たけかん） how the length fits/feels (clothing)

    36 min

  5. May 15

    Dishes Korean Men Are Said to Love (And What I Noticed)

    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 59 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 ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep59 🎥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 📚 Vocabularyがっつり系（けい） hearty; filling; heavy-style (food)

    14 min

  6. May 8

    A Laundromat That Only Takes 2,000 Won?!

    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 58 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 ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep58 🎥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 📚 Vocabulary 初夏（しょか） early summer 天日干（てんぴぼ）し sun-drying しまう to put away; to store 収納（しゅうのう）する to store; to put away 投入（とうにゅう）する to put in; to投入 (e.g., money, materials) 作動（さどう）する to operate; to function 偏見（へんけん） prejudice; bias 切（き）り抜（ぬ）ける to get through; to overcome 生乾（なまがわ）きの匂（にお）い smell of half-dried laundry ぶっ壊れる to break completely; to be smashed (slang)

    17 min

  7. May 2

    “Aigoo!” & Other Korean Expressions I Love

    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 57 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 ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep57 🎥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 📚 Vocabulary リアクションが薄（うす）い weak reaction; not very expressive 間（ま）が空（あ）く there is a pause; a gap occurs 甘（あま）える to depend on; to act spoiled; to seek affection いじる to tease; to mess with ののしる to insult; to abuse verbally せっかち impatient; hasty

    16 min

  8. Apr 24

    Why Is It Like This? My Apartment in Korea

    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 56 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 ────────────────── 📄 Transcript https://tajipan.wixsite.com/mysite/podcast-script/ep56 🎥YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinKoreaofTAJIPAN 🗣 Japanese Speaking Class & Community https://www.sunnysidejapanese.com/ 📷 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tajipan_japanese/ ────────────────── 📚 Vocabulary 肌（はだ）が荒（あ）れる skin gets rough; skin breaks out 施工（せこう） construction; workmanship 施工（せこう）の甘（あま）さ poor workmanship; lack of precision in construction ツッコミどころ point worth pointing out; something to criticize 大前提（だいぜんてい） fundamental premise; basic assumption ～を基調（きちょう）とした based on; with ~ as the main theme ～に支障（ししょう）がある to have trouble with ~; to interfere with ~ ぬかりない thorough; careful; no oversight 栓（せん） stopper; plug 欠（か）ける to chip; to be chipped 破片（はへん） fragment; piece 朽（く）ちる to decay; to rot; to fall into ruin 歪（ゆが）む to warp; to distort イカれる to be broken; to go crazy (slang)

    19 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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