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Podcast #2 released!
'Walking through Shibuya with me' | N5 Japanese Listening & Shadowing Practice

Please watch/listen Full:
https://youtu.be/odz1eE9h3rg

"Yahho! How are you doing?"
Welcome to the second episode of my podcast!
In this episode, I’ll take you on a walk through my favorite city, Shibuya:

・The famous Scramble Crossing and why it became so popular.
・"Shibuchika": My secret way to navigate Shibuya like a local.
・Memories of Shibuya 109 and my favorite shoe shop, "Esperanza."
・A nostalgic walk from Spain-zaka to Tokyu Hands and Harajuku.
・My recommended 30-minute walking course for your next trip to Japan!

This podcast is specially created for JLPT N5 learners.
I have designed this episode in 3 steps to help you master N5 Japanese:

Slowly with English explanations for N5 vocabulary.

Even slower (sentence by sentence) for your Shadowing practice.

[Vocabulary & Grammar Tips]

〜について about (Shibuya-ni tsuite: about Shibuya)
さいしょに at first
もういっかい one more time
いっしょに together
こえに出さない人 those who won't say it out loud
こころのなかで in your mind
さいごに at the end
わかるかな Will you understand? (I wonder)
はじめましょう Let's begin

・いちばん No.1
たくさんの人が行きます Lots of people go (note: 'no' is needed between nouns)
こうさてん（交差点） crossing
いつも always
ひとがたくさんいました There were lots of people
ちがいます It’s different / It's wrong
あるく to walk (aruite-imasu: walking)
いつから since when
どうして why

・にばん No.2
なければいけません 〜have to 　　またなきゃいけない 　have to wait
〜し because (used to list multiple reasons) → N4 level grammar
〜のが好き like doing 〜 (Shibuchika o tsukau no ga suki desh*ta: I liked using Shibuchika)
ちか underground / basement
ちかどう underpass
むかし（昔） old times / in the past

・さんばん No.3
たいてい usually / mostly
見るの watching (miru no wa tanoshikatta: watching was fun)

・よんばん No.4
せまい narrow
めっちゃ very (casual)
日本のスタイル Japanese style
ひく（弾く） to play (piano, guitar...)
ぐるぐると around and around / swirl
あがる（上る） to go up
めずらしい rare / unusual
びよういん hair salon (Note: びょういん = hospital)
かいものにくる come to shop

・ごばん No.5
いきたい want to go (~tai form: expressing desire)
なくなります to be gone / to disappear
おすすめ recommendation
すぐ soon / immediately

・ろくばん No.6
まがる to turn (migi ni magaru: turn right)

[The "Challenge" Section]
At the end of the podcast, I will read the exact same story at my natural native speed without any English explanations. Can you understand it? Give it a try!

[Time Stamps]
00:00 Intro: How to use this video
01:38 Part 1 (いちばん): Shibuya Crossing & Anime/Movies (しぶや しってる?)
03:30 Part 1 (いちばん): Shadowing Practice (No English)
06:08 Part 2 (にばん): "Shibuchika" -The underground pass(しぶちか)
07:58 Part 2 (にばん): Shadowing Practice (No English)
10:04 Part 3 (さんばん): Memories of 109 & Center-gai (109からセンターがい)
12:09 Part 3 (さんばん): Shadowing Practice (No English)
14:43 Part 4 (よんばん): Spain-zaka to Tokyu Hands(スペインざか から とうきゅうハンズ)
17:28 Part 4 (よんばん): Shadowing Practice (No English)
20:26 Part 5 (ごばん): Walking course from Shibuya to Harajuku (しぶや から はらじゅくのコース)
22:34 Part 5 (ごばん): Shadowing Practice (No English)
25:12 Part 6 (ろくばん): Walking course from harajuku to Shibuya (はらじゅく から しぶやのコース)
26:24 Part 6 (ろくばん): Shadowing Practice (No English)
27 :55 [Challenge] Natural Speed Version (No English)
35:25 Closing Message

[Study with Me!]
Detailed scripts with Kanji, Hiragana, and grammar notes are being prepared for my upcoming Membership Program. Stay tuned!

Please share your favorite place in Tokyo or your Shibuya memories in the community tab.
I’d love to hear from you!



Photography: Memories of Shibuya by Mayu

Listning Practice Released! 'From a Wine Shop in Japan to a Teaching Life in the UK' (N5 Listening)

Watch FULL on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/a24uDdMHtQ8

"Yahho! How are you doing?"
Welcome to the very first episode of my podcast!
In this episode, I share my personal story:

・The meaning behind the greeting "Yahho!"
・Why I decided to become a Japanese teacher 10 years ago (in a wine shop).
・My current life in the UK and why I started making YouTube lessons.
・A special message to all of you studying Japanese.

