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, […]
Lesson 263 – Onomatopoeia Part 2
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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 […]
Lesson 262 – Onomatopoeia Part 1
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SB019 – My Club Seniors
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SB018 – A Terrible Day
This episode will help you get some really useful practice with the passive forms of Japanese, which we tend to use more than in English. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb018.mp3 ひどい一日でした！ What a Terrible Day! Hidoi ichinichi deshita！ 今日はついていません。 I am having a bad day. kyō wa tsuiteimasen. 今朝から大変でした。 It was terrible since this morning. kesa kara taihen deshita. […]
SB017 – Ramen
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NISJ – 385 – 99-Year-Old Patchwork Artist
99-Year-Old Patchwork Artist (slow) slow 99-Year-Old Patchwork Artist (fast) fast Archive — About the Recent Site Maintenance Site Maintenance Lesson 265 – Japanese Expressions that Even Japanese Don’t Know 1 JLPT-N5 Listening Practice: Question 7 SB022 – Fasting SB021 – Belly Fat NISJ-388-The Mystery of the Japanese Ship Captain Lesson 264 – The Mystery […]