Category: 文化 Culture
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Lesson 265 – Japanese Expressions that Even Japanese Don’t Know 1
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NISJ-387-Onomatopoeia Part 2
Onomatopoeia (オノマトペ) 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, and inanimate objects, as well as to express feelings, emotions,…
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NISJ-386-Onomatopoeia Part 1
Onomatopoeia (オノマトペ) Part 1 Today, I am breaking from my usual format because I thought this would be a better way to introduce these concepts to you. I hope you find this material useful and entertaining. Onomatopoeia (オノマトペ) are words that represent sounds, and they are used in many languages to add more depth and…
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Lesson 262 – Onomatopoeia Part 1
Today, I am breaking from my usual format because I thought this would be a better way to introduce these concepts to you. I hope you find this material useful and entertaining. 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,…
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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. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb019.mp3 先輩達 My Club Seniors Senpai-tachi 私のクラブについて話します。 I will talk about my club. Watashi no kurabu ni tsuite hanashimasu.…
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SB016 – Why is Chinese Zodiac in that order?
Do you know how the animals of the Chinese zodiac were chosen? Listen to find out why it came to be so and why there is no cat. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb016.mp3 【十二支はなぜあの順番?】 Why is Chinese Zodiac in that order? Eto wa naze ano junban? 皆さんは干支の動物がどうやって決められたか知っていますか? Do you know how the animals of the Chinese zodiac were chosen?…
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NISJ – 384 – Vending Machines
Vending Machines (slow) slow Vending Machines (fast) fast Archive of all lessons and episodes. Leave your feedback Do you have a question, a request or a bug to report? Drop me a line and I will do my best to help you out. Thanks! Sakura Your Name (required) Your Email (required) Subject Your Message…
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NISJ-384-Vending Machines
Vending Machines (slow) slow Vending Machines (fast) fast Archive of all lessons and episodes. Leave your feedback Do you have a question, a request or a bug to report? Drop me a line and I will do my best to help you out. Thanks! Sakura Your Name (required) Your Email (required) Subject Your Message…
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Lesson 260 – Vending Machines
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SB015 – Two-Day Weekends
Do you work too much? This contributor feels so he does. He thinks we Japanese work way too hard and need more time off. How is it in your country? Do you want more days off? https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb015.mp3 週休2日制 Two-day weekends Shūkyū Futsuka-Sei 今一番欲しいのは、週休2日制です。 What I want most right now is a 2-day weekend (system) Ima…