Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing: Recent Episodes

Yoko

If you are learning Japanese and looking for more speaking exercises, this Podcast drill is exactly for you. Simply repeat after me - while you are commuting, cooking or even in your bed. The drill also includes plain style dialogue, which is an informal style spoken in daily life among friends and family, and also in Anime. Now more shadowing practices are available, too. Have a go and get fluent soon! --- Learning Nihongo is fun, ne. More drills and full transcripts/translations (on your smartphone! + PDF) are available on Patreon.

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How would you say in Japanese? --- "If you buy two, the third one is free (Buy two, get the third one free!)."

[✐3.Moderato] conditional と(to) sentence]

“When you pull this, the emergency door will open.”

[00:08]

Hello, everyone. How are youdoing? If you practice speaking Japanese every day, all of sudden, your Japanese will get better one day.

Repeat after me

[00:22]

  1. When you press here, the door will open.

(= Press here and the door will open.)

  1. When you press here, the door will close.

  2. When you press this, the light will turn on.

  3. When you press this, the light will turn off.

  4. When you turn this, the sound gets louder.

  5. When you turn this, the sound gets quieter.

  6. When you touch here, it will make a sound.

  7. When you pull this lever down, the chair will move (you can move the chair).

  8. When you put money in here, a ticket will come out.

  9. When you pull this, the emergency door will open.

(hijou doa = emergency door)

[03:03]

Now, makea sentence as follows.

push here, door, open

→ When you push here, the door will open.

Ready?

[03:17]

  1. here, push, close

→ When you push here, the door will close.

  1. this, push, air conditioner, turn on

→ Wne you press this, the air conditioner will turn on.

  1. this, push, computer, turn on

→ When you push this, the computer will turn on.

  1. this, turn to the right, sound, gets louder

→ When you turn this to the right, the sound gets louder.

  1. this, turn to the left, sound, get quieter

→ When you turn this to the left, the sound gets quieter.

  1. this lever, pull down, recline a seat/backrest

→ When you pull this lever down, the seat can be reclined.

(semotare = back of the chair)

(semotare wo taosu = recline)

  1. push this, chair, get higher

→ When you push this, the chair gets higher. (= you can raise the chair)

  1. put money, the game stars

→ When you put money in, the game will start.

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「これをひくと、ひじょうドアがあきます」

[00:08]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。

まいにちにほんごのスピーキングを れんしゅうすると、あるひ、 とつぜん、にほんごがぐっとじょうたつしますよ。では、はじめましょう!

Repeat after me

[00:22]

  1. ここを おすと、ドアが あきます。

  2. ここを おすと、ドアが しまります。

  3. これを おすと、でんきが つきます。

  4. これを おすと、でんきが きえます。

  5. これを まわすと、おとが おおきくなります。

  6. これを まわすと、おとが ちいさくなります。

  7. ここに ふれると、おとが でます。

  8. このレバーをたおすと、いすが うごきます。

  9. ここをおすと、いすが ひくくなります。

  10. おかねを いれると、きっぷが でます。

  11. ここをおすと、えきいんと はなしが できます。

  12. これをひくと、ひじょうドアがあきます。

(ひじょうドア= Emergency Door)

[03:03]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくってください

ここをおします ドア あきます

→ ここをおすと、ドアがあきます。

いいですか。

[03:17]

  1. ここ おします ドア しまります

→ ここをおすと、ドアがしまります。

  1. これ おします エアコン つきます

→ これをおすと、エアコンが つきます。

  1. これ おします コンピューター つきます

→ これをおすと、コンピューターが つきます。

  1. これ みぎに まわします おと おおきく なります

→ これをみぎにまわすと、おとが おおきくなります。

  1. これ、ひだりにまわします おと、ちいさくなります

→ これをひだりにまわすと、おとが ちいさく なります。

  1. このレバー たおします せもたれをたおします

→ このレバーをたおすと、せもたれをたおすことができます。

(せもたれ = back of the chair)

(せもたれを たおす = recline)

  1. これをおします いす たかくなります

→ これをおすと、いすがたかくなります。

  1. おかねをいれます ゲームがはじまります

→ おかねをいれると、ゲームがは じまります。

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[✐1.Adagio] Hours, Day of the week

“What time do you open? (From what time?)”

[00:07]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Let’s ask opening hours!

Repeat after me

[00:13]

  1. From what time (What time do you open from?)

  2. Until what time? (Until what time do you open?)

  3. From what time till what time?

  4. What time (does the shop) open?

  5. When (does the shop) open?

  6. What time (does the shop) close?

  7. When (does the shop) close?

[01:24]

By the way, business hour or opening hour is “eigyou jikan”.

What are your opening hours?

[01:35]

Repeat after me

What are your opening hours?

[01:49]

Now, make a sentence as follows.

Japanese class, from what time

→ From what time is the Japanese class?

Ready?

[02:02]

  1. Department store, from what time

→ From what time dose the department store open?

  1. movie/film, from what time

→ What time does the film start?

  1. municipal/city hall, until what time

→ Until what time does the city hall open?

  1. work, from what time to what time

→ From what time to what time do you work?

  1. library, from what time to what time

→ From what time to what time is the library open?

  1. supermarket, what time, open

→ What time does the super market open?

  1. gym, what time, open

→ What time does the gym open?

  1. library, when, open1

→ When does the library open?

  1. bank, what time, close

→ What time does the bank close?

  1. department store, when, close

→ When does the department store close?

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「なんじからですか。」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。Let’s ask opening hours!

Repeat after me

[ü0:13]

  1. なんじからですか

  2. なんじまで ですか。

  3. なんじから なんじまでですか。

  4. なんじに あきますか

  5. いつ あきますか。

  6. なんじに しまりますか。

  7. いつ しまりますか。

[01:24]

By the way, business hour or opening hour is

“えいぎょうじかん”.

えいぎょうじかんは なんですか(= なんじから なんじまで ですか)。

What are your opening hours?

[01:35]

Repeat after me

えいぎょうじかんは なんですか。

[01:49]

では、つぎのように ぶんを つくりましょう。

にほんごクラス なんじから

→ にほんごクラスは なんじからですか。

いいですか。

[02:02]

  1. デパート なんじから

→ デパートは なんじからですか。

  1. えいが なんじから

→ えいがは なんじからですか。

  1. しやくしょ なんじまで

→ しやくしょは なんじまでですか。

  1. しごと なんじから なんじまで

→ しごとは なんじから なんじまでですか。

  1. としょかん なんじから なんじまで

→ としょかんは なんじから なんじまで ですか。

  1. スーパー なんじに あきます

→ スーパーはなんじにあきますか。

  1. ジム なんじに あきます

→ ジムは なんじに あきますか。

  1. としょかん いつ あきます

→ としょかんは いつ あきますか。

  1. ぎんこう、なんじに しまります

→ ぎんこうは なんじに しまりますか。

  1. デパート いつ しまります

→ デパートは いつ しまりますか。

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How do you say, "Shall I copy (it)?" in Japanese?

[✐2.Andante, 3.Moderato] 〜ましょうか

“Shall I help you?”

[00:07]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Shall we get started?

Repeat after me

[00:15]

  1. Shall I help you?

  2. Shall we go together?

  3. Shall I go too?

  4. Shall we go home together?

  5. Shall I give you a lift?

  6. Shall I call you tomorrow?

  7. Shall I call for you?

  8. Shall I write?

  9. Shall I lend it to you?

  10. Shall I carry (the luggage)?

  11. Shall I clean up?

  12. Shall we arrange/line up the desks?

  13. Shall we queue in front of the store?

  14. Shall we bring it?

  15. Shall we take it home?

  16. Shall we ask the teacher?

  17. Shall we order pizza?

[03:04]

Now, repeat as follows.

I can’t finish my work…

→ Shall I help you?

You repeat “Shall I help you?”

OK?

[03:19]

  1. How do I get to the station?

→ Shall we go together?

  1. I feel a bit sick.

→ Shall I give you a lift?

  1. I’m not good at making phone calls in English.

→ Shall I do/call (for you)?

  1. I don’t know how to write an application form.

→ Shall I write (for you)?

  1. I didn’t bring an umbrella.

→ Shall I lend you mine?

  1. I have three suitcases…

→ Shall I take one?

  1. The room is cluttered.

→ Shall we clean up together?

(gocha gocha = cluttered)

  1. We will have a party in the conference room.

→ Shall we rearrange the desks?

  1. I don’t have a wine opener.

→ Shall I take mine?

  1. We had a lot of cake leftover.

→ Shall I take some home?

(amari = leftover, amaru = be left)

  1. We still have work to do, but for now, why don’t we eat something?

→ Shall we order pizza delvery?

(toriaezu = for now, tentatively, for now)

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「てつだいましょうか。」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。では、さっそくはじめましょうか。

Repeat after me

[00:15]

  1. てつだいましょうか。

  2. いっしょに いきましょうか。

  3. わたしも いきましょうか。

  4. いっしょに かえりましょうか。

  5. くるまで おくりましょうか。

  6. あした でんわしましょうか。

  7. (わたしが) かわりに でんわしましょうか。

  8. かきましょうか。

  9. かしましょうか。

  10. (にもつを) もちましょうか。

  11. かたづけましょうか。

  12. つくえを ならべましょうか。

  13. みせのまえに ならびましょうか。

  14. もっていきましょうか。

  15. もってかえりましょうか。

  16. せんせいに たのみましょうか。

  17. ピザを たのみましょうか。

[03:04]

では、つぎのようにリピートしてください。

しごとがおわらないんです。

→ てつだいましょうか。

You repeat :てつだいましょうか。

いいですか。

[03:19]

  1. えきまで どうやっていきますか。

→ いっしょに いきましょうか。

  1. ちょっと きぶんがわるいんです。

→ くるまで おくりましょうか。

  1. えいごの でんわが にがてなんです。

→ わたしが しましょうか。

  1. もうしこみしょの かきかたが わかりません。

→ わたしが かきましょうか。

  1. かさを もってきませんでした。

→ わたしのを かしましょうか。

  1. スーツケースが みっつもあるんです。

→ ひとつ、もちましょうか。

  1. へやが ごちゃごちゃです(ごちゃごちゃしています)。

→ いっしょに かたづけましょうか。

(ごちゃごちゃ = cluttered)

  1. かいぎしつで パーティをします。

→ つくえをならべかえましょうか。

(ならべかえる = rearrange, reorder)

  1. ワインオープナーがないんです。

→ わたしのを もっていきましょうか。

  1. ケーキが たくさん あまりましたね。

→ いくつか もってかえりましょうか。

(あまり= leftover, あまる = be left)

  1. まだ しごとがありますが、とりあえず、

なにか たべませんか。

→ ピザのデリバリーを たのみましょうか。

(とりあえず = for now, tentatively, for now)

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Tomorrow's weather is likely to "heading downhill"???

[✐4. Allegretto] Get familiar with weather and pollen forecasts language!

“It looks like the weather is likely to decline.”

[00:09]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today’s theme is weather. First, check the basic words and expressions.

Repeat after me

[00:20]

  1. sunny

  2. fine weather

  3. cloudy

  4. It rains.

  5. light rain

  6. downpour

  7. The wind is blowing.

  8. It’s snowing.

  9. Snow piles up.

  10. A typhoon is coming

  11. A large typhoon is approaching.

  12. A typhoon makes landfall.

So far so good?

Repeat after me

[01:57]

  1. It’s a nice sunny day.

  2. It’s sunny today./ It’s a fine weather today.

  3. It’s a nice weather without a cloud.

  4. It’s dull/bleak/gloomy.

  5. There are many clouds.

  6. It’s raining lightly.

  7. It’s drizzling. (= very light rainfall)

  8. It’s raining heavily.

  9. It’s been foggy since last night.

  10. It was pouring down until just now.

  11. It’s windy./There is a strong wind blowing.

  12. It has been snowing since yesterday.

  13. It snowed a lot,/The snow piled up.

  14. A typhoon is coming to the Kanto region.

  15. The typhoon made landfall in Japan last weekend.

  16. Tokyo is right in the middle of the typhoon.

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「天気(てんき)は下(くだ)り坂(ざか)に向(む)かいそうです。」

[00:09]

みなさん、こんにちは。お元気(げんき)ですか。今日(きょう)のテーマは天気(てんき)です。まず基本(きほん)の言葉(ことば)を確認(かくにん)します。

Repeat after me

[00:20]

  1. 晴(は)れる

  2. 快晴(かいせい)

  3. 曇(くも)る

  4. 雨(あめ)が降(ふ)る

  5. 小雨(こさめ)

  6. 土砂(どしゃ)降(ぶ)り

  7. 風(かぜ)が吹(ふ)く

  8. 雪(ゆき)が降(ふ)る

  9. 雪(ゆき)が積(つ)もる

  10. 台風(たいふう)がくる

  11. 大型(おおがた)台風(たいふう)が近(ちか)づく

  12. 台風(たいふう)が上陸(じょうりく)する

ここまでOKですね。

Repeat after me

[01:57]

  1. よく晴(は)れています。

  2. 今日(きょう)は快晴(かいせい)です。

  3. 雲(くも)一(ひと)つない、いい天気(てんき)です。

  4. どんよりしています。

  5. 雲(くも)が多(おお)いです。

  6. 小雨(こさめ)が降(ふ)っています。

  7. 雨(あめ)がパラパラ降(ふ)っています。

  8. 雨(あめ)がザーザー降(ふ)っています。

  9. 昨晩(さくばん)から霧(きり)です。

  10. さっきまで土砂(どしゃ)降(ぶ)りでした。

  11. 強(つよ)い風(かぜ)が吹(ふ)いています。

  12. 昨日(きのう)から雪(ゆき)が降(ふ)っています。

  13. かなり雪(ゆき)が積(つ)もりました

  14. 関東地方(かんとうちほう)に台風(たいふう)が来(き)ています。

  15. 先週末(せんしゅうまつ)に大型(おおがた)台風(たいふう)が上陸(じょうりく)しました。

  16. 東京(とうきょう)は台風(たいふう)の真(ま)っ只中(ただなか)です。

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Do you know ANA and JAL? And, how do you pronounce?

[✐1.Adagio, 2.Andante ]

Repeat after me

[00:25]

  1. Ralf san, when are you coming to Japan?

  2. What day is your business trip?

  3. When are you going on a business trip?

  4. From when to when are you going on a business trip?

  5. What time is your flight?

  6. What time will you arrive?

  7. Which plane are you taking?

  8. What is your flight number?

  9. Is it a direct flight?

  10. How many luggage do you have?

[02:22]

Now, ask Ralf san as follows.

For example,

when, come

→ When are you coming?

Ready?

[02:35]

  1. what day, come

→ What day are you coming?

  1. from when until when

→ From when until when?

  1. what time, arrive

→ What time are you arriving?

  1. which/what plane (airline company)

→ Which plane are you coming by?

  1. direct flight?

→ Is it a direct flight?

  1. luggage, how many

→ How many luggage do you have?

[04:17]

Now, you will pick up Ralf san at the airport. Touchaku robi- is ”arrival lobby”. --- the pronunciation is difficult! --- “arrival lobby”.

Repeat after me

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「ロビーでまっています」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。

みなさんはとうきょうのオフィスで はたらいています。ドイツしてんから ラルフさんが きます。いつ、なんじの ひこうきですか。いろいろ しつもん しましょう。

Repeat after me

[00:25]

  1. ラルフさん、いつ にほんに きますか。

  2. しゅっちょうは なんにちですか。

  3. しゅっちょうは いつまでですか。

  4. しゅっちょうは いつから いつまで ですか。

  5. ひこうきは なんじですか。

  6. なんじに つきますか。

  7. どこの ひこうき ですか。

  8. フライトナンバーは なんですか。

  9. ちょっこうびん ですか。

  10. にもつは いくつ ありますか。

[02:22]

では、つぎのように ラルフさんに ききましょう。

たとえば、

いつ、きます

→ いつ きますか。

いいですか。

[02:35]

  1. なんにち、きます

→ なんにちにきますか。

  1. いつから いつまで

→ いつから いつまで ですか。

  1. なんじ、つきます

→ なんじに つきますか。

  1. どこの ひこうき

→ どこの ひこうき ですか。

  1. ちょっこうびん

→ ちょっこうびん ですか。

  1. にもつ、いくつ

→ にもつは いくつ ありますか。

[04:17]

では、くうこうにラルフさんをむかえにいきます。とうちゃくロビーは”arrival lobby” です。はつおん、むずかしい!arrival lobby です。

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[✐3. Moderato, 4.Allegretto] 行(い)ったり来(き)たり… (Also try JS 13: I sing and dance, etc.)

“Back and forth….”

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today we will practice various expressions using “〜tari〜tari shimasu”. Also, please refer to Japanese Swotter No. 13.

Repeat after me

[00:23]

  1. may go up or down.

  2. may increase or decrease

  3. may drink or not drink

  4. may or may not have time

  5. may come or not come

  6. may go and not to go

  7. sometime you can see or sometimes can’t

  8. sometimes you can sit or sometimes can’t

[02:07]

Are you OK? Let’s check. Please make a sentence as follows.

go, come

→ come and go

Ready?

[02:20]

  1. up, down

→ It may go up and down.

  1. increase, decrease

→ It may increase and decrease.

  1. drink, not drink

→ Sometimes I drink, sometimes I don’t.

  1. have time, no time

→ Sometimes I have time, sometimes I don’t.

  1. come, not come

→ S/he may come or not come.

  1. go, not go

→ Sometimes I go, sometimes not go.

  1. can see, can’t see

→ It may or may not be visible.

  1. can sit, can’t sit

→ You may or may not be able to sit.

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「行(い)ったり来(き)たり…」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。お元気(げんき)ですか。今日(きょう)は「〜たり〜たりします」を使(つか)ったいろいろな表現(ひょうげん)を練習(れんしゅう)します。Japanese Swotter No. 13も参考(さんこう)にしてくださいね。

Repeat after me

[00:23]

  1. 上(あ)がったり下(さ)がったりします。

  2. 増(ふ)えたり減(へ)ったりします。

  3. 飲(の)んだり飲(の)まなかったりします。

  4. 時間(じかん)があったりなかったりします。

  5. 来(き)たり来(こ)なかったりします。

  6. 行(い)ったり行(い)かなかったりします。

  7. 見(み)えたり見(み)えなかったりします。

  8. 座(すわ)れたり座(すわ)れなかったりします。

[02:07]

OKですか。確認(かくにん)しますよ。次(つぎ)のように文(ぶん)を作(つく)ってください。

行(い)く、来(く)る

→ 行(い)ったり来(き)たりします。

いいですか。

[02:20]

  1. 上(あ)がる、下(さ)がる

→ 上(あ)がったり下(さ)がったりします。

  1. 増(ふ)える、減(へ)る

→ 増(ふ)えたり減(へ)ったりします。

  1. 飲(の)む、飲(の)まない

→ 飲(の)んだり飲(の)まなかったりします。

  1. 時間(じかん)がある、ない

→ 時間(じかん)があったりなかったりします。

  1. 来(く)る、来(こ)ない

→ 来(き)たり来(こ)なかったりします。

  1. 行(い)く、行(い)かない

→ 行(い)ったり行(い)かなかったりします。

  1. 見(み)える、見(み)えない

→ 見(み)えたり見(み)えなかったりします。

  1. 座(すわ)れる、座(すわ)れない

→ 座(すわ)れたり座(すわ)れなかったりします。

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"Nihon wa mou nagain desuka?" ---How would you reply?

[✐2. Andante] います、すみます、すんでいます

“Have you been in Japan long?”

[00:08]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing?

Where are you living now? If you are in Japan, then you say;

“Nihon ni sunde imasu.”, not “Nihon ni sumimsu.” All right?

Note: “sundeimasu“ indicates an action that is ongoing.

Repeat after me

[00:26]

  1. Where do you live?

  2. I live in Kobe.

  3. Where do you live now?

  4. I live in Sydney now.

  5. Where did you live before?

  6. I lived in Hiroshima before.

  7. Where do you want to live?

  8. Well, I want to live in Kyoto.

[01:55]

Now, please answer as follows.

Where do you live?

Japan

→ I live in Japan.

Ready?

[02:07]

  1. Where do you live?

Osaka

→ I live in Osaka

  1. Where do you live?

New York

→ I live in New York

  1. Where do you live now?

Saitama

→ I live in Ssaitama now.

  1. Where do you live ?

Hongkong

→ I live in Hongkong

  1. Where do you live?

Kobe

→ It’s Kobe.

or

→ I live in Kobe.

[03:43]

Now, you got a call from a friend.

“Where are you?”

Let’s answer as follows.

Where are you now?

In front of the station

→ I’m in front of the station.

OK?

===================

「にほんは もう ながいんですか」

[00:08]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。みなさんは、いま、どこにすんでいますか。にほんですか。

それなら、

「にほんに すんでいます。」といいます。

「にほんに すみます。」では ありませんよ。

OKですね。

Note: “すんでいます“ indicates an action that is ongoing.

Repeat after me

[00:26]

  1. どこに すんでいますか。

  2. こうべに すんでいます。

  3. いま、どこに すんでいますか。

  4. いま、シドニーに すんでいます。

  5. まえは、どこに すんでいましたか。

  6. まえは、ひろしまにすんでいました。

  7. どこに すみたいですか。

  8. そうですね、きょうとに すみたいです。

[01:55]

では つぎのように こたえてください。

どこに すんでいますか。

にほん

→ にほんにすんでいます。

いいですか。

[02:07]

  1. どこに すんで いますか。

おおさか

→ おおさかに すんでいます。

  1. どこに すんでいますか。

ニューヨーク

→ ニューヨークに すんでいます。

  1. いま、どこに すんで いますか。

さいたま

→ いま さいたまに すんでいます。

  1. どこに すんでいるんですか。

ほんこん

→ ほんこんに すんでいます。

  1. おすまいは?

こうべ

→ こうべ です。

または

→ こうべに すんでいます。

[03:43]

さて、ともだちからでんわがきました。

「いま、どこに いますか。」

つぎのようにこたえましょう。

いま、どこにいますか。

えき(の)まえ

→ えき(の)まえにいます。

いいですか。

[04:00]

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[✐4. Allegretto] N+っぽい : -ish, -like

“Japanese-like! (sound like a Japnese!)”

[00:07]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? If you are living in Japan, you might be hearing Japanese people saying “ppoi”.

“Oh, really? It sounds a bit like a lie!”

or,

“My jacket is that reddish one.” etc.etc….

We will practice “noun + ppoi” today.

Repeat after me

[00:33]

  1. whitish

  2. blackish

  3. reddish

  4. yellowish

  5. bluish

  6. greenish

  7. beige-ish

Repeat after me

[01:20]

  1. My bag is that whitish one.

  2. Whose is that blackish wallet?

  3. A reddish car is parked over there.

  4. The white T-shirt has become yellowish.

  5. The person I saw was wearing a bluish jacket.

  6. I want to make the wall colour greenish.

  7. A beige-ish coat goes well with you.

[03:05]

Most of the clothes I own are black or bluish. How about yours?

Repeat after me

[03:23]

  1. feel like a child, childish

  2. look very grown up, mature for one’s age

  3. look like a serious-person

  4. look like a teacher

  5. celebrity-ish

  6. professional like

Repeat after me

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「にほんじんっぽい!」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。にほんにすんでいるひとは、よく、にほんじんが「〜っぽい」っていうのをききませんか。

「ええ、ほんと?それ、ちょっとうそっぽいよ!」とか、

「わたしのジャケットは、あのあかっぽいのです。」などなど。

きょうは「noun + っぽい」をれんしゅうします。

Repeat after me

[00:33]

  1. しろっぽい

  2. くろっぽい

  3. あかっぽい

  4. きいろっぽい

  5. あおっぽい

  6. みどりっぽい

  7. ベージュっぽい

Repeat after me

[01:20]

  1. わたしの かばんは、あのしろっぽいのです。

  2. あの くろっぽい さいふは だれのですか。

  3. あそこに あかっぽいくるまが とまっています。

  4. しろいTシャツが、きいろっぽく なりました。

  5. わたしが みた ひとは、あおっぽいジャケットを きていました。

  6. かべの いろを みどりっぽくしたいんです。

  7. ベージュっぽいコートが よくにあうね。

[03:05]

わたしがもっているふくは、くろとか、あおっぽいふくがおおいんですよね。みなさんは、どうですか。

Repeat after me

[03:23]

  1. こどもっぽい

  2. おとなっぽい

  3. まじめなひとっぽい

  4. せんせいっぽい

  5. セレブっぽい

  6. プロっぽい

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[✐2 Andante] Today’s topic is adverbs. Adverbs add depth to your conversation. Use more adverbs!

“I slept deeply.”

[00:07]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today’s topic is adverbs. Adverbs add depth to your conversation.

[00:17]

First, listen to the key words [KW] and then repeat the sentence.

[00:22]

  1. [KW] deeply, sleep

→ I slept deeply.

  1. [KW] soon, autumn

→ It will be autumn soon.

  1. [KW] immediately/shortly, contact

→ I will contact you shortly.

  1. [KW] slowly [here means relaxing], bath

→ Please take a nice long bath.

  1. [KW] this way, straight

→ If you go straight this road/way, you’ll find it.

  1. [KW] by foot, 10 minutes

→ It’s about 10-minute walk.

  1. [KW] a little, rest

→ Please get rest a bit.

  1. [KW] Tokyo, much/far, big

→ Tokyo is far bigger.

  1. [KW] myself, make

→ I made it myself.

  1. [KW] early/soon, go home

→ I want to go home soon.

So far so good? We continue.

  1. [KW] oneself, go home

→ I can go home alone.

  1. [KW] maybe, go

→ Maybe I will go tomorrow.

  1. [KW] often, go on trips

→ I go often go on trips.

  1. [KW] in total, how much

→ How much is it in total?

  1. [KW] people, a lot

→ There are a lot of people.

  1. [KW] never, have an absence

→ I was never absent (never had a day off).

  1. [KW] mostly/roughly/about, understand

→ I understand for the most part.

  1. [KW] at all/simply*, understand

→ I don’t understand at all.

  1. [KW] struggling to/difficult to*, improve

→ It’s hard to improve.

  1. [KW] not really, like

→ I don’t really like it.

=================*=

「ぐっすり ねむりました。」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。きょうはふくしadverbです。ふくしをつかうと、かいわにふかさがでますよ。

[00:17]

まず、キーワード[KW]をきいてから、ぶんをリピートしてください。

[00:22]

  1. [KW] ぐっすり、ねむります

→ ぐっすり ねむりました。

  1. [KW] もうすぐ、あき

→ もうすぐ、あきに なりますね。

  1. [KW] すぐに、れんらく

→ すぐに れんらくします。

  1. [KW] ゆっくり、おふろ

→ ゆっくり おふろに はいってください。

  1. [KW] このみち、まっすぐ

→ このみちをまっすぐいくと、ありますよ。

  1. [KW] あるいて、10ぷん

→ あるいて、10ぷんくらいです。

  1. [KW] すこし、やすみます

→ すこし やすんでください。

  1. [KW] とうきょう、ずっと、おおきい

→ とうきょうのほうが、ずっとおおきいです。

  1. [KW] じぶんで、つくります

→ じぶんでつくりました。

  1. [KW] はやく、かえります

→ はやく、かえりたいです。

[02:52]

ここまでOKですか。まだ つづきますよ。

[02:56]

  1. [KW] ひとりで、かえります

→ ひとりで かえることができます。

  1. [KW] たぶん、いきます

→ たぶん、あした いきます。

  1. [KW] よく、りょこう

→ よく りょこうにいきます。

  1. [KW] ぜんぶで、いくら

→ ぜんぶで いくらですか。

  1. [KW] ひと、たくさん

→ ひとがたくさんいました。

  1. [KW] いちども*、やすみます

→ いちども やすみませんでした。

  1. [KW] だいたい、わかります

→ だいたい わかります。

  1. [KW] ぜんぜん*、わかります

→ ぜんぜん、わかりません。

  1. [KW] なかなか**、じょうたつします

→ なかなか じょうたつしません。

  1. [KW] あまり*、すきです

→ あまり、すきじゃないです。

*Those adverbs can only be used with a negative predicate.

** なかなかnakanaka: hier, it is used in an implied negative context.

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There is something left behind. Ask who this belongs to.

[✐1. Adagio] の : possession + get familiar with Japanese names

“Who does this belong to?”

[00:07]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? There is something left behind. Ask who this belongs to.

Note: これ kore – “this one here (close to the speaker)”; それ sore - “that one there (something close to the speaker or between speaker and the listner), あれare - “that one over there” (far from both).

Repeat after me

[00:18]

  1. Who does this belong to?

  2. Who does that belong to?

  3. Who does that (over there) belong to?

  4. Who does this bag belong to?

  5. Who does this textbook belong to?

  6. Who does this smartphone belong to?

  7. Who does that umbrella belong to?

  8. Who does that pen belong to?

  9. Who does that notebook belong to?

  10. Who does that wallet (over there) belong to?

  11. Who does that scarf (over there) belong to?

  12. Who does that jacket (over there) belong to?

  13. Who does this key belong to?

  14. Who does that hat belong to?

  15. Who do those glasses (over there) belong to?

  16. Who does this mask belong to?

  17. Who do those earphones belong to?

  18. Who does that bicycle (over there) belong to?

  19. Who does this car belong to?

  20. Who does that trash belong to?

===================

「これはだれのですか。」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。There is something left behind. わすれものがありますね。Ask who this belongs to.

Note: これkore – “this one here (close to the speaker)”; それsore - “that one there (something close to the speaker or between speaker and listner, あれare - “that one over there” (far from both).

Repeat after me

[00:18]

  1. これは だれのですか。

  2. それは だれのですか。

  3. あれは だれのですか。

  4. このかばんは だれのですか。

  5. このきょうかしょは だれのですか。

  6. このスマホは だれのですか。

  7. そのかさは だれのですか。

  8. そのペンは だれのですか。

  9. そのノートは だれのですか。

  10. あのさいふは だれのですか。

  11. あのスカーフは だれのですか。

  12. あのジャケットは だれのですか。

  13. このかぎは だれのですか。

  14. そのぼうしは だれのですか。

  15. あのめがねは だれのですか。

  16. このマスクは だれのですか。

  17. そのイヤホンは だれのですか。

  18. あのじてんしゃは だれのですか。

  19. このくるまは だれのですか。

  20. そのゴミは だれのですか。

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[✐4. Allegretto, 5. Allegro] 〜たばかり : “〜tabakari” means “just occurred, just finished”, and emphasizes the personal perspectives – that is, it could be minutes ago or several years ago.

“I just got married, though….”

[00:07]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Did you just wake up, are you on your way to work, or did you just get back from work? Today, we will practice” 〜tabakari”.

Repeat after me

[00:22]

  1. I just came to Japan.

  2. It/she/he is just born.

  3. I just arrived at the station.

  4. I just resumed (playing) golf.

(saikai suru = begin again, resume, restart)

  1. I just bought a personal computer.

  2. I just had lunch.

  3. I just got married.

  4. I just graduated.

  5. I just watched it on TV.

  6. I just changed jobs.

(tenshoku suru = change jobs/one’s career)

[02:06]

Now make a sentence as follows;

For example,

yesterday, the refrigerator arrived

→ The refrigerator just arrived yesterday.

Ready?

[02:19]

  1. → Last month, I just came to Japan.

  2. → Last week, my child was just born.

  3. → I just arrived at the station a while ago.

  4. → I just resumed playing golf a few month ago.

  5. → I just bought a personal computer half a year ago.

  6. → I just ate lunch little while ago.

  7. → I just got married a year ago.

  8. → I just graduated in March of this year/

  9. → I just watched it on TV last night.

  10. → I just changed jobs two months ago.

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「結婚(けっこん)したばかりですが…。」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。お元気(げんき)ですか。

今(いま)、起(お)きたばかりですか、通勤(つうきん)の途中(とちゅう)ですか、仕事(しごと)から戻(もど)ったばかりですか。

今日(きょう)は「〜たばかり」を練習(れんしゅう)します。

Note: “tabakari” means “just occurred, just finished”, and emphasizes the personal perspectives – that is, it could be minutes ago or several years ago.

