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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

NISJ – 384 – Vending Machines

Vending Machines (slow) slow Vending Machines (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 of the […]