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For beginner to upper beginner learners of Japanese. Each episode presents a useful vocabulary word and an example sentence. Use shadowing, repetition, and sentence break-downs to fully understand the Japanese. Show notes can be found at https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/
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Thursday May 29, 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 198: だろう(Part. 5) …, right?
Thursday May 29, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025
君(きみ)はステーキが好(す)きだろう?
you| as for | steak | subject marker | like | right?
You like steak, right?
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Thursday May 01, 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 197: だろう(Part. 4) I wonder…
Thursday May 01, 2025
Thursday May 01, 2025
あの音(おと)はいったい何(なん)だろう?
that | sound | as for | on earth | what | (I) wonder
I wonder what the sound is.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-197
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Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 196: だろう(Part. 3) most likely will; probably will
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
彼(かれ)のビジネスはきっと成功(せいこう)するだろう。
his | business | as for | most certainly | will succeed
I’m sure his business will be successful.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-196
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Thursday Apr 10, 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 195: だろう(Part. 2) probably; most likely; should be
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
この計算(けいさん)はこれで間違(まちが)いないだろう。
this | calculation | as for | this | with | fine | should be
The calculation should be fine with this.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-195
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Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 194: だろう(Part. 1) must have ~
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
太郎(たろう)はきのう友達(ともだち)と一緒(いっしょ)に遊(あそ)んで、きっと楽(たの)しかっただろう。
Tarou | as for | yesterday | friends | with | together | played | surely | enjoyed| must have had
Tarou must have had a lot of fun playing with his friends yesterday.
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Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
この池(いけ)には、たくさん魚(さかな)がいます。
this | pond | in | as for | many | fish | exists
There are many fish in this pond.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-193
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![Beginning Japanese Phrases 192: ∼てから after doing ~ [te-from V + から]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9583151/cover-art---Beginning-Japanese-phrases-2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 192: ∼てから after doing ~ [te-from V + から]
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
靴(くつ)を脱(ぬ)いでから家(いえ)に入(はい)ってください。
shoes| (direct object marker) | taking off | after | house | in | enter | please
Enter the house after taking your shoes off please
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![Beginning Japanese Phrases 191: ∼ なんです [used when explaining something or giving new information]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9583151/cover-art---Beginning-Japanese-phrases-2_300x300.jpg)
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれたんです。
I | as for | Tokyo | in | was born
I was born in Tokyo
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-191
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![Beginning Japanese Phrases 190: ∼んです; ∼んだ [used when explaining something or giving new information; a casual form of のです/のだ; の (explanatory particle) relaxed intoん]](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9583151/cover-art---Beginning-Japanese-phrases-2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれたんです。
I | as for | Tokyo | in | was born
I was born in Tokyo
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-190
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Thursday Dec 26, 2024
Beginning Japanese Phrases 189: つもり intention; plan; purpose; expectation
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
この週末(しゅうまつ)は家(いえ)でゆっくり休(やす)むつもりです。
this | weekend | as for | house | at | taking it easy | rest | (I) am intending
I am planning to take it easy and rest at home this weekend.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-189
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