Category: 日本 Japan

  • Lesson 265 – Japanese Expressions that Even Japanese Don’t Know 1

    ⬅︎ Previous Lesson ✦ Next Lesson ➡︎ Download PDF of this Lesson   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…

  • 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

    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,…

  • 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

    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,…

  • 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.…

  • 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

    https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/newsinslowjapanese/sb017.mp3 インスタントラーメン Instant Ramen Insutanto Rāmen 今では、あって当たり前のインスタントラーメン。 Nowadays, we take instant ramen noodles for granted. ima de wa, atte atarimae no insutanto rāmen. 実は日本発祥だということを知っていますか? Did you know that it actually originated in Japan? Jitsu wa Nihon hasshō da to iu koto wo shitte imasu ka? 65年前に誕生した世界初のインスタントラーメンである『チキンラーメン』は、「おいしい」「簡単」「安い」「保存がきく」などのメリットが人気で、『魔法のラーメン』と呼ばれました。 The world’s first instant ramen, “Chicken Ramen,” was born…

  • 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?…

  • NISJ – 385 – 99-Year-Old Patchwork Artist

    99-Year-Old Patchwork Artist (slow) slow 99-Year-Old Patchwork Artist (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…