Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing

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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.

Episodes

  1. 75 [✐3] Dinner, dekitayo +Shadowing

    5 DAYS AGO

    75 [✐3] Dinner, dekitayo +Shadowing

    [✐3. Moderato] できます be completed/built/finished, come into being“Dinner is ready(cooked).”[00:07]Hello everyone.There used to be no supermarket or anything in my neighbourhood, but recently various shops are built(opened) and it has become more convenient.Repeat after me[00:19]1. A supermarket was built in my neighbourhood.2. A drug store was built next to the super market.3. An adult education center was built opposite the drug store.4. A department store was built be...

    11 min
  2. 74 [✐1]Shinkansen ni ...... +Shadowing

    JAN 7

    74 [✐1]Shinkansen ni ...... +Shadowing

    “I took(got on) the Shinkansen.”[00:07]Hello everyone. Oh, are you going out now? What are you going to take/get on?Repeat after me[00:15]1. I(’m going to) take a bus.2. I(’m going to) take a taxi3. I(’m going to) take the subway/tube.4. I(’m going to) take a train.5. I(’m going to) take an airplane.Note: “kuruma ni norimasu” can be either you get in a car (driven by someone other than yourself) or you drive a car. “kuruma wo unten shimasu” indicates specif...

    13 min
  3. 73 [✐4]become able to... [Potential-V]

    12/31/2024

    73 [✐4]become able to... [Potential-V]

    [✐4.Allegretto] Potential-Vるようになる“I’ve become able to do daily conversations (in Japanese).”[00:08]Hello everyone. How well have you become able to dp Japanese? Is general/daily conversation OK？ Have you become able to speak smoothly?[00:20]Repeat after me[00:23]1. I’ve become able to read both hiragana and katakana.2. I’ve become able to write hiragana without problems.3. I’ve become able to understand a lot of kanji.4. I can’t write much kanji yet.5. I’ve...

    11 min
  4. 72 [✐3] So much? + Shadowing

    12/16/2024

    72 [✐3] So much? + Shadowing

    [✐3.Moderato] In order to indicate that it is greater than what is expected, or simply emphasise it, add “も” after a number or quantity. “Does it take 3 months!? (which is more than I expected)”[00:08]Hello everyone. Today’s topic is a particle “mo”.[00:12]You can use “も”after a number or quantity to emphasize or, indicate that it is greater than what it expected.[00:24]Amanda san did an online shopping, but she had a lot of trouble.Repeat after me[00:33]1. The internet site went d...

    11 min
  5. 71 [✐2] Due to various reasons... +Shadowing

    12/10/2024

    71 [✐2] Due to various reasons... +Shadowing

    [✐2. Andante] State the reason or cause : 「Vて、〜。Nで、〜。」“Due to various reasons, I quit the company.”[00:08]Hello everyone. Have you ever been late? Or are you always on time?[00:17]Today, you were late for work. Why were you late? Please answer the reason.Repeat after me[00:27]1. oversleeping, I was late→ Due to an oversleeping, I was late.2. I get up too late, I was late→ As I got up too late, I was late.3. an incident, I was late→ Due to an incident, I was late.4.&nbs...

    11 min
  6. 70 [✐1] Is e-mail OK? [Alternatively] - suggest alternative

    12/03/2024

    70 [✐1] Is e-mail OK? [Alternatively] - suggest alternative

    [✐1. Adagio] Nでもいいですか。suggest alternative💡The translations may vary depending on circumstances.[00:18]1. There is no tea. Is coffee OK for you?2. Is it OK without sugar? (Can you drink coffee without sugar?)3. Is it OK without milk?4. No juice, here. Can I give you water?5. The refrigerator is empty. Is UberEats OK (to order to something to eat)?(kara = empty)[01:23]Now you are in the office. Your boss asked you to make a phone call to an import...

    9 min
  7. 69 [✐3] Report what someone said. +Shadowing

    11/26/2024

    69 [✐3] Report what someone said. +Shadowing

    [✐3.Moderato]〜といっていました：report what someone said“(My wife said) we never seem to be able to save any money.[00:09]Hello everyone. How’re you doing? Let’s study hard today as well. Today, we practice "〜to itte imashita(someone said〜)".[00:20]Hamada san called Matsumoto san;“Sorry, I may be a bit late.”[00:28]Then Matsumoto san report this message to everyone. “well, I’ve just got a call from Hamada san. He said he might be late.”Repeat after me[00:40]1. He said he oversle...

    10 min
  8. 68 [✐4] Master a touch of difference + Shadowing

    11/19/2024

    68 [✐4] Master a touch of difference + Shadowing

    [✐4.Allegretto]Can you tell the differences between followings?· Tabe ni itte kimasu.· Tabe ni itte imasu.· Tabe te ikimasu.Today you will learn them and you speak like a native speaker.★★★★★“Why don’t we just (stop by and) eat and go?”[00:07]Hello everyone. We start with “〜ni ittekimasu”, which means “you go for doing something and come back.[00:18]Mr. Taro Sameda goes to work every day, but he doesn’t seem to like his job very much.He always goes somewhere as follows:[00:2...

    8 min
  9. 67 [✐2] It was just OK- impressions/thoughts + Shadowing

    11/12/2024

    67 [✐2] It was just OK- impressions/thoughts + Shadowing

    [✐2.Andante] まあまあでした - adjectives in past tense + Shadowing [07:20]“It was (just) OK.”[00:07]Hello everyone. Let’s start right away.[00:11]You went to the party, or you saw a movie, or you had an exam. How was it? Tell me your thoughts or impressions.[00:24]For example,How was the party yesterday? enjoyable, fun→ It was fun.OK?[00:33]1. How was the party yesterday’s party?boring→ It was boring.2. How was the film?very interesting/funny→ It was very interesting.3....

    8 min
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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.

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