Repeat after me

[00:22]

  1. 日本(にほん)に来(き)たばかりです。

  2. 生(う)まれたばかりです。

  3. 駅(えき)に着(つ)いたばかりです。

  4. ゴルフを再開(さいかい)したばかりです。

(再開(さいかい)する = begin again, resume, restart)

  1. パソコンを買(か)ったばかりです。

  2. 昼(ひる)ごはんを食(た)べたばかりです。

  3. 結婚(けっこん)したばかりです。

  4. 卒業(そつぎょう)したばかりです。

  5. テレビで見(み)たばかりです。

  6. 転職(てんしょく)したばかりです。

(転職(てんしょく)する = change jobs/one’s career)

[02:06]

では、次(つぎ)のように文(ぶん)を作(つく)ってください。

例(たと)えば、

昨日(きのう)、冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)が届(とど)きました

→ 昨日(きのう)、冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)が届(とど)いたばかりです。

いいですか。

[02:19]

  1. 先月(せんげつ)、日本(にほん)に来(き)ました

→ 先月(せんげつ)、日本(にほん)に来(き)たばかりです。

  1. 先週(せんしゅう)、子供(こども)が生(う)まれました

→ 先週(せんしゅう)、子供(こども)が生(う)まれたばかりです。

  1. ちょっと前(まえ)、駅(えき)に着(つ)きました

→ ちょっと前(まえ)に、駅(えき)に着(つ)いたばかりです。

  1. 数ヶ月(すうかげつ)前(まえ)、ゴルフを再開(さいかい)しました

→ 数ヶ月(すうかげつ)前(まえ)に、ゴルフを再開(さいかい)したばかりです。

  1. 半年(はんとし)前(まえ)、パソコンを買(か)いました

→ 半年(はんとし)前(まえ)に、パソコンを買(か)ったばかりです。

  1. さっき、昼(ひる)ごはんを食(た)べました

→ さっき、昼(ひる)ごはんを食(た)べたばかりです。

  1. 1年(いちねん)前(まえ)、結婚(けっこん)しました

→ 1年(いちねん)前(まえ)に、結婚(けっこん)したばかりです。

  1. 今年(ことし)の3月(さんがつ)、卒業(そつぎょう)しました

→ 今年(ことし)の3月(さんがつ)に、卒業(そつぎょう)したばかりです。

  1. 昨晩(さくばん)、テレビで見(み)ました

→ 昨晩(さくばん)、テレビで見(み)たばかりです。

  1. 2ヶ月(にかげつ)前(まえ)、転職(てんしょく)しました

→ 2ヶ月(にかげつ)前(まえ)に、転職(てんしょく)したばかりです。

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[✐2. Andante] 〜たら

“If I go to England, I want to eat fish and chips.”

[00:09]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing?

Well, what if you had 1 billion yen…?

Repeat after me

[00:16]

  1. If I had 1 billion yen, I’d like to travel the world.

  2. If I had 1 billion yen, I’d save all(the full amount).

  3. If I had 1 billion yen, I’d build a school and a home for the elderly.

  4. If I had 1 billion yen, I think I will quit the job immediately.

  5. If I had 1 billion yen, I’d like to donate it to various organizations.

(dantai = organisation, group, body)

[01:40]

What would you do If you had 1 billion yen, what would you like to do?

[01:57]

Now, listen to the key word [KW] and then repeat the sentence.

[02:03]

  1. [KW] hot, open the window

→ If it’s hot, open the window.

  1. [KW] cold, jacket

→ If it’s cold tomorrow, I will bring a jacket.

  1. [KW] time off/holiday, asia, travel

→ If I have a holiday, I’d like to travel Asia.

  1. [KW] England, fish and chips,

→ When/If I go to England, I want to eat fish and chips.

  1. [KW] bad weather, hiking, postpone

→ If the weather is bad, the hike will be postponed to next week.

  1. [KW] fever, doesn’t go down, medicine

→ If the fever doesn’t go down, take this medicine.

[04:00]

Now, make a sentence as follow.

For example,

arrive/get to the station, call

→ I’ll call you when(if) I get to the station.

Ready?

===================

「イギリスにいったら、フィッシュアンドチップスをたべたいです」

[00:09]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。

さて、もし10億円あったら… ?

Repeat after me

[00:16]

  1. もし10億円(おくえん)あったら、せかいりょこうをしたいです。

  2. もし10億円あったら、ぜんぶちょきんします。

  3. もし10億円あったら、がっこうやろうじんホームをつくります。

  4. もし10億円あったら、かいしゃをやめるとおもいます。

  5. もし10億円あったら、いろいろなだんたいに きふしたいです。

(だんたい = organisation, group, body)

[01:40]

みなさんは、10億円あったら、どうしますか。なにをしたいですか。

[01:57]

では、キーワード[KW]をきいてから、ぶんをリピートしてください。

[02:03]

  1. [KW] あつい、まどをあける

→ あつかったら、まどを あけてください。

  1. [KW] さむい、ジャケット

→ あした、さむかったら、ジャケットをもっていきます。

  1. [KW] やすみ、アジア、りょこう

→ やすみがあったら、アジアをりょこうしたいです。

  1. [KW] イギリス、フィッシュアンドチップス

→ イギリスにいったら、フィッシュアンドチップスをたべたいです。

  1. [KW] てんきがわるい、ハイキング、えんき

→ てんきがわるかったら、ハイキングはえんきします。

  1. [KW] ねつ、さがりません、くすり

→ ねつが さがらなかったら、このくすりをのんでください。

[04:00]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくってください。

たとえば、

えきにつきます、でんわします

→ えきについたら、でんわします。

いいですか。

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[✐3.Moderato, 4.Allegretto]Vじしょ・のが/のはAdjです

“I’m good at making people laugh.”

[00:08]

Hello, every one. How are you doing? What are you not good at?

Repeat after me

[00:15]

  1. I’m not good at writing Kanji.

  2. I’m not good at getting on ski/chair lifts.

  3. I’m not good at cleaning windows.

  4. I’m not good at getting up early in the morning.

  5. I’m not good at sashimi or raw fish.

  6. I’m not good at talking to strangers.

  7. I’m not good at speaking in public.

  8. I’m not good at singing at karaoke.

  9. I’m not good at ironing.

  10. I’m not good at driving a car.

[02:22]

Now, we will practice something you are good at.

What are you good at?

/ making pizza

→ I’m good at making pizza.

Ready?

[02:36]

  1. What are you good at?

/ serving tennis

→ I’m good at serving of tennis.

  1. What are you good at?

/ division (arithmetic/algebra)

→ I’m good at division.

  1. What are you good at doing?

/ drawing portraits

→ I’m good at drawing portraits.

  1. What are you good at?

/ making people laugh

→ I’m good at making people laugh.

(hito wo warawaseru = make people laugh)

  1. What are you good at?

/ making cakes

→ I’m good at making cakes.

  1. What are you good at?

/ play the bass guitar

I’m good at playing the bass guitar.

  1. What are you good at?

/ make clothes

→ I’m good at making clothes.

  1. What are you good at?

/ read books quickly

→ I’m good at reading books quickly.

  1. What are you good at?

/ make friends instantly

→ I ‘m good at making friends instantly.

  1. What are you good at doing?

/ clean up a room swiftly/quickly

→ I’m good at cleaning up a room swiftly.

(subayaku = swiftly, quickly)

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「ひとを わらわせるのが とくいです。」

[00:08]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。みなさんが苦手(にがて)なことは なんですか。

Repeat after me

[00:15]

  1. かんじを かくのが 苦手(にがて)です。

  2. スキーのリフトにのるのが 苦手(にがて)です。

  3. まどのそうじをするのが苦手(にがて)です。

  4. あさ、はやくおきるのが 苦手(にがて)です。

  5. さしみとか、なまのさかなが 苦手(にがて)です。

  6. しらないひとと はなすのが 苦手(にがて)です。

  7. ひとまえで はなすのが 苦手(にがて)です。

  8. カラオケで うたうのが 苦手(にがて)です。

  9. アイロンを かけるのが 苦手(にがて)です。

  10. くるまを うんてんするのが 苦手(にがて)です。

[02:22]

では、つぎは得意(とくい)なことです。

たとえば、

なにが得意(とくい)ですか。

/ピザをつくります

→ ピザをつくるのが得意(とくい)です。

いいですか。

[02:36]

  1. なにが得意(とくい)ですか。

/ テニスのサーブ

→ テニスのサーブが得意(とくい)です。

  1. 得意(とくい)なことはなんですか?

/ わりざん

→ わりざんが 得意(とくい)です。

  1. なにをするのが 得意(とくい)ですか。

/ にがおえをかきます

→ にがおえをかくのが 得意(とくい)です。

  1. なにが得意(とくい)?

/ ひとをわらわせます

→ ひとをわらわせるのが 得意(とくい)です。

(ひとをわらわせる = make people laugh)

  1. 得意(とくい)なことはなに?

/ ケーキを つくります

→ ケーキをつくるのが 得意(とくい)です。

  1. 得意(とくい)なことは?

/ ベースギターをひきます

→ ベースギターをひくのが 得意(とくい)です。

  1. なにが得意(とくい)ですか。

/ ようふくをつくります

→ ようふくをつくるのが 得意(とくい)です。

  1. 得意(とくい)なことはなんですか。

/ ほんをはやくよみます

→ ほんを はやくよむのが 得意(とくい)です。

  1. なにが得意(とくい)?

/ すぐともだちになります

→ すぐ ともだちになるのが 得意(とくい)です。

  1. なにをするのが得意(とくい)?

/ へやを すばやく かたづけます

→ へやを すばやく かたづけるのが

得意(とくい)です。

(すばやく = swiftly, quickly)

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[✐1 Adagio, 2 Andante] Numbers – intensive drills

“How much is the change?”

[00:07]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? We practice “numbers” today!

[00:11]

First, please change the English numbers to Japanese.

For example,

35 thirty-five (35)→ sanjugo

(sorry for my not-good English pronunciation!)

Ready?

[00:21]

  1. 5 go

  2. 6 roku

  3. 9 kyu

  4. 8 hachi

  5. 77 nanajuu nana

  6. 21 nijuu ichi

  7. 18 juu hachi

  8. 55 gojuu go

  9. 619 roppyaku juu ku (kyu)

  10. 399 sanbyaku kyuujuu kyu (ku)

  11. 135 hyaku sanjuu go

  12. 214 nihyaku juu yon

  13. 444 yonhyaku yonjuu yon

  14. 108 hyaku hachi

  15. 2,021 nisen nijuu ichi

  16. 1,978 sen kyuhyaku nanajuu hachi

  17. 6,666 rokusen roppyaku rokujuu roku

  18. 15,817 ichiman gosen happyaku juu nana

  19. 46,974 yonman rokusen kyuuhyaku nanajuu yon

  20. 123,456 juuniman sanzen yonhyaku gojuu roku

[03:34]

Now, please answer as follows.

For example,

How much is this?

/ 250

→ It’s 250 (nihyaku gojuu) yen.

[03:45]

  1. How much is this?

/ 1,480

→ It’s 1,480 (sen yonhyaku hachi juu) yen.

  1. I’ll have this, too. How much?

/ 680

→ It’s 680 (roppyaku hachijuu) yen.

  1. How much are these two in total?

/ 700

→ It’s 700 (nana hyaku) yen.

  1. This one, this one and then, that one, please. How much is it in total?

/12,500

→ It’s 12,500 (ichiman nisen gohyaku) yen.

  1. Well, I will buy this one. How much is it?

/ 7,850

→ it’s 7,850 (nanasen happyaku gojuu) yen.

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「おつりはいくら?」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんんちは。おげんきですか。

きょうはすうじです。

[00:11]

まず、えいごのすうじをにほんごにしてください。

たとえば、

35 → さんじゅうご

(sorry for my not-good English pronunciation!)

いいですか。

[00:21]

  1. 5 ご

  2. 6 ろく

  3. 9 きゅう

  4. 8 はち

  5. 77 ななじゅうなな

  6. 21 にじゅういち

  7. 18 じゅうはち

  8. 55 ごじゅうご

  9. 619 ろっぴゃくじゅうく(きゅう)

  10. 399 さんびゃくきゅうじゅうく(きゅう)

  11. 135 ひゃくさんじゅうご

  12. 214 にひゃくじゅうよん

  13. 444 よんひゃくよんじゅうよん

  14. 108 ひゃくはち

  15. 2,021 にせんにじゅういち

  16. 1,978 せんきゅうひゃくななじゅうはち

  17. 6,666 ろくせんろっぴゃくろくじゅうろく

  18. 15,817 いちまんごせんはっぴゃくじゅうなな(しち)

  19. 46,974 よんまんろくせんきゅうひゃくななじゅうよん

  20. 123,456 じゅにまんさんぜんよんひゃくごじゅうろく

[03:34]

では、つぎのようにこたえてください。

たとえば、

これ、いくら?

/ 250

→ 250円(えん)です。

いいですか。

[03:45]

  1. それはいくらですか。

/ 1,480

→ 1,480円(えん)です。

  1. これもください。いくらですか。

/ 680

→ 680円(えん)です。

  1. これ、2つでいくらですか。

/ 700

→ 700円(えん)です。

  1. これと、これと、それからそれも

おねがいします。ぜんぶでいくらですか。

/ 12,500

→ 12,500円(えん)です。

  1. えっと、これ、かいます。いくらですか。

/ 7,850

7,850円(えん)です。

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[✐3. Moderato] Implying a sense of gratitude for receiving actions [Vte ・くれます]

“Maybe he/she will (kindly) take me to the moon!?”

[00:08]

Hello, how are you doing?

When someone do something for you, we, Japanese, prefer to add the nuance of gratitude by saying “~てくれます”(kindly do … for me).

[00:20]

Please change the word into “~てくれます”

[00:26]

For example,

make

→ (kindly) make (for me)

Ready?

[00:32]

  1. write

→ (kindly) write

  1. explain

→ (kindly) explain

  1. teach/inform/let me know

→ (kindly) teach

  1. help

→ (kindly) help

  1. lend

→ (kindly) lend

  1. search/look for

→ (kindly) search

  1. listen to the story/listen to me

→ (kindly) listen to me (my story)

  1. call

→ (kindly) call me (call for me)

  1. repair/fix

→ (kindly) repair (for me)

  1. bring

→ (kindly) bring (for me)

[02:47]

Now, listen to the key words [KW] and repeat the sentence.

[02:51]

  1. [KW] my grandmother, sweets, make

→ My grandmother (kindly) often makes sweets.

  1. [KW] my grandfather, my bicycle, repair

→ My grandfather (kindly) repairs my bicycle.

  1. [KW] porter, suitcase, carry

→ The porter (kindly) carry my suitcase.

  1. [KW] my brother, my homework, help

→ My brother always (kindly) helps me with my homework.

  1. [KW] Maria san, her baby’s picture, showed

→ Maria san (kindly) showed me a picture of her baby.

  1. [KW] hotel reservation, Simon san, did/made

→ Simon san (kindly) made the hotel reservation (for me).

  1. [KW] piano, my mother, taught

→ My mother (kindly) taught me the piano.

===================

「つきにつれていってくれるかも!?」

[00:08]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。

When someone do something for you, Japanese tend to add the nuance of gratitude by saying “~てくれます”(kindly do … for me).

[00:20]

まず、つぎのように「〜てくれます[Vte +くれます]」に かえてください。

[00:26]

たとえば、

つくります

→つくってくれます

いいですか。

[00:32]

  1. かきます

→ かいてくれます

  1. せつめいします

→ せつめいしてくれます

  1. おしえます

→ おしえてくれます

  1. てつだいます

→ てつだってくれます

  1. かします

→ かしてくれます

  1. さがします

→ さがしてくれます

  1. (わたしの)はなしを ききます

→ はなしを きいてくれます

  1. でんわします

→ でんわしてくれます

  1. なおします

→ なおしてくれます

  1. もってきます

→ もってきてくれます

[02:47]

では、キーワード[Key Words]をきいてから、ぶんをリピートしてください。

[02:51]

  1. [KW] そぼ、おかし、つくります

→ そぼは (わたしに)よく おかしをつくってくれます。

  1. [KW]そふ、じてんしゃ、なおします

→ そふは (わたしの)じてんしゃを なおしてくれます。

  1. [KW] ポーター、(わたしの)スーツケース、はこびます

→ ポーターは スーツケースをはこんでくれます。

  1. [KW] あに、(わたしの)しゅくだい、てつだいます

→ あには、いつもわたしのしゅくだいをてだってくれます。

  1. [KW] マリアさん、あかちゃんのしゃしん、みせました

→ マリアさんは、あかちゃんのしゃしんをみせてくれました。

  1. [KW] ホテルのよやく、サイモンさん、しました

→ ホテルのよやくは、サイモンさんがしてくれました。

  1. [KW] ピアノ、はは、おしえました

→ ピアノは ははが おしえてくれました。

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[✐1. Adagio] Particlesてにをが with basic verbs

“Get on the bus, get off the bus”

[00:09]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Let’s start!

[00:14]

What kind of verbs would fit? Please predict which verb comes after the sound ♪, and then repeat the sentence.

[00:27]

  1. I go to work.

  2. I go (back) home.

  3. My friend comes.

  4. I read the newspaper.

  5. I write a letter.

  6. I watch Youtube.

  7. I listen to Podcast.

  8. I call.

  9. I eat a breakfast.

  10. I drink Sake(alcohol).

  11. I study Japanese.

[02:44]

Now, please complete the sentence as follows.

For example,

7 o’clock, wake up

→ I wake up at 7 o’clock.

Ready?

[02:55]

  1. → I go to work.

  2. → I go (back) home.

  3. → My friend comes.

  4. → I read the newspaper.

  5. → I write a letter.

  6. → I watch Youtube.

  7. → I listen to Podcast.

  8. → I call.

  9. → I eat a breakfast.

  10. → I drink Sake(alcohol).

  11. → I study Japanese.

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「バスにのります、バスをおります」

[00:09]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。さっそくはじめましょう。

[00:14]

どんな どうしがきますか。よそうしてから、ぶんをリピートしてください。Please predict which verb comes after the sound ♪, and then repeat the sentence.

[00:27]

  1. しごとに…… いきます。

  2. うちに…… かえります。

  3. ともだちが…. きます。

  4. しんぶんを….. よみます。

  5. てがみを….. かきます。

  6. ユーチューブを…. みます。

  7. ポッドキャストを….. ききます。

  8. でんわを…. します。

  9. ちょうしょくを…..たべます。

  10. おさけを……のみます。

  11. にほんごを……べんきょうします。

[02:44]

では、please complete the sentence as follows.

たとえば、

7じ、おきます

→ 7じに おきます。

いいですか。

[02:55]

  1. しごと、いきます

→ しごとに いきます。

  1. うち、かえります

→ うちに かえります。

  1. ともだち、きます

→ ともだちが きます。

  1. しんぶん、よみます

→ しんぶんを よみます。

  1. てがみ、かきます

→ てがみを かきます。

  1. ユーチューブ、みます

→ ユーチューブを みます。

  1. ポッドキャスト、ききます

→ ポッドキャストを ききます。

  1. でんわ、します

→ でんわを します。

  1. ちょうしょく、たべます

→ ちょうしょくを たべます。

  1. おさけ、のみます

→ おさけを のみます。

  1. にほんご、べんきょうします

→ にほんごを べんきょうします。

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[✐4. Allegretto] Vて(で)...

“I failed the exam, and I’m disappointed.”

[00:07]

Hello everyone. How are you doing? Let’s keep it up this week, too.

First of all, please answer in past tense as follows.

For example,

How was the TV drama yesterday?

/ amusing/interesting/entertaining/funny

→ It was amusing.

Ready?

[00:26]

  1. How was the BBQ last weekend?

/ fun

→ It was fun

  1. It rained heavily yesterday, but I guess you had no problem on the way home.

/ no, tough/hard/bad

→ No, it was tough.

  1. Were the concert tickets sold out?

/ that’s right, disappointed

→ That’s right, I was disappointed.

  1. Japanese team lost, huh?

/ yes, really pity

→ Yes, it’s really a pity.

  1. Did George san come unexpectedly?

/yes, happy/delightuful/thrilled/pleased

→ Yes, I was happy.

[01:36]

Now, please make a sentence as follows.

For example,

My dog has no appetite lately, worry

→ My dog has no appetite lately, and I’m worried. (= I’m worried as my dog has no appetite lately.)

Ready?

[01:55]

  1. my cat hasn’t come back, worry

→ My cat hasn’t come back and I’m worried.

  1. I can’t get in touch with him, worry

→ I can’t get in touch with him and I’m worried.

  1. My favourite pianist has passed away, sad

→ My favourite pianist has passed away, and I’m sad.

  1. I talked with people from various countries, enjoyed

→ I talked with people from various countries, and I enjoyed.

  1. The police came soon, relieved

→ The police came soon and I was relieved.

===================

「しけんにおちて がっかりです。」

[00:07]

みなさん、おげんきですか。こんしゅうもがんばりましょう。

まず、つぎのように、かこけいで こたえてください。

たとえば、

きのうのテレビドラマ、どうでしたか。

/ おもしろい

→ おもしろかったです。

いいですか。

[00:26]

  1. しゅうまつのバーベキューは どうでしたか。

/ たのしい

→ たのしかったです。

  1. きのうは おおあめでしたが、かえりはだいじょうぶでしたよね。

/ いいえ、たいへん

→ いいえ、たいへんでした。

  1. コンサートのチケットは うりきれだったんですか。

/ そうなんです、がっかり

→ そうなんです、がっかりしました。

  1. にほんチームは まけましたね。

/ ええ、ほんと(う)にざんねん

→ ええ、ほんと(う)にざんねんでした。

  1. ジョージさんが サプライズで きてくれたんですか。

/ そうなんですよ。うれしい

→そうなんですよ、うれしかったです。

[01:36]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくってください。

たとえば、

うちのいぬのは さいきん しょくよくがありません。しんぱいです

→ うちのいぬは さいきん しょくよくが なくて、しんぱいです。

いいですか。

[01:55]

  1. うちのねこが もどってこないんです。しんぱいです。

→ うちのねこが もどってこなくて、しんぱいです。

  1. かれとれんらくが とれません。しんぱいです

→ かれと れんらくがとれなくて、しんぱいです。

  1. すきなピアニストが なくなりました。かなしいです。

→ すきなピアニストが なくなって、かなしいです。

  1. いろいろな くにのひとと はなしをしました。たのしかったです。

→ いろいろな くにのひとと はなしをして、たのしかったです。

  1. けいさつがすぐにきました。あんしんしました。

→ けいさつがすぐにきて、あんしんしました。

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[✐3.Moderato] Volitional Form

“I’m thinking of telling the truth.”

[00:08]

Hi everyone, good morning, good day, good evening. Today, we will learn the volitional form. Let’s start from the basics.

Repeat after me

[00:21]

  1. go: masu form → volitional form

  2. sit

  3. drink

  4. call, invite

  5. go back, go home

  6. meet

  7. eat

  8. see, watch, look

  9. do

  10. come

[01:32]

Now, make a sentence as follows.

For example,

Let’s buy a personal computer in Akihabara. [Masu style]

→ Let’s buy a personal computer in Akihabara. [Plain style]

Ready?

[01:45]

  1. Let’s go tomorrow. [Masu style] → [Plain style]

  2. Let’s sit here.

  3. Let’s drink this sake.

  4. Let’s call an ambulance.

  5. Let’s go home soon.

  6. Let’s meet again.

  7. Let’s eat supper at home.

  8. Let’s watch a Japanese film.

  9. Let’s clean the toilet.

  10. Let’s come to this restaurant to eat again.

[04:16]

Next, let’s make a sentence with “〜to omoimasu” after listen to the key words [KW].

[01:25]

For example,

[KW] internet/online, buy, think

→ I think I will buy it online.

OK?

[01:37]

  1. [KW] supermarket, stop by, go home, think

→ I think I will stop by the supermarket and then go home.

((tachi)yorimasu = stop by, pop in)

  1. [KW] back seat, sit, think

→ I think I’m going to sit in the back seat.

  1. [KW] go home, medicine, take, think

→ I think, when I get home, I’ll take medicine.

  1. [KW] graduation, parents, invite, think

→ I think I will invite my parents to the graduation ceremony.

(yobimasu : here means = invite, ask to come)

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「しんじつを はなそうと おもっています。」

[00:08]

みなさん、おはようございます、こんにちは、こんばんは。きょうはVolitional Formをべんきょうします。さっそく、きほんから はじめましょう。

Repeat after me

[00:21]

  1. いきます → いこう[volitional form]

  2. すわります → すわろう

  3. のみます → のもう

  4. よびます → よぼう

  5. かえります → かえろう

  6. あいます → あおう

  7. たべます → たべよう

  8. みます→ みよう

  9. します→ しよう

  10. きます→ こよう

[01:32]

では、つぎのようにぶんつくってください。

たとえば、

あきはばらで パソコンを かいましょう。

[Masu style]

→ あきはばらで、パソコンをかおう。

[Plain style]

いいですか。

[01:45]

  1. あした、いきましょう。[Masu style]

→ あした、いこう。[Plain style]

  1. ここに すわりましょう。

→ ここに すわろう。

  1. このおさけを のみましょう。

→このおさけを のもう。

  1. きゅうきゅうしゃを よびましょう。

→ きゅうきゅうしゃを よぼう。

  1. そろそろ、かえりましょう。

→ そろそろ かえろう。

  1. また、あいましょう。

→ また、あおう。

  1. うちで ゆうはんを たべましょう。

→ うちで ゆうはんを たべよう。

  1. にほんのえいがをみましょう。

→ にほんのえいがをみよう。

  1. トイレをそうじしましょう。

→ トイレをそうじをしよう。

  1. また、このレストランに たべにきましょう。

→ また このレストランに たべに こよう。

[04:16]

つぎは、まずキーワード[KW]をきいてから、「〜とおもいます」のぶんをつくろう!

[01:25]

たとえば、

[KW] ネット、かいます、おもいます

→ ネットで、かおうと おもいます。

いいですか。

[01:37]

  1. [KW] スーパー、よります、かえります、おもいます

→ スーパーによってから かえろうと おもいます。

((たち)よります = stop by、pop in)

  1. [KW] うしろのせき、すわります、おもいます

→ うしろのせきに すわろうと おもいます。

  1. [KW]うちに かえります、くすり、のみます、おもいます

→ うちにかえったら、くすりをのもうと おもいます。

  1. [KW]そつぎょうしき、りょうしん、よびます、おもいます

→ そつぎょうしきに、りょうしんをよぼうと おもいます。

(よびます: here means = invite, ask to come)

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[✐2. Andante] 〜ですから…

“It’s a secret, so don’t tell anyone!”

[00:08]

Hello, everyone. First, let’s practice how to refuse softly using “〜wa chotto”.

[00:18]

For example,

car, can you lend me your car

→ (Lending you my) car is a bit inconvenient.

= I don’t want to lend my car.

Ready?

[00:25]

  1. Let‘s go home by taxi.

→ (Going home by) Taxi is a bit inconvenient. = I don’t want take taxi.

  1. Let’s go by bus.

→ (Going by) Bus is a bit inconvenient.

  1. Let’s go to eat Yakiniku.

→ Yakiniku? Oooo I don’t know.

(Yakiniku = Japanese BBQ)

  1. Would like to go see a horror movie?

→ Horror movie? Oooo I wouldn’t.

  1. Let’s drink beer.

→ Beer? Oooo I’d better not.

Repeat after me

[01:40]

  1. Taxi is a bit inconvenient. I will walk as it’s right there.

  2. As I have many luggage, bus is a bit inconvenient.

  3. I ate stake yesterday, so I wouldn’t eat Yakiniku.

  4. I’d rather not to see horror movie, as I cannot sleep at night.

  5. I will drive a car after this, so I’d better not to drink beer.

(kono ato = after this, later on)

[03:07]

Now, please repeat the three sentences as follows.

[03:12]

For example,

♪: Don’t add sugar.

♪♪: I’m on a diet.

♪♪♪: As I’m on a diet, don’t add sugar.

OK?

[03:30]

I don’t drink coffee at night.

I can’t sleep (literally: I will become not be able to sleep.)

As I can’t sleep at night, I don’t drink coffe at night.

Can I do it later?

I’m busy now.

As I’m busy now, can I do it later?

3.

I’ll mail.

I’m uncomfortable with telephone.

As I’m uncomfortable with telephone, I will mail.

Ask Simon san.

I’m not familiar with it.

As I’m not familiar with it, ask Simon san.

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「ひみつですから、だれにも いわないで!」

[00:08]

みなさん、こんにちは。まず、「〜は ちょっと」をつかって、やわらかに ことわるれんしゅうをしましょう。

[00:18]

たとえば、

くるま、かしてください。

→ くるまは、ちょっと…。

いいですか。

[00:25]

  1. タクシーで かえりましょう。

→ タクシーは ちょっと…。

  1. バスで いきましょう。

→ バスは ちょっと…。

  1. やきにく、たべに いきましょう。

→ やきにくは ちょっと…。

(やきにく = Japanese BBQ)

  1. ホラーえいがを みにいきませんか。

→ ホラーえいがは ちょっと…。

  1. ビールをのみましょう。

→ ビールは ちょっと…。

Repeat after me

[01:40]

  1. タクシーは ちょっと…。すぐそこですから、あるきます。

  2. にもつが おおいですから、バスはちょっと…。

  3. きのう、ステーキを たべましたから、やきにくは ちょっと…。

  4. ホラーえいがは ちょっと…。よる ねむれなく なりますから。

  5. このあと、くるまをう んてんしますから、ビールはちょっと…。

[03:07]

では、つぎのように3つのぶんをリピートしてください。

[03:12]

たとえば、

♪: さとうを いれないでください。[you repeat]

♪♪: ダイエットちゅうですから。[you repeat]

♪♪♪: ダイエットちゅうですから、さとうをいれないでください。[you repeat]

いいですか。

[03:30]

よるはコーヒーをのみません。

ねむれなくなりますから。

ねむれなくなりますから、よるはコーヒーをのみません。

あとで いいですか。

いま、いそがしいですから。

いま、いそがしいですから、あとでいいですか。

メールします。

でんわは にがてですから。

でんわは にがてですから、メールします。

サイモンさんに きいてください。

わたしは くわしくないですから、

わたしはくわしくないですから、サイモンさんに きいてください。

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[✐1. Adagio] Ask back with interrogative words

“When and where?”

[00:07]

Hello everyone. Let’s keep up the good work today! We practice how to ask back briefly.

[00:13]

Repeat after me

  1. When?

  2. What time?

  3. Where?

  4. With who?

  5. What day of the week?

  6. What month?

  7. What date / what day of the month?

  8. Why?

[01:03]

You didn’t really get what your friend just said. Ask again briefly with ♫ the interrogative words.

For example,

♫ when

I will go to Japan next year.

→ [you say] Pardon/Sorry, when?

Ready?

[01:22]

  1. ♫when

I’ll go to a university in Japan.

→ Pardon, when?

  1. ♫what time

My friend comes at 7 O’clock.

→Sorry, what time?

  1. ♫where

There is a book store in front of the station.

→ Pardon, where?

  1. ♫with who

I went to the concert with Caroline san.

→ Sorry, with who?

  1. ♫what day

I have a Japanese class every Tuesday.

→ Pardon, what day?

  1. ♫what month

Japanese schools start at April.

→ Sorry, what month?

  1. ♫who

George san will come tomorrow.

→ Pardon, who?

[02:40]

  1. ♫what

I ate Sukiyaki yesterday.

→ Sorry, what?

  1. ♫who and who

Honda san and Suzuki san got married.

→ Pardon, who and who?

  1. ♫what colour

My car is yellow.

→ Sorry, what colour?

  1. ♫ 2 o’clock tomorrow

The parcel will come at 2 o’clock tomorrow.

→ Pardon, what time tomorrow?

(nimotsu = parcel, package, baggage)

  1. ♫who’s mother

That person is a mother of Sam san.

→ Sorry, who’s mother?

  1. ♫map of where

This is a map of Kuala Lumpur.

→ Pardon, map of where?

(chizu = map)

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「いつ、どこで?」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。きょうも はりきっていきましょう!かんたんに ききかえす れんしゅうをします。

[00:13]

Repeat after me

  1. いつ?

  2. なんじ?

  3. どこで?

  4. だれと?

  5. なんようび?

  6. なんがつ?

  7. なんにち?

  8. どうして?

[01:03]

You didn’t really get what your friend just said. Ask again briefly with ♫ the interrogative words.

[01:11]

たとえば、

♫ いつ

らいねん、にほんへ いきます。

→ [you say]え、いつ?

いいですか。

[01:22]

  1. ♫いつ

らいねん、にほんのだいがくに いきます。

→ え、いつ?

  1. ♫なんじ

7じにともだちがきます。

→ え、なんじ?

  1. ♫どこに

えきまえに ほんやがあります。

→ え、どこに?

  1. ♫だれと

キャロラインさんと コンサートにいきました。

→ え、だれと?

  1. ♫なんようび

まいしゅうかようび、にほんごのじゅぎょうが あります。

→ え、なんようび?

  1. ♫なんがつ

にほんのがっこうは 4がつに はじまります。

→ え、なんがつ?

