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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
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
最近(さいきん)、彼(かれ)はドラマをよく見(み)るようになりました。
recently | he | as for | drama | (direct object marker) | often | to see | has come to be that…
Lately, he has been watching a lot of dramas.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-127
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Wednesday May 03, 2023
Beginning Japanese Phrases 126: ~つもり mean to; intend to
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
彼女(かのじょ)は、彼(かれ)と結婚(けっこん)するつもりでした
she | as for | he | with | marry | to do | intend to | did
She was going to marry him.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-126
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Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Beginning Japanese Phrases 125: ~くなる to become [adjectives change to a くbefore なる]
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
さっきから急(きゅう)にお客(きゃく)さんが増(ふ)えて、お店(みせ)が忙(いそが)しくなりました。
recently | suddenly | customers | (subject marker) | increased and | store (polite) | busy | became
Recently, the number of customers suddenly increased and the store became busier.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-125
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Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
新(あたら)しいゲームを欲(ほ)しがる子供(こども)はたくさんいます。
new | game | (direct object marker) | want | to feel | children | as for (topic marker) | many | exist
There are many children who want a new game.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-124
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Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
今(いま)、何(なに)をしているのですか?
now | what | (direct object marker) | doing | (question seeking an explanation)
What are you doing now?
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-123
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Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Beginning Japanese Phrases 122: ので therefore; because of that
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
今日(きょう)は、忙(いそが)しかったので、とても疲(つか)れました。
today | as for | busy | was | therefore | very | tired
Today was a busy day and I'm very tired.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-122
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Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
すみません、渋谷駅(しぶやえき)への行(ゆ)き方(かた)がわからないんですが、教(おし)えてください。
excuse me | Shibuya station | to | 's | way to go | (subject/object marker) | don't know | (softens explanations) | teach | please
Excuse me, I don't know how to get to Shibuya station.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-121
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Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Beginning Japanese Phrases 120: V+終わる to finish (something)
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
やっとこの長(なが)い小説(しょうせつ)を読(よ)み終(お)わりました。
finally | this | long | novel | (direct object marker) | reading | finished
I finally finished reading this long novel.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-120
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Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Beginning Japanese Phrases 119: 一番 #1; the best; -est
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
北海道(ほっかいどう)と沖縄(おきなわ)と東京(とうきょう)で、一番暑(いちばんあつ)いのはどこですか?
Hokkaido | and | Okinawa | and |Tokyo | at | most | hot| as for which | where | question
Out of Hokkaido, Okinawa, and Tokyo, which place is the hottest?
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-119
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Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Beginning Japanese Phrases 118: ~で by; with (means)
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
タクシーで会社(かいしゃ)に行(い)きました。
taxi | by | company | to | went
(I) took a cab to the office.
View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphrases-ep-118
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