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15/04/2024
#67 Japanese shadowing | Comparison between two items "A is more ～ than B" #japanesepodcast This podcast is sponsored by Denis. Today’s shadowing is “Comparison between two items”.When you compare two items, we don’t conjugate the adjective itself. ...
14/04/2024
#66 Japanese shadowing | Color Nouns and Adjectives 色（いろ） #japanesepodcast Today’s shadowing is “colors”There are two types of words for color: nouns and adjectives. Adjectives describing colors become nouns when the "i" is dropped....
13/04/2024
#65 Japanese shadowing | Because " Explanation から、 Situation." #japanesepodcast Today’s shadowing is “Because”.You can add the reason or the explanation to the sentence using “～から”. However, the order of the clauses is quite different fr...
09/04/2024
#64 Japanese shadowing | Have not… yet "Short-form" #japanesepodcast This podcast is sponsored by Michael. Today’s shadowing is “Have not… yet” short form.Since we use this expression very often, I made another episode to prac...
30/03/2024
#63 Japanese shadowing | Have you already ...? Have not… yet #japanesepodcast This podcast is sponsored by Steven. Today’s shadowing is “Have not… yet”. When the things supposed to do haven’t been done yet, use 「まだ～ていません」. For instance...
28/03/2024
#62 Japanese shadowing | Qualifying Nouns with Verbs #japanesepodcast This podcast is sponsored by Michael. Today’s shadowing is “Qualifying Nouns with Verbs”. You can modify nouns using the short form of verbs to describe more...
23/03/2024
#61 Japanese shadowing | Adjective Past Tense Short Forms③ Talk about childhood #japanesepodcast Today’s shadowing is “Past Tense Short Forms of Adjectives”. This script is a dialogue talking about childhood.GENKI Japanese Textbook (Edition 3) P214例）セーラー...
22/03/2024
#60 Japanese shadowing | Adjective Past Tense Short Forms ② #japanesepodcast Today’s shadowing is “Past Tense Short forms of Adjectives”.This script is a dialogue about asking about the Nara trip.GENKI Japanese Textbook (Edition 3) P2...
20/03/2024
#59 Japanese shadowing | Adjective Past Tense Short Forms ① #japanesepodcast Today’s shadowing is “Past Tense Short Forms of Adjectives”.This script is a dialogue about asking about the Okinawa trip.GENKI Japanese Textbook (Edition 3)...
17/03/2024
#58 Japanese shadowing | Verb Past Tense Short forms ③ #japanesepodcast This podcast is sponsored by Michael. Today’s shadowing is “Past Tense Short forms”.This is how we talk to family and friends, so practice with more verbs to...
15/03/2024
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#2-29 Japanese Shadowing "don’t need to do…" | 日本語でシャドーイング「～なくてもいいです」 by Japanese with Kanako みなさんこんにちは、かなこです！今日のシャドーイングは「～なくてもいいです」。今回のPodcastは、Denisさんの提供でお送りします。 Hi everyone, it’s Kanako. Today’s shadowing is “don’t need to do…”. Verb negative te-form + “も...
15/03/2024
#57 Japanese shadowing | Verb Past Tense Short forms ② #japanesepodcast This podcast is sponsored by Denis. Today’s shadowing is “Past Tense Short forms”.Some particles are omitted in a casual conversation, so please listen caref...
14/03/2024
#56 Japanese shadowing | Verb Past Tense Short forms #japanesepodcast This podcast is sponsored by Michael. Today’s shadowing is “Past Tense Short forms”.The short form of verbs of the past tense affirmative is the same as the ...
14/03/2024
#55 Japanese shadowing | なにか・なにも～ない #japanesepodcast This podcast is sponsored by Denis. Today’s shadowing is “Something / Anything”. 「何か・何も」might be confusing because it changes depending on whether it’s an af...
06/03/2024
#54 Japanese shadowing | Practice the particle "が" with example sentences #japanesepodcast This podcast is sponsored by Steven. Today’s shadowing is “Particle が”. The use of the particle "ga" emphasizes the word preceding the "ga". Therefore, it's ...