  1. ♫だれが

あした、ジョージさんが きます。

→ え、だれが?

[02:40]

  1. ♫なにを

きのう、すきやきを たべました。

→ え、なにを?

  1. ♫だれとだれが

ほんださんとすずきさんがけっこんしました。

→ だれとだれが?

  1. ♫なにいろ

わたしのくるまはきいろです。

→ え、なにいろ?

  1. ♫あしたのなんじ

あしたの2じに、にもつがきます。

→ え、あしたのなんじ?

(にもつ = parcel, package, baggage)

  1. ♫だれのおかあさん

あのひとは、サムさんのおかあさんです。

→え、だれのおかあさん?

  1. ♫どこのちず

これは クアランプールの ちずです。

→え、どこのちず?

(ちず = map)

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[✐5. Allegro] [ Vて]も、[N/なA]でも、[いA]くても

“No matter how much you eat, you won’t get fat.”

[00:08]

Hello everyone. I’ve got a mail from one of my Japanese Swotter members.

[00:25]

“No matter how busy I am, I listen to Japanese Swotter every day. I also listen to it before go to bed.”

[00:22]

Happy to hear that! I will also do my best to make better drills. So, we will practice “even if, even though” today.

[00:33]

First, change the word to “〜kutemo” or “〜demo” as follows.

For example,

· old: furui [i-A] → furukutemo

· famous: yuumei[na-A] → yuumeidemo

· sommer: natsu[N] → natsudemo

Ready?

[00:53]

  1. expensive, high: takai → takakutemo

  2. sleepy: nemui → nemukutemo

  3. difficult: muzukashii → muzukashikutemo

  4. convenient: tsugouga ii → tsugouga yokutemo

  5. boring: tsumaranai → tsumaranakutemo

  6. hard, astringent, tough: kibishii → kibishikutemo

  7. fine, vital, fit, energetic: genki → genkidemo

  8. dangerous: kiken → kikendemo

  9. convenient: benri → benridemo

  10. easy: kantan → kantandemo

  11. inconvenient: fuben → fubendemo

  12. far, distant, remote: tooi → tookutemo

  13. child: kodomo → kodomodemo

  14. beginner: shoshinsha → shoshinshademo

  15. sunday: nichiyoubi → nichiyoubidemo

[02:42]

Now, listen to the [Key Words] and then repeat the sentence.

[02:48]

    1. [KW] sneakers, expensive, sell well

Even though those sneakers are expensive, they sell well.

  1. [KW] very sleepy, shower, go to bed

No matter how sleepy I am, I take a shower before going to bed.

  1. [KW] victory, difficult, not give up, do my best

Even if it’s difficult to win, I won’t give up and I’ll do my best.

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「どんなに食べても太りません」

[00:08]

みなさん、こんにちは。先日(せんじつ)、Japanese Swotterのメンバーからメールをいただきました。

[00:25]

どんなに忙(いそ)しくても、Japanese Swotterを毎日(まいにち)聞(き)いています。ベッドで寝(ね)る前(まえ)にも聞(き)きます。

[00:22]

嬉(うれ)しいですねぇ。私(わたし)も 良(よ)いドリルを作(つく)るよう、がんばります。ということで、きょうは、even if, even thoughを練習(れんしゅう)しましょう。

[00:33]

まず、次(つぎ)のように「〜くても」または「〜でも」に 変(か)えてください。

例(たと)えば、

· 古(ふる)い[いA] → 古(ふる)くても

· 有名(ゆうめい)[なA] → 有名(ゆうめい)でも

· 夏(なつ)[N] → 夏(なつ)でも

いいですか。

[00:53]

  1. 高(たか)い → 高(たか)くても

  2. 眠(ねむ)い → 眠(ねむ)くても

  3. 難(むずか)しい → 難(むずか)しくても

  4. 都合(つごう)がい い → 都合(つごう)がよくても

  5. つまらない → つまらなくても

  6. 厳(きび)しい → 厳(きび)しくても

  7. 元気(げんき) → 元気(げんき)でも

  8. 危険(きけん) → 危険(きけん)でも

  9. 便利(べんり) → 便利(べんり)でも

  10. 簡単(かんたん) → 簡単(かんたん)でも

  11. 不便(ふべん) → 不便(ふべん)でも

  12. 遠(とお)い → 遠(とお)くても

  13. 子(こ)ども → 子(こ)どもでも

  14. 初心者(しょしんしゃ) → 初心者(しょしんしゃ)でも

  15. 日曜日(にちようび) → 日曜日(にちようび)でも

[02:42]

では、キーワード[Key Words]を聞(き)いてから、文(ぶん)をリピートしてください。

[02:48]

  1. [KW] スニーカー、高(たか)い、売(う)れています

あのスニーカーは高(たか)くても、よく売(う)れています。

  1. [KW] とても眠(ねむ)い、シャワ―、寝(ね)ます

どんなに眠(ねむ)くても、シャワーを浴(あ)びてから寝(ね)ます。

  1. [KW] 優勝(ゆうしょう)、難(むずか)しい、あきらめない、がんばる

優勝(ゆうしょう)は難(むずか)しくても、あきらめないで がんばります。

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[✐2. Andante]〜かたmanner of 〜、how to 〜

“Each person has her/his own way of studying.”

[00:09]

Hello, everyone. Today, we are going to practice “〜kata”. There are many words that can be constructed in this form. It’s convenient.

Now, make 〜かた as follows.

[00:28]

For example,

  1. write > manner of writing, how to write

Ready?

[00:35]

  1. read > reading, how to read

  2. go > direction, how to go

  3. make > how to make

  4. buy > how to buy

  5. drink > how to drink

  6. eat > how to eat

  7. look/watch/see/view > how to look/watch/see, way of viewing, viewpoint

  8. do > approach, the how, manner, way

  9. do > how to do

[01:28]

Make a sentence as follows.

For example,

write, don’t know

→ I don’t know how to write.

Ready?

[01:40]

  1. this Kanji, read, don’t know

→ I don’t know how to read this kanji.

  1. tempura, cook, don’t know

→ I don’t know how to cook tempura.

  1. ticket, buy, don’t know

→ I don’t know how to buy a ticket.

  1. car navigation system, use, don’t know

→ I don’t know how to use the car navigation system.

(ka-nabi = car navigation system)

  1. report, write, don’t know

→ I don’t know how to write a report.

  1. natto, eat, don’t know

→ I don’t know how to eat natto.

  1. garbage, throw away/dispose, don’t know

→ I don’t know how to put out oversized garbage.

(sodai gomi = large-sized garbage)

  1. books, borrow, don’t know

→ I don’t know how to borrow books.

  1. work, style/method, don’t know

→ I don’t know how to work.

  1. open-air hot spring bath, take (a bath), don’t know

→ I don’t know how to take an open-air hot spring.

(rotenburo = open-air/outdoor hot spring bath)

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「べんきょうのしかたは ひとそれぞれです。」

[00:09]

みなさん、こんにちは。きょうは「〜かた」をれんしゅうします。「かきます」は「かきかた=how to write」ですね。このかたちに できることばは たくさんあります。べんりですよ。

では、つぎのように、「〜かた」にしてください。

[00:28]

たとえば、

  1. かきます>かきかた

いいですか。

[00:35]

  1. よみます>よみかた

  2. いきます>いきかた

  3. つくります>つくりかた

  4. かいます>かいかた

  5. のみます>のみかた

  6. たべます>たべかた

  7. みます>みかた

  8. やります> やりかた

  9. します>しかた

[01:28]

つぎのようにんをつくってください。

たとえば、

かきます、わかりません、

→ かきかたがわかりません。

いいですか。

[01:40]

  1. このかんじ、よみます、わかりません

→ このかんじのよみかたが わかりません。

  1. てんぷら、つくります、わかりません

→ てんぷらのつくりかたがわかりません。

  1. きっぷ、かいます、わかりません

→ きっぷのかいかたがわかりません。

  1. カーナビ、つかいます、わかりません

→ カーナビのつかいかたが、わかりません。

(カーナビ = car navigation system)

  1. レポート、かきます、わかりません

→ レポートのかきかたが わかりません。

  1. なっとう、たべます、わかりません

→ なっとうのたべかたが わかりません。

  1. そだいごみ、だします(= すてます)、わかりません

→ そだいごみのだしかたが わかりません。

  1. ほん、かります、わかりません

→ ほんのかりかたが、わかりません。

  1. しごと、やりかた、わかりません

→ しごとのやりかたが わかりません。

  1. ろてんぶろ、はいります、わかりません

→ ろてんぶろのはいりかたが わかりません。

(ろてんぶろ = open-air/outdoor hot spring bath)

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[✐3. Moderato, 4. Allegretto] Change in state – to make into (noun), to make (adj.)

“Excuse me, halve the amount of rice, please.” (= Please reduce the volume of rice in half.)

[00:08]

Hello, everyone. Please listen to the following dialogue.

[00:13]

“Excuse me, my room is dark…”

“Press this button to make adjustment. I will make it bright. (pipipi) How is it? “

“I see, the room became bright. Thanks.”

[00:26]

Today’s topic is “describing a change in state”. First, change the word with “〜shimasu”, as follows.

[00:36]

For example,

short

→ shorten, abbreviate, clip

Ready?

[00:43]

  1. long

→ lengthen, prolong

  1. big

→ make bigger, expand, enlarge

  1. small

→ make smaller, shrink, diminish

  1. thick

→ thicken

  1. quiet

→ keep it down, make quieter

  1. fine, fit, vial

→ make energetic, set up

  1. clean, good-looking

→ make clean, smarten up, make beautiful

  1. good

→ improve, make better

  1. double

→ duplicate

  1. half

→ reduce to half, downsize by half

[01:52]

Now, make a sentence using ”〜te kudasai” as follows.

[01:58]

For example,

straps on the bag, short

→ Please shorten the straps on the bag.

OK?

[02:08]

  1. LAN calbe, long

→ Please lengthen the LAN cable.

  1. size of copy, big

→ Increase the size of the copy.

  1. garbage, few

→ Please reduce the amount of garbage.

  1. amount of water, 3 times

→ Please triple the amount of water.

  1. meeting room, clean

→ Please clean the meeting room.

  1. price, cheap

→ Please reduce the price.

  1. colour, dark

→ Please darken the colour.

  1. amount of cooked rice, half

→ Please reduce the volume of rice in half.

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「すみません、ごはん、はんぶんで。」(= ごはんをはんぶんにしてください。)

[00:08]

みなさん、こんにちは。さっそく、つぎのホテルでの かいわを きいてください。

[00:13]

「あのう、へやが くらいんですが。」

「このボタンを おして ちょうせいします。(わたしが)あかるくしますね。(ピピピ) どうですか。」

「あぁ、(へやが)あかるく なりました。どうも。」

[00:26]

きょうのトピックはdescribing a change in stateです。まず、つぎのように「〜します」にかえてください。

[00:36]

たとえば、

みじかい

→ みじかくします

いいですか。

[00:43]

  1. ながい

→ ながくします

  1. おおきい

→ おおきくする

  1. ちいさい

→ ちいさくします

  1. ふとい

→ ふとくします

  1. しずか

→ しずかにします

  1. げんき

→ げんきにします

  1. きれい

→ きれいにします

  1. いい

→ よくします

  1. 2ばい

→2ばいにします

  1. はんぶん

→ はんぶんにします

[01:52]

では、こんどは、つぎのように「〜てください」のかたちのぶんをつくりましょう。

[01:58]

たとえば、

バッグのひも、みじかい

→ バッグのひもを みじかくして ください。

いいですか。

[02:08]

  1. LANケーブル、ながい

→ LANケーブルを ながくしてください。

  1. コピーのサイズ、おおきい

→ コピーのサイズを おおきくしてください。

  1. ごみ、すくない

→ ごみをすくなくしてください。

  1. みずのりょう、3ばい

→ みずのりょうを3ばいにしてください。

  1. かいぎしつ、きれいに

→ かいぎしつを きれいにしてください。

  1. ねだん、やすい

→ ねだんを やすくしてください。

  1. いろ、こい

→ いろを こくしてください。

  1. ごはんのりょう、はんぶん

→ ごはんのりょうを はんぶんにしてください。

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“I got a book from Murakami san.”

[00: 08]

Hello everyone.

[00:09]

“Itadakimasu/itadakimashita” is a humble way of saying “ moraimasu/moraimashita” and is usually used for your boss, older person (or client). And it cannot really be translated into English.

[00:30]

Anyway, let’s start with warming up. Change the sentence to the one using 〜itadakimashita.

[00:40]

For example,

I got a book from Murakami san.

→ I got a book from Murakami san.

[00:50]

  1. → I got a dictionary from sensei.

  2. → I got a chocolate from a client.

  3. → I got vegetables from my neighbour.

  4. → I got a souvenir from my colleague.

  5. → I got sake from an acquaintance.

[02:46]

Next, use the same sentences to answer the questions, changing to “itadaitan desu”.

[02:54]

For example,

the book, how did you get?

Murakami san

→ I got this from Murakami san.

Ready?

[03:05]

  1. the dictionary, how did you get?

sensei

→ I got this from sensei.

  1. this chocolate, how did you get?

client

→ I got this from a client.

  1. this vegetable, how did you get?

neighbour

→ I got this from my neighbour.

  1. this souvenier, how did you get?

colleague

→ I got this from a colleague.

  1. this sake, how did you get?

acquaintance

→ I got this from an acquaintance.

[04:08]

Now listen to the following text.

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「むらかみさんに ほんをいただきました。」

[00: 08]

みなさん、こんにちは。

[00:09]

「いただきます/いただきました」 is a humble way of saying「もらいます/もらいました」 and usually used when you talk to your boss, senior person or client. And it cannot really be translated into English.

[00:30]

Anywayとにかく、まず、ウォーミングアップからはじめましょう。つぎのぶんを、「いただきました」をつかったぶんにかえます。

[00:40]

たとえば、

むらかみさんに ほんを もらいました。

→ むらかみさんに ほんを いただきました。

[00:50]

  1. せんせいに じしょを もらいました。

→ せんせいに じしょを いただきました。

  1. クライエントに チョコレートをもらいました。

→ クライエントに チョコレートをいただきました。

  1. きんじょのひとに やさいを もらいました。

→ きんじょのひとに やさいをいただきました。

  1. かいしゃのひとに おみやげを もらいました。

→ かいしゃのひとに おみやげをいただきました。

  1. しりあいに おさけを もらいました。

→ しりあいに おさけを いただきました。

[02:46]

つぎは おなじぶんをつかって、しつもんにこたえます。「いただいたんです」に

かえましょう。

[02:54]

たとえば、

そのほん、どうしたんですか。

むらかみさん

→ むらかみさんに いただいたんです。

いいですか。

[03:05]

  1. そのじしょ、どうしたんですか。

せんせい

→ せんせいに いただいたんです。

  1. このチョコレートどうしたんですか。

クライアント

→ クライアントに いただいたんです。

  1. このやさい、どうしたんですか。

きんじょのひと

→ きんじょのひとに いただいたんです。

  1. このおみやげ、どうしたんですか。

かいしゃのひと

→ かいしゃのひとに いただいたんです。

  1. このおさけ、どうしたんですか。

しりあい

→ しりあいに いただいたんです。

[04:08]

では、つぎのぶんを きいてください。

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[✐2. Andante, 3. Moderato] Vて+ いました past progressive tense, habitual behaviour in the past

“I used to skip the classes.”

[00:07]

Hello everyone.

What did you use to do as a child? Adjective “yoku” is often added to express “often”. “As a child” is “kodomo no koro”.

Repeat after me

[00:24]

  1. As a child, I used to read books.

  2. As a child, I used to listen to (phonograph/vinyl) records.

  3. As a child, I used to play with Lego.

  4. As a child, I used to fight with my brother.

  5. As a child, I used to watch Anime.

[01:39]

There was a robbery in your neighbourhood. A detective came to you and interviewed you. “What were you doing yesterday?” Please answer the detective as follow.

For example,

[01:54]

What were you doing around 12 o’clock yesterday?

Lunch, eat

(your answer) → I was eating lunch.

Ready?

[02:07]

  1. What were you doing around 3 pm yesterday?

bank, withdraw money

→ I was withdrawing money at the bank.

  1. What were you doing around 5 pm yesterday?

→ I was buying clothes in a department store.

  1. What were you doing around 7 pm last night?

friends, drink in Izakaya

→ I was drinking with my friends in Izakaya.

(*Izakaya = Informal Japanese bar that serves alcoholic drinks and snacks.)

  1. What were you doing around 9 pm yesterday?

in front of the station, wait for a taxi

→ I was waiting for a taxi in front of the station.

  1. What were you doing around 11 pm yesterday?

At home, alone, watch TV

→ I was watching TV alone at home.

[04:25]

I see. You were alone around 11 pm. You have no alibi. You are suspicious….

===================

「よく じゅぎょうを さぼっていました」

[00: 08]

みなさん、こんにちは。

What did you use to do as a child? Adjectiveよくis often added to express “often”. “As a child” is 「こどものころ」ですね。

Repeat after me

[00:24]

  1. こどものころ、よく ほんをよんでいました。

  2. こどものころ、よく レコードをきいていました。

  3. こどものころ、よく レゴで あそんでいました。

  4. こどものころ、よく あにと けんかをしてい ました。

  5. こどものころ、よく アニメをみていました。

[01:39]

There was a robbery in your neighbourhood. A detective came to you and interviewed you. “What were you doing yesterday?” Please answer the detective as follow.

たとえば、

[01:54]

きのうの12じごろ、なにをしていましたか。

ランチ、たべます

(your answer)→ ランチを たべていました。

いいですか。

[02:07]

  1. きのうの3じごろ、なにをしていましたか。

ぎんこう、おかねをおろします

→ ぎんこうで おかねをおろしていました。

  1. きのうの5じごろ、なにをしていましたか。

デパート、ようふくをかいます

→ デパートでようふくをかっていました。

  1. きのうのよる7じごろ、なにをしていましたか。

ともだち、いざかやで のみます

→ ともだちと いざかや*で のんでいました。

(*いざかや=Informal Japanese bar that serves alcoholic drinks and snacks.)

  1. きのうのよる9じごろ、なにをしていましたか。

えきまえ、タクシーをまちます

→ えきまえで、タクシーをまっていました。

  1. きのうのよる11じごろ、なにをしていましたか。

うちで、ひとりで、テレビをみます

→ うちで、ひとりで テレビをみていました。

[04:25]

そうですか、11 じごろは ひとりでしたね。アリバイがありませんね。あやしいですね…。

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[✐2. Andante] Detailed definition of noun : Vた + Noun (Note: imaichi = colloq.: not good enough)
Note: imaichi = colloq.: not good enough

[00:09]

Good morning, everyone. Listen to the first sentence, then repeat the next sentence.

[00:18]

  1. This is a book. I bought it yesterday.

→ This is the book that I bought yesterday.

  1. This is a film. I watched it the other day.

→ This is the film that I watched the other day.

  1. This is a photo. I took it.

→ This is the photo I took.

  1. That is an umbrella. My friend forgot it.

→ That is the umbrella that my friend forgot.

  1. It’s a vegetable juice.

→ It’s vegetable juice I made myself.

Repeat after me

[01:48]

  1. Have you already read the book you bought yesterday?

  2. The film I saw the other day was interesting.

  3. I uploaded the photo I took on the internet.

  4. What colour is the umbrella your friend forgot?

  5. The vegetable juice I made myself is not very tasty.

[03:08]

Next, listen to the [Key Words] and make a sentence, as follows.

[03:16]

For example,

[KW] I got it from my father, book

→ This is a book I got from my father.

Ready?

[03:26]

  1. [KW] I took in San Francisco, Photo

→ (This is) a photo, I took in San Francisco.

  1. [KW] got for my birthday, bag

→ (This is) the bag I got for my birthday.

  1. [KW] I bought in Japan, mug

→ (This is) a mug I bought in Japan.

  1. [KW] I read it long time ago, novel

→ (This is) the novel I read long time ago.

  1. [KW] I learned this morning, news

→ (This is) the news I learned this morning.

===================

「さくばん みたえいがは いまいちでした」

Note: いまいち= colloq.: not good enough

[00:09]

みなさん、おはようございます。

では、さいしょのぶんをきいてから、つぎのぶんをリピートしてください。

[00:18]

  1. これは ほんです。きのうかいました。

→ これは きのうかった ほんです。

  1. これは えいがです。このまえみました。

→これは このまえ みた えいがです。

  1. これは しゃしんです。わたしがとりました。

→ これはわたしがとったしゃしんです。

  1. あれは かさです。ともだちがわすれました。

→ あれは ともだちが わすれたかさです。

  1. それは やさいジュースです。じぶんで つくりました

→ それは じぶんで つくったやさいジュースです。

Repeat after me

[01:48]

  1. きのうかった ほんを もうよみましたか。

  2. このまえ みた えいがは おもしろかったです。

  3. わたしが とったしゃしんを ネットにアップしました。

  4. ともだちが わすれたかさは なにいろですか。

  5. じぶんで つくった やさいジュースはあまりおいしくないです。

[03:08]

つぎはキーワード[Key Words]をきいて、おなじように ぶんを つくりましょう。

[03:16]

たとえば、

[KW]ちちに もらいました、ほん

→ (これは) ちちに もらった ほんです。

いいですか。

[03:26]

  1. [KW] サンフランシスコで とりました、しゃしん

→ (これは) サンフランシスコでとったしゃしんです。

  1. [KW]たんじょうびに もらいました、かばん

→(これは) たんじょうびに もらった かばんです。

  1. [KW] にほんで かいました、マグカップ

→(これは) にほんでかったマグカップです。

  1. [KW]むかし よみました、しょうせつ

→(これは) むかしよんだ しょうせつです。

  1. [KW]けさ しりました、ニュース

→(これは) けさ しった ニュースです。

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[✐1.Adagio]
Note: Japanese people are generally not good at small talk, but even if they don’t know each other well, they might have a small chat with neighbours or people working in the same building. "Weather" is always a good topic to start with!

[00: 07]Hello everyone. Let’s talk about the weather today.
Repeat after me

[00:14]

  1. It’s a good weather today, isn’t it?

(Lit.: Today is a good weather, isn’t it?)

  1. It’s clear/sunshiny/fine today, isn’t it?

  2. It’s warm today, isn’t it?

  3. It’s cloudy today, isn’t it?

  4. It’s cold today, isn’t it?

  5. It’s cool today,isn’t it?

[01:08]

You have no problem so far, right?

Repeat after me

[01:14]

  1. It’s hot every day, isn’t it.

  2. It’s hot and humid/muggy today, isn’t it?

  3. It’s raining a lot, isn’t it?

  4. It’s a strong wind, isn’t it?

  5. It will be snow tomorrow, won’t it?

  6. It’s strange weather, isn’t it?

[02:15]

Then, let’s answer as follows.

For example,

[02:19]

How is the weather there?

here rain

→ It rains (it’s raining) here.

OK?

[02:29]

  1. How is the weather there?

here, hot

→ It’s hot here.

  1. How is the weather there?

nice weather

→ It’s nice weather here.

  1. How is the weather there?

here, very cold

→ It’s very cold here.

[03:27]

  1. How is the weather there?

today, muggy

→ It’s muggy today.

  1. How is the weather there?

since yesterday, rain

→ It’s been raining since yesterday.

  1. How is the weather there?

nice weather, but cold/chilly at night

→ It’s nice weather, but cold at night.

[04:36]

Now, let’s make a sentence in past form.

For example,

it rains, yesterday

→ It rained yesterday.

Ready?

[04:49]

  1. It snows, yesterday

→ It snowed yesterday.

  1. It’s hot, last week

→ It was hot last week.

  1. It’s chilly, this morning

→ It was chilly this morning.

  1. It’s clear, in the morning

→ It was clear in the morning.

[06:06]

Next comes Dialogue.

In the office building, Tomoko san(A) dashed and got in the elevator just before the door closed. A man(B) inside asked what floor she wanted to go to and pressed the elevator button for her. They had a little conversation about the weather.

[06:27]

A: Ah, I made it.

B: Which floor (would you like to go)?

A: 9th floor please. Thank you.

B: Sure, 9th floor… It’s muggy today, isn’t it?

A: Yeah, and it was very windy yesterday, wasn’t it?

B: It will be heavy rain tomorrow.

A: Really? It’s a strange weather recently, isn’t it?

Repeat after me

[06:55]

  1. 9th floor please.

  2. It’s muggy today, isn’t it?

  3. It was very windy yesterday, wasn’t it?

  4. It will be heavy rain tomorrow.

  5. It’s a strange weather recently, isn’t it?

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✐4.Allegretto, 5.Allegro] (You can try "shadowing" from 07:55.)“It seems so.”

[00:07]

Hello everyone. Today, we practice 〜rashii (it seems… apparently).

Note 1: “〜rashii” and “you(na)” are often interchangeable, but technically 〜rashii conveys hearsay or presumption based on an indirect information. With “〜you(na)”, it can be based on either direct or indirect information and sounds a bit more certain.

Note 2: 〜rashii also expresses typical properties; “はるらしいてんきですね” means “ it’s a typical spring weather, isn’t it?“.

[00:13]

There are rumors in the office as follows.

Repeat after me

[00:18]

  1. Higashi san seems to be leaving the company.

  2. It seems that Minami san also want to quit the company.

  3. The manager doesn’t seem to know that yet.

  4. There seems to be a drinking party on Friday.

  5. Apparently the manager will also come to the drinking party.

  6. It seems that the two will talk to the manager there.

[01:36]

Now, make a sentence as follows.

For example,

[01:40]

Suzuki san, car, bought with a loan

→ Suzuki san seem to have bought a car with a loan.

Ready?

[01:53]

  1. → It seems that the department store in Shinjuku is on sale now.

  2. → That road seems to be closed due to a typhoon.

  3. → The Shinkansen seems to have stopped due to the earthquake.

  4. → Apparently the concert tickets aren’t selling very well.

  5. → It seems that valuables were placed here.

  6. → It seems that yesterday’s test wasn’t too difficult.

===================

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。きょうは「〜らしい」をれんしゅうします。

[00:13]

オフィスにはつぎのような うわさが あります。

Repeat after me

[00:18]

  1. ひがしさんは かいしゃを やめるらしい。

  2. みなみさんも かいしゃを やめたいらしい。

  3. ぶちょうは そのことを まだ しらないらしい。

  4. きんようびに のみかいが あるらしい。

  5. のみかいに ぶちょうも くるらしい。

  6. そこで ふたりは ぶちょうとはなすらしい。

[01:36]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくってください。

たとえば、

[01:40]

すずきさん、くるま、ローンでかいました

→ すずきさんは くるまをローンで かったらしいです。

いいですか。

[01:53]

  1. しんじゅくのデパート、いま、セールちゅう

→ しんじゅくのデパートは いまセールちゅうらしいです。

  1. あのみち、たいふう、つうこうどめ

→ あのみちは、たいふうで つうこうどめらしいです。

  1. しんかんせん、じしん、 とまっている

→ しんかんせんは じしんで とまっているらしいです。

  1. コンサートのチケット、あまりうれていない

→ コンサートのチケットは、あまり うれていない らしいです。

  1. きちょうひん、ここにおいておいた

→ きちょうひんは ここにおいておいたらしいです。

  1. きのうのテスト、それほど むずかしくなかった

→ きのうのテストは それほど むずかしくなかったらしいです。

[04:46]

では、つぎのように、すべて、「そうらしいです(ね)」または「そうらしいね」で こたえてください。

[04:54]

たとえば、

あのレストラン、すごくたかいそうですね。

→ そうらしいですね。

いいですか。

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[✐2. Andante] 〜まで(until, up to)? 〜までに(by)?

“I want to get married by the age of 40.”

[まで(made) is often used in conjunction with verbs which represent the time width(duration), such as ”is”, “continue, “wait, “work”, “rest", and so on. までに(madeni) indicates the time limit by which an action should be done, most of the time followed by verbs such as “return”, “finish”, “submit”, “marry” etc.]

[00:08]

Good morning, everyone. We practice “made” and “made ni” today.

[00: 15]

What’s the difference between; “raigetsu made hon wo karimasu” and “raigetsu madeni hon wo karimasu”?

[00:24]

The first one: “raigetsu made hon wo karimasu” is ”I will borrow and keep the book until next month. Here we are talking about the duration.

[00:37]

Meanwhile,”madeni” indicates the time limit. Therefore “raigetsu madeni hon wo karimasu” implies I haven’t borrowed a book yet, and I will borrow a book by next month.

[00:54]

Let’s start with “made”.

Repeat after me

[00:59]

  1. Until what time is your work (Until what time do you work)?

  2. My work is (I work) until 5 pm.

  3. I work from 9 am to 5 pm.

  4. Lunch (time) is from 12 am to 1 pm.

  5. There is (I have no) break until 3 pm.

[02:04]

Now, listen to the key words first. Then repeat the sentence.

[02:10]

For example,

[KW] Test, 2 pm till 3 pm

→ The test is from 2 pm to/till 3 pm.

Ready?

[01:21]

  1. [KW] work, Friday, off

→ Work is (I’m) off until Friday.

  1. [KW] 8 pm, online meeting

→ I had (There was) an online meeting until 8 pm.

  1. [KW] father, 70 years old

→ My father worked until 70 years old.

  1. [KW] it’s your turn, wait here

→ Untill it’s your turn, please wait here.

  1. [KW] Mori san, until a while ago, was

→ Mori san was here until a while ago.

===================

「40さいまでに けっこんしたいです」

[00:08]

みなさん、おはようございます。きょうは「まで」と「までに」をれんしゅうします。

[00:15]

What’s the difference between;

“らいげつまで ほんを かります” and “らいげつまでに ほんを かります”?

[00:24]

The first one: “らいげつまで ほんをかります” is ”I will borrow and keep the book until next month. Here we are talking about the duration.

[00:37]

Meanwhile,までに indicates the time limit. Therefore “らいげつまでに ほんを かります” implies I haven’t borrowed a book yet, and I will borrow a book by next month.

[00:54]Let’s start with まで.

Repeat after me

[00:59]

  1. しごとは なんじまで ですか。

  2. しごとは 5じまで です。

  3. 9じから 5じまで はたらきます。

  4. ランチは 12じから 1じまで です。

  5. 3じまで きゅうけい*が ありません。

(*きゅうけい = break, time off)

[02:04]

では、キーワード[Key Words]をきいて、それからぶんをリピートしましょう。

[02:10]

たとえば、

[KW] テスト、2じから3じ

→ テストは2じから3じまでです。

いいですか。

[02:21]

  1. [KW]しごと、きんようび、やすみ

→ しごとは きんようびまで やすみです。

  1. [KW]よる8じ、オンラインかいぎ

→ よる8じまで オンライン かいぎでした。

  1. [KW]ちち、70さい

→ ちちは 70さいまではたらきました。

  1. [KW]じゅんばん、ここでまちます

→ じゅんばんがくるまで、ここでまってください。

  1. [KW]もりさん、さっきまで、いました

→ もりさんは さっきまで ここにいました。

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“It may be fake news.”

☆ 「〜kamo shiremasen」 is quasi “I think 〜 (but not sure).“ , and lesser degree of certainty in comparison with 「 〜deshou (e.g “I’ll bet…“)」.

[00: 08]

Hello everyone. How are you doing? Today(‘s topic) is “it may/might be.…”.

[00:15]

There is a party tomorrow. Please answer followings with maybe or maybe not.

[00:21]

For example;Are you going to tomorrow’s party? / maybe → I may go.

Ready?

[00:30]

  1. Is Erika san coming? / maybe

→ She may come.

  1. Is Richard san also coming? / maybe

→ He may come.

  1. Is Stephan san also coming? / maybe not

→ He may not come.

  1. How about Alexander san? Are you going? / maybe

→ I may go.

  1. How about Daniela san? Are you going? /maybe not

→ I may not go.

  1. Are you, Yang san, also going? / well, may be

→ Well, I may go.

[01:40]

Repeat after me

  1. I may eat lunch later.

  2. I may take a day offor holiday) next month.

  3. I may quit Karate.

  4. I may not in time.

  5. Suga san may not drink alcohol.

[02:57]

Apparently, Prime Minister Suga doesn’t drink alcohol, by the way.

[03:06]

When you’d like to say somebody may have done something, たta-form will be used.

