Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing

Nov 18 2024 8 ep. 8 mins 75

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

Nov 18 2024 8 mins

[✐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.

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

Nov 11 2024 8 mins

[✐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 yes

66 [✐1,2] Comparison+Shadowing

Nov 04 2024 11 mins

[✐1.Adagio, 2.Andante]N1はN2より〜。N1のほうが〜。“Sky Tree is higher (than Tokyo Tower).”[00:08]Hello everyone.Which is bigger, or smaller, a lion or a cat?Repeat after me[00:17]1. Lions are bigger.2. Lions are bigger than cats.3. Cats are smaller.4. Cats are smaller than lions.[01:04]So far so good, right?[01:08]Now, let’s answer as follows.For example,[01:08]W

65 [✐4] easy/difficult to... + Shadowing

Oct 28 2024 10 mins

[✐4.Allegretto] 〜やすい、〜にくい easy or difficult to carry out the action indicatedShadowing [09:55]“Automatic (transmission) cars are easy to drive.”[00:08]Hello everyone. Let’s get started.Make a sentence with “〜yasui” as follows.[00: 13]For example,this book, read→ This book is easy to read.Ready?[00:26]1. this dictionary,→ This dictionary is easy t

64 [✐2] [place] de [event] ga arimasu + Shadowing

Oct 21 2024 8 mins

“There is an Olympics in Tokyo.”[00:07]Hello everyone. Let’s start with warming-up.Repeat after me[00:13]1. Today, there is a party in the office.2. Today, there is a field day(athletic meet) at school.3. Today, there is a meeting online.4. Last week, there was a press conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gov. Building.(tochou = Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building)(kisha k

63 [✐3] Speak like native!

Oct 14 2024 9 mins

[✐3. Moderato] The way of talking a native speaker often use in daily life. : nanika〜koto [00:07]Hello everyone. Let’s start right away.Make a sentence as follows.[00:14]There was a good thing. (= Something good happened).→ Was there anything good happened?OK?[00:23]1. There’s something I don’t understand.→ Is there anything you don’t understand? (= Do you have any

62 [✐1] I'll have N. - expresses decision

Oct 07 2024 7 mins

[✐1.Adagio] Nにします I’ll have N. (expresses decision)“Have you decided? What do you wanna have?”[00:07]Hello everyone.[00:10]You and your friend are in a coffee shop, discussing what to drink. Your friend ask you ”Nan ni shimasuka”or ”Dore ni shimasuka” = what/which would you like to have？[00:26]“〜ni shimasu” expresses a decision, so if you’ve decide

61 [✐4,5] expressions sound elegant + shadowing

Sep 30 2024 7 mins

“I got a book from Murakami san.”[00: 08]Hello everyone.[00:09]“Itadakimasu/itadakimashita” is a humble way of saying “ moraimasu/moraimashita” and is usually used for your boss, older person (or client). And it cannot really be translated into English.[00:30]Anyway, let’s start with warming up. Change the sentence to the one using 〜itadakimashita.[00:40]For example