This podcast is created for JLPT N5 learners. I speak slowly and use simple words, providing English explanations for difficult vocabulary.

[The "Challenge" Section]
At the end of the podcast, I will read the exact same story at my natural native speed without any English explanations. Can you understand it? Give it a try!

[Time Stamps]
00:00Intro: What does "Yahho" mean?
01:58 Why I became a Japanese teacher
06:08 Why I make videos
08:13 My life in Japane and in the UK
11:51 To all Japanese learners: Thank you
14:59 Meaning of the word 'minasan'
15:41 [Challenge] Natural Speed Version (No English)
24:50 Special message for you from Mayu ans Closing

[Study with Me!]
Detailed scripts with Kanji, Hiragana, and grammar notes are being prepared for my upcoming Membership Program. Stay tuned!

Please share your Japan travel stories in the community tab. I’d love to hear from you!

Photography: Beautiful Tokyo night view by

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　Rice wine made from fermented rice.
　Alcoholic drinks in general.
にほんしゅ
　Rice wine made from fermented rice.
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あつかん
　Heated sake
れいしゅ
　Chilled sake
チューハイ/サワー
　A drink made with shochu, soda, and fruit flavor.
ハイボール
　Whisky mixed with soda.
ビール / なまビール
　beer, draft beer
うめしゅ
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If you’re serious about mastering Japanese —
not just picking up random phrases — this is for you.

For nine years, I’ve taught students privately —
and many of them started as complete beginners.
I’ve guided them from zero to real conversation.

Here, you’ll find over 150 carefully structured lessons —
vocabulary, kanji, grammar, and dedicated practice training —
designed as a complete beginner course,
each one developed from my own years of teaching experience.

Taken together, this program is equivalent to about eight thousand dollars in private instruction.
And it is available to you entirely free.

But this is not passive learning.
You are expected to repeat.
To answer.
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If you study two lessons per week and complete the practice seriously,
you can master JLPT N5 — full beginner level — in about one year.

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かぶとむし　kabuto mushi
くわがた kuwagata
てんとうむし ladybird/ ladybug
ちょう　ちょうちょ　butterfly
とんぼ　dragonfly
あり　ant
かまきり　mantis
せみ　cicada

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おねがいします　onegai shimasu
Please take care of this for me.

いくらですか　ikura desuka
How much?

トイレは　どこですか　toire wa doko desuka
Where is the restroom?

けっこうです　kekkou desu
No, thank you.

くださいk　udasai
Give me, please.

もういちど　おねがいします
mouichido onegai shimasu
One more time, please.

えいごの　メニューが　ありますか
Eigo no menyuu ga arimasuka
Do you have English menu?

いっかいで　おねがいします
ikkai de onegaishimasu
One payment, please.

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こんにちは　konnichiwa
Hello (afternoon)

ありがとう　arigatou
Thak you

すみません　sumimasen
Excuse,me. Sorry.

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わたしは　せんせいです
I am a teacher
あなたは　せんせいですか
Are you a teacher?

おかあさんは　しゅふです
My mother is a housewife
おかあさんは　しゅふですか
Is your mother a housewife?

せんこうは　なんですか
What is your major?

あなたは　なんさいですか
How old are you?

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あなたは　なんさいですか
How old are you?

しごとは　なんですか
What is your job?

せんこうは　なんですか
What is your major?

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わたしは にほんじんです
I am Japanese.　⭕️

とうきょうは 5じ ごぜんです
Tokyo is 5 o'clock.❌
→ とうきょうは　ごぜん　ごじです

たなかさんは だいがくせいです　
Ms. Tanaka is a unversity student. ⭕️

せんせいすずきは よんじゅうはっさいです
Mr. Suzuki(teacher) is 48 years old.❌
→すずきせんせいは　よんじゅうはっさいです

ベスさんは アメリカです
Beth is an American. ❌
→ベスさんは　アメリカじんです

わたしは　にじゅっさいです
I am 20years old.❌
→わたしは　はたちです

がくせいは　ほんださんです
Mr. Honda is a student. ❌
→ほんださんは　がくせいです

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123　ひゃく にじゅう さん
345　さんびゃく よんじゅう ご
879　はっぴゃく ななじゅう きゅう
1,601　せん ろっぴゃく いち
3,825　さんぜん はっぴゃく にじゅう ご
97,524　きゅうまん ななせん ごひゃく にじゅう よん
123,459　じゅうにまん さんぜん よんひゃく ごじゅう きゅう
3,456,789　さんびゃく よんじゅう ごまん
　　　　　ろくせん ななひゃく はちじゅう きゅう

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