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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/
Episodes
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
ドアにカギをかけておいた。
door | (in)to | lock | (direct object) | set
I locked the door.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-100
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Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
その部屋(へや)には、テレビが置(お)いてある。
that | room | in | as for | TV | (subject/object marker) | placed and | state of existence
In that room, there is a TV.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-99
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Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Beginning Japanese Phrases 98: ~から after…; when…
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
社長(しゃちょう)が来(き)てから、会議(かいぎ)を始(はじ)めましょう。
company president | (marker of the actor) | come and | after | meeting | (direct object marker) | let’s begin
Let's start the meeting when the president arrives.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-98
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Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Beginning Japanese Phrases 97: ~みたいです looks like; seems that
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
彼女(かのじょ)は、女優(じょゆう)さんみたいです。
she | as for | actress (honorific) | looks like | is
She looks like an actress.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-97
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Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Beginning Japanese Phrases 96: ~にくいです hard to do…
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
この辞書(じしょ)は使(つか)いにくいです。
this | dictionary | as for | use | hard to | is
This dictionary is hard to use.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-96
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Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Beginning Japanese Phrases 95: ~やすい easy to do…
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
この辞書(じしょ)は使(つか)いやすいです。
kono jisho wa tsukai yasui desu.
this | dictionary | as for | use | easy to | is
This dictionary is easy to use.
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Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Beginning Japanese Phrases 94: ~し and [inexhaustive list of items]
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
この映画(えいが)は面白(おもしろ)いし、アクションもすごいし、ぜひ見(み)てください。
kono eiga wa omoshiroi shi, akushon mo sugoi shi, zehi mite kudasai.
this | movie | as for (topic marker) | interesting | and | action | also | great | by all means | please watch
This movie is fun, and the action is great too. Please watch it.
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Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Beginning Japanese Phrases 93: ~てみるtry and…; to try (to do)
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
この本(ほん)を読(よん)でみます。
kono hon o yonde mimasu.
this | book | (direct object marker) | try to read
I will try to read this book.
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Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Beginning Japanese Phrases 92: ~てみるtry and…; to try (to do)
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
もっと日本語(にほんご)を勉強(べんきょう)してみます。
motto nihongo o benkyou shite mimasu.
more | Japanese language | (direct object marker) | study and | try
I will try to study more Japanese.
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Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Beginning Japanese Phrases 91: 子どもの頃 kodomo no koro – as a child; childhood
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
その女(おんな)の子(こ)は、子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)、とてもかわいかったです。
sono onna no ko wa, kodomo no koro, totemo kawaikatta desu.
that | girl | as for | as a child | very | was cute
That girl was very cute when she was a child.
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