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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 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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Thursday Nov 28, 2024
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
この本(ほん)をちょっと借(か)りてもいいですか？
this | book | (direct object marker) | for a real quick| if (I) borrow | OK |
May I borrow this book for a just a minute?
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-188
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Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
最近(さいきん)の子供(こども)は外(そと)で遊(あそ)びたいとは思(おも)わない。
nowadays | of | children | as for | outside | want to play | (quotation marker) | don’t think
Lately, children don't seem to want to play outside
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-187
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Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
この本(ほん)は、私(わたし)には難(むずか)しすぎて読(よ)めません。
this| book | as for | me | for | topic marker | too difficult | can’t | read
This book is too difficult for me to read it.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-186
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Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
僕(ぼく)はお金(かね)の節約(せつやく)が上手(じょうず)じゃない。
I| as for | money | of | saving | subject marker | good at | not
I am not good at saving money.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-185
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Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
海外旅行(かいがいりょこう)をしたいけれど、時間(じかん)とお金(かね)がない。
| overseas trip | direct object marker | want to do | however | time | and | money | don’t have
I want to travel overseas but I don’t have time and money.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-184
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Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
今日(きょう)の天気(てんき)はいいけれども, 気温(きおん)がとても低(ひく)いです。
Today | limiter marker | weather | as for | nice | however | temperature | subject marker | low | copula
Although it’s nice and sunny today, the temperature is quite low.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-183
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Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
僕(ぼく)はまだ、バレンタインデーにチョコレートを一度(いちど)ももらっていません。
I | as for | yet | Valentine Day | on | chocolate | direct object marker | even once | haven’t received
I haven’t received a chocolate on Valentine’s Day yet.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-182
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Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
どうやってピラミッドが建設(けんせつ)されたかは今(いま)でも謎(なぞ)だ。
how | pyramid | subject marker | was built | question marker | topic marker | even now | mystery | copula
It is still a mystery how pyramids were constructed.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-181
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Thursday Aug 22, 2024
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
クラスの中(なか)で、山田君(やまだくん)が一番背(いちばんせ)が高(たか)い。
class | in/ among | Yamada | courtesy title |subject marker | the most | tall
Yamada is the tallest in his class.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-180
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