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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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Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
学校 gakkou – school
今日（きょう）から学校（がっこう）が始（はじ）まりました。きのうの夜（よる）はあまり眠（ねむ）れませんでした。
kyou kara gakkou ga hajimarimashita. kinou no yoru wa amari nemuremasen deshita.
today - from - school - (subject marker) - started. yesterday - 's - night - (topic marker) - not very much - didn't sleep - was.
Today, school started. I couldn't sleep well last night.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-20
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Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
近所の猫 kinjo no neko – neighborhood cat
昨日(きのう)、裏庭(うらにわ)に近所(きんじょ)の猫(ねこ)がいました。すぐに逃
(に)げてしまいました。
kinou, uraniwa ni kinjo no neko ga imashita. sugu ni nigete shimaimashita.
yesterday, back yard - in - neighborhood - 's - cat - (subject marker) - existed. soon - ran away - did.
Yesterday, a neighbor's cat was in my backyard. It quickly ran away.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-19
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Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
赤い小鳥 akai tori – a small red bird
昨日（きのう）、裏庭（うらにわ）に赤（あか）い小鳥（ことり）が飛（と）んでいました。とてもきれいでした。
kinou, uraniwa ni akai kotori ga tonde imashita. totemo kirei deshita.
yesterday, back yard - in - red - small bird - (subject marker) - was. very - pretty - was.
Yesterday, there was a small red bird in the back yard. It was very pretty.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-18
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Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
途中 to chuu – midway; on the way
昨日（きのう）は、映画（えいが）を見（み）ました。途中（とちゅう）で寝（ね）てしまいました。
kinou wa, eiga o mimashita. tochuu de nete shimaimashita.
as for yesterday - movie - (direct object marker) - saw. in the middle - slept - did.
Yesterday, I watched a movie. I fell asleep during it.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-17
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Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
一緒に issho ni – together with
昨日（きのう）は、子供（こども）たちと一緒（いっしょ）に裏庭（うらにわ）の掃除（そうじ）をしました。とても暑（あつ）かったです。
kinou wa, kodomo tachi to issho ni uraniwa no souji o shimashita. totemo atsukatta desu.
as for yesterday - children - together with - in - backyard - 's - cleaning - (direct object marker) - did. very - hot - was.
Yesterday, I cleaned the backyard with my children. It was very hot.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-16
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Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
今日から kyou kara – from today
今日（きょう）からジョギングを始（はじ）めました。1（いち）キロ走（はし）りました。
kyou kara jogingu o hajimemashita. ichi kiro hashirimashita.
today - from - jogging - (direct object marker) - began. one - kilometer - ran.
I started jogging today. I ran a kilometer.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-15
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Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
遊びに来る asobi ni kuru - to come for a visit
きのうは、おとうさんとおかあさんが家（いえ）に遊（あそ）びに来（き）ました。楽（たの）しかったです。
kinou wa, otousan to okaasan ga ie ni asobi ni kimashita. tanoshikatta desu.
as for yesterday - father - and - mother - (subject marker) - (my) house - to - play - for - came. fun - it was
My parents visited my house yesterday. I had a great time.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-14
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Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
今日（きょう）は、一日中（いちにちじゅう）雨（あめ）が降（ふ）りました。かえるがたくさん鳴（な）いていました。
kyou wa, ichinichijuu ame ga furimashita. kaeru ga takusan naite imashita.
as for today - all day - rain - (subject marker) - fell. frogs - (subject marker) - many - cried - existed.
It rained all day today. There were many frogs croaking.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-13
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Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
今朝(けさ)は、朝寝坊(あさねぼう)して学校(がっこう)に遅刻(ちこく)しました。
kesa wa, asa nebou shite gakkou ni chikoku shimashita.
this morning - as for - morning - oversleeping - and - school - to - late - was
I overslept this morning and was late for school.
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Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
今朝けさ、庭にわの赤あかいバラばらの花はなが咲さきました。
kesa, niwa no akai bara no hana ga sakimashita.
this morning - garden - 's - red - rose - 's - flower - (subject marker) - bloomed
My garden's red roses bloomed this morning.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-11
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