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「それはフェイクニュースかもしれません。」

[00:08]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。きょうは「〜かもしれません」です。

[00:15]

あした、パーティがあります。

Maybe or maybe notでこたえましょう。

[00:21]

たとえば、

あしたのパーティにいきますか。maybe

→ いくかもしれません。

いいですか。

[00:30]

  1. エリカさんは きますか / maybe

→くるかもしれません。

  1. リチャードさんもきますか / maybe

→ くるかもしれません。

  1. シュテファンさんもきますか / maybe not

→ こないかもしれません。

  1. アレクサンダーさんは?いきますか /maybe

→ いくかもしれません。

  1. ダニエラさんは?いきますか / maybe not

→ いかないかもしれません。

  1. ヤンさんもいきませんか /そうですね、may be

→ そうですね、いくかもしれません。

[01:40]

Repeat after me

  1. ランチは あとで たべる かもしれません。

  2. らいげつ、やすみをとる かもしれません。

  3. からてをやめるかもしれません。

  4. じかんに まにあわない かもしれません。

  5. すがさんは おさけを のまない かもしれません。

[02:57]

ところで、すがしゅしょうは、おさけをのまないそうですよ。

[03:06]

When you’d like to say somebody may have done something, たta-form should be used.

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“My job is tough, but fun.”

[00:08]

Hello everyone. How do you say, “Japanese language is not easy, but fun”? It is; “Nihongo wa kantan dewa arimasenga, tanoshii desu.” - isn’t it? Let’s begin.

[00:21]

First, you hear [Key Word]. Then you repeat after me.

[00:29]

[Key Word: tough, fun]

  1. Studying is tough, but fun.

  2. My job is tough, but fun.

  3. Parenting is tough, but fun.

[01:11]

[Key Word: I don’t like, do every day]

  1. I don’t like studying Kanji, but I do it every day.

  2. I don’t like jogging, but I do it every day.

  3. I don’t like cooking, but I do it every day.

[02:00]

You can say “suki dewa arimasen“ in stead of “suki ja nai“, as you may know.

We continue.

[02:11]

  1. Yesterday was snow(it snowed yesterday), but (it was) not cold.

  2. The hotel room was small, but clean.

  3. The test was difficult, but I did my best.

  4. The taxi is expensive, but convenient.

  5. I have a cough, but no fever.

(seki ga deru = have a cough)

  1. I don’t have money, but I’m happy.

[03:39]

Now, make a sentence as follows.

For example,

night, still bright

→ It’s night, but still bright.

Ready?

[03:51]

  1. Sunday, go to work

→ It’s Sunday, but I go to work.

  1. This restaurant, expensive, not delicious

→ This resraurant is expensive, but (the food is) not delicious.

  1. Disneyland, fun, many people

→ Disneyland is fun, but there are many people.

  1. still February, already warm

→ It’s still February, but it’s already warm.

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「しごとはたいへんですが、たのしいです」

[00:08]

みなさん、こんにちは。How do you say, “Japanese language is not easy, but fun”?

“にほんごは かんたんではありませんが、たのしいです”、ですね。では、はじめましょう。

[00:21]

まず、キーワード[Key Word]をききます。それからリピートします。

[00:29]

[キーワード:たいへんです、たのしいです]

  1. べんきょうは たいへんですが、たのしいです。

  2. しごとはた いへんですが、たのしいです。

  3. こそだては たいへんですが、たのしいです。

[01:11]

[キーワード:すきじゃない、まいにちします]

  1. かんじの べんきょうは すきじゃないですが、まいにちします。

  2. ジョギングは すきじゃないですが、まいにちします。

  3. りょうりは すきじゃないですが、まいにちします。

[02:00]

You can say すきではありません instead of すきじゃない, as you may know.

つづけます。

[02:11]

  1. きのうは ゆきでしたが、さむくなかったです。

  2. ホテルのへやは せまかったですが、きれいでした。

  3. テストは むずかしかったですが、がんばりました。

  4. タクシーは たかいですが、べんりです。

  5. せきがでますが、ねつは ありません。

(せきがでる= have a cough)

  1. おかねは ありませんが、しあわせです。

[03:39]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくりましょう。

たとえば、

よる、まだ あかるいです

→よるですが、まだ あかるいです。

いいですか。

[03:51]

  1. にちようび、しごとに いきます

→ にちようびですが、しごとにいきます。

  1. このレストラン、たかい、おいしくないです

→このレストランは たかいですが、おいしくないです。

  1. ディズニーランド、たのしい、ひとがおおい

→ディズニーランドは たのしいですが、ひとが おおいです。

  1. まだ2(に)がつ、もうあたたかいです

→ まだ2(に)がつですが、もうあたたかいです。

[05:34]

For adjectives, 〜ですが can be replaced by 〜けど。For example, instead of “しごとはいそがしいですが、たのしいです”, you can say “しごとはいそがしいけど、たのしいです”.

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[✐2.Andante + 3.Moderato]Vた+らいいですか、+らいいですよ
ask for advice/instruction、advice/recommend something

“You should order a beer for now.”

[00:08]

Hello everyone. Suga san is busy with work and is stressed. Let’s give him some advice.

Repeat after me

[00:19]

  1. Suga san, you should take a break.(take a little rest)

  2. You should go jogging.

  3. You should watch movies.

  4. You should cook.

  5. You should eat something delicious.

  6. Suga san, you should listen to your favourite music.

[01:32]

Now, make a sentence as follows.

For example,

[01:35]

Let’s do yoga.

→ You should do yoga.

Ready?

[01:44]

  1. Let’s make a reservation online.

→ You should make a reservation online.

  1. Let’s read this book.

→ You should read this book.

  1. Let’s do the work tomorrow.

→ You should do the work tomorrow.

  1. Let’s do the homework by the end of today.

→ You should do the homework by the end of today.

(kyoujuuni = by the end of today, by tonight)

  1. For now, let’s order a beer.

→ You should order a beer for now.

[03:37]

“Toriaezu” means “for the time being” or “for now”. You’d hear a lot especially in Izakaya that Japanese people order first drink by saying “Toriaezu, Bi-ru!” = I’ll start off with a beer.” And then make a toast with Beer before looking at the menu.

[04:02]

When you don’t know what you should do, just ask ”sumimasen, kore, doushitara iidesuka?”, desune.

Repeat after me

[04:12]

  1. Where should I park my bicycle?

  2. By when should I apply?

  3. Where should I withdraw money?

  4. Who should I give this document to?

(watasu = give, pass, hand over)

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「とりあえず ビールを たのんだらいいですよ。」

[00:08]

みなさん、こんにちは。すがさんは、しごとがいそがしくて、ストレスがたまっています。アドバイスをしましょう。

Repeat after me

[00:19]

  1. すがさん、ゆっくりしたらいいですよ。

  2. ジョギングをしたらいいですよ。

  3. えいがをみたらいいですよ。

  4. りょうりをしたらいいですよ。

  5. おいしいものをたべたらいいですよ。

  6. すがさん、すきなおんがくをきいたらいいですよ。

[01:32]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくりましょう。

たとえば、

[01:35]

ヨガをしましょう

→ ヨガをしたらいいですよ。

いいですか。

[01:44]

  1. ネットでホテルをよやくをしましょう。

→ ネットでホテルをよやくをしたらいいですよ。

  1. このほんをよみましょう。

→ このほんをよんだらいいですよ。

  1. そのしごとはあしたやりましょう

→ そのしごとはあしたやったらいいですよ。

  1. しゅくだいはきょうじゅうにしましょう。

→ しゅくだいは きょうじゅうに したらいいですよ。

(きょうじゅうに= by the end of today, by tonight)

  1. とりあえず、ビールをたのみましょう。

→ とりあえず、ビールをたのんだらいですよ。

[03:37]

とりあえず means “for the time being” or “for now”. You’d hear a lot especially in Izakaya that Japanese people order first drink by saying とりあえず、ビール!”I’ll start off with a beer.” And then make a toast with Beer before looking at the menu.

[04:02]

When you don’t know what you should do, just ask「すみません、これ、どうしたらいいですか」、ですね。

Repeat after me

[04:12]

  1. どこにじてんしゃをとめたらいいですか。

  2. いつまでにもうしこんだらいいですか。

  3. どこでおかねをおろしたらいいですか。

  4. このしょるいはだれにわたしたらいいですか。

(わたす = give, pass, hand over)

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[✐4.Allegretto] V-jisho+ のを わすれました forgot to …

“I forgot to attach the file to the mail.”

[00:09]

Hello everyone. Let’s forget various things today. We practice “〜suruno wo wasuremashita”.

Repeat after me

[00:20]

  1. I forgot to take a cold (and flu) remedy /medicine.

  2. I forgot to buy my friend’s birthday present.

  3. I forgot to cook/make my son’s lunch box.

  4. I forgot to contact my clients.

  5. I forgot to charge my smartphone.

[01:28]

Make a sentence as follow.

For example,

lights in the room, not turn off

→ I forgot to turn off the lights in the room.

Ready?

[01:41]

  1. commuter pass, not bring

→ I forgot to bring my commuter pass.

(teikiken = commuter pass, season ticket)

  1. the change of the meeting time, not tell the boss

→ I forgot to tell my boss about the change of the meeting time.

  1. perishable items, right away, not put in the fridge

→ I forgot to put the perishables in the fridge right away.

  1. before going to bed, TV, not turn off

→ I forgot to turn off the TV before going to bed.

  1. hotel card key, go out without

→ I forgot to bring my hotel card key with me.

= I locked myself out of my room

Dialogue (Plain(1) style)

[03:55]

Takahashi san is on his way to a concert after finishing his work. He’s forgotten the ticket in the office. He calls the office. Sakamoto san (who is “douki*”) is still in the office.

*douki = started working at the same time (tend to speak in plain style if they are similar age)

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「あ、メールにファイルをてんぷするのをわすれました」

[00:09]

みなさん、こんにちは。きょうはいろいろなことをわすれましょう。「〜するのを わすれました」をれんしゅうします。

Repeat after me

[00:20]

  1. かぜぐすりを のむのを わすれました。

  2. ともだちのたんじょうびプレゼントをかうのをわすれました。

  3. むすこのおべんとうを つくるのを わすれました。

  4. クライエントに れんらくするのを わすれました。

  5. スマホを じゅうでんするのを わすれました。

[01:28]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくりましょう。

たとえば、

へやのでんき、けしません

→ へやのでんきをけすのをわすれました。

いいですか。

[01:41]

  1. ていきけん、もってきません

→ていきけんを もってくるのをわすれました。

(ていきけん = commuter pass, season ticket)

  1. かいぎのじかんのへんこう、じょうしにいいません

→かいぎのじかんのへんこうをじょうしにいうのをわすれました。

  1. なまもの、すぐに、れいぞうこにいれません

→ なまものをすぐにれいぞうこにいれるのをわすれました。

(なまもの = raw, perishable items]

  1. ねるまえ、テレビ、けしません

→ねるまえにテレビをけすのをわすれました。

  1. ホテルのカードキー、もってでません

→ ホテルのカードキーをもってでるのをわすれました。

= I locked myself out of my room.

Dialogue (Plain(1) style)

[03:55]

たかはしさんは しごとがおわって、コンサートにいくとちゅうです。オフィスにコンサートのチケットをわすれました。オフィスにでんわします。どうき*のさかもとさんがまだオフィスにいます。

*どうき = started working at the same time (tend to speak in plain style if they are similar age)

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[✐2. Andante] (ひとが)Vて+くれます、(ひと)にVて+もらいますimplying a sense of gratitude for receiving actions : Actually, Japanese tend to use often these expressions.

How do you explain the difference between “トムさんが わたしに えいごをおしえます” and “トムさんが わたしに えいごをおしえてくれます“ ? The first one simply tells the fact that Tom san teaches me English, and the latter adds my gratitude to it. I would say it’s almost like, “He is kind enough to teach me English”.

“Macron san (kindly) bought me a café au lait.”

[00:08]

Hello everyone. Let’s practice “〜te kuremasu (te form+ kuremasu”.

Repeat after me

[00:16]

  1. lend > [Vte + kuremasu]

  2. expain

  3. take(someone)

  4. help

  5. pay a bill/treat

[01:03]

Now, listen to the [Key Words] first, and then repeat the sentence.

Key Words:

[01:11]

Tumi san, suitcase, lend

[01:17]

  1. Shall we go buy a suitcase together?

  2. Ah, no…Tumi san will (kindly) lend me one (so I don’t have to buy one).

[01:44]

Key Words:

Amy san, clean the room, help

[01:52]

A: Shall I help you clean your room?

B: No worries, because Amy san will (kindly) help me.

[02:20]

Key Words:

Macron san, café au lait, treat/buy

[02:27]

  1. What did Macron san buy(treat) for you?

  2. He (kindly) bought me a café au lait.

[02:56]

Next comes (someone) ni〜te moraimsu.

It means you receive an action from someone or you ask someone to do / have someone do something. And here again, it includes a hint of gratitude.

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「マクロンさんが カフェオレを おごってくれました」

How do you explain the difference between “トムさんが わたしに えいごをおしえます” and “トムさんが わたしに えいごをおしえてくれます“ ? The first one simply tells the fact that Tom san teaches me English, and the latter adds my gratitude to it. I would say it’s almost like, “He is kind enough to teach me English”.

[00: 08]

みなさん、こんにちは。では、「〜てくれます(te form+くれます)」をれんしゅうしましょう。

Repeat after me

[00:16]

  1. かします > かしてくれます[Vte +くれます]

  2. せつめいします>せつめいしてくれます

  3. つれていきます>つれていってくれます

  4. てつだいます>てつだってくれます

  5. おごります>おごってくれます

[01:03]

では、キーワード[Key Words]をきいてから、ぶんをリピートしてください。

Key words:

[01:11]

トゥミさん、スーツケース、かします

[01:17]

  1. いっしょにスーツケースをかいにいきましょうか。

  2. あ、いいえ…トゥミさんが かして くれますから。

[01:44]

Key Words:

エイミーさん、へやのそうじ、てつだいます

[01:52]

  1. へやのそうじをてつだいましょうか。

  2. だいじょうぶです。エイミーさんがてつだってくれますから。

[02:20]

Key Words:

マクロンさん、カフェオレ、おごる

[02:27]

  1. なにを マクロンさんが おごってくれましたか。

  2. カフェオレをおごってくれました。

[02:56]

つぎは「(ひとに)〜てもらいます」です。

It means you receive an action from someone or you ask someone to do / have someone do something. And here again, it includes a hint of gratitude.

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[✐1. Adagio] ひとり、ひとつ、ほん、まい、だい

“(It’s/I’m) one person (I’m alone/Just me.)”

[00:07]

Hello everyone.

[00:08]

You count things up to ten as follows.

Repeat after me

[00:13]

  1. one

  2. two

  3. three

  4. four

  5. five

  6. six

  7. seven

  8. eight

  9. nine

  10. ten

[00:54]

Now, answer as follows.

How many apples are there? / 6

→ There are 6.

Ready?

[01:05]

  1. How many chairs are there? / 8

→ There are 8.

  1. How many batteries do you buy? / 9

→ I buy 2.

  1. How many rice balls do you eat? / 2

→ I eat 9.

  1. How many glasses do you buy? / 7

→ I buy 7.

  1. How many tennis balls are there? / 12

→ There are 12.

[02:10]

12 is ichi-daasu = a dozen.

You can say 1 ko(ikko)、2 ko(niko)、3ko(sanko)、4ko(yonko)… for small things.

You choose right counter, which are about 500 counters, depending on what you are referring. Today we learn the most basic.

[02:17]

When it comes to people, “nin” is attached after the number, except for one and two.

Repeat after me

[02:26]

  1. one person

  2. two persons

  3. three persons

  4. four persons

  5. five persons

[02:51]

Please answer as follows.

[02:53]

For example,

How many people are coming tomorrow? / 2

→ Two people are coming.

Ready?
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「ひとりです」

[00: 07]

みなさん、こんにちは。.

[00:08]

You count things up to ten as follows.

Repeat after me

[00:13]

  1. ひとつ

  2. ふたつ

  3. みっつ

  4. よっつ

  5. いつつ

  6. むっつ

  7. ななつ

  8. やっつ

  9. ここのつ

  10. とお

[00:54]

では、つぎのようにこたえます。

りんごが いくつ ありますか / 6

[= いくつ りんごが ありますか。]

→ むっつ あります。

いいですか。

[01:05]

  1. いすが いくつ ありますか / 8

→ やっつあります。

  1. でんちを いくつかいますか。/ 9

→ ここのつ かいます。

  1. おにぎりをいくつたべますか。/ 2

→ ふたつ たべます。

  1. いくつ コップをかいますか / 7

→ななつ かいます。

  1. いくつ テニスボールがありますか / 12

→ 12 (こ)あります。

[02:10]

12こ(じゅうにこ)は1ダース(いちダース)ですね。

You can say 1こ(いっこ)、2こ(にこ)、3こ(さんこ)、4こ(よんこ)… for small things.

You choose right counter, which are about 500 counters, depending on what you are referring. Today we learn the most basic.

[02:17]

When it comes to people, にん is attached after the number, except for one and two.

Repeat after me

[02:26]

  1. ひとり

  2. ふたり

  3. さんにん

  4. よにん (よんにん)

  5. ごにん

[02:51]

では、つぎのようにこたえましょう。

[02:53]

たとえば、

あした ともだちが なんにん きますか / 2

→ふたり、きます。

いいですか。

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[✐3-Moderato,4-Allegretto] ask for a reply, intention to confirm (excl. past tense)
“You don’t like sushi, right?”

[00 07]

Hello, everyone.

[00:09]

Let’s think about the situation. You are invited to a party on Saturday. Well, you think it’s next Saturday, but not sure. So, you’d like to confirm it’s really next Saturday, you’d ask “The party is next Saturday, right?” The nuance of this “right?” can be expressed by "〜dakke?".

[00:30]

In masu-form, ending particle ”yone” is added to double check something.

[00:39]

In fact, in casual conversations, “〜dakke” is used quite frequently.

Note: You know how to construct “ 〜n desu“. Now just add “dakke?” after “n”.

[00:46]

Anyway, let’s practice.

For example,

go? [masu form] > [〜n desu ka]

You go (you are going), right?

Ready?

[00:57]

  1. [masu form] > [〜n desu ka] → You buy (it), right?

  2. → You read (it), right?

  3. → You do (it), right?

  4. → You come, right?

  5. → There is, right?

Repeat after me

[01:45]

  1. You have a friend in Calfornia, right?

  2. I copy this, right?

  3. You don’t have time today, right?

  4. You don’t eat meat, right?

  5. You don’t drink alcohol, right?

  6. You don’t like Sushi, right?

[02:51]

Now, make a sentence as follows.

For example,

[02:55]

Do you have a car?

→ You have a car, right?

Ready?

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「すしが すきじゃない んだっけ?」

[00: 07]

みなさん、こんにちは。

[00:09]

Let’s imagine the following situation. You are invited to a party on Saturday. Well, you think it is Saturday next week, but you are not sure. So, you’d ask: “The party is next Saturday, right?” The nuance of this “right?” can be expressed by 「〜だっけ?」.

[00:30]

In masu-form, ending particleよね is added to double check something, or to seek for an agreement.

[00:39]

In fact, in casual conversations, 「〜だっけ?」 is often used.

Note: You know how to construct “ 〜んです“。Now just add 「だっけ?」, after 「ん」。

[00:46]

とにかく、れんしゅうしましょう。

たとえば、

いきますか>いくんですよね

→いくんだっけ?

いいですか

[00:57]

  1. かいます>かうんですよね

→かうんだっけ?

  1. よみます>よむんですよね

→よむんだっけ?

  1. します>するんですよね

→するんだっけ?

  1. きます>くるんですよね

→くるんだっけ?

  1. あります>あるんですよね

→あるんだっけ?

Repeat after me

[01:45]

  1. カリフォルニアに ともだちが いるんだっけ?

  2. これを コピーするんだっけ?

  3. きょう じかんがないんだっけ?

  4. にくを たべないんだっけ?

  5. おさけを のまないんだっけ?

  6. すしが すきじゃないんだっけ?

[02:51]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくります。

たとえば、

[02:55]

くるまを もっていますよね

→ くるまを もっているんだっけ?

いいですか

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[✐2. Andante] V-じしょ+つもりです、Vない+つもりです

“I plan to go on a diet from tomorrow.”

[00:08]

Hello everyone. “〜suru tsumori desu” means I plan to do something, or I have an intention to do something.

Shall we begin?

Repeat after me

[00:22]

  1. I‘m on a diet.

  2. I intend to go on a diet.

  3. From tomorrow, I intend to go on a diet.

  4. I intend to go on a diet from tomorrow.

(Daietto wa ashita kara suru tsumori desu.)

Note: Here, diet is introduced as a topic(or being emphasized), thus topic-particle は(wa) is used. = > literally; “In terms of a diet, I’m planning to (do/start) from tomorrow.”).

[01:07]

Now, answer the followings with “I plan to do 〜 tomorrow.”

[01:12]

For example,

(how about) study?

→ I plan to study tomorrow.

Let’s start.

[01:21]

  1. clean the room?

→ I plan to clean the room tomorrow.

  1. clean the window?

→ I plan to clean the window tomorrow.

  1. the laundry?

→ I plan to do the laundry tomorrow.

  1. Put out the garbage?

→I plan to put out the garbage tomorrow.

  1. dog walk?

→ I plan to walk my dog tomorrow.

[02:59}

…. No,no.. walk the dog every day, right?

[03:07]

Repeat after me

  1. On my mother’s birthday, I plan to give her a scarf.

  2. On the weekend, I plan to go to a department store to do shopping.

  3. From now on, I’m going to call a client.

  4. I plan to book a trip online.

  5. From(at) Shinjuku station, I’m going to take an airport bus.

[04:28]

Next, you make a sentence with a past tense. It is “〜suru tsumori deshita”.

===================

「あしたから ダイエットを するつもりです。」

[00: 08]

みなさん、こんにちは。「〜するつもりです」means I plan to do, or I have an intention to do something. ですね。では、はじめましょう。

Repeat after me

[00:22]

  1. ダイエットを します。

  2. ダイエットを するつもりです。

  3. あしたから、ダイエットを するつもりです。

  4. ダイエットは あしたから するつもりです。

Note: Here, diet is introduced as a topic(or being emphasized), thus topic-particle は(wa) is used. = > literally; “In terms of a diet, I’m planning to (do/start) from tomorrow.”).

[01:07]

では、「あした、〜するつもりです」でこたえましょう。

[01:12]

たとえば、

べんきょうは?

→べんきょうは あした するつもりです。

では、いきましょう。

[01:21]

  1. へやのそうじは?

→へやのそうじは あした する つもりです。

  1. まどふきは?

→まどふきは あしたする つもりです。

  1. せんたくは?

→ せんたくは あしたする つもりです。

  1. ごみだしは?

→ごみだしは あしたする つもりです。

  1. いぬのさんぽは?

→ いぬのさんぽは あしたする つもりです。

[02:59]

… だめだめ、いぬのさんぽはまいにち、ですね。

[03:07]

Repeat after me

  1. ははのたんじょうびに、スカーフを あげるつもりです。

  2. しゅうまつ、デパートに かいものに いくつもりです。

  3. これから、クライエントに でんわを かけるつもりです。

  4. ネット(=インターネット)で りょこうのよやくを する つもりです。

  5. しんじゅくえきから、エアポートバスにのるつもりです。

[04:28]

つぎは、かこけい(past tense)で ぶんを つくります。「〜するつもりでした」ですね。

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[✐1.Adagio] Won’t you? 〜ませんか / Let’s 〜ましょう
“Won’t you do together?”

[00:07]

Hello everyone. Won’t you do something with me?

Repeat after me

[00:13]

  1. Why don’t you go together?

  2. Why don’t you eat together?

  3. Why don’t you watch/see/look together?

  4. Why don’t you go back (home) together?

  5. Why don’t you learn Japanese together?

Note: together = with me

[01:00]

Well then, this time more positively, you ask your friend to do something together. Let’s ask!

Repeat after me

[01:09]

  1. Let’s go together.

  2. Let’s eat together.

  3. Let’s watch/see/look together.

  4. Let’s go back (home) together.

  5. Let’s learn Japanese together.

Note: together = with me

Dialogue

[01:57]

Teacher: Then, everyone, let’s open page 258.

Student: Which page is it? (Say)Slowly, please.

Teacher: yep, yep… P. 258.

Student: Thank you. The numbers are difficult.

[02:17]

Now, make a sentence as follows.

For example,

[02:20]

· tomorrow, shopping, go / Won’t you?

→ Won’t you go shopping tomorrow?

[02:31]

· tomorrow, shopping, go / Let’s!

→ Let’s go shopping tomorrow.

Ready?

[02:40]

  1. from now, go drinking / Won’t you?

→ Won’t you go drinking from now?

  1. next time, together, drink / Let’s

→ Let’s drink together next time.

  1. a bit, take a break / Won’t you

→ Won’t you(we) take a break a bit?

  1. from tomorrow, go jogging / Let’s

→ Let’s go jogging from tomorrow.

  1. together, lunch, eat / Won’t you

→ Won’t you eat lunch together?

=================*=

いっしょに しませんか」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。

Won’t you do something with me?

Repeat after me

[00:13]

  1. いっしょに いきませんか。

  2. いっしょに たべませんか。

  3. いっしょに みませんか。

  4. いっしょに かえりませんか。

  5. いっしょに にほんごをならいませんか。

Note: together = with me

[01:00]

Well then, this time more positively, you ask your friend to do something together. Let’s ask!

Repeat after me

[01:09]

  1. いっしょに いきましょう。

  2. いっしょに たべましょう。

  3. いっしょに みましょう。

  4. いっしょに かえりましょう。

  5. いっしょに にほんごをならいましょう。

Note: together = with me

Dialogue

[01:57]

せんせい: では、みなさん、258ページをひらきましょう。

せいと : せんせい、なんページですか。ゆっくり おねがいします。

せんせい: はいはい、258ページです。

せいと : どうも。すうじは むずかしいです。

[02:17]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくります。

たとえば、

[02:20]

· あした、かいものに いきます / Won’t you?

→ あした かいものに いきませんか。

[02:31]

· あした、かいものに いきます / Let’s!

→ あした かいものに いきましょう。

いいですか。

[02:40]

  1. これから、のみにいきます / Won’t you?

→ これからのみにいきませんか。

  1. こんど、いっしょに、のみます / Let’s!

→ こんどいっしょにのみましょう。

  1. ちょっと、やすみます / Won’t you

→ ちょっとやすみませんか。

  1. あしたから、 ジョギングをします / Let’s!

→ あしたら ジョギングをしましょう。

  1. いっしょに、ランチをたべます/ Won’t you?

→ いっしょに ランチをたべませんか。

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[✐4. Allegretto] make an effort to, try to [habitually]: [V-jisho, V-naiようにします]

"I try to think positively [habitually].”

[00:07]

Hello everyone. What do you do every day? And what do you try to do every day (habitually)?

[00:22]

I try to have a proper breakfast every day, but sometimes I only drink coffee because I have no time.

Repeat after me

[00:33]

  1. I drink vegetable juice every day.

→ I try to drink vegetable juice every day.[habitually]

  1. I jog every day.

→ I try to jog every day.[habitually]

  1. I walk a lot every day.

→ I try to walk a lot every day.[habitually]

  1. I don’t drink alcohol every day.

→ I try not to drink alcohol every day.[habitually]

[02:08]

Now, make a sentence as follows.

For example,

Whenever possible, sweet, not eat

→ Whenever possible, I try not to eat sweets.

Ready?

[02:25]

  1. whenever possible, Japanese, think

→Whenever possible, I try to think in Japanese.

  1. whenever possible, not smoke

→ Whenever possible, I try not to smoke.

  1. whenever possible, early, go to bed

→ Whenever possible, I try to go to bed early.

  1. as best I can, not catch a cold

→ As best I can, I try not to catch a cold.

  1. as much as possible, at home, cook

→ As much as possible, I try to cook at home.

  1. as much as possible, stairs, use

→ As much as possible, I try to use the stairs.

[04:55]

Please reply the following sentence with, ““That’s better.” Here intonation is important. “Yeah, that’s better!” , OK?

[05:05]

For example,

“I try to cook with my kids whenever possible.”

→ “That’s good!”

Ready?
===================
「ポジティブシンキングをするようにしています。」

[00: 07]

みなさん、こんにちは。みなさんが、まいにちすることはなんですか。 それから、まいにちするようにしていることはなんですか?What do you try to do every day habitually?

[00:22]

わたしは まいあさ、きちんと あさごはんを たべるようにしていますが、ときどき、じかんがなくてコーヒーだけです。

Repeat after me

[00:33]

  1. まいあさ、やさいジュースをのみます。

→ まいあさ、やさいジュースをのむようにしています。[habitually]

  1. まいあさ、ジョギングをします。

→ まいあさ、ジョギングをするようにしています。[habitually]

  1. まいにち、たくさんあるきます。

→まいにち、たくさんあるくようにしています。[habitually]

  1. まいにち、おさけをのみません。

→まいにち、おさけをのまないようにしています。[habitually]

[02:08]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくってください。

たとえば、

なるべく、あまいもの、たべない

→なるべく、あまいものは たべないように しています。

いいですか。

[02:25]

  1. なるべく、にほんご、かんがえる

→なるべく、にほんごで かんがえるように しています。

  1. なるべく、たばこをすわない

→なるべく、たばこを すわないように しています。

  1. なるべく、はやく、ねる

→なるべく、はやく ねるように しています。

  1. できるだけ、かぜ、ひかない

→できるだけ、かぜをひかないようにしています。

  1. できるだけ、うちで、りょうりする

→できるだけ、うちでりょうりするようにしています。

  1. できるだけ、かいだん、つかう

→できるだけ、かいだんをつかうようにしています。

[04:55]

では、つぎのぶんをきいて、「そのほうがいいですね。」でこたえましょう。イントネーションがだいじですよ。「そのほうがいいですね」ですよ!

[05:05]

たとえば、

「なるべく こどもと いっしょに りょうりをするようにしているんです。」

→ そのほうがいいですねぇ。

いいですか。

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Plain style: Speak casually + のno, よyo, ねne

“(That film?) I watched it! It was good!”

[00:08]
Hello everyone. We practice Plain Style today. Plain style is used when you talk to your family or friends, as you know. Plain style is very diverse and not easy to master, but today we’ll look at the part of it to get a feel for Plain Style.

[00:31]
First, learn the pattern of plain style with basic verbs. Jisho-form, nai-form, ta-form, nakatta-form are used in Plain Style.

Repeat after me

[00:44]

Jisho(dictionary)-form

masu-form > jisho-form

  1. go

  2. eat

  3. do

  4. come

  5. be (for inanimate objects)

  6. be (for animate objects)

[01:21]

ないForm

masu-form > nai-form

  1. go

  2. eat

  3. do

  4. come

  5. be (for inanimate objects)

  6. be (for animate objects)

[02:00]

たForm

masu-form > ta-form

  1. go

  2. eat

  3. do

  4. come

  5. be (for inanimate objects)

  6. be (for animate objects)

[02:41]

なかったForm

masu-form > nakatta-form

  1. go

  2. eat

  3. do

  4. come

  5. be (for inanimate objects)

  6. be (for animate objects)

[03:35]

Repeat after me

  1. Do you drink alcohol?

  2. Are you going to the tomorrow’s concert?

  3. Yesterday, Suga san has come!

  4. Dad has already gone out.

  5. I didn’t swim in the sea this year.

  6. Have you been to Okinawa?

  7. Was Clooney san in the movie theatre?

[04:50]

Actually, we tend to add ending particle at the end of the sentence to emphasise, seek confirmation or soften the message, and so on. Without ending particles, it may sound a bit blunt or unfriendly, depending on the tone of your voice.

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[✐3. Moderato] 〜が〜ています
[00:07]

Hello everyone. Today we practice usingてte-form to describe the ongoing state of things. For example, somebody or you locked a door and the door is still locked. Then you say, “Doa ga shimatte imasu.”

[00:29]

Firstly, make a sentence as follows.

For example,

electricity, off

→ The electricity is off.

Ready?

[00:42]

  1. door, open

→ The door is open.

  1. key, locked

→ It(key) is locked.

  1. car lights, off

→ The car lights are off.

  1. screen of smartphone, dirty

→ The screen of the smartphone is dirty.

  1. copy machine, broken

→ The copy machine is broken/out of order.

  1. glasses, foggy

→ My glasses are foggy.

[02:27]

When you eat ramen, your glasses get foggy, right?

Repeat after me

[02:35]

  1. Oh, there is a hole in a T-Shirts.

  2. There is a price tag on the sweter.

(nefuda = Price tag)

  1. The car door is not closed properly.

(ちゃんと = properly)

  1. The folk is dirty, so let’s have it replaced.

  2. Your trouser zipper is open.

03:50]

Now, imagine you came back from work and found that your house has been burgled. The police came and asked some questions how it was when you got home. So, you answer with te-form and past tense.

[04:08]

For example,

How was the door? Open

→ The door was open.

When you got home, the door was open.

