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News in Slow Japanese / The Podcast Sakura: Study Japanese Listening with our Announcer from Japan
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4.5 • 91 Ratings
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Learn Japanese through interesting and entertaining news stories. News in Slow Japanese is produced with lower intermediate to advanced students of Japanese in mind. If you are studying for the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) N1, N2, or N3 this podcast should be very helpful. We bring you interesting and current topics several times a week. Our host is a native Japanese speaker and she reads the articles at a slow pace so you can pick up every word. More stories, transcripts, and popup translations with furigana are available at the home of our podcast: http://newsinslowjapanese.com/
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SB021 – Belly Fat
This is something a lot of us have to deal with–putting on weight too easily. Listen to this week’s contributor’s frustration with belly fat and learn the vocabulary associated with this kind of problem.
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NISJ 388 – The Mystery of the Japanese Ship Captain
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NISJ 387 – Onomatopoeia Part 2
In Japanese, Onomatopoeia can be divided into a few categories; they are called giseigo (擬声語), giongo (擬音語), gitaigo (擬態語), giyougo (擬容語) and gijougo (擬情語). As we learned in the previous episode, they are used to describe sounds made by animals, humans…
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NISJ 386 – Onomatopoeia Part 1
Onomatopoeia (オノマトペ) are words that represent sounds, and they are used in many languages to add more depth and texture to speech. However, Japanese onomatopoeia are unique in that they’re used more frequently and in a wider variety of contexts than in other languages. For example, after mopping READ MORE Test your knowledge with the […]
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SB019 – My Club Seniors
Japanese school clubs have a very rigid hierarchy. Seniors in the club can be very demanding to their juniors. Here is a report of one junior’s experience. This episode also practices the causative form in Japanese.
Customer Reviews
Love this!
I love how they can be listened to at slow speed and native speaking speed. I greatly appreciate the show notes that break down all the translations and provide extra knowledge. Simple and yet so effective!
Very effective study tool
This application is proving to be very effective in improving and rounding out Nihongo skills. The Shadowing tool forces one to truly digest and understand the words and text. Spelling out vocabulary and providing Kanji practice worksheets is very helpful. I highly recommend this app and look forward to regular production of new lessons and hopefully listening practice drills for exam prep at higher levels. Great work Sakura Sensei!
Wonderful!
This is a great podcast! I truly appreciate the slower speed, and how the transcripts can be found on the website. This is assisting my studies greatly. Thank you!
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