Why Why Nihongo

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わいわい日本語 - Digging into the mysteries of Japanese — in simple Japanese. Why Why Nihongo is a podcast for Japanese learners (N3+) who want to understand not just rules, but nuance, feeling, and “why”. Episodes are spoken in easy, natural Japanese, with a focus on how Japanese is actually used. 「やさしい日本語」で、日本語の不思議を深掘りするポッドキャストです。文法のルールだけでなく、ことばの感じ・ニュアンス・なぜそう使うのかを大切にしています。オンライン日本語教師が運営。

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  1. 2D AGO

    #002 Why "Nihon" or "Nippon"? Understanding the 3 names of Japan【Free Transcript】

    https://www.patreon.com/cw/whywhynihongo 🎁 Get the FULL TRANSCRIPT for FREE! h⁠ttps://www.patreon.com/posts/002-nihon-nippon-148174219⁠ 💻 Online Lesson with Me on italki.com ⁠https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/12449522⁠ This episode level: Intermediate / JLPT N3+ Why does Japanese have three names for one country: Nihon, Nippon, and Japan? In this episode of Why Why Nihongo, I explain the differences between nihon, nippon, and Japan in slow, simple Japanese. This episode focuses on: when Japanese people say nihon when nippon sounds more natural why Japan exists at all and how feeling, context, and distance matter more than strict rules This episode is for learners who don’t just want to memorize words, but want to understand why Japanese sounds the way it does. 日本語には、にほん・にっぽん・ジャパン という、3つの国の呼び方があります。 このエピソードでは、・いつ「にほん」を使うのか・「にっぽん」はどんな感じの言葉か・なぜ「ジャパン」という言い方があるのか を、ゆっくり・やさしい日本語で話します。 文法のルールよりも、感じ・場面・距離感を大切にして、日本語の「なぜ?」を一緒に考えるエピソードです。 ✅ Links : 👉 English Blog : ⁠https://nihongooo.com/⁠ 👉 Patreon : ⁠https://patreon.com/cw/whywhynihongo

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わいわい日本語 - Digging into the mysteries of Japanese — in simple Japanese. Why Why Nihongo is a podcast for Japanese learners (N3+) who want to understand not just rules, but nuance, feeling, and “why”. Episodes are spoken in easy, natural Japanese, with a focus on how Japanese is actually used. 「やさしい日本語」で、日本語の不思議を深掘りするポッドキャストです。文法のルールだけでなく、ことばの感じ・ニュアンス・なぜそう使うのかを大切にしています。オンライン日本語教師が運営。