[04:18]

Hereドアdoor is introduced as a topic, so ドアis followed by the topic particle はwa。ドアはあいていました。
OK?

===================
「メガネがくもっています」

[00: 0 7]

みなさん、こんにちは。Today we practice usingてte-term to describe the ongoing state of things. For example, somebody or you locked a door and the door is still locked. Then you say, ドアがしまっています。

[00:29]

まず、つぎのようにぶんをつくってください。

たとえば、

[00:33]

でんき、きえる

→ でんきがきえています。

いいですか。

[00:42]

  1. ドア、あく

→ドアがあいています。

  1. かぎ、かかる

→かぎがかかっています。

  1. くるまのライト、きえる

→ くるまのライトがきえています。

  1. スマホのスクリーン、よごれる

→ スマホのスクリーンがよごれています。

  1. コピーき、こわれる

→ コピーきがこわれています。

  1. めがね、くもる

→ めがねがくもっています。

[02:27]
ラーメンをたべると、めがねがくもりますよね。

Repeat after me

[02:35]

  1. あれ、Tシャツにあながあいていますね。

  2. セーターにねふだがついていますよ。

(ねふだ = Price tag)

  1. くるまのドアがちゃんとしまっていませんよ。

(ちゃんと = properly)

  1. フォークがよごれていますから、とりかえてもらいましょう。

  2. ズボンのチャックがあいていますよ。

[03:50]

Now, imagine you came back from work and found that your house has been burgled. The police came and asked some questions how it was when you got home. So, you answer with te-form and past tense.

[04:08]

For example,

ドアは? あく

→ ドアはあいていました。

When you got home, the door was open.

[04:18]

Hereドアdoor is introduced as a topic, so ドアis followed by the topic particle はwa。ドアはあいていました。

いいですか。

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“What kind of movie do you like?”

[00:08]

Hello everyone. Today we will practice “〜ga suki desu.= I like (something)”.

Repeat after me

[00:15]

  1. Naomi san likes dance.

  2. I like karaoke.

  3. My younger brother likes soccer.

  4. My big sister likes computer game.

  5. My grandmother likes cooking.

[01:06]

Now, answer as follows.

For example,

[01:09]

What kind of movie do you like? horror movies

→ I like horror movies.

Ready?

[01:19]

  1. What kind of book do you like? history books

→ I like history books

  1. What kind of music do you like? J-pop

→ I like J-pop.

  1. What kind of food do you like? indian food

→ I like Indian food.

  1. What kind of sports do you like? rugby

→ I like rugby.

  1. What kind of alcohol/liquor do you like? cocktail

→ I like cocktails.

[02:44]

Now, answer the followings with yes or no.

[02:48]

For example,

Do you like Sashimi? No, not much

→ No, I don’t like it much.

[02:57]

Ready?

[02:59]

  1. Do you like sports? No

→ No, I don’t like sports.

  1. Do you like Kabuki? Yes, very much

→ Yes, I like it very much.

(Kabuki = a classical Japanese dance-drama)

  1. Do you like Manga? No, not much

→ No, I don’t like it much.

  1. Do you like Takoyaki? Yes, love it

→ Yes, I love it.

(takoyaki:“octopus balls” = made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special molded pan, typically filled with diced octopus.)

  1. Do you like travelling? No

→ No, I don’t like it.

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「どんな えいがが すきですか。」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。きょうは、「〜がすきです」 I like 〜(something)。

Repeat after me

[00:15]

  1. なおみさんは ダンスが すきです。

  2. わたしは カラオケが すきです。

  3. おとうとは サッカーが すきです。

  4. あねは コンピューターゲームが すきです。

  5. そぼは りょうりが すきです。

[01:06]

では、つぎのようにこたえてください。

たとえば、

[01:09]

どんなえいが がすきですか。ホラーえいが

→ ホラーえいが がすきです。

いいですか。

[01:19]

  1. どんな ほんが すきですか。れきしの ほん

→ れきしの ほんが すきです。

  1. どんな おんがくが すきですか。J-ポップ

→ J-ポップが すきです。

  1. どんな りょうりが すきですか。インドりょうり

→ インドりょうりが すきです。

  1. どんな スポーツが すきですか。ラグビー

→ ラグビーがすきです。

  1. どんな おさけが すきですか。カクテル

→ カクテルがすきです。

[02:44]

では、つぎのように、「はい」か「いいえ」で

こたえましょう。

[02:48]

たとえば、

さしみが すきですか。いいえ、あまり

→ いいえ、あまり すきじゃありません。

(= すきではありません)

[02:57]

いいですか。

[02:59]

  1. スポーツがすきですか。いいえ

→ いいえ、すきじゃありません。

  1. かぶきがすきですか。はい、とても

→ はい、とてもすきです。

(Kabuki = a classical Japanese dance-drama)

  1. まんがが すきですか。いいえ、あまり

→ いいえ、すきじゃありません。

  1. たこやきがすきですか。はい、だいすき

→はい、だいすきです。

(Takoyaki:“octopus balls” = made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special molded pan, typically filled with diced octopus.)

  1. りょこうが すきですか。いいえ、

→いいえ、すきじゃ ありません。

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“In case of rain, it will be postponed.”

[00:07]

Hello everyone. Let’s start. We practice “〜no baai wa” today.

Repeat after me

[00:13]

  1. In case you don’t have time, next time is fine (you can do it next time).

  2. In case your friends are coming too, let us know in advance.

  3. In case you don’t eat it right away, you can store it I the freezer.

  4. If you want to adjust the volume, turn this button.

  5. In case you reserve this restaurant, internet is convenient.

[01:40]

Now, make a sentence with “〜no baai wa”, as follows.

[01:46]

For example,

Rain, barbecue is postponed

→ In case of rain, the barbecue will be postponed.

Ready?

[01:57]

  1. absence/day off, contact in good time

→ In case of absent, I will contact you early/in good time.

  1. something trouble, please call here

→ In case of a trouble/problem, please call here (this number).

  1. earthquake, please evacuate to this location

→ In case of an earthquake, evacuate to this location.

  1. computer is slow, empty the Bin

→ In case (the movement of) the computer is heavy(=slow), empty the Bin.

(gomibako = (here means computer’s) Bin)

(kara ni suru = empty, clear out)

  1. need something, tell me anytime

→ In case you need something, tell me anytime.

  1. Worry, read this (beforehand)

→ In case you are worried (you are not sure), read this (beforehand).

[04:35]

First listen to [keywords] and then repeat it.

★★★★★

「あめの ばあいは、えんきです。」

[00: 07]

みなさん、こんにちは。きょうは「〜のばあいは」のれんしゅうです。

Repeat after me

[00:13]

  1. じかんがないばあいは、こんどでいいです。

  2. ともだちもくるばあいは、まえもっておしえてください。

  3. すぐに たべないばあいは、れいとうこでほぞん できます。

  4. おんりょうをちょうせつしたいばあいは、このボタンをまわしてください。

  5. このレストランをよやくするばあいは、インターネットがべんりです。

[01:40]

つぎのように「〜のばあいは」をつかって、ぶんをつくってください。

[01:46]

たとえば、

あめ、バーベキューはえんき

→ あめのばあいは、バーベキューはえんきです。

いいですか。

[01:57]

  1. やすみ、はやめにれんらくする

→ やすみのばあいは、はやめにれんらくします。

  1. なにかもんだい、ここにでんわしてください

→ なにかもんだいのばあいは、ここにでんわしてください。

  1. じしん、このばしょに ひなんしてください。

→ じしんのばあいは、このばしょに ひなんしてください。

  1. コンピューターのどうさがおもい、ごみばこを からにしてください。

→ コンピューターのどうさが おもいばあいは、ごみばこを からにしてください。

(ごみばこ = (here means computer’s) Bin)

(からにする = empty, clear out)

  1. なにかひつよう、いつでも いってください

→ なにか ひつような ばあいは、いつでもいってください。

  1. しんぱい、これを よんで おいてください

→ しんぱいな ばあいは、これを よんで おいてください。

[04:35]

つぎは、まず、キーワード[Keywords]をきいて、そのあとリピートしてください。

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[✐3. Moderato]
[00:08]
Hello everyone. Today we will learn“〜nagara”. Let’s start.

Repeat after me

[00:16]

  1. While jogging, I listen to music.

  2. While listening to music, I cook.

  3. While cooking, I hum (a tune).

(hanauta wo utau = hum (a tune))

  1. While humming, I drive my car.

  2. While driving a car, don't use the phone.

[01:24]

Now, make a sentence as follows.

[01:28]

Drink coffee, read a book

→ While drinking coffee, I read a book.

Ready?

[01:38]

  1. I watch a film, I cried

→ While watching a film, I cried.

  1. children imitate adults, grew up

→ While(by) imitating adults, children grow up.

  1. look at a recipe, baked bread

→While looking at a recipe, I baked bread.

  1. nod off (doze off), was watching TV

→ While feeling drowsy, I was watching TV.

  1. play golf, let’s talk about business

→ While playing golf, let’s talk about business.

[03:35]

Next, listen to [Keywords] first, and then repeat the sentence.

[03:42]

  1. [K: my office desk, work, lunch]

→ While working at the desk in the office, I have lunch.

  1. [K: Museum, audio guide, see paintings]

→ In this museum, you can see paintings while listening to the audio guide.

  1. [K: my dream, world travel, internet]

→ My dream is to work on the internet while traveling around the world.

  1. [K: company, my parents’ store, help]

→ While working at a company, I help my parents’ store.

  1. [K: something to talk, drink, speak]

→ There is something I want to talk about. Can we talk while drinking?

===================

「ゴルフをしながら、ビジネスのはなしをしましょう。」

[00:08]

みなさん、こんにちは。きょうは 「〜ながら」です。では、はじめましょう。

Repeat after me

[00:16]

  1. ジョギングを しながら、おんがくを ききます。

  2. おんがくを ききながら、りょうりを します。

  3. りょうりをしながら、はなうたを うたいます。

(はなうたをうたう = hum a tune)

  1. はなうたを うたいながら、くるまをうんてんします。

  2. くるまを うんてんしながら、でんわを してはいけません。

[01:24]

では、つぎのように ぶんを つくってください。

[01:28]

コーヒーを のみます、ほんを よみます。

→ コーヒーを のみながら、ほんを よみます。

いいですか。

[01:38]

  1. えいがを みます、なきました

→えいがを みながら、なきました。

  1. こどもは おとなのまねを します、おおきくなります。

→こどもは おとなのまねを しながら、おおきくなります。

  1. レシピを みます、パンを やきました。

→レシピを みながら、パンを やきました。

  1. うとうとします、テレビをみていました

→うとうとしながら、テレビをみていました。

  1. ゴルフをします、ビジネスのはなしを しましょう

→ ゴルフをしながら、ビジネスのはなしをしましょう。

[03:35]

つぎは、まずキーワード[Keywords]をきいて、それから ぶんを リピートしてください。

[03:42]

1 [K: オフィスのデスク、しごと、ランチ]

→ オフィスのデスクで しごとを しながら、ランチをたべます。

2 [K: びじゅつかん、オーディオガイド、えをみる]

→ このびじゅつかんは、オーディオガイドを ききながら、えを みることができます。

3 [K: わたしのゆめ、せかいりょこう、インターネット]

→ わたしのゆめは、せかいりょこうをしながら、インターネットでしごとをすることです。

4 [K: かいしゃ、りょうしんのみせ、てつだう]

→ かいしゃで はたらきながら、りょうしん のみせを てつだっています。

5 [K: そうだん、のみます、はなします]

→ ちょっと そうだんが あります。のみながら はなしませんか。

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[✐2. Andante] VないForm
“Please don’t stop studying Japanese.”

[00:08]

Hello, everyone

[00:12]

Repeat after me

[00:14]

Verb. Group I (u-verb)

  1. go [masu form > nai form]

  2. read

  3. sell

  4. get on

  5. speak/tell

  6. lend

  7. hurry

[01:05]

Verb. Group II (ru-verb)

  1. eat

  2. advise/educate/teach

  3. borrow

  4. show

  5. be

[ 01:46]

Verb. Group III (Irregular)

  1. do

  2. come

[02:04]

Now, make a sentence as follows.

[02:08]

For example,

Here, hamburger, not eat

→ Please don’t eat hamburgers here.

[02:19]

  1. → Please don’t sleep here.

  2. → Please don’t tell the answer.

  3. → Please don’t write with a ballpoint pen.

  4. → Please don’t take selfies here.

  5. → Please don’t come to (the company) work tomorrow.

  6. → Please don’t study until late at night.

[04:23]

Let’s make a plain style sentence with nai-form.

[04:28]

  1. Would you like to go to shopping?

→ Wanna go to shopping?

  1. I don’t call (I won’t call you) early in the morning.

→ I don’t call (I won’t call you) early in the morning

  1. Wait…the light doesn‘t work.

→ Wait…the light doesn’t come on.

  1. I won’t sell this house.

→ I won’t sell this house.

  1. What?, isn’t there Clooney san?

→ What? isn’t there Clooney san?

===================

「にほんごのべんきょうをやめないでください」

[00:08]

みなさん、こんにちは。きょうは [ないForm]です。

[00:12]

Repeat after me

[00:14]

Verb. Group I (u-verb)

  1. いきます > いかない [ますform >ないform]

  2. よみます> よまない

  3. うります > うらない

  4. のります > のらない

  5. はなします > はなさない

  6. かします > かさない

  7. いそぎます > いそがない

[01:05]

Verb. Group II (ru-verb)

  1. たべます > たべない

  2. おしえます > おしえない

  3. かります > かりない

  4. みせます > みせない

  5. います > いない

[01:46]

Verb. Group III (Irregular)

  1. します > しない

  2. きます > こない

[02:04]

では、つぎのように ぶんを つくってください。

[02:08]

たとえば、

ここで、ハンバーガー、たべません

→ここでハンバーガーをたべないでください。

[02:19]

  1. ここで、ねません

→ ここでねないでください。

  1. こたえを、おしえません

→ こたえをおしえないでください。

  1. ボールペンで、かきません

→ ボールペンで、かかないでください。

  1. ここで セルフィーを、とりません

→ ここで セルフィーをとらないでください。

  1. あした、かいしゃに、きません

→ あした、かいしゃにこないでください。

  1. よなかまで、べんきょうしません

→ よなかまで、べんきょうしないでください。

(よなかまで= until late at night)

[04:23]

ないFormで Plain Style(1) のぶんをつくってみましょう。

[04:28]

  1. かいものに いきませんか

→ かいものに いかない?

  1. あさはやくに、でんわしませんよ。

→ あさはやくに、でんわしないよ。

(あさはやくに = early in the morning)

  1. あれ、でんきがつきませんね。

→ あれ、でんきがつかないね。

  1. このいえは うりませんよ。

→ このいえは うらないよ。

  1. あれ、クルーニーさんは いませんか?

→ あれ、クルーニさんは いないの?

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[✐3.Moderato] Vじしょ+まえに、Vた+あとで
“before coming, after coming”

Hello, everyone.
[00:10]
We begin with “Jisho(dictionary)-form + mae ni” today. “I brush my teeth before going to bed. “

[00:22]

Listen to the masu-form, and then say in “〜mae ni”.

[00:28]

For example,

tabemasu (eat) → taberu maeni (before I eat)

[00:34]

Ready?

  1. see/watch/look

  2. check/find out

  3. go out

  4. listen/hear

  5. meet/see

  6. finish

  7. do

  8. come

Repeat after me

[01:30]

  1. Before working in Japan, (you need to) get a (working) visa.

(biza wo toru = get a (working) visa)

  1. Before getting a visa, look for a company(to work)

  2. Before looking for a company, study Japanese.

  3. Before building my house, I borrowed money.

(ie wo tateru = built a house

  1. Before borrowing money, I bought a car.

  2. Before buying a car, I quit my job.

(shigoto wo yameru = quit a job)

Note: Verb of [V mae ni] is always jisho(dictionary)-form regardless of the tence of the main clause.

[02:53]

Next is; “I will call you after the meeting is over. It’s ”Ta-form + ato de”.

[03:06]

Listen to the masu form, then say in “〜atode”.

[03:13]

  1. look/see/watch

  2. remember, learn

  3. throw away

  4. use/spend(money)

  5. get rest/take a day off/have an absence

  6. work

  7. do

  8. come
    =================*=
    みなさん、こんにちは。

[00:10]

きょうは、「じしょフォーム+まえに」からはじめます。I brush my teeth before going to bed.「ねるまえに は をみがきます。」ですね。

[00:22]

ますフォームをきいて、そのあと「〜まえに」をいっ てください。

[00:28]

たとえば、

たべます→ たべるまえに

いいですか。

[00:34]

  1. みます → みるまえに

  2. しらべます → しらべるまえに

  3. でかけます→でかけるまえに

  4. ききます→きくまえに

  5. あいます→あうまえに

  6. おわります→おわるまえに

  7. します → するまえに

  8. きます → くるまえに

Repeat after me

[01:30]

  1. にほんではたらくまえに、(しゅうろう)ビザをとります。

(ビザをとる = get a (working) visa)

  1. ビザをとるまえに、かいしゃをさがします。

  2. かいしゃをさがすまえに、にほんごを べんきょうします。

  3. いえを たてるまえに おかねを かりました。

(いえをたてる = build a house)

  1. おかねを かりるまえに、くるまを かいました。

  2. くるまを かうまえに、しごとをやめました。

(しごとをやめる = quit a job)

Note: Verb of [Vまえに]is always jisho-form regardless of the tence of the main clause.

[02:53]

つぎは、”I will call you after the meeting is over. „「かいぎがおわったあとで、でんわします。」 「たフォームプラス〜あとで」です。

[03:06]

まず、ますフォームをきいて、そのあと、「〜あとで」をいってください。

[03:13]

  1. みます → みた あとで

  2. おぼえます → おぼえたあとで

  3. すてる → すてた あとで

  4. つかいます → つかった あとで

  5. やすみます → やすんだ あとで

  6. はたらきます → はたらいた あとで

  7. します → したあとで

  8. きます → きたあとで

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[✐2.Andante] Ask for permission

"Can I have a coffee to go?”

[00:08]

Hello, everyone. You listen to the masu form, and then answer “te Form + mo iidesuka”

[00:17]

For example,

tabemasu → tabete moiidesuka??(can I eat?)

Ready?

[00:23]

  1. see/watch/look → is it alright to watch?

  2. Sleep → Is it alright to sleep?

  3. do → Is it alright to do?

  4. come → Is it alright to come?

  5. write → Is it alright to write?

  6. wait → Is it alright to wait?

  7. drink → Is it alright to drink?

  8. borrow → Is it alright to borrow?

Repeat after me

[02:05]

  1. May I have a look at the picture?

  2. Can I sleep here a bit?

  3. Look delicious! Can I eat?

  4. Can I come again tomorrow?

  5. Is it alright to write my date of birth later?

(seinengappi = date of birth)

  1. Can I wait here?

  2. Is it OK to drink alcohol?

  3. May I speak in Japanese?

[YES, Off course, you can! ]

[03:48]

Now, make a sentence as follows.

For example,

TV, want to watch

→ May I watch TV?
===================
「コーヒーを テイクアウトしてもいいですか」

[00:08]

みなさん、こんにちは。まず、ますフォームをきいて、「てフォーム+もいいですか」をこたえてください。

[00:17]

たとえば、

たべます→ たべてもいいですか。

いいですか。

[00:23]

  1. みます → みてもいいですか。

  2. ねます→ ねてもいいですか。

  3. します→してもいいですか。

  4. きます→きてもいいですか。

  5. かきます → かいてもいいですか。

  6. まちます → まってもいいですか。

  7. のみます → のんでもいいですか。

  8. かります → かりてもいいですか。

Repeat after me

[02:05]

  1. そのしゃしんを みてもいいですか。

  2. ちょっと、ここで ねてもいいですか。

  3. おいしそう!たべてもいいですか。

  4. あした、また きてもいいですか。

  5. せいねんがっぴは(を) あとで かいてもいいですか。

(せいねんがっぴ = date of birth)

  1. ここで まってもいいですか。

  2. おさけを のんでもいいですか。

  3. にほんごではなしてもいいですか。

[もちろん、いいですよ!]

[03:48]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくりましょう。

たとえば、

テレビ、みたいです

→ テレビを みてもいいですか。

いいですか。

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[✐1. Adagio] Particles [にni] and [でde] (+ [をo]) with basic verbs.

“at a convenience store, to a convenience store? “

Hello, everyone. Today, we practice particles” ni”, “de” with basic Verbs.
[00:16]
Before we start, let me explain quickly about directional particles. Directional particle [にni] can be replaced by another directional particle [へ(e)]. However, [に(ni)] implies more about the destination, whereas [へ(e)] is more about the path to the destination. But even Japanese native speakers use it without really thinking about this subtle difference. At the beginner’s level, we practice with [に].
[00:50]
Now we begin with , indicating the direction or location
Repeat after me[00:53]
1. I go to a convenient store.
2. I go to a toilet.
3. I go to work.
4. I don’t go back to my place.
5. I came to Japan.
[01:35]
Place of action particle でde: where an action occurs/is done.
Repeat after me[01:42]
1. I eat at home.
2. I watch at the movie theatre.
3. I study at the library.
4. I don’t jog in the park.
5. I bought at the department store.
[02:30]
The particle [でde] (by, with) also denotes means, or tool used to perform an action.
Repeat after me[02:39]
1. I eat with chopsticks.
2. I watch on the Netflix.
3. I go home by taxi.
4. I went by bus.
[03:14]
Choose the suitable verb to complete the sentence.
[03:19]
For example,
buy, go
· at a convenience store → buy
Ready?


みなさん、こんにちは。Today, we practice particles [にni], and [でde] with basic verbs
[00:16]
Before we start, let me explain quickly about directional particles. Directional particle [にni] can be replaced by another directional particle [へ(e)]. However, [に(ni)] implies more about the destination, whereas [へ(e)] is more about the path to the destination. But even Japanese native speakers use them without really thinking about this subtle difference. At the beginner’s level, we practice with [に].
[00:50]
Now we begin with [に] (to, towards : indicating the direction or location.
Repeat after me[00:53]
1. コンビニに いきます。
2. トイレに いきます。
3. しごとにいきます。
4. うちに かえりません。
5. にほんに きました。
[01:35]
Next is “place of action” particle [で] (in, at): where an action occurs/is done.
Repeat after me[00:42]
1. うちで たべます。
2. えいがかんでみます。
3. としょかんで べんきょうします。
4. こうえんで ジョギングしません。
5. デパートで かいました。
[02:30]
Particle [でde] (by, with) also denotes means, or tool used to perform an action.
Repeat after me[02:39]
1. はしで たべます。
2. ネットフリックスで みます。
3. タクシーでかえります。
4. バスで いきました。
[03:14]
Choose the suitable verb to complete the sentence.
[03:19]
たとえば
かいます、いきます
· コンビニで → [you continue: かいます]。
いいですか。

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Passive Form: 「おつかいをたのまれました」
[00:07]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Actually I had a terrible day yesterday. My wallet was stolen! There were many other things (that have happened to me). Change the sentences to the passive form.

[00:24]
1. Someone stepped on my foot.
→ I was stepped on.
2. Dog chased.
→ I was chased by a dog.
3. Someone broke my watch.
→ My watch was bloken.
4. The police(man) asked me a question me.
→ I was questioned by the Police(man).
5. A client scoled.
→ I was scoled by a client.
6. Everybody laughed (at me).
→ I was laughed by everyone.
[02:07]
Now, answer the questions as follows.
For example,
By whom was your CD thrown away? (who threw away your CD?) My mother
→ (CD) was thrown away by my mother.
[02:18]
1. By whom was your diary read? (Who read your diary?)
--- my big brother
→It was read by my big brother.
2. What was eaten by the dog? (What did the dog eat?)
--- Ham for dinner
→ Ham for my dinner was eaten (by the dog).
3. Where did your smartphone get stolen?
--- maybe, in a crowded train
→ Maybe it was stolen in a crowded train.
4. Who was worried about you, when you came home late?
--- my family
→ I had my family worried about me (My family was worried about me.)
5. When you bought a motorbike, by whom did you get scolded?
--- my wife
→ I was scolded by my wife.

Dialogue (Plain(1) style)

[03:57]

A: How’s your new job?
B: I was praised by my boss today. But I was complained by a client.
A: Why (what happened)?
B: Because of delayed delivery. Another colleague was in charge, but I was blamed for that.
A: That’s terrible.
(betsu no hito = another person (here means another colleague.)
(tantou = in charge )


「おつかいを たのまれました」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。Actually, I had a terrible day yesterday. My wallet was stolen! さいふをぬすまれたんです。ほかにもまだいろいろありましたよ。Change the sentences to the passive form.

[00:24]

  1. あしを ふみました。

→ あしを ふまれました。

  1. いぬが おいかけました。

→ いぬに おいかけられました。

  1. うでどけいを こわしました。

→うでどけいを こわされました。

  1. けいさつが しつもんしました。

→ けいさつに しつもんされました。

(けいさつ = Police here means police(wo)man)

  1. クライエントが おこりました。

→ クライエントに おこられました。

  1. みんながわらいました。

→みんなに わらわれました。

[02:07]

では、つぎのようにこたえてください。

たとえば、

だれに CDを すてられたんですか。

--- はは

→ ははに すてられました。

[02:18]

  1. だれに にっきをよまれたんですか。

--- あに

→ あにに よまれました。

  1. なにをいぬにたべられたんですか。

--- ゆうしょくのハム

→ゆうしょくのハムをたべられました。

  1. どこで スマホを とられたんですか。

--- たぶん、まんいんでんしゃ

→たぶん まんいんでんしゃで とられました。

(まんいんでんしゃ = in a crowded train)

  1. かえりがおそくて、だれに しんぱいされたんですか。

--- かぞく

→ かぞくに しんぱいされました。

  1. バイクをかって、だれに おこられたんですか。

--- つま

→つまに おこられました。

Dialogue (Plain(1) style)

[03:57]

A: どう、あたらしい しごとは?
B: きょうは、じょうしに ほめられたんだけど…。でも、クライエントに もんくを いわれたよ。
A: どうして?
B: はいたつが おそいって。べつのひとが たんとうだったんだけど、ぼくのせいにされた。
A: それはひどいね。
(べつのひと = another person (here means other colleague)
(たんとう = in charge )

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[✐2.Andante] Telling your experience! [ta-form]+ことがあります

“I’ve ever played Pachinko.”

[00:07 ]

Hello, everyone. We begin with making “ta-form”, which conjucate in the same way as “te-form”, as you know. Let’s start.

Repeat after me

[00:16]

[V-2 / ru-verb]

  1. see/look/watch [masu-form] > [ta-form]

  2. eat [masu-form] > [ta-form]

[00:28]

[V−1 / u-verb]

  1. buy [masu-form] > [ta-form]

  2. go [masu-form] > [ta-form]

  3. wait [masu-form] > [ta-form]

  4. listen/ask [masu-form] > [ta-form]

  5. speak/tell [masu-form] > [ta-form]

  6. read [masu-form] > [ta-form]

[01:03]

[V-3 /irregular (suru, kuru)]

  1. come [masu-form] > [ta-form]

  2. do [masu-form] > [ta-form]

[01:17]

Let’s make a sentence as follows.

[01:20]

For example,

gyoza, eat

→ I’ve (already) eaten gyoza (before).

Ready?

[01:28]

  1. → I’ve ever eaten hakata ramen.

  2. → I’ve ever watched that film.

  3. → I’ve ever lent money to my friend.

  4. → I’ve ever drank Japanese beer.

  5. → I’ve ever stayed at Ryokan(Japanese inn).

  6. → I’ve ever been to Hokkaido.

  7. → I’ve ever bought (something) in 100 yen shop.

  8. → I’ve once played pachinko.

(パチンコ = Japanese pinball)

FYI => “Day in the Life of a Pachinko Worker” https://youtu.be/3ouVqSaAkLY



「パチンコをしたことがあります」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。「た-フォーム」をつくる れんしゅうから はじめます。「て-フォーム」のつくりかたと おなじですね。では、はじめましょう。

Repeat after me

[00:16]

[V-2 / ru-verb]

  1. みます>みた

  2. たべます>たべた

[00:28]

[V−1 / u-verb]

  1. かいます>かった

  2. いきます>いった

  3. まちます>まった

  4. ききます>きいた

  5. はなします>はなした

  6. よみます>よんだ

[01:03]

[V-3 /irregular (suru, kuru)]

  1. きます>きた

  2. します>した

[01:17]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくりましょう。

[01:20]

たとえば、

ぎょうざ、たべます

→ ぎょうざをたべたことがあります

いいですか。

[01:28]

  1. はかたラーメン、たべます

→ はかたラーメンを たべたことが あります。

  1. そのえいが、みます

→ そのえいがを みたことが あります。

  1. ともだちに、おかね、かします

→ ともだちに、おかねを かしたことが あります。

  1. にほんのビール、のみます

→ にほんのビールを のんだことが あります。

  1. りょかん、とまります

→ りょかんに とまったことが あります。

  1. ほっかいどう、いきます

→ ほっかいどうに いったことが あります。

  1. 100えんショップで、かいます

→ 100えんショップで、かったことが あります。

  1. いちど、パチンコをします

→ いちど、パチンコをしたことが あります。

(パチンコ = Japanese pinball)

FYI => “Day in the Life of a Pachinko Worker" https://youtu.be/3ouVqSaAkLY

[04:03]

つぎのように ぶんを かんせいします。

[04:07]

たとえば、

なっとうを たべたことが ありません。まだ

→ まだ、まっとうを たべたことが ありません。

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[✐3. Moderato] [Potential Verb Form]: can be done. 〜 is possible

"Can be done online.”

[00:06]

Hello, everyone. We learn potential verb (form) today. Let’s start.

Repeat after me

[00:14]

[V-2 group/ru-verb]

  1. eat > can be eaten

  2. remember > can remember

  3. sleep > can sleep

[V-1 group/u-verb]

  1. learn > can learn

  2. work > can work

  3. lend > can lend

  4. read > can read

  5. get/take > can get/take

[V-3 group/(Irregular-suru+kuru)]

  1. do > can do

  2. come > can come

[01:17]

Let’s check. You say the potential verb (form) of the followings.

[01:21]

  1. eat → can be eaten

  2. remember → can remember

  3. sleep → can sleep

  4. learn → can learn

  5. work → can work

  6. lend → can lend

  7. read → can read

  8. get/take → can get/take

  9. do → can do

  10. come → can

[02:22]

Now make sentences as follows.

Sashimi(sliced raw fish), eat

→ I can eat sashimi.
★★★★★
★★★★★

「オンラインで できます」

[00:06]

みなさん、こんにちは。きょうはpotential verb (form)です。では、はじめましょう。

Repeat after me

[00:14]

[V-2 group/ru-verb]

  1. たべ・ます>たべ・られます

  2. おぼえ・ます>おぼえ・られます

  3. ね・ます>ね・られ・ます

[V-1 group/u-verb]

  1. ならい・ます>ならえます

  2. はたらき・ます>はたらけます

  3. かし・ます>かせ・ます

  4. よみ・ます> よめ・ます

  5. とり・ます>とれ・ます

[V-3 group/Irregular(suru+kuru)]

  1. し・ます>でき・ます

  2. き・ます>こられ・ます

[01:17]

かくにんしましょう。Potential verb (form)をこたえてください。

[01:21]

  1. たべます→ たべられます

  2. おぼえます→ おぼえられます

  3. ねます→ ねられます

  4. ならいます→ ならえます

  5. はたらきます → はたらけます

  6. かします → かせます

  7. よみます → よめます

  8. とります → とれます

  9. します → できます

  10. きます→ こられます

[02:22]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくりましょう。

さしみ、たべます

→ さしみが たべられます。または

→ さしみを たべられます。

いいですか。

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[✐1.Adagio] Existence of things and people

  • be (ありますarimasu) for inanimate objects, be (いますimasu) for animate objects
  • Subject maker[が] & theme particle[は]

★★★★★

“Clooney san is there!”

[00:06]
Hello, everyone. Let’s start.

Repeat after me

[00:11]

  1. There is a pair of glasses here.

  2. There is a park over there.

  3. There is a café in front of the station.

  4. There is a toilet on the 1st floor.

  5. There is nothing in the refrigerator.

  6. There is a cat in the room.

  7. There is a dog in front of the house.

  8. There is a friend in the lobby.

  9. There is a client at the reception.

  10. There is no one in Koban(Police Box).

[01:54]

Now, make a sentence as follows. For example,

· Bank, yes → There is a bank.

· Dog, no → There is no dog.

[02:09] Ready?

  1. → There is lions in the zoo.

  2. → There is no computer on the desk.

  3. → There is no teacher at the school.

