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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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141 [✐4]Sound like a native speaker! 〜ppoi #shadowing
[✐4. Allegretto] N+っぽい : -ish, -like“Japanese-like! (sound like a Japnese!)”[00:07]Hello, everyone. How are you doing? If you are living in Japan, you might be hearing Japanese people saying…
140 [✐1]when, with whom, where to
What's your plan for tomorrow? [✐1. Adagio] いつ、だれと、どこに“I’ll go shopping with George san tomorrow.”[00:08]Hello, everyone. How are you doing?Today we will practice, “itsu(when)”, “dokoni (where to)”,…
139 [✐2,3] have to -shortened version
One way to practice speaking is mumbling to yourself. - why not saying "naito"?[✐2. Andante, 3 Moderato] 〜ないと“I have to go soon.”[00:07]Hello everyone. How are you doing?You are eating at the…
138 [✐5+]You are a newsreader! #shadowing
[✐5+] Practice with Japanese news“I will bring you news.”[00:07]Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today we will practice using Japanese news. Try repeating and shadowing as if you were a…
137 [✐1] Shop like a native! #roleplay
[✐1. Adagio] Useful expressions / roleplay“I’ll take this.”[00:07]Hello, everyone. How are you doing?Let’s go to a shop and ask if they have something you are looking for. You can ask usingありますか。For…
136 [✐3,4] Get information + roleplay
Let’s ask your friends if they know good hotels, good restaurants or café with good view etc.[✐3.Moderato, 4.Allegretto] どこか〜ところ、なにか〜もの、だれか〜ひと“Do you know any good hotels?”[00:08]Hello, everyone. How…
135 [✐4,5]Could you...? + Roleplay
[4.Allegretto, 5.Allegro]〜てくれませんか、〜ていただけませんかToday's drill includes Japanese used in the office.“Could you wait here?”[00:07]Hello everyone. How are you doing? Today’s topic is 〜shitekuremasenka…
134 [✐3] Yes? No?
[✐3]When yes not yes is. はい/うん、いいえ/ううん“Yes? No?”[00:07]Hello everyone. How are you doing? Still many people are confused with “Yes” and “No” in Japanese. Sometimes “Yes” can mean “No,” depending on…
133 [✐2]You can pay by card.+ Shadowing
[✐2. Andante] permitted/allowed to do something 〜ことができます“You can pay by card.”[00:07]Hello, everyone. How are you doing? We will practice “〜kotoga dekimasu” today.The sentence structure we will…
132 [✐1]What day of the week today?
I have to work "do・nichi”. - which days of the week are mentioned?[✐1. Adagio] day of the week/month]“What day of the week today?”[00:06]Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Well, what day of the week…
131 [✐3] ask casually 〜の？+ Role play
[✐3. Moderato] V-Futsu+ no？“When are you going to Japan?”[00:07]Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Firstly, listen to the conversation. Hiroshi and Susy are talking.[00:15]Hiroshi: Morning!Susy: Oh?…
130 [✐4]it might be easy/difficult to... + Shadowing + Role Play
Let's challenge the Role Play![✐4. Allegretto] 〜やすいかも(しれません)、〜にくいかも(しれません)“It might be easy to get it wrong.”[00:07]Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Let’s begin straight away. Please change the…
129 [✐2] Plain Style (casual)
[✐2. Andante] Plain style intensive training“Did you bring an umbrella?”[00:07]Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today, we will practice Plain Style, a casual style, which you use when you talk to…
128 [✐1] I made a mistake! + Shadowing
[✐1. Adagio] Past tense★★★★★“Oops! I made a mistake.”[00:07]Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today, we will practice the past tense. Say the past tense of the following words.[00:17]1. go … went2.…
127 [✐3,4] if/when : ba? ra?+ Shadowing
How do you leave a message on the answering machine?[✐3.Moderato, 4.Allegretto] conditional form★★★★★“If the fever doesn’t go down, I will take a day off.”[00:08]Hello, everyone. How are you doing?…
126 [✐2] Is it OK if I don't wear a mask? + Plain Style practices
There are lots of "Plain Style" practices today! [✐2. Andante ] 〜てもいいですか ask permission to do something, 〜なくてもいいですか ask if you don’t have to“Is it OK if I don’t wear a mask?”[00:08]Hello, everyone.…
125 [✐4,5]Telephone phrases + Role Play
How do you say, "Thank you for holding." in Japanese? [Telephone Expressions][✐4.Allegretto, 5.Allegro] 電話(でんわ)の日本語(にほんご) - Private, Office: receive a call“I will call you back as soon as I get…
124 [✐1,2] Give me the one on the top
[✐1.Adagio, 2.Andante]Direction: above, below, right, left みぎ、ひだりetc.“Give me the one on the top.”[00:07]Hello, everyone. How are you doing?Today, we will practice directions, such as above/up,…
123 [✐3] Ask for instruction + Shadowing
[✐3.Moderato] Vtaら：ask for instruction, if/when“Should I add some mayonnaise too?”[00:07]Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Let’s ask for instruction! For example, “How should I go to the station?”,…
122 [✐2] listen to, ask + Shadowing
[✐2. Andante] "〜をききます listen to" ＆ "〜に ききます ask"“I asked for recommended films. “[00:08]Today’s topic is “kikimasu(= listen to or ask).(ask = kiku, shitsumon suru, tazuneru)Firstly, we will practice…
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