29/02/2024
#53 Japanese shadowing | Verb Nominalization #japanesepodcast Today’s shadowing is “Transform Verbs into Nouns”. When you want to describe what you like to do or are good at, you can change the verbs into nouns by using...
25/02/2024
#52 Japanese shadowing | Please don’t … ないでください #japanesepodcast Today’s shadowing is “Please don’t”. This is used when you request someone refrain from doing something. To construct this form is very simple, use a negativ...
23/02/2024
#51 Japanese shadowing | Quoting what someone else has said or thoughts "引用" #japanesepodcast Today’s shadowing is “Quoting what someone else has said or thoughts”. It can be used to describe your thought with “と思います” as well. The quoting part has to ...
17/02/2024
#50 Japanese shadowing | Adjective present tense conjugation practice #japanesepodcast This podcast is sponsored by Michael. Today’s shadowing is “Short form Adjectives / present tense”. We’ve practiced adjective conjugation before, but this wi...
11/02/2024
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例）コーラ飲む。I drink coke.
コーラ飲まない。I don't drink coke.
時々ケーキ買う。I sometimes buy cakes.
あんまりケーキ買わない。I don't often buy cakes.
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#49 Japanese shadowing | Verb Short form & Casual form #japanesepodcast Today’s shadowing is “Short form of verbs”. The short form is used in casual situations such as talking with friends or family members. Therefore, it’s bette...
10/02/2024
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Number＋人（にん）： Counting people
Country name＋人（じん）： Nationality
人（ひと）： People in general
#48 Japanese shadowing | Counter for people 人(にん)・ひとり・ふたり #japanesepodcast Today’s shadowing is “Counting people in Japanese”. The counter for people is “人 (にん)”. However, “one person” is “一人(ひとり)” and “two people” is “二人(ふたり)”. GEN...
27/01/2024
https://youtu.be/pGbYZH54Wf0
Goal of the movement に ＋ Purpose of the movement (Verb stem)に ＋ 行く・来る・帰る
【N5】Japanese shadowing | Verb stem に + 行く・来る・帰る #japanesepodcast Today’s shadowing is to describe the purpose of the movement. Goal of the movement に ＋ Purpose of the movement (Verb stem)に ＋ 行く・来る・帰るGENKI Japanese Textbook...
25/01/2024
https://youtu.be/IFA9HBRQNFk
Today’s shadowing is to connect two Adjectives using "but".
If you describe something from the positive and negative sides, you need to use "が・けど".
【N5】Japanese shadowing | Connecting two adjectives using “but” #japanesepodcast This podcast is sponsored by Michael. マイケルさん、ありがとうございます！Today’s shadowing is to connect two Adjectives using "but". If you describe something from the positi...
23/01/2024
【N5】Japanese shadowing | Adjective て-form #japanesepodcast GENKI Japanese Textbook (Edition 3) P173Connecting two adjectives using “～くて” or "～で". ▼Try my podcast for freehttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/japane...
21/01/2024
【N5】Japanese shadowing | Subjectは body parts が Adjectiveです。 #japanesepodcast This podcast is sponsored by Steven. Support my show; https://bit.ly/KANAKOpaypal GENKI Japanese Textbook (Edition 3) P172&173Describe the appearance using b...
07/01/2024
【N5】Japanese shadowing | 行ってる・来てる・帰ってる #japanesepodcast GENKI Japanese Textbook (Edition 3) P172Describing the current states that result from prior movements using “～ている”. ▼Try my podcast for freehttps://podcaste...
06/01/2024
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【N5】Japanese shadowing | The current states that result from prior movements #japanesepodcast Today’s shadowing is “describing the current states that result from prior movements using “～ている”. “～ている” form is usually used for action in progress or acti...
23/12/2022
Episode 63 has been just uploaded :)
#63 Japanese Shadowing "Have not… yet" | 日本語でシャドーイング「まだ～ていません」 by Japanese with Kanako みなさんこんにちは、かなこです！今日のシャドーイングは「まだ～ていません」です。今回のPodcastは、Stevenさんの提供でお送りします。 Hi everyone, it’s Kanako. Today’s shadowing is “Have not… yet”. When the things supposed to do haven.....