  4. → There is no hairdryer in the hotel room.

  5. → There is yesterday’s pizza in the refrigerator.

[03:59]

Please answer the following questions. For example,

[04:02]

What is there? Bicycle

→ There is a bicycle.

Ready?

[04:12]

  1. What is there? Umbrella

→ There is an umbrella.

  1. What was inside the building? Dentist(here means Dental clinic)

→ There was a dental clinic.

  1. What is near Mt. Fuji? Lake(s)

→There are lakes.

  1. Who is at the entrance? Uber Eats deliveryman (a person of Uber Eats)

→ Uber Eats deliveryman is there.

(genkan = the area by the door for taking shoes off)

  1. Who was over there? George san

→ There was Goerge san.


「(あそこに)クルーニーさんがいます!」

[00:06]みなさん、こんにちは。では、はじめましょう。

Repeat after me

[00:11]

  1. ここに めがねが あります。

  2. あそこに こうえんが あります。

  3. えきまえに カフェが あります。

  4. いっかいに トイレが あります。

  5. れいぞうこに なにも ありません。

  6. へやに ねこが います。

  7. こうえんに いぬが います。

  8. ロビーに ともだちが います。

  9. うけつけに クライアントが います。

  10. こうばんに だれも いません。

(こうばん = Koban, Police Box)

[01:54]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくりましょう。たとえば、

· ぎんこう、yes → ぎんこうが あります。

· いぬ、no → いぬが いません。

いいですか。

[02:09]

  1. どうぶつえん、ライオン、yes

→ どうぶつえんに ライオンが います。

  1. つくえのうえ、コンピューター、no

→つくえのうえに、コンピューターが ありません。

  1. がっこう、せんせい、no

→ がっこうに せんせいが いません。

  1. ホテルのへや、ドライヤー、no

→ ホテルのへやに、ドライヤーが ありません。

  1. れいぞうこ、きのうのピザ, yes

→ れいぞうこに、きのうのピザが あります。

[03:59]

では、つぎのしつもんにこたえてください。 たとえば、

[04:02]

あそこに なにが ありますか。

じてんしゃ

→ (あそこに)じてんしゃが あります。

いいですか。

[04:12]

  1. そこに なにが ありますか。

かさ

→ かさが あります。

  1. ビルの にかいに なにがありましたか。

はいしゃ(Dentist= here means Dental clinic)

→ はいしゃが ありました。

  1. ふじさんの ちかくに なにが ありますか。

みずうみ

→ みずうみがあります。

  1. げんかんに だれが いますか。

ウーバーイーツのひと

→ ウーバーイーツのひとがいます。

(げんかん = the area by the door for taking shoes off)

  1. あそこに だれが いましたか。

ジョージさん

→ ジョージさんが いました。

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★ too much, to be in excess [Vます+すぎ]
[00:06]

Hello, everyone.

〜sugiru means too much, but it is now sometimes used in the meaning of “very” since several years ago. Examples are; “extremely beautiful announcer”, or”this Ramen is very delicious”.

Anyway, let’s start.

[00:25]

My friend, Sato san, always does things over the top. So I will tell him as follows.

[00:34]

eat > eat too much

→ Sato san, you eat too much.

[00:40]

Ready?

You can change the name to your friends’ name.

[00:45]

  1. Drink > drink too much

→ (Sato san) you drink too much.

  1. Sleep > sleep too much

→ (Sato san), you sleep too much/long.

  1. do twitter > do twitter too much

→ (Sato san), you do/write twitter too much.

  1. always talk > always talk too much

→ (Sato san), you always talk too much.

  1. cry > cry too much

→ (Sato san), you cry too much.

  1. Imitate others > imitate others too much

→ (Sato san), you imitate others too much.

  1. Read books > read books too much

→ (Sato san), you read books too much.

  1. get angry/irritated > get angry too much

→ (Sato san), you get angry too much/often.

[02:14]

By the way, I cooked. Please have a bite. How does it taste? Tasty?

Repeat after me

[02:22]

  1. It’s too sweet.

  2. It’s too spicy.

  3. It’s too salty.

  4. It’s too sour.

  5. It’s(the taste is) too weak.

[03:00]

My cooking (skill) is not good enough yet, you see.

★★★★★

「のみすぎですよ」

[00:06]

みなさん、こんにちは。

「〜すぎる」はtoo muchですが、すうねんまえから、「とても」といういみでも、つかわれるようになりました。たとえば、「うつくしすぎるアナウンサー」とか、「このラーメンはおいしすぎる」などですね。

では、はじめましょう。

[00:25]

わたしのともだちのさとうさんは、いつもやりすぎます。ですから、さとうさんにつぎのようにいいます。

[00:34]

たべます>たべすぎ

→ (さとうさん)、たべすぎですよ。

[00:40]

いいですか。

You can change the name to your friend’s name.

[00:45]

  1. のみます>のみすぎ

→ (さとうさん)、のみすぎですよ。

  1. ねます>ねすぎ

→ (さとうさん)、ねすぎですよ。

  1. ツイッターをします>しすぎ

→ (さとうさん)、ツイッターをしすぎですよ。

  1. いつもしゃべります>しゃべりすぎ

→ (さとうさん)、いつもしゃべりすぎですよ。

  1. なきます>なきすぎ

→ (さとうさん)、なきすぎですよ。

  1. ひとのまねを します>しすぎ

→ (さとうさん)、ひとのまねを しすぎですよ。

  1. ほんをよみます>よみすぎ

→ (さとうさん)、ほんをよみすぎですよ。

  1. おこります>おこりすぎ

→ (さとうさん)、おこりすぎですよ。

[02:14]

さて、わたしがりょうりをしました。

どうぞ、あじは どうですか?おいしいですか?

Repeat after me

[02:22]

  1. あますぎますね。

  2. からすぎます。

  3. しょっぱすぎます。

  4. すっぱすぎます。

  5. うすすぎます。

[03:00]

わたしのりょうりは まだまだ ですね…。

(まだまだ = be not good enough )

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Say your opinion, what you think 〜とおもいます [Plain form/i-adj. /na-adj(だ) +とおもいます]

“What do you think?”
Hello, everyone. Let’s start.

Repeat after me[00:11]

  1. I think it‘s good.

  2. I think it’s bad/ I don’t think so.

  3. I think so.

  4. I think it’s not right / it’s different.

  5. I think there is / they have.

  6. I think there isn’t / they don’t have.

Repeat after me

[00:56]

  1. Is this all right for the meeting’s material?

→ Yes, I think so.

  1. Can I park my bicycle here?

→ I don’t’ think so.

  1. Is this someone’s lost item?

→ I think so.

  1. Gerge san is a british, isn’t he?

→ No, I don’t think so.

  1. Are there banks at the airport?

→ I think there are some.

[01:46]

Now, answer the followings. Do you think it’s all right or not OK? Simply answer, “ii to omoimasu” or “dameda to omoimasu”.

[02:00]

  1. Ah, I’m tired. I want to sleep now. Is it OK that I don’t do my homework today?

→ your answer(OK, or not ok)

  1. I broke my friend’s game software. I will return it as it is.

→ your answer

  1. I made a mistake at work. I won’t tell my boss.

→ your answer

  1. I dialled a wrong number. I just hung up.

→ your answer

(machigai denwa = wrong number)

(damatte = without a word, silently)

(denwa wo kiru = hung up)

[02:42]

Now, make a sentence as follows.

For example,

Tomorrow, it’s clear

→ I think it will be clear tomorrow.

Ready?
★★★★★

「どうおもいますか」

みなさん、こんにちは。では、はじめましょう。

Repeat after me

[00:11]

  1. いい とおもいます。

  2. だめだ とおもいます。

  3. そうだ とおもいます。

  4. ちがう とおもいます。

  5. ある とおもいます。

  6. ない とおもいます。

Repeat after me

[00:56]

  1. かいぎのしりょうは これでいいですか。

→ ええ、いいとおもいます。

  1. ここにじてんしゃをおいていいですか。

→ だめだとおもいます。

  1. これは、だれかのわすれものですか。

→ そうだとおもいます。

  1. ジ ョージさんはイギリスじんですよね。

→ いえ、ちがうとおもいます。

  1. くうこうにぎんこうがありますか。

→あると おもいます。

[01:46]

では、つぎのしつもんに、こたえてください。いいとおもいますか、または、だめだとおもいますか。Simply answer, いいとおもいます、or だめだとおもいます。

[02:00]

  1. ああ、つかれた。もう ねたいです。きょう、しゅくだいをしなくても いいですか?

→ your answer (いいとおもいます or だめだとおもいます)

  1. ともだちのゲームソフトを こわしました。そのまま かえします。

(そのまま = as it is, without fixing)

→ your answer

  1. しごとで ミスを しました。じょうしに いいません。

→ your answer

  1. まちがいでんわを しました。だまってでんわをきりました。

→ your answer

(まちがいでんわ = wrong number)

(だまって = without a word, silently)

(でんわをきる = hung up)

[02:42]

では、つぎのようにぶんをつくりましょう。

たとえば、

あした、はれます

→ あした、はれるとおもいます

いいですか

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[00:07]
Hello, everyone. We are going to do an intensive training of “agemasu(to give)” and “moraimasu(to receive/get)” today.

[00:12]
It’s your friend’s birthday tomorrow. What are you going to give him/her?

Repeat after me

[00:17]

  1. I give (him/her) a concert ticket.

  2. I give (him/her) (a bottle of) wine.

  3. I give (him/her) gloves.

  4. I give (him/her) a manga.

  5. I won’t give anything in particular.

[01:02]

Last week, your friend had a birthday. What did you give him/her?

Repeat after me

[01:08]

  1. I gave (him/her) a perfume.

  2. I gave (him/her) a game soft.

  3. I gave (him/her) a birthday card.

  4. I gave (him/her) a T-shirt.

  5. I didn’t give anything in particular.

[02:00]

Now, make a sentence in the past tense.

[2:05]

For example,

my mother, necklace, to give

→ I gave my mother a necklace.

Ready?

[02:15]

  1. my friend, coffee cup, to give

→ I gave my friend a coffee cup.

  1. elder sister, ballpoint pen, to give

→ I gave my elder sister a ballpoint pen.

  1. my father, tie

→ I gave my father a tie.

  1. my son, bicycle, to give

→ I gave my son a bicycle.

  1. my grandson/daughter a house.

→ I gave my grandson/daughter a house. Wow!

Repeat after me

[03:55]

  1. Yesterday was my birthday.

  2. I got a headphone from my father.

  3. I got a cooking book from my mother.

  4. I got a USB stick from my friend.

  5. I got a key chain/holder from my colleagues.

  6. I got a birthday card from my friend in USA.

  7. I got a lot of presents.

  8. I didn’t get anything.

(The particle 「ni」 can be replaced by「kara」 → Chichi kara headphone wo moraimashita. )


[00:07]
みなさん、こんにちは。きょうは、「あげます」と「もらいます」を とっくんします。

[00:12]

あしたは ともだちの たんじょうび です。なにを あげますか。

Repeat after me

[00:17]

  1. コンサートのチケットをあげます。

  2. ワインをあげます。

  3. てぶくろをあげます。

  4. マンガをあげます。

  5. とくに なにもあげません。

[01:02]

せんしゅう、ともだちのたんじょうびでした。

なにをあげましたか。

[01:08]

  1. こうすいをあげました。

  2. ゲームソフトをあげました。

  3. たんじょうびカードをあげました。

  4. Tシャツをあげました。

  5. とくに なにもあげませんでした。

[02:00]

では、つぎのように、かこけい(past tense)で ぶんをつくります。

[02:05]

たとえば、

はは、ネックレス、あげます

→ ははにネックレスをあげました。

いいですか。

[02:15]

  1. ともだち、コーヒーカップ、あげます

→ ともだちにコーヒーカップをあげました。

  1. あね、ボールペン、あげます

→ あねにボールペンをあげました。

  1. ちち、ネクタイ、あげます

→ ちちに、ネクタイをあげました。

  1. むすこ、じてんしゃ、あげます

→ むすこにじてんしゃをあげました。

  1. まご、いえ、あげます

→ まごに いえを あげました。Wow!

Repeat after me

[03:55]

  1. きのうは わたしの たんじょうび でした。

  2. ちちに ヘッドホンを もらいました。

  3. ははに りょうりのほんを もらいました。

  4. ともだちに USBスティックを もらいました。

  5. どうりょうに キーホルダーを もらいました。

  6. アメリカの ともだちに たんじょうびカードを もらいました。

  7. たくさんプレゼントを もらいました。

  8. なにも もらいません でした。

「に」 can be replaced by「から」 → ちちからヘッドホンをもらいました。 )

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BTW, do you know the typical Japanese expression when they come back home?

[00:06]
Hello, everyone. “〜te kimasu” implies “I willl return” after finish doing errand or something.
[00:14]
For example, “Super market de Shoyu wo katte kimasu” means; I go to a super market, buy a Shoyu, and then, I will come back.
Repeat after me[00:27]
1. I’ll check if the plane has already arrived (and come back).
2. I’m going to Okinawa for work next week (and return).
3. Karaage (deep fried chicken) of that convenience store is delicious. I’m going to buy it (and return).
4. I see there is an area for parking bicycles there. I’m going to park (and come back).
5. Uh? The train doesn’t start, does it? I ‘ll go and ask when the departure time is (and come back).
6. It’s getting cloudy. Before it rains, I’ll go for a walk (and return).
7. My cat hasn’t return since yesterday. I’ll look for It now (and come back).
8. Let’s take a break. I’m going to smoke a bit (and return).
[02:35]
Now make a sentence as follows.
For example,
Convenience store, buy a magazine
I’m going to buy a magazine (and come back).
Ready?
[02:48]
1. Checkout time, ask
→ I’m going to ask the check-out time(and come back).
2. Bus schedule, check/look
→ I’m going to check the bus schedule (and come back).
3. Post office, send a parcel
→ I’m going to the post office to send a parcel (and return).
4. Bank. Withdraw money
→ I’m going to withdraw some cash (and come back).
5. Forgot my wallet at home, go to pick it up
→ As I’ve forgot my wallet at home, I’m going to pick it up (and come back).
6. Lost my passport, report to Koban
→ As I’ve lost my passport, I’m going to report to Koban (and come back).
7. To see if the copy machine is fixed, check/look
→ To see if the copy machine has been fixed, I’m going to check it (and come back).
8. I arrived at home now, wash my hands
→ As I arrived at home now, I’m going to wash my hands (and come back).


[00:06]
みなさん、こんにちは。「~てきます」は、なにかをしたあとに、またもどってくる といういみをふくみます。
[00:14 ]
たとえば、「スーパーで しょうゆを かってきます」は、スーパーに いって、しょうゆをかって、そのあと、もどりますという いみです。
Repeat after me[00:27]
1. ひこうきが、もう とうちゃくしたか、みてきます。
2. らいしゅう、しごとで おきなわにいってきます。
3. あのコンビニのからあげ、おいしいんですよ。ちょっと、かってきます。
4. あそこにじてんしゃおきばが ありますね。ちょっと、とめてきます。
5. あれ、でんしゃ、うごきませんね。しゅっぱつ じかんを きいてきます。
6. くもって きましたね。あめが ふるまえに、さんぽしてきます。
7. うちのねこが きのうから もどってこないんです。これから、さがしてきます。
8. きゅうけい しましょう。ちょっと、たばこをすってきます。
[02:35]
では、つぎのようにぶんをつくりましょう。
たとえば、
コンビニ、ざっしをかいます
→ コンビニでざっしをかってきます。
いいですか。
[02:48]
1. チェックアウトのじかん、ききます。
→ チェックアウトの じかんを きいてきます。
2. バスのじかん、みます
→ バスのじかんを みてきます。
3. ゆうびんきょく、こづつみをだします
→ ゆうびんきょくで、こづつみを だして きます。
4. ぎんこう、おかねを おろします。
→ ぎんこうで おかねを おろしてきます。
5. さいふを うちに わすれました、とりにいきます
→ さいふを うちに わすれたので、とりにいってきます。
6. パスポートを なくしました、こうばんにとどけます。
→ パスポートをなくしたので、こうばんにとどけてきます。
7. コピーきが なおっているか、みます
→ コピーきが なおっているか、みてきます。
8. いま、うちに つきました、てを あらいます
→いま、うちについたので、てをあらって きます。

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[✐3. Moderato :「おかねもないし、じかんもないし」]:「〜shi(し)」adds information to a statement implying that something is among others. In colloquial Japanese, you can make your point by ending the sentence with 「shi(し)」.

[00:07]

Hello everyone.

First, we practice “adj. + shi”.

Repeat after me

[00:15]

i-adjective

  1. hot

  2. many

  3. old

  4. cheap

  5. heavy

na-adjective

  1. quiet

  2. cheerful/energetic

  3. anxious/uneasy

  4. free/vacant

  5. dislike

Repeat after me

[01:14]

  1. This restaurant is delicious and cheap so I recommend.

  2. This hotel is quiet and clean so I’d like to come again.

  3. I don’t feel well today and it’s cold outside so I stay at home.

  4. This PC is old and (runs) slow so I want a new one.

  5. He is good at cooking and handsome, and affable.

  6. It’s already late and I am up early tomorrow so I’d better get going soon.

[03:06]

Let’s practice “iru” and “aru” next.

Repeat after me

[03:11]

  1. to be/exist

present positive [masu > plain > +shi]

past positive [masu > plain > +shi]

present negative [masu > plain > +shi]

past negative [masu > plain > +shi]

  1. to be/have

present positive [masu > plain > +shi]

past positive [masu > plain > +shi]

present negative [masu > plain > +shi]

past negative [masu > plain > +shi]

  1. There’s no one and there is a TV so I’m going to chill by myself.

  2. There are giraffes and lions so the trip to Kenya was awesome.

  3. There was no annoncement and no station staff so I didn’t know about the train accident.


「おかねもないし、じかんもないし…」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。

まず、「adjective+し」のれんしゅうです。

Repeat after me

[00:15]

い-adject.

  1. あつい>あついし

  2. おおい>おおいし

  3. ふるい>ふるいし

  4. やすい>やすいし

  5. おもい>おもいし

な-adject.

  1. しずかな>しずかだし

  2. げんきな>げんきだし

  3. むりな>むりだし

  4. ひまな>ひまだし

  5. きらいな>きらいだし

Repeat after me

[01:14]

  1. このレストランはおいしいし、やすいし、おすすめです。

  2. このホテルはしずかだし、きれいだし、またきたいです。

  3. きょうはたいちょうがわるいし、そとはさむいし、うちですごします。

  4. このパソコンはふるいし、おそいし、あたらしいのがほしいです。

  5. かれは。りょうりがじょうずだし、ハンサムだし、それからし んせつなんです。

  6. もうおそいし、あしたはやいし、そろそろかえります。

[03:06]

つぎは、「いる」と「ある」を れんしゅうしましょう。

Repeat after me

[03:11]

  1. います>いる>いるし

いません>いない>いないし

いました>いた>いたし

いませんでした>いなかった>いなかったし

  1. あります>ある>あるし

ありません>ない>ないし

ありました>あった>あったし

ありませんでした>なかった>なかったし

  1. だれもいないし、テレビもあるし、ひとりでゆっくりします。

  2. キリンもいたし、ライオンもいたし、ケニアりょこうは さいこうでした。

  3. アナウンスもなかったし、えきいんもいなかったし、でんしゃのじこをしりませんでした。

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[✐4.Allegretto] just about to:〜ところ、〜ばかり- indicate what point the action stands.

(Abenomask = a mask supplied under Prime Minster Abe’s mask distribution program.)

[00:09]
Hello, everybody. Today’s topics are “〜tokoro”and “〜bakari”. Let’s start with “(blah blah) tokoro”.
Repeat after me[00:20]
1. The party is just about to start.
2. I’m about to go shopping.
3. I’m about to send it for repair.
4. I’m eating lunch now.
5. I’m having a meeting with the clients.
6. I’ve just returned to home.
7. Just now, I’ve got on the Shinkansen.
8. The summer sales has just begun.
[01:54]
Next we practice “bakari”.
How the speaker feels the length of time depends on himself. For some people, a month is enough to master a foreign language, but for others it could be too short, for example. “Bakari” also implies that the situation is not what was expected.
[02:21]
Repeat after me1. You’ve had a meal a while ago, and you are going eat again?
2. My sister changed her job (only) last week, but she already quit.
3. It’s (only) last month that I bought the smart phone, but I left it somewhere.
4. As I washed this car last weekend, it is still shiny.
5. As the lockdown has just been eased, I continuously work at home.
[04:05]
Now, make sentences using “tokoro” or “bakari”.
[04:10]
For example,
I’m eating lunch. I’ll call(contact) you later.
→ As I’m eating lunch now, I will call you later.
Ready?
[04:21]
1.
→ As(while) I’m currently confirming it, please wait over there.
2.
→ As this restroom is going to be cleaned from now, please use the adjacent one.
3.
→ It was just last week I’ve bought this computer, but it’s already broken.
4.
→ It was only last month that I started to learn the violin, so I cannot make clean/beautiful sound yet.
5.
→ As we are now going to ship the product, it will be delivered (to you) no later than the day after tomorrow.
6.
→ I was told(given) a password a while ago, but I’ve already forgot it.

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「〜んです」means of explanation, emphasis - ”you see”-function
[✐3.Moderato]
“It’s a meeting via Zoom, you know.”
[00:07]
Hello, everybody.
Let’s start.
Repeat after me
[00:12]
1. Are you going to a bank?
2. Yes, I withdraw some money, you see.
3. You’ve got lots of cardbords. (why?)
4. Soon, I’ll be moving out.
5. Do you do sports often?
6. No, I don’t have time.
7. You wear a sweter in Summer?
8. Yes, (because) it’s cold in the office.
9. The computer is slow, isn’t it?
10. Yes, (that’s why) I want a new one.
11. Is the car old?
12. Yes, I bought it quite a while ago.
13. You are quite familiar with China (why?)
14. (Because) I have Chinese friends.
15. Are you studing German?
16. Yes, I like German culture.
Plain Style[03:10]
Listen to the casual conversation.
[03:13]
A: George san is married, you know.
B: wow, I didn’t know that.
A: His wife is an international lawyer and speaks three languages fluently. Besides she is beautiful.
B: That’s George san!
pera pera = speaks fluently (colloq.)
[03:29]
It goes like this in
Masu Style*;
[03:32]
A: George san is married, you know.
B: I didn’t know that.
A: His wife is an international lawyer and speaks three languages fluently. Besides she is beautiful.
B: That’s George san!
Repeat after me
[03:50]
1. He’s married.
2. She speaks three languages fluently.
3. She is beautiful.
[04:26]
Now, we continue practicing speaking.
Repeat after me
[04:29]
1. You watched many videos, didn’t you?
2. I was free (nothing else to do).
3. You cancelled the reservation (why)?
4. Yes, it became inconvenient (= it doesn’t fit my schedule).
5. Don’t you eat that curry (why)?
6. Yes, it’s too hot.
7. What happened?
8. I‘ve lost my mobile phone.
9. Don’t you go out yet?
10. (Because) I work at home today.
11. Don’t you drink alcohol?
12. I go back home by car after this.

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[✐2. Andante] I know but I don’t know.
[00:09]
Hello, everybody. Let’s start.
Repeat After Me
[00:13]
1. Do you know George Clooney?
2. Do you know this song?
3. Do you know the address of the restaurant?
4. I know a very good dentist.
5. I know the synopsis of this film.
6. I knew the answer of the quiz.
7. He doesn’t know my ex. (moto kare = ex-boyfriend [colloq.])
8. I don’t know my boss’s wife.
9. I didn’t know that news.
10. I didn’t know the convenience store in front of the station.
[02:14]
The negative form is “Shirimasen”, not “Shitte imasen”.
[02:22]
Please answer Yes or No.
[02:26]
Example:
Do you know Tokyo Skytree?
Yes→ Yes, I know.
No → No, I don’t know.
Then let’s start.
[02:37]
1. Do you know that new super market? - Yes
→ Yes, I know.
2. Do you know hotsprings?
→ Yes, I know.
3. Where did they go? – No
→ No, I don’t know.
4. There is the Olympic game in Tokyo. Did you know? - Yes
→ Yes, I knew.
5. Toyota san has been transferred to London Office. Did you know that? – No
→ No, I didn’t know.
[03:30]
Next, we practice “wakarimasu = I know/understand”.
Repeat After Me[03:35]
1. I understand a little bit of Italian.
2. I understand your feeling.
3. I found it by looking at the map.
4. I don’t understand the question.
5. I don’t know(understand) any Kanji.
6. I don’t know how to make a copy.
7. I don’t know how to take a train.
8. I don’t know how to get to the airport.
9. I don’t know(see) the difference in taste.
10. I don’t understand his behaviour.

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[Vte Form]+imasu (present progressive & state of being/possession)
💡It can be on-going action, habitual actions, or current states/posession depending on the context.


“I’m now writing a mail”
[00:08]
Hello, everyboday.
Let’s start.

Repeat After Me
[00:14]
1. Now, I’m writing a mail.
2. Now, I’m skimming the News.
(zatto yomu = skim through)
3. Now, I’m listening to the Podcast.
4. Now, I’m doing my homework.
5. Now, I’m doing a meeting(in a meeting).
6. Now, I’m making a copy.
7. Now, I’m working at home.
8. I’m drinking coffee.
9. I’m eating Meal. (Gohan=meal, rice)
10. I’m waiting for the train.
11. I’m driving a car.
12. I’m taking pitures.
13. I’m cooking.
14. I’m cleaning.
15. I’m tidying up.
16. I’m jogging.
[02:54]
Now make a sentence with the following words.
[02:57]
For example, = Now, lunch, eat
→ Now, I’m eating lunch.
[03:04]
Ready?
[03:05]
1. → Now, I’m jotting down(taking a note).
2. → I’m having a meeting via Zoom.
(Zoom: online meeting)
3. → The baby is now sleeping.
4. → I’m watching a drama on Netflix.
5. → Now, I’m eating a packed lunch.
6. → I’m now talking to the client.
7. → In the departure loby, I’m waiting for the boarding.
8. → Now, I’m buying (canned) coffee at the vending machine.
9. → I’m now calling a taxi.
10. → I’m in a hurry now.
Plain Style[06:30]
Now please listen to the next dialog between friends.
[06:34 ]
A: Hello, what’s up now?
B: I’m preparing tomorrow’s Zoom (meeting). Quite tough.
A: ah, you’re working. Sorry to interrupt.
B: No, no. It’s a drinking party with friends via Zoom. (Nomikai = drinking party)
[06:50]
You now listen to this dialog in
Masu Style***.
[06:53]
A: Hello, what are you doing now?
B: I’m preparing for tomorrow’s Zoom (meeting). It’s not easy at all.
A: ah, you are in the middle of work. Excuse me to interrupt you.
A: No, no. It’s a drinking party with friends via Zoom.
Repeat After Me
[07:15]
1. What are you doing now?
2. I’m preparing for tomorrow’s Zoom.
3. Sorry to bother you.
(Jama wo shite sumimasen. ←This may sound more natural. )

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[Vmasu]+ni ikimasu : to go to do such and such
[00:08]
Hello, everybody. Now we start.
Repeat After Me[00:14]
1. I go to eat lunch.
2. I go to see a film.
3. I go to Osaka to have fun.
4. I go to see my parents.
5. Someday, I (will) go to buy a pasokon (personal computer).
6. After work, I go out to drink (alcohol).
(Nomi ni ikimasu = go out to drink alcohol, hit a bar)
7. Tommorrow, I go to see Baseball.
8. I go to the library to borrow books.
9. I go skiing.
10. I go to the park for a walk.
11. I go to Paris to study fashion.
12. (From) now, I go to a department store for shopping.
13. I go to learn karate.
14. I go to the gym to do Yoga.
15. I go to Canada to study English.
[03:17]
These expressions “tabe ni ikimasu” or “mini ikimasu” are one of my favourite topics to teach, as they boot up the learners’ level to the next level.
[03:27]
Shall we try a bit longer sentence?
Repeat After Me[03:34]
1. I go to pick up my friend.
2. I go to the airport to pick up my friend.
3. I go to the airpot by car to pickt up my firend.
4. I go to the airport with my father by car to pick up my friend.
5. I go to the airport with my father by car to pick up my friend fron now.

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[ Adjectives (excl. past tense) ]

Today’s topic is “adjectives”.
[00:11]
Hello, everybody. Let’s start.
Repeat After Me
There are 18 in total.
[00:16]
1. Tomorrow is free [I’m free tomorrow].
2. Today is busy [I’m busy today].
3. The shopping centre is busy(full of life).
4. This building is low.
5. Mt. Fuji is high.
6. New sumaho(smart phone) is expensive.
7. This T-shirts is cheap.
8. My pasokon(personal computer) is old.
9. My younger brother’s room is dirty.
10. My room is clean(tidy).
11. Tokyo Tower at night is beautiful.
12. This Anime is funny(interesting, amusing).
13. That drama(soap opera) is boring.
14. Next door(neighbour) is sometimes noisy.
15. Library is always quiet.
16. My cat is sometimes mean.
17. He is always kind.
18. She is friendly(gentle, sweet, affable). Dialogue
[04:18]
A: Next week I will do a test(You’ll have a test next week).
B: Your(sensei’s) test is difficult. It’s tough.
A: The next week’s (test) is not difficult. It will be easy.
B: You always say that!


Small dialogue: 04:10, Dialogue practice 07:47

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“What do you do on weekend?    

Hello, everyboday. Let’s start. 
Repeat After Me - There are 18 in total.
[0:17]
1.     I go to work.
2.     I go to the convenience store.
3.     I write a mail.
4.     I watch a movie.
5.     I watch YouTube.  
6.     I read a book
7.     I read comics. 
8.     I drink (green) tea.
9.     I eat spaghetti.
10.  I learn Karate.
11.  Sometimes, I drink alcohol.
12.  Occasionally, I smoke. 
13.  Everyday, I learn Japanese.
14.  Often, I drive a car.
15.  Always, I take a taxi.
16.  Later, I’ll do Line[send a Line message].  
(Line = popular messaging app in Japan)
17.  Tomorrow, I will call/contact you.  
18.  What do you do (are you going to do) at the weekend?


Dialogue practice from casual to masu-style 05:55

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[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing?
If you live in Japan, you might often hear the word "taihen". It has various meanings and uses.
[00:20]
Example 1
"Oh, no! I over slept. I will be late!"
[00:26]
Example 2
"There was a strike, right?"
"Yes, there were no trains nor buses, so it was hell."
[00:35]
Example 3
"How is your new part time job?" "Really tough! I want to quit."
Today, we will practice "taihen".
Repeat after me[00:47]
1. Oh, no! Heavens! (Oops!)
2. It's tough/hard. It's no fun. That's a challenge. That's serious.
3. It was tough/hard.
4. It's tough/hard, isn't it?
5. It was tough/hard, wasn't it?
6. It looks tough/hard/terrible.
7. It's very difficult.
8. It's very important.
9. It's very regrettable/pity/dissapointing.
10. It's very useful (be of immense help).
11. It was a rough/tough year.
12. It was a lot of pressure. (I was under a great deal of pressure.)
[0:36]
Then, please say it with "taihen!"
For example,
I forgot my smartphone!
→ Oh no, I forgot my smartphone!
Ready?
[02:49]
1. I overslept!
→ Oh no, I overslept!
2. I have an exam tomorrow!
→ Jeez, I haven an exam tomorrow!
3. I lost my wallet somewhere!
→ Oh no, I lost my wallet somewhere!
4. I didn't save the file!
→ Oops, I didn't save the file!
5. I made a mistake with the number of copies!
→ Oh dear, I did wrong number of copies!
6. I overcooked the pasta!
→ Oh no, I overcooked the pasta!
[04:04]
Now, please response with either "taihen desune" or "taihen deshitane".
[04:13]
1. I can't finish my work.
→ That's bad.
2. I have series of meetings this week.
→ That must be tough.
3. Shinkansen stopped midway due to a typhoon.
→ That's arduous. (Sorry to hear that.)
4. Yesterday, I finally made up with my girlfriend.
→ That must've been tough (but good to hear that).
5. I had to make all the food for the party.
→ That was a huge job.

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“I stepped on the cat!”

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flohwalzer
  • Song : Neko funjatta (I stepped on the cat) by Nonochan
  • Neko funjatta lyrics

Hello, everyone. How are you doing? I had to wake up early this morning, but I
overslept. I panicked! Do you always set your alarm clock? Have you ever overslept?
[00:25]
Today, we will practice "〜te shimaimashita" in plain style. First, make a sentence with "〜chatta" as follows.
I overslept. (Nebou shite shimaimashita.)
→ I overslept. (Nebou shichatta)
Ready?
[00:45]
1. I ate it. [eat: Dictionary Form]
2. I wrote it. [write]
3. I saw/watched it.
4. I bought it.
5. I booked it. / I made a reservation.
6. I did it.
7. I used it.
8. I broke it.
9. I lost it.
10. I got it dirty.
[02:50]
"〜de shimaimashita" will be changed to "jatta".
[02:58]
1. I drank it.
2. I read it.
3. I ordered it.
4. I took a rest / I took a day off (from work).
5. I stepped on it.
(fumu = step on)
[03:57]
Do you know "Neko, funjatta"? Neko, funjatta(I stepped on the cat)" is a piano melody known as Flohwalzer or Flea Waltz with Japanese lyrics.
There are many variations around the world.
I will post links so you can check it out for more details.
[04:28]
Now, make a sentence as follows.
Hey, do you know the apple that was here?
I ate it.
→ Oops, I ate it.
OK?

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[✐1. Adagio]
Wow! Super! Cool! Awesome!”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing?
Let’s get started.
Repeat after me
[00:13]
1. good
2. cute
3. scary
4. expensive, high
5. cheap
6. short
7. long
8. beautiful/clean/good-looking
9. famous
10. kind/nice/amiable
11. cool, smart
12. amazing, awesome, great, super
[01:33]
By the way,
“sugoi” can be;
amazing, awesome, brilliant, great, incredible,
or
“Super!”, “Wow!”, “Cool!”, “Terrific!”,
or
emphasize something
There are many. Sugoi is amazing, isn’t it?
Repeat after me
[01:57]
1. His dace is amazing.
2. Awesome!
3. It’s very delicious.
[02:26]
Now, state your impressions of past events, as follow;
delicious
→ It was delicious.
OK?
[02.38]
1. amazing
→ It was amazing.
2. funny/interesting
→ It was funny.
3. fun/happy/lovely
→ It was lovely.
4. boring/joyless
→ It was boring.
5. cheap
→ It was cheap.
6. expensive
→ It was expensive.
7. muggy/sultry/hot and humid
→ It was muggy.
8. beautiful/clean
→ It was beatuful/clean.
9. kind/nice/amiable
→ S/he was kind.
10. good
→ It was good.

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[3.Moderato] Vi+te imasu, Vt+te arimasu, Vt-okimasu
I (intentionally) summarized the points (to be of your help).”
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing?
I have a question,
“The window is open”, [mado ga aite imasu]
“The window is open”, [mado ga akete arimasu]
“The window is open” [mado wo akete okimasu]
What are the differences between them?
[(Vi)te imasu]
“Mado ga aiteimasu” indicates the window was opened at the certain time in the past and is still open. Verbs are intransitive verbs (Vi).
We will start with “mado ga aiteimasu”.
Repeat after me
[00:39]
1. → The door is open.
2. → The door is closed.
3. → The light is on.
4. → The light is out.
5. → My shoes are dirty.
6. → It’s locked.
7. → A button came off.
8. → The plastic bag is torn.
(reji bukuro = plastic bag (one you get at the cash register of supermarkets or convenience stores.)
9. → Furniture fell over.
10. → The building is still on fire.
So far so good?
[02:39]
Now, next is, “mado ga akete arimasu”
[Vt-te arimasu]
“madoga aketearimasu” emphasises that the situation exists as a result of somebody’s deliberate action. Verbs are transitive verbs (Vt).
Repeat after me
[03:52]
1. → It’s hot, so the door is open.
2. → The sound leaks, so the door is closed.
(moreru = leak)
3. → This street is dark at night, so the lights are on.
4. → To save the money, the air conditioner is turned off.
5. → It’s locked so that no one can enter.
6. → The schedule is put on the wall.
7. → Tables and chairs are lined up in the meeting/conference room.
8. → Presents are put on the table.
9. → The shirt I’m going to wear tomorrow has already been washed.
10. → Points are summarized on the last page.
[05:40]
Next is “Vt-te okimasu”. [Vtておきます]

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[2.Andante][3.Moderato][4.Allegretto]
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today’s topic is “yasumi”.
Note: It can be time off (day off), a break, a holiday/vacation, depending on the context.
Repeat after me
[00:15]
1. I will be off tomorrow.
2. I will take a day off from work tomorrow.
3. I won’t come to the Japanese class next week.
4. I’m on vacation from tomorrow.
5. I’ll sit on a bench and rest.
6. I will go back to my room and rest (go to bed).
7. Let’s take a rest.
8. Let’s rest for about 15 minutes.
9. The break is 20 minutes.
10. Why don’t we have a break while drinking coffee?
[02:04]
Shall we rest for a while?
Well, let’s continue.
[02:14]
11. I had been off for a while.
12. The lunch break is one hour.
13. I don’t work on weekend.
14. I don’t work / we are closed every Tuesday.
15. I had no work last week.
16. I was absent from class yesterday.
17. I took a break from my part-time job for half a year.
18. During Corona, I took a break from Judo.
19. After resting for a night, I felt better.
20. When are you going to take a day off?
[04:25]
Now, make a sentence as follows.
Tuesday afternoon
→ I’m off on Tuesday afternoon.
Ready?

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[2.Andante] “Try drinking Oolong Hai.”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? What (kind of) books have you read recently? Was that interesting? Let’s recommend the book to your friends.
For example,
That book was interesting. Please try reading it (=you should read it) by all means.
Or,
The new restaurant is nice. Please try to go there by all means.
Today, we will practice te-form + “mitekudasai”.
Note: Depending on the context, the translation could be “please try …ing (try to…)” , “you should…”, “why not …ing?”, or “do something to see….”
[00:37]
First, make “te-Form” as follows;
kaimasu [buy] → katte
Ready?
[00:46]
1. eat
2. drink
3. read
4. open
5. call
6. mail
7. put on (shoes, trousers)
8. wear (hat, helmet etc)
9. pour (pour soy sauce on smth. etc.)
10. touch
[01:54]
Now, make a sentence of “〜te mitekudasai”.
For example,
kaimasu [buy] → Katte mite kudasai [(please) Try to buy it.]
OK? [02:07]
1. eat → (Please) Try eating.
2. drink → Try drinking.
3. read → Try reading.
4. open → Try opening.
5. call → Try calling.
6. mail → Try mailing.
7. wear → Try wearing.
8. put on → Try putting it on.
9. pour → Try pouring.
10. touch → Try touching.
Let’s make a sentence as follows.
Maccha cake → Try (to eat) the maccha cake.
Ready?

  1. gyouza, eat → Try eating the gyouza.
  2. Oolong-hai, drink → Try drinking the Oolong-hai.
    (U-ron[Oolong]-hai = Shochu* with Oolong Tea)
  3. “Drive My Car”, read → Try reading ”Drive My Car”.
  4. present, open → Try oepning the present.
  5. station office, call → Try calling tol the station office.
  6. the person in charge, mail → Try mailing the person in charge.
    (tantousha = the person in charge)
  7. jeans you bought, wear → Try wearing the jeans you bought.
  8. helmet, wear → Try wearing the helmet.
  9. soy sauce, put on / with → Try putting soy sauce on it = try it with soy sauce.
  10. horse’s tail, touch → Try touching the horse’s tail. (uma no shippo = horse’s tail) Shochu is a Japanese hard liquor, typically distilled from rice, barley, sweet potato, etc.
    *Drive My Car = A short story written by Haruki Murakami. Film

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[4.Allegretto] Vて+ほしいんだけど
“I want you to lend me some change….”
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? There are many ways to ask for a favour, but today we will practice expressions that Japanese people often use with family, close colleagues, and friends.
[00:21]
Please make “hoshiindakedo” – sentence as follows.
write
→ I want you to write.
Ready?
[00:31]
1. read
→ I want you to read.
2. eat
→ I want you to eat
3. lend
→ I want you to lend it.
4. help me
→ I want you to help me. (I need your help.)
5. bring
→ I want you to bring it.
6. take me(someone)
→ I want you to take me(someone) with you.
7. [go and] buy [and come back]
→ I want you to buy it (for me).
8. drive
→ I want you to drive.
9. throw away
→ I want you to throw it away.
10. look for / search
→ I want you to look for it.
11. participate
→ I want you to participate.
12. believe
→ I want you to believe me.
13. give / pass
→ I want you to give it (to somebody).
14. confirm / check
→ I want you to check.
So far so good?
Repeat after me [
04:10]
1. I want you to clean up the room.
2. I want you to do the laundry.
3. I want you to have a taste.
(no ajimi wo suru = have(try) a taste of)
4. I want you to pass the salt.
5. I want you to buy me some vegetables.
6. I want you to cook dinner.
7. I want you to confirm the phone number.
8. I want you to take my son.
9. I want you to drive for me.
10. I want you to join the party.
11. I want you to believe me.
12. I want you to give the document to the manager.
13. I want you to wait.
14. I want you to lend me some change.
[06:53]
Now, make a sentence as follows.
now, room, clean up
→ I want you to clean up the room now.
OK?
[07:06]
1. Please do the laundry by the end of the week.
→ I want you to do the laundry by the end of the week.
2. Please buy some soy sauce on your way home from work.
→ I want you to buy soy sauce on your way from work.
3. Please make a bento(lunch box) tomorrow.
→ I want you to make me a bento tomorrow.
4. Please confirm if this is okay.
→ I want you to confirm if this is okay.
5. Please take my son to Disneyland.
→ I want you to take my son to Disneyland.
6. Please attend the party next month.
→ I want you to attend the party next month.
7. Please wait a little long for a reply.
→ I want you to wait a little longer for my reply.
8. Please led me some change.
→ I want you to lend me some change.

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[3.Moderato]
“When you pull this, the emergency door will open.”
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. How are youdoing? If you practice speaking Japanese every day, all of sudden, your Japanese will get better one day.
Repeat after me
[00:22]
1. When you press here, the door will open.
(= Press here and the door will open.)
2. When you press here, the door will close.
3. When you press this, the light will turn on.
4. When you press this, the light will turn off.
5. When you turn this, the sound gets louder.
6. When you turn this, the sound gets quieter.
7. When you touch here, it will make a sound.
8. When you pull this lever down, the chair will move (you can move the chair).
9. When you put money in here, a ticket will come out.
10. When you pull this, the emergency door will open.
(hijou doa = emergency door)
[03:03]
Now, makea sentence as follows.
Push here, door, open
→ When you push here, the door will open.
Ready?
[03:17]
1. here, push, close
→ When you push here, the door will close.
2. this, push, air conditioner, turn on
→ Wne you press this, the air conditioner will turn on.
3. this, push, computer, turn on
→ When you push this, the computer will turn on.
4. this, turn to the right, sound, gets louder
→ When you turn this to the right, the sound gets louder.
5. this, turn to the left, sound, get quieter
→ When you turn this to the left, the sound gets quieter.
6. this lever, pull down, recline a seat/backrest
→ When you pull this lever down, the seat can be reclined.
(semotare = back of the chair) (semotare wo taosu = recline)
7. push this, chair, get higher
→ When you push this, the chair gets higher.
(= you can raise the chair)
8. put money, the game stars
→ When you money in, the game will start.


[11:34]
Shadowing

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[✐1. Adagio] Let's ask opening hours!
“What time do you open? (From what time?)”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Let’s ask opening hours!
Repeat after me
[ü0:13]
1. From what time (What time do you open from?)
2. Until what time? (Until what time do you open?)
3. From what time till what time?
4. What time (does the shop) open?
5. When (does the shop) open?
6. What time (does the shop) close?
7. When (does the shop) close?
[01:24]
By the way, business hour or opening hour is “eigyou jikan”.
What are your opening hours?
[01:35]
Repeat after me
What are your opening hours?
[01:49]
Now, make a sentence as follows.
Japanese class, from what time
→ From what time is the Japanese class?
Ready?
[02:02]
1. Department store, from what time
→ From what time dose the department store open?
2. movie/film, from what time
→ What time does the film start?
3. municipal/city hall, until what time
→ Until what time does the city hall open?
4. work, from what time to what time
→ From what time to what time do you work?
5. library, from what time to what time
→ From what time to what time is the library open?
6. supermarket, what time, open
→ What time does the super market open?
7. gym, what time, open
→ What time does the gym open?
8. library, when, open1
→ When does the library open?
9. bank, what time, close
→ What time does the bank close?
10. department store, when, close
→ When does the department store close?


[13:01] Dialogue
[13:48] Role play

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[4.Allegretto][5.Allegro] JLPT N4
100本(ひゃっぽん)ノック! - Repeat After Me 100
Note: ノック(nokku) is a Japanese-English (kind of “fungo”), and one of the Baseball defensive exercises that repeatedly catches and throws back the ball. (Normally it’s 1000 nokku, not 100).
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[00:08] みなさん、こんにちは。お元気(げんき)ですか。今日(きょう)は1から100まで、ひたすらリピートします。いいですか。では、始(はじ)めましょう。
Hello, everyone. Are you doing all right? Today, we simply repeat from 1 to 100. Let’s get started.
Repeat after me
[00:19]
1. あきらめる[Vじしょ] あきらめます[Vます]
→ ぜったい あきらめません!
I will never give up!
2. あげる あげます
→ 母(はは)の誕生日(たんじょうひ)に何(なに)をあげるか、考(かんが)え中(ちゅう)です。
I’m thinking about what to give my mother for her birthday.
3. 編(あ)む 編(あ)みます
→ 趣味(しゅみ)はセーターを編(あ)むことです。
My hobby is knitting sweaters.
4. 謝(あやま)る 謝(あやま)ります
→ 奥さんにすぐに謝(あやま)ったほうがいいですよ。
You should apologize to your wife immediately.
5. 洗(あら)う 洗(あら)います
→ 今( いま)洗(あら)ったら、明日(あした)までに乾(かわ)くかな。
If I wash it now, I wonder it will be dry by tomorrow…?
6. 安心(あんしん)する 安心(あんしん)します
→ 試験(しけん)に受(う)かって、安心(あんしん)しました。
I passed the exam and felt relieved..
7. 入(い)れる 入(い)れます
→ お金(かね)を入(い)れたのに、ジュースが出(で)ません。
I put money in, but no juice comes out. 8
. 遅(おく)れる 遅(おく)れます
→ 30分(ぷん)くらい遅(おく)れるかもしれません。
I may be 30 minutes late.
9. 押(お)す 押(お)します
→ 危(あぶ)ないですから、押(お)さないでください。
It’s dangerous, so don’t push me/it.
10. 驚(おどろ)く 驚(おどろ)きます
→ 宝くじがあたって、驚きました。
I was surprised as I won the lottery.

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[2.Andante][3.Moderato] “Shall I help you?”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Shall we get started?
Repeat after me
[00:15]
1. Shall I help you?
2. Shall we go together?
3. Shall I go too?
4. Shall we go home together?
5. Shall I give you a lift?
6. Shall I call you tomorrow?
7. Shall I call for you?
8. Shall I write?
9. Shall I lend it to you?
10. Shall I carry (the luggage)?
11. Shall I clean up?
12. Shall we arrange/line up the desks?
13. Shall we queue in front of the store?
14. Shall we bring it?
15. Shall we take it home?
16. Shall we ask the teacher?
17. Shall we order pizza?
[03:04]
Now, repeat as follows.
I can’t finish my work…
→ Shall I help you?
You repeat “Shall I help you?”
OK?
[03:19]
1. How do I get to the station?
→ Shall we go together?
2. I feel a bit sick.
→ Shall I give you a lift?
3. I’m not good at making phone calls in English.
→ Shall I do/call (for you)?
4. I don’t know how to write an application form.
→ Shall I write (for you)?
5. I didn’t bring an umbrella.
→ Shall I lend you mine?
6. I have three suitcases…
→ Shall I take one?
7. The room is cluttered.
→ Shall we clean up together?
(gocha gocha = cluttered)
8. We will have a party in the conference room.
→ Shall we rearrange the desks?
9. I don’t have a wine opener.
→ Shall I take mine?
10. We had a lot of cake leftover.
→ Shall I take some home?
(amari = leftover, amaru = be left)
11. We still have work to do, but for now, why don’t we eat something?
→ Shall we order pizza delvery?
(toriaezu = for now, tentatively, for now)
[05:58]
Now, make a sentence as follow.
I can’t finish my work…
I will help you.
→ Shall I help you?



「てつだいましょうか。」
[00:07]
みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。では、さっそくはじめましょうか。
Repeat after me
[00:15]
1. てつだいましょうか。
2. いっしょに いきましょうか。
3. わたしも いきましょうか。
4. いっしょに かえりましょうか。
5. くるまで おくりましょうか。
6. あした でんわしましょうか。
7. (わたしが) かわりに でんわしましょうか。
8. かきましょうか。
9. かしましょうか。
10. (にもつを) もちましょうか。
11. かたづけましょうか。
12. つくえを ならべましょうか。
13. みせのまえに ならびましょうか。
14. もっていきましょうか。
15. もってかえりましょうか。
16. せんせいに たのみましょうか。
17. ピザを たのみましょうか。
[03:04]
では、つぎのようにリピートしてください。
しごとがおわらないんです。
→ てつだいましょうか。
You repeat :てつだいましょうか。
いいですか。
[03:19]
1. えきまで どうやっていきますか。
→ いっしょに いきましょうか。
2. ちょっと きぶんがわるいんです。
→ くるまで おくりましょうか。
3. えいごの でんわが にがてなんです。
→ わたしが しましょうか。
4. もうしこみしょの かきかたが わかりません。
→ わたしが かきましょうか。
5. かさを もってきませんでした。
→ わたしのを かしましょうか。
6. スーツケースが みっつもあるんです。
→ ひとつ、もちましょうか。
7. へやが ごちゃごちゃです(ごちゃごちゃしています)。
→ いっしょに かたづけましょうか。
(ごちゃごちゃ = cluttered)
8. かいぎしつで パーティをします。
→ つくえをならべかえましょうか。
(ならべかえる = rearrange, reorder)
9. ワインオープナーがないんです。
→ わたしのを もっていきましょうか。
10. ケーキが たくさん あまりましたね。
→ いくつか もってかえりましょうか。
(あまり= leftover, あまる = be left)
11. まだ しごとがありますが、とりあえず、
なにか たべませんか。
→ ピザのデリバリーを たのみましょうか。
(とりあえず = for now, tentatively, for now)
[05:58]
では、つぎのようにぶんをつくってください。
しごとがおわらないんです。
てつだいます
→ てつだいましょうか。

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[4.Allegretto] Heading downhill??? -- Weather forecasts
“It looks like the weather is likely to decline.”
[00:09]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today’s
theme is weather. First, check the basic words and expressions.
Repeat after me
[00:20]
1. sunny
2. fine weather
3. cloudy
4. It rains.
5. light rain
6. downpour
7. The wind is blowing.
8. It’s snowing.
9. Snow piles up.
10. A typhoon is coming
11. A large typhoon is approaching.
12. A typhoon makes landfall.
So far so good?
Repeat after me
[01:57]
1. It’s a nice sunny day.
2. It’s sunny today./It’s a fine weather today.
3. It’s a nice weather without a cloud.
4. It’s dull/bleak/gloomy.
5. There are many clouds.
6. It’s raining lightly.
7. It’s drizzling. (=very light rainfall)
8. It’s raining heavily.
9. It’s been foggy since last night.
10. It was pouring down until just now.
11. It’s windy./There is a strong wind blowing.
12. It has been snowing since yesterday.
13. It snowed a lot./The snow piled up.
14. A typhoon is coming to the Kanto region.
15. The typhoon made landfall in Japan last weekend.
16. Tokyo is right in the middle of the typhoon.
[05:01]
Now, answer as follows.
How is the weather over there?
rain
→ It’s rain.= It’s raining.
Ready?
[05:13]
1. How is the weather over there?
sunny
→ It’s sunny.
2. How is the weather over there?
bleak
→ It’s bleak (weather).
3. How is the rain now?
drizzling
→ It’s drizzling.
4. How is the rain now?
rain hard
→ It’s pouring down.
5. How about the wind?
strong
→ It’s very windy.
6. How about the snow? Did it pile up?
a lot
→ It snowed a lot./The snow piled up.
7. Where is the typhoon coming?
Kanto region
→ A typhoon is coming to the Kanto region.
8. When did the typhoon land?
last weekend
→ Last weekend the typhoon made landfall.
[07:44]
How is the weather where you are now?
Repeat after me
[07:50]
1. It’s got cold since yesterday.
(hiekomu = get cold)
2. The temperature this morning was 12 degrees.
3. Today’s high temperature is 20 degrees.
4. The lowest temperature this morning was minus 2 degrees.
5. It will be mild weather from this afternoon.
6. It will be warm from tomorrow.
7. It’s going to drop to 3 degrees at night.
8. It’s getting warmer day by day.
9. It looks like the weather is going to decline at the beginning of the week.
(kudarizaka ni mukau = decline: typish weather expression. [kudarizaka = downhill, downward slope])
10. It looks like the midwinter cold will return next week.

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[✐1. Adagio][2.Andante]
“I’m/I’ll be waiting in the arrival lobby.”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? You are working in the office in Tokyo. Ralf san is coming from German Branch. When, and what time is his flight? Let’s ask some questions.
Repeat after me
[00:25]
1. Ralf san, when are you coming to Japan?
2. What day is your business trip?
3. When are you going on a business trip?
4. From when to when are you going on a business trip?
5. What time is your flight?
6. What time will you arrive?
7. Which plane are you taking?
8. What is your flight number?
9. Is it a direct flight? 1
0. How many luggage do you have?
[02:22]
Now, ask Ralf san as follows.
For example, when, come
→ When are you coming?
Ready?
[02:35]
1. what day, come
→ What day are you coming?
2. from when until when
→ From when until when?
3. what time, arrive
→ What time are you arriving?
4. which/what plane (airline company)
→ Which plane are you coming by?
5. direct flight?
→ Is it a direct flight?
6. luggage, how many
→ How many luggage do you have?
[04:17]
Now, you will pick up Ralf san at the airport. Touchaku robi- is ”arrival lobby”. --- the pronunciation is difficult! --- “arrival lobby”.
Repeat after me
[04:33]
1. Please wait in the arrival lobby.
2. Please wait in front of the convenience sstore in the arrival lobby.
3. I’m (I’ll be) waiting in the arrival lobby.
4. I’m (I’ll be) waiting in the arrival lobby of Terminal 3.
5. I’m (I’ll be) waiting at the taxi stand.
6. I’m (I’ll be) waiting near the bus stop.
7. I will pick you up by car.
8. Let’s go to the hotel together by limousine bus.
9. I will be late about 30 minutes.
10. I will be a bit late.

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[✐3. Moderato, 4.Allegretto] 行(い)ったり来(き)たり…
(Also try JS 13: I sing and dance, etc.)
★★★★★
“Back and forth….”
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today we will practice various expressions using “〜tari〜tari shimasu”. Also, please refer to Japanese Swotter No. 13. Repeat after me
[00:23]
1. may go up or down.
2. may increase or decrease
3. may drink or not drink
4. may or may not have time
5. may come or not come
6. may go and not to go
7. sometime you can see or sometimes can’t
8. sometimes you can sit or sometimes can’t
[02:07]
Are you OK? Let’s check. Please make a sentence as follows. go, come → come and go Ready?
[02:20]
1. up, down → It may go up and down.
2. increase, decrease → It may increase and decrease.
3. drink, not drink → Sometimes I drink, sometimes I don’t.
4. have time, no time → Sometimes I have time, sometimes I don’t.
5. come, not come → S/he may come or not come.
6. go, not go → Sometimes I go, sometimes not go.
7. can see, can’t see → It may or may not be visible.
8. can sit, can’t sit → You may or may not be able to sit. [04:50] Now, listen the key words [KW] and repeat the sentence.
[04:56]
1. [KW] my kid’s grades, up, down
→ My kid’s grades go up and down.
(seiseki = acadmic results, grades)
2. [KW] our kid’s fever, rise, fall
→ My kid’s fever goes up and down, which makes me worry.
3. [KW] recently, weight gain, loss
→ I’ve been gaining and losing weight lately.
4. [KW] time to study, have, not have
→ Sometimes I have time to study, sometimes I don’t.
5. [KW] bus, on time, come, don’t come
→ This bus may or may not come on time.
6. [KW] part-time job, college, go, not go
→ I’m busy with my part- time job, so I sometimes go to college and sometimes I don’t.
7. [KW] weather, Mt.Fuji, visible, invisible
→ Depending on the weather, you may or may not be able to see Mt. Fuji.
8. [KW] this station, you can sit, you can’t
→ From this station, you may or may not be able to sit down(take a seat).
[08:00]
Are you busy every day? Let’s express it by using “going back and forth”.

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[2.Andante] います、すみます、すんでいます
“Have you been in Japan long?”
(Note!: It’s not a literal translation of “Is Japan long already?”)
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing?
Where are you living now? If you are in Japan, then you say;
“Nihon ni sunde imasu.”,
not “Nihon ni sumimsu.” All right?
Note: “sundeimasu“ indicates an action that is ongoing.
Repeat after me
[00:26]
1. Where do you live?
2. I live in Kobe.
3. Where do you live now?
4. I live in Sydney now.
5. Where did you live before?
6. I lived in Hiroshima before.
7. Where do you want to live?
8. Well, I want to live in Kyoto.
[01:55]
Now, please answer as follows.
Where do you live?
Japan
→ I live in Japan.
Ready?
[02:07]
1. Where do you live?
Osaka
→ I live in Osaka
2. Where do you live?
New York
→ I live in New York
3. Where do you live now?
Saitama
→ I live in Ssaitama now.
4. Where do you live ?
Hongkong
→ I live in Hongkong
5. Where do you live?
Kobe
→ It’s Kobe.
or
→ I live in Kobe.
[03:43]
Now, you got a call from a friend.
“Where are you?”

Let’s answer as follows.

Where are you now?
In front of the station
→ I’m in front of the station.
OK?
[04:00]
1. Where are you now?
book shop
→ I’m in a book shop.
2. Where are you now?
convenient store
→ I’m in a convenience store.
3. Where are you now?
company (office, work)
→ I’m in the office.
4. Where are you now?
friend’s house
→ I’m at my friend’s house.
5. Where are you now?
hotel lobby
→ I’m in the hotel lobby,
6. Where are you now?
sports club
→ I’m in a sports club.
7. Where are you now?
parking lot
→ I’m in the parking lot.
8. Where are you now?
depachika = basement of department store
→ I’m in the basement of the department store.
9. Where are you now?
College/University
→ I’m at the college.
10. Where are you now?
toilet / bathroom
→ I’m in the bathroom.
[06:46]
Oh, in the bathroom? Excuse me. I’ll call you back later.

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[4.Allegretto] N+っぽい : -ish, -like
“Japanese-like! (sound like a Japnese!)”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing?
If you are living in Japan, you might be hearing Japanese people saying “ppoi”.
“Oh, really? It sounds a bit like a lie!”
or,
“My jacket is that reddish one.” etc.etc….
We will practice “noun + ppoi” today.
Repeat after me
[00:33]
1. whitish
2. blackish
3. reddish
4. yellowish
5. bluish
6. greenish
7. beige-ish
(Hope I spelled correctly….)
Repeat after me
[01:20]
1. My bag is that whitish one.
2. Whose is that blackish wallet?
3. A reddish car is parked over there.
4. The white T-shirt has become yellowish.
5. The person I saw was wearing a bluish jacket.
6. I want to make the wall colour greenish.
7. A beige-ish coat goes well with you.
[03:05]
Most of the clothes I own are black or bluish. How about yours?
Repeat after me
[03:23]
1. feel like a child, childish
2. look very grown up, mature for one’s age
3. look like a serious-person
4. look like a teacher
5. celebrity-ish
6. professional like
Repeat after me
[04:13]
1. My elder sister is childish sometimes.
2. My son is only 6 years old, but he speaks like an adult.
3. That hairstyle makes you look like a serious person.
4. Watanabe san looks like a teacher, but I’ve heard in fact he is a carpenter.
(daiku = carpenter)
5. Ueno san seems well-bred, and on top of that, looks like a celebrity.
6. His golf swing looks likes a pro, but his score sucks.
[06:08]
I think my golf swing also doesn’t look too bad…, but my score always sucks!

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[✐1. Adagio] いつ、だれと、どこに
“I’ll go shopping with George san tomorrow.”
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing?
Today we will practice, “itsu(when)”, “dokoni (where to)”, and “dareto(with whom)”.
Repeat after me
[00:18]
1. go - ikimasu
2. went - ikimashita
3. today- kyou
4. tomorrow - ashita
5. the day after tomorrow - asatte
6. next week - raishuu
7. next month – raigetsu
8. next year - rainen
9. yesterday - kinou
10. the day before yesterday - ototoi
11. last week - senshuu
12. last month - sengetsu
13. last year - kyonen
14. a long time ago (in the past) - mukashi
(mukashi or zutto maeni)
[02:04]
Now, make a sentence as follows.
For example,
today
→ Today, I go.
Ready?
[02:15]
1. today
→ Today, I go.
2. tomorrow
→ Tomorrow, I will go.
3. the day after tomorrow
→ The day after tomorrow, I will go.
4. next week
→ Next week, I will go.
5. next month
→ Next month, I will go
6. next year
→ Next year, I will go
7. yesterday
→ Yesterday, I went.
8. the day before yesterday
→ The day before yesterday, I went.
9. last week
→ Last week, I went.
10. last month
→ Last month, I went.
11. last year
→ Last year, I went.
12. long time ago,
→ Long time ago, I went.
[05:04]
Let’s practice negating, too.
Repeat after me
[05:09]
1. I don’t go today.
2. I won’t go next week.
3. I didn’t go yesterday.
4. I didn’t go last week.
5. I didn’t go anywhere last year.
[doko(ni)mo + negative = not go anywhere]
[06:02]
Next is “dokoni(where to)”.

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2.Andante][3.Moderato] 〜ないと
[00:07]
Hello everyone. How are you doing?
You are eating at the restaurant with your friends, having a good time. But it’s too late. You have to go home soon“.
“kaeranakereba narimasen.”
It’s long, isn’t it?
Instead, you can say,
[00:29]
→ Sorosoro kaeranaito (I have to go soon.)
You can use(say) it when you are talking to yourself.
Repeat after me
[00:39]
1. have to go
2. have come
3. have to walk
4. have to return/give back
5. have to read
6. have to write
7. have to drink
8. have to make
9. have to say
10. have to ask
11. have to apply
12. have to go back
13. have to replace
14. have to take care/be careful
15. have to eat
16. have to see/look at
17. have to go to bed
18. have to take exercise
19. have to study
20. have to clean
[03:41]
Now please rephrase the sentence as follows.
For example,
I have to go home soon.
→ I have to go home soon.
Ready?
[03:55]
1. → I have to go to work
2. → I have to take medicine.
3. → I have to return the book.
4. → I have to replace the battery.
5. → I have to eat more vegetables.
6. → I have to study hard.
[06:05]
Now, make a sentence as follows.
For example,
I will go soon.
→ I have to go soon.
OK?
[06:16]
1. I will return tomorrow.
→ I have to return tomorrow.
2. I will apply tomorrow.
→ I have to apply tomorrow.
3. I will make it now.
→ I have to make it now.
4. I will go and buy it now.
→ I have to go and buy it now.
(
korekara = now, from now on)
5. I will book early.
→ I have to book early.
6. I will contact (sb.) immediately.
→ I have to contact (sb.) immediately.
7. I will ask by the end of the day.
→ I have to ask by the end of the day.
8. I will replace it by the day after tomorrow.
→ I have to replace it by the day after tomorrow.
9. I will memorize it by next month.
→ I have to memorize it by next month.
10. I will save money while I’m young.
→ I have to save money while I’m young.
Repeat after me
[09:23]
1. I always drive, so I have to walk more.
2. I haven’t been getting enough exercise lately, so I have to walk more.
3. I have an early morning tomorrow, so I have to go to bed soon.
4. I haven’t been getting enough sleep lately, so I have to go to bed soon today.
5. My friend is coming, so I have to clean my room.
6. I haven’t cleaned for a long time, so I have to clean.
7. It’s raw, so I have to eat it quickly.
(namamono = the perishables, raw food)
8. I haven’t eaten enough vegetables lately, so I have to eat salad.
9. I have to make dinner.
10. Today, I have to make dinner (= It’s my turn to make dinner today).

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“I will bring you news.”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today we will practice using Japanese news. Try repeating and shadowing as if you were a newsreader.
[00:25]
News 1
A kindergarten will start a service, by which (kindergarten) uniforms can be borrowed from April next year. It’s a service that costs 500 yen every month for uniforms, etc., which is about 40% cheaper than buying (new ones). If a child grows up, uniform can be exchanged to a larger size. It reuses the uniforms of children who have graduated from the kindergarten. Parents, especially those with many kids, say it’s a good idea. ある幼稚園(ようちえん)で、来年(らいねん)4月(がつ)から、子(こ)どもの制服(せいふく)などを借(か)りることができるサービスを始(はじ)めます。 制服(せいふく)などを毎月(まいつき)500円で借(か)りられるサービスで、買(か)った場合(ばあい)より40%ぐらい安(やす)くなります。 子(こ)どもが大(おお)きくなった時(とき)は、大(おお)きいサイズに取(と)り替(か)えることもできます。卒業(そつぎょう)した子(こ)どもの制服(せいふく)をリサイクルします。とくに子(こ)どもが多(おお)い親(おや)は、いいアイデアだと言(い)っています。

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“I’ll take this.”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing?
Let’s go to a shop and ask if they have something you are looking for. You can ask usingありますか。For example, you are looking for Yukata, then, “Yukata arimasuka?”. Easy, or?
Repeat after me
[00:28]
1. Do you have (=sell) Yukata?
2. Do you have Manga?
3. Do you have a battery charger?
(juudenki = battery charger)
4. Do you have a tooth brush?
5. Do you have a sim cards?
[01:18]
“Excuse me, do you have sim cards?”
[01:24]
Let’s practice other useful expressions, too.
Repeat after me
[01:30]
1. What is this?
2. What is that (near you)?
3. What is that over there?
4. Give me this one, please.
5. Give me that one, please.
6. Give me that one over there, please.
7. Give me one, please.
8. Give me two, please.
9. Give me three, please.
10. Give me all (of them), please.
11. Give me the one on the right, please.
12. Give me the one on the left, please.
13. Give me the one above, please.
14. Give me the one below, please.
15. It’s not that, but that one over there.
[03:44]
“It’s not that one, but that one over there. Yeah, the one over there. Thanks.”
[03:53]
Now, ask as follows.
For example,
kore
→ What is this?
Ready?
[04:04]
1. that
→ What is that?
2. that over there
→ What is that over there?
3. one on the right
→ What is the one on the right?
4. one on the left
→ What is the one the left?
5. one above
→ What is the one above?
6. one below
→ What is the one below?
[05:33]
“Excuse me, what is the one below?”
[05:39]
Now, please make a sentence as follow.
For example,
this
→ Give me this one, please.

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Noun modification
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing?
Let’s ask your friends if they know good hotels, good restaurants or café with good view etc.
Repeat after me
[00:22]
1. Do you know any good hotels?
2. Do you know any cheap hotels?
3. Do you know a restaurant that serves delicious fish?
4. Do you know a restaurant where I can eat Okinawa cuisine?
5. Do you know a café you can read manga?
6. Do you know any shops where I can buy Japanese souvenirs?
7. Do you know where I can buy foreign newspapers?
8. Do you know where I can watch sumo?
9. Do you know any places where I can take a day trip to a hot spring?
(higaeri = day trip)
10. Do you know where I can make a copy?
[02:58]
You can probably make copies at convenience stores.
[03:04]
Now, make a sentence as follows.
For example,
I’m looking for a good hotel.
→ Do you know any good hotels?
Ready?
[03:17]
1. I’m looking for a cheap hotel.
→ Do you know any cheap hotels?
2. I’m looking for a restaurant that serves delicious fish.
→ Do you know a restaurant that serves delicious fish?
3. I’m looking for a café where I can read manga.
→ Do you know a café you can read manga?
4. I’m looking for a place where I can buy suvenirs.
→ Do you know any shops where I can buy souvenirs?
5. I want to buy an English newspaper
→ Do you know where I can buy an English newspaper?
6. I’m looking for a place where I can watch sumo.
→ Do you know where I can watch sumo?
7. I want to take a day trip to a hot spring.
→ Do you know any places where I can take a day trip to. hot spring?
8. I want to copy.
→ Do you know where I can make a copy?

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[✐3] When yes not yes is. はい/うん、いいえ/ううん
[00:07]
Hello everyone. How are you doing? Still many people are confused with “Yes” and “No” in Japanese. Sometimes “Yes” can mean “No,” depending on the context, and vice versa.
[00:21]
We start with quiz. Firstly, please listen to the example.
Example:
Hanako san, don’t you go to the party?
Hanako: Iie … I dare not to write No.
→ Hanako san is;
a) going to the party.
b) not going to the party.
[00:37]
Is the answer a) or b)? The answer is a). Here, “iie” negates the statement “don’t go to the party”, so it means “go to the party”.
Ready?
[00:52]
Quiz 1
Hanako san, don’t you eat breakfast?
Hanako: hai
→ Hanako san
a) eats breakfast.
b) doesn’t eat breakfast.
[01:07]
Quiz 2
Hanako san, you didn’t make it in time to the meeting, didn’t you?
Hanako: iie
→ Hanako san
a) was on time for the meeting.
b) was late for the meeting.
[01:25]
Quiz 3
Hanako san, didn’t you go back to your parent’s home at the end of the year?
Hanako: hai
→ At the end of the year, Hanako san
a) went back to her parent’s home.
b) didn’t go back to her parent’s home
[01:42]
Quiz 4
Hanako san, don’t you like Karaoke?
Hanako: iie
→ Hanako san
a) likes Karaoke.
b) doesn’t like karaoke.
[01:57]
Quiz 5
Hanako san, don’t you sign up for the Japanese course?
Hanako: iie
→ Hanako san
a) will sign up for the Japanese course.
b) will not sign up for the Japanese course.
[02:19]
How was it? If you agree with what the other person said, you say “hai”. If not, you say ”iie”. Let’s check, and please repeat the Hanako san’s answer.
[02:33]
Quiz 1
Hanako san, don’t you eat breakfast?
→ b) No, I don’t eat breakfast.
[02:48]
Quiz 2
Hanako san, you didn’t make it in time to the meeting, didn’t you?
→ a) Yes, I was on time for the meeting.
[03:04]
Quiz 3
Hanako san, didn’t you go back to your parent’s home at the end of the year?
Hanako: hai
→ b) No, I didn’t go back to my parent’s home at the end of the year.
[03:23]
Quiz 4
Hanako san, don’t you like Karaoke?
→ a) Yes, I like karaoke.
[03:38]
Quiz 5
Hanako san, don’t you sign up for the Japanese course?
Hanako: iie
→ a) I’m going to sign up for the Japanese course.

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[✐2.Adagio]〜することができます
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? We will practice “〜kotoga dekimasu” today. The sentence structure we will practice today is used to mean;” You are allowed or able to do something”. Firstly, repeat the sentences.
Repeat after me
[00:26]
1. eat → can eat
2. do → can do
3. smoke → can smoke
4. park a car can park a car
5. stay at the hotel → can stay at the hotel
6. withdraw money → can withdraw money
7. buy → can buy
Repeat after me
[01:58]
1. You can eat lunch here.
2. You can make a copy here.
3. You can’t smoke over there.
4. You can play tennis in that park.
5. This car can accommodate 7 people.
6. 8 people can stay in this room.
7. You can withdraw money here.
8. You can’t park here.
9. You can buy a cable for the smartphone here.
(しけんちゅう = during the exam)
10. You can’t take pictures here.
[04:26]
Now, change the sentence as follows.
For example,
You hear: drink coffee here OK (= possible/allowed)
→ You say; You can drink coffee here.
No (= not possible/not allowed) You can’t drink coffee here.
Ready?
[04:49]
1. lunch here / OK
→ You can eat lunch here.
2. copy /OK
→ You can copy it here.
3. smoke on the station platform / No
→ You can’t smoke on the station platform.
4. have a barbecue in this park / No
→ You can’t have a barbecue in this park.
5. this taxi takes 5 people / Ok
→ This taxi can take 5 people.
6. 3 people stay in this room / Ok
→ 3 people can stay in this room.
7. withdraw money at this convenience store / OK
→ You can withdraw money at this convenience store.
8. park your cat in front of the station / No
→ You can’t park your cat in front of the station.
9. use the dictionary during the exam / No
→ You can’t use the dictionary during the exam.
10. pay by (credit) card / No
→ You can’t pay by card.
[09:13]
In Japan, there are many shops or restaurants where payment by credit cards are not accepted. So, it’s advisable to always carry some cash.

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[✐1. Adagio] day of the week/month
“What day of the week today?”
[00:06]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Well, what day of the week is it today? What day of the month is it? Firstly, let’s practice days of the week.
Repeat after me
[00:18]
1. Monday
2. Tuesday
3. Wednesday
4. Thursday
5. Friday
6. Saturday
7. Sunday
[01:06]
Please say following in Japanese.
1. Sunday [nichiyoubi]
2. Thursday [mokuyoubi]
3. Friday [kinnyoubi]
4. Monday [getsuyoubi]
5. Wednesday [suiyoubi]
6. Tuesday [kayoubi]
7. Saturday [doyoubi]
[01:59]
Please answer as follows.
For example,
What day of the week today?
You hear; Wednesday
→ Then you answer; suiyoubi desu.
Ready?
[02:13]
1. What day of the week is it today?
Wednesday
→ suiyoubi desu.
2. What day of the week is it today?
Friday
→ kinyoubi desu.
3. What day of the week is it today?
Thursday
→ mokuyoubi (desu).
4. What day of the week is it today?
Monday
→ getsuyoubi (desu)
.
5. What day of the week is it today?
Saturday
→ doyoubi desu.
6. What day of the week is it today?
Tuesday → kayoubi (desu).
7. What day of the week is it today?
Sunday
→ nichiyoubi desu.
Note: When the question is casual (without “desuka”, you can also answer casually without “desu”.
[03:29]
Let me ask you…. what day (of the week) is it today?
[03:37]
Then answer as follows.
For example,
When are you going?
Monday
→ I’m going on Monday. Ready?

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じゃ!ja! [00:06]

みなさん、こんにちは。あ、あけましておめでとうございます。2023ねん、さいしょのJapanese Swotterです。おげんきですか。Today, we’ll practice useful expressions. Here we go!

Hello, everyone. Oh, I should say, “happy new year”. It’s the first Japanese Swotter in 2023. How are you doing? Today, we’ll practice useful expressions. Here we go!

[00:22]

まずは、「すみません sumimasen」です。

We’ll begin with “sumimasen”.

“すみませんsumimasen” can be “thank you”, “sorry” and “excuse me”. Nowadays, some people say, “すませんsuimasen”。

[00:37]

Repeat after me

すみません。sumimasen

Say again,

すみません。sumimasen

[00:50]

Dialogue

A: Excuse me, you’ve dropped this….

B: あ、すみません。a, sumimasen.

Thank you.

[00:57]

Dialogue

A: Can I help you?

B: すみません。sumimasen.

Thank you.

[01:02]

Now, you reply with “すみません sumimasen”.

[01:08]

Dialogue 1

A: これ、おとしましたよ。kore, otoshimashitayo.

You say: あ、すみません。sumimasen.

[01:14]

Dialogue 2

A: てつだいましょうか。tetsudaimashouka?

You say: すみません。sumimasen.

[01:25]

つぎは、「どうも」です。

Next is “doumo”.

It’s like “thanks” and actually we Japanese use “doumo” a lot every day.

[01:33]

Repeat after me

どうも。

Say again,

どうも。

[01:43]

Dialogue

A: After you.

B: どうも。

[01:47]

Dialogue

A: You‘ve dropped something!

B: どうも。

[01:51]

Dialogue

A: Can I help you?

B: どうも。

[01:58]

Now, you reply with “どうも”. OK?

[02:02]

Dialogue 1

A: おさきに どうぞ。

You say: どうも。

[02:12]

Dialogue 2

A: なにか おとしましたよ。

You say: どうも

[02:18]

We seldom say “さようならgood bye”. If you’ve asked for directions, then you can simply say “doumoどうもthanks”.

[02:30]

つぎは、「じゃ(あ)」、「じゃ、また」、「では、また」を れんしゅうします。

Next, we’ll practice “ja”, “ja, mata” and “dewa mata”.

[02:38]

Repeat after me

じゃ。

[02:44]

Dialogue

A: Oh, is it your first trip to Japan? I hope you enjoy. See you.

You say: じゃ。

[02:55]

Dialogue

A: Yes, you can take this bus. It stops in front of that temple.

You say: どうも。(どうも、じゃ。)

[03:07]

In case you talked to someone you know, “じゃ、また ja(dewa) mata” is better, as “またmata” means “again”.

[03:17]

Repeat after me

じゃ、また。

Again

じゃ、また。

[03:29]

Dialogue

A: It was fun, today. Well, see you again.

B: じゃ、また。

[03:38]

Dialogue

Again, you reply with “じゃ、また”.

A: きょうはたのしかったですね。じゃ、またあいましょう。

You say: じゃ、また。

[03:54]

Let’s practice basic greetings and phrases.

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[3.Moderato]
“When are you going to Japan?”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Firstly, listen to the conversation. Hiroshi and Susy are talking.
[00:15]
Hiroshi: Morning!
Susy: Oh? A big suitcase! Are you going on a trip?
H: Yep. After work, I will go straight to Haneda (airport).
S: What time is your flight?
H: 11:00pm.
S: By the way, where are you going?
H: Nordic. Norway, Finland and also stop by Sweden.
S: Sound good. And, when are you coming back?
H: This Friday.
S: What? Today is Monday, isn’t it!?
H: Japanese people are good at short trips like this!
(chokko(suru) = go directly to, head straight to)
(〜ni yoru = stop off at)
[00:52]
As you noticed, the ending particle “no(の)” indicates a question. When you are curious about something you see, and you want to know about more, as you know, you can use the sentence structure of plain form + ndesuka. The casual version of this structure is “〜no?”.
[01:11]
Now we practice how to form this “no”. Don’t forget to put an rising intonation when we say this “no”.
Repeat after me
[01:23]
1. go [masu form] go [jisho-form] Are you going? [jisho gotm + no]
2. go back/return
3. come
4. do
5. buy
6. pack up/put away/bestow
7. can
8. carry, bring
9. continue/go ahead/stay on
10. know
[03:57]
Now, make a sentence as follows.
For example,
Are you still eating?
→ Are you still eating?
Ready?
[04:07]
1. Are you going by taxi?
2. Are you leaving so soon?
3. Is teacher coming too?
4. Do you jog even on a rainy day?
5. Where do you buy?
6. Where do you put it away?
7. Can you do it by yourself?
8. Do you bring your lunch (box) every day?
9. Are you going to continue studying Japanese?
10. Do you know a good Ryokan (Japanese inn)?

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[4.Allegretto]〜やすいかも、〜にくいかも
“It might be easy to get it wrong.”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing?
Let’s begin straight away.
Please change the sentence to ”〜yasui desu” as follows.
For example,
get fat
→ easy to get fat
Ok?
[00:23]
1. write
→ easy to write
2. drink
→ easy to drink
3. repair/fix
→ easy to repair
4. work
→ easy to work
5. consult/ask
→ easy to consult
6. teach
→ easy to teach
7. use
→ easy to use
8. grow/cultivate
→ easy to grow
9. say
→ easy to say
10. memorize/remember
→ easy to memorize
11. mistake
→ easy to mistake
12. understand/know/get it
→ easy to understand
[03:13]
Next is “〜nikui”. Please change to “〜nikui” as follows.
For example,
get fat
→ hard to get fat
Ready?
[03:28]
1. write
→ hard to write
2. drink
→ hard to drink
3. repair/fix
→ hard to repair
4. work
→ hard to work
5. consult/ask
→ hard to consult
6. teach
→ hard to teac
7. use
→ hard to use
8. grow/cultivate
→ hard to grow
9. say/tell
→ hard to say/tell
10. memorize/remember
→ hard to memorize
11. mistake
→ hard to mistake
12. understand/know/get it
→ hard to understand
[06:27]
When “kamo” is added after “〜yasui”, it means “it might be easy to do something.
When :kamo: is added after “〜nikui”, it means “it might be difficult/hard to do something.
[06:45]
For example,
“nedan ga sagatta node, kaiyasui kamo.” means “As the price has come down, it mght be easier to buy.”
Or,
“ji ga heta dakara, yominikui kamo.” means “As my handwriting is not good, it might be difficult to read.”.
Now, let’s practice them!
Repeat after me
[07:07]
1. It might be easy to drink.
2. It might be difficult to understand.
3. It might be easy to work.
4. It might be easy to memorize.
5. It might be hard to use.


「まちがえやすいかも。」
[00:07]
みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。
さっそくはじめましょう。
では、つぎのように「〜やすいです」に
かえてください。
たとえば、
ふとります
→ ふとりやすいです
いいですか。
[00:23]
1. かきます
→ かきやすいです
2. のみます
→ のみやすいです
3. なおします
→ なおしやすいです
4. はたらきます
→ はたらきやすいです
5. そうだんします
→ そうだんしやすいです
6. おしえます
→ おしえやすいです
7. つかいます
→ つかいやすいです
8. そだてます
→ そだてやすいです
9. いいます
→ いいやすいです
10. おぼえます
→ おぼえやすいです
11. まちがえます
→ まちがえやすいです
12. わかります
→ わかりやすいです

[03:13]
つぎは、「〜にくい」です。つぎのように、
「〜にくい」に かえてください。
たとえば、
ふとります
→ ふとりにくいです
いいですか。
[03:28]
1. かきます
→ かきにくいです
2. のみます
→ のみにくいです
3. なおします
→ なおしにくいです
4. はたらきます
→ はたらきにくいです
5. そうだんします
→ そうだんしにくいです
6. おしえます
→ おしえにくいです
7. つかいます
→ つかいにくいです
8. そだてます
→ そだてにくいです
9. いいます
→ いいにくいです
10. おぼえます
→ おぼえにくいです
11. まちがえます
→ まちがえにくいです
12. わかります
→ わかりにくいです
[06:27]
「〜やすい」のうしろに「かも」をつけると、it might be easy to do something,
「〜にくい」のうしろに「かも」をつけると、it might be difficult/hard to do somethingという
いみになります。
[06:45]
たとえば、
「ねだんがさがったので、かいやすいかも」 which means “As the price has come down, it might be easier to buy.”
または、
「じが へただから、よみにくいかも。」
“As my handwriting is not good, it might be difficult to read.”
では、れんしゅうしましょう。
Repeat after me
[07:

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[2.Andante]
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today, we will practice Plain Style, a casual style, which you use when you talk to your family or friends, you know.
[00:18]
Please say in Plain Style after the Masu-style sentence.
For example,
Do you mail? [Masu Style 🎵 → Plain Style]
The intonation is like, “lifting up” at the end. “me-ru suru?, suru?”
Ready?
[00:36]
1. Do you go (= Are you going) ?
2. Do you eat?
3. Do you read?
4. Do you write?
5. Do you buy?
6. Do you go back?
7. Do you fix/repair?
8. Do you use it?
9. Do you borrow?
10. Do you return?
11. Do you call?
12. Do you work overtime?
13. Do you throw away?
14. Do you learn?
15. Do you bring (along/around)?
16. Do you take (= bring smth. to somewh ere)?
[03:21]
Next, we will practice in past tense.
For example,
Did you mail? [Masu Style 🎵 → Plain Style]
Ready?
[03:31]
1. Did you go?
2. Did you eat?
3. Did you read?
4. Did you write?
5. Did you buy?
6. Did you go back?
7. Did you repair?
8. Did you use?
9. Did you borrow?
10. Did you return?
11. Did you call?
12. Did you remember?
13. Did you forget?
14. Did you throw away?
15. Did you learn?
16. Did you bring (along/around)?
17. Did you take (= bring smth. to somewhere)?
18. Did you feel better?

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[✐1. Adagio] Past tense
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today, we will practice the past tense.
Say the past tense of the following words.
[00:17]
1. go … went
2. eat … ate
3. read … read
4. write … wrote
5. see/watch/look … saw/watched/looked
6. go back/return … went back/returned
7. do … did
8. come … came
9. forget … forgot
10. make a mistake … made a mistake
[02:08]
So far so good? Next is the negative (form). Also make it in the past tense.
For example,
ride – didn’t ride
Ready?
[02:21]
1. go ... didn’t go
2. eat … didn’t eat
3. read … didn’t read
4. write … didn’t write
5. see/watch/look … didn’t see/watch/look
6. go back/return … didn’t go back/return
7. do … didn’t do
8. come … didn’t come
9. forget … didin’t forget
10. make a mistake … didn’t make a mistake
Repeat after me
[04:44]
1. I brushed my teeth.
2. I took a shower.
3. I saw a film.
4. I talked with my friend.
5. I went shopping.
6. I emailed the client.
7. I did the cleaning.
8. I went home.
9. I forgot my passport.
10. I made a mistake in my answer.
[06:23]
Now, make a sentence as follows.
For example,
this morning, brush my teeth.
→ This morning, I brushed my teeth.
Ready?
[06:35]
1. this morning, take a shower
→ This morning, I took a shower.
2. yesterday, I see a film
→ Yesterday, I saw a film
3. the day before yesterday, went shopping
→ The day before yesterday, I went shopping.
4. last week, email to clients
→ Last week, I emailed to clients.
5. last night, didn’t go back home
→ Last night, I didn’t go back home.
6. last year, marry
→ Last year, I got married.
7. last night, watch a drama
→ Last night, I watched a drama
8. the other day, eat Shabu-shabu
→ The other day, I ate shabu-shabu

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[3.Moderato][4.Allegretto]
“If the fever doesn’t go down, I will take a day off.”
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today’s topic is a conditional form. Please make a sentence in conditional form after masu-form♫.
For example,
“make a mistake” ♫ - “if I make a mistake”
Ready?
Repeat after me
[00:27]
1. go [masu-form – conditional form]
2. take a day off / rest
3. warm up
4. cool / refrigerate
5. go down
6. become
7. to be
8. there is / I have
9. throw away
10. forget
11. look / watch / see
12. eat
13. do
14. come
[02:02]
Now, listen to the key words [KW] and then repeat the sentence.
[02:08]
1. [KW] hurry up, Shinkansen(bullet train) → If you hurry, you can catch the Shinkansen.
2. [KW] I have a navigation, fine / OK → If I have a navigation, I should be fine.
3. [KW] warm up, tasty → If you warm it up, it will taste even better.
4. [KW] the fever goes down, work → If the fever goes down, I will go to work.
5. [KW] turn twenty years old, alcohol → When you turn twenty, you can drink alcohol.
6. [KW] Bucho (manager) is not here, meetingl → If Bucho is not here, I think s/he is attending a meeting.
7. [KW] you have questions, anytime → If you have any questions, ask me anytime.
8. [KW] see it in the film theatre, gripping / punch / impressive → If you see it in a film theatre, it is more powerful / punchy.
9. [KW] order today, the day after tomorrow → If you order today, it will arrive the day after tomorrow.
10. [KW] bring it tomorrow, can be replaced → If you bring it tomorrow, it can be replaced.
[05:20]
These can also be replaced with “〜 ra”; V-ta Form + ra. Be aware, when the verb in ba-sentence is action verb, then the following (main) clause cannot contain verbs implying request, intentions and desire. Meanwhile, “〜ra” has no grammatical restrictions, and is used in spoken language.
[05:48]
For example,
“Densha ga okurereba, denwa shite kudasai”. (X) is not correct. In this case, it’s correct to say, “Densha ga okuretara, denwa shite kudasai”. (○)
[06:01]
Now, please change the ba-sentence to ra-sentence. For example, If you eat this, you’ll be fine/better. = If you eat this, you’ll be fine/better.
Ready?
[06:20]
1. If you hurry, you will catch the Shinkansen.
2. If the fever goes down, I’ll go to work.
3. If you turn 20, you can drink alcohol.
4. If you order today, it will arrive the day after tomorrow.
5. If you have any questions, ask me anytime.
Note: As “aru” or “iru” (to be) are state verbs, verbs such as request, intention, and desire can be contained in the following (main) clause.

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[✐2. Andante ] 〜てもいいですか ask permission to do something, 〜なくてもいいですか ask if you don’t have to
“Is it OK if I don’t wear a mask?”
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing. Thank you for listening to Japanese Swotter today again.
Today we will practice “〜temo iidesuka”, namely “ask permission to do something“. First, please repeat in casual “Plain Style”.
Repeat as follows,
kakimasu - kaite [V-te Form] (♪repeat)
Then, repeat the sentence
Kaitemo iidesuka? (♪repeat)
OK?
Repeat after me
[00:37]
1. read
May I read it?
2. take a look/see/watch
May I take a look/see/watch?
3. ask/hear/listen to
May I ask/hear/listen to?
4. drink
May I drink?
5. buy
May I buy?
6. sleep
May I sleep?
7. take a nap
May I take a nap?
8. throw away
May I throw it away?
9. have/take it
May I have/take it?
10. take a rest/take a day off
May I take a rest/day off?
[03:03]
Repeat sentences in plain style.
Repeat after me
[03:09]
1. May I read it?
2. May I take a look/see/watch?
3. May I ask/hear/listen to?
4. May I drink?
5. May I buy?
6. May I sleep?
7. May I take a nap?
8. May I throw it away?
9. May I have/take it?
10. May I take a rest/day off?
[04:30]
Now make a sentence as follows.
For example,
I want to eat here.
→ May I eat here?
OK?
[04:42]
1. I’d like to read it later.
→ Can I read it later?
2. I want to sit here.
→ May I sit here?
3. I want to put my suitcase here.
→ May I leave/put my suitscase here?
4. I want to borrow it for a while.
→ May I borrow it for a while?
5. I want to throw the garbage here.
→ May I throw my garbage here?
6. I’d like to commute by car.
→ May I commute by car?
7. I’d like to make a decision after thinking well about it.
→ May I make a decision after deeply think over it?
8. I’d like to ask Andy san (for a favour).
→ May I ask Andy san (for a favour)?
9. I want to tell the story to everyone.
→ May I tell the story to everyone?
10. I want to wait here until the taxi comes.
→ May I wait here until the taxi comes?
[08:30]
How do you ask if you don’t want to do? It’s “〜nakutemo iidesuka”.
Please repeat as follows.
For example,
kakimasu - kakanai [V-nai Form] ♪repeat
kakanakutemo iidesuka ♪repeat
And then repeat the plain style, too
kakanakutemo ii? ♪repeat
OK?

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[4.Allegretto][5.Allegro] Telephone phrases - Private, Office: receive a call
“I will call you back as soon as I get back.”
[00:07] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today, we will practice phrases for phone call. Honestly, I’m not really comfortable with talking on the phone. Especially when there is an unexpected private call, I get nervous and check the number… thinking who would it be? what would it be? etc.….
Nowadays, most things can be done online, so you may not have many opportunities to talk on the phone. Having said that, it’s still a means of communication. You lose nothing by practicing.
Repeat after me
[00:40]
1. Is this Kato san’s house?
2. May I speak to your husband there?
3. May I speak to your wife?
4. Yes, s/he is (at home). I will get her/him. (I will put you through to her/him.)
5. S/he is out at the moment.
6. Around what time will s/he be back?
7. I will call again later.
8. Wait a moment, please.
9. I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong number.
10. Sorry, I must’ve dialed the wrong number.

By the way, we seldom say “sayounara(good bye)” at the end of the phone call. Normally we say, “ja”, “dewa, mata” or ”shitsurei shimasu” .
[02:34]
Now, listen to the dialogue. Catherine is calling Teruko san. Teruko san’s sir name is Hoshino.
[02:44]
Dialogue
C: Is this Hoshino san’s house?
H: Yes, it is. May I ask who’s calling?
C: My name is Catherine. Can I talk to Teruko san?
H: She is out at the moment.
C: I see. When do you expect her back?
H: Well, I think she’ll be back around 7 pm.
C: I see. Then, I will call again around that time.
H: I will tell her that you called.
C: Thank you. Well, good bye.
H: Good bye. Repeat after me
[03:17]
1. Is this Hoshino san’s house?
2. My name is Catherine.
3. Can I talk to Teruko san?
4. When do you expect her back?
5. I will call again around that time.
[04:02]
Role Play!
It’s your turn! You will call Family Hoshino, and ask if Teruko san is at home. Follow the prompts.
[04:12]
H: Hello?
You: (Ask if it’s Hoshino san’s house.)
H: Yes. May I ask who’s calling?
You: (Say your name and ask if Teruko san is at home.)
H: She is out now at the moment.
You: (Ask when she will be back. )
H: Well, I think she’ll be back around 7 pm.
You: (Say, you will call her back around that time.)
H: I see. Then, I will call again around that time.
You: (Say, thank you and finish the call.)
H: Good bye.
[05:15]
How was it? Did you get it? Try again without prompts.
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[✐1. Adagio][2.Andante]
Directions: above, below, right, left みぎ、ひだりetc.
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing?
Today, we will practice directions, such as above/up, below/under, right, left, etc.
If you think it’s too easy, you can jump to Dialogue and “Interpreting Challenge” toward the end.
Firstly, point your finger in the direction while repeating the following words
Repeat after me
[00:30]
1. right
2. left
3. above, up, on the top of
4. below, under
5. in front of
6. behind
Do it again!
[00:52]
Repeat after me
[00:30]
1. right
2. left
3. above, up, on the top of
4. below, under
5. in front of
6. behind
[01:16]
Now, say the opposite words, for example,
left
→ right
OK?
[01:25]
1. above
→ under
2. behind
→ in front of
3. right
→ left
4. in front of
→ behind
5. below
→ above
6. left
→ right
So far so good?
Repeat after me
[02:06]
1. (on the) top
2. the bottom
3. rightmost
4. leftmost
5. second from top
6. third from bottom
7. fourth from right
8. fifth from left
[03:12]
Then, make sentences using “〜wo kudasai(please give me〜” as follows.
on the top
→ Please give me the one on the top.
Here objects are simply omitted.
“ichiban ue no [smth.]wo kudasai.”
Please also try Japanese Swotter 115“Whose this belong to?”.
Let’s start.
[03:25]
1. on the top
→ Please give me the one on the top.
2. rightmost
→ Please give me the rightmost one.
3. third from the top
→ Please give me the third one from the top.
4. fourth from right
→ Please give me the fourth one from the right.
5. bottom
→ Please give me the one at the bottom.
6. leftmost
→ Please give me the leftmost one.
7. fifth from the left
→ Please give me the fifth one from the left.
8. second from the bottom
→ Please give me the second one from the bottom.
[05:42]
Also, if the context is clear, you can use the sentence structure of “N wa N desu” to simply say where it is.
〜〜〜〜〜
〜〜〜〜〜
[10:25]
Interpreting Challenge
How would you say in Japanese? Act like an interpreter!
[10:33]
1. Excuse me, can I have the one second from the right?
2. I’d like to have a look at the leftmost one.
3. Please show me the camera on that shelf?
4. How much is that T-shirts, the one second from the left?
5. What flavour is the third one from the left?
(flavour = fure-ba-, fuumi)
6. Do you have the second one from the bottom in other colours?
(in other colours = irochigai)
[11:46]
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[3.Moderato] “Should I add some mayonnaise too?”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Let’s ask for instruction!
For example,
“How should I go to the station?”, and casually “How can/should I get to the station?”
Let’s start practicing with the plain style.
Repeat after me
[00:26]
1. Where should I write my name?
2. About what time can I call you?
3. By when should I return it?
4. How do I register?
5. How many times should I take the medicine?
6. Where should I throw away the burnable garbage1?
7. How should I wash this sweater?
8. Where should I put submit this document?
9. How can I correct it? (teisei suru = correct, amend)
10. Where can I park my bicycle?
11. What should I do if I can’t meet the deadline?
12. Who should I talk to (=consult)?
[02:57]
The next is “tara”, for the meaning of “if” or “when”.
Repeat after me
[03:02]
1. If this train is delayed, I will miss my flight.
2. Do you mind if I take a day off tomorrow?
3. If I can’t get a taxi, I will call you.
(takushi- wo tsukamaeru = get/catch a taxi)
4. I don’t know what to wear (to go).
5. Call me whenever you feel lonely.
6. If you go out drinking every night, you body won’t last.
(karada ga motanai = unable to stay healthy, body won’t hold it)
7. If I buy a pair of sneakers/trainers, I won’t (I intend not to) buy anything else this month!
8. I didn’t know when to put out the non burnable garbage
1 (for collection).
9. When I no longer need this watch, I’m going to sell it online.
10. You are way out of line (being too harsh).
= Literally translated: if you say that, you’re done (it’s done).
(oshimai = end, finish, termination)


[00:07] みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。 Let’s ask for instruction!
たとえば、
「えきまで、どうやっていったらいいですか。」
これをカジュアルにすると、「えきまで、どうやっていったらいい?」ですね。このPlain Styleで れんしゅうします。
Repeat after me
[00:26]
1. どこに なまえを かいたらいい?
2. なんじごろ、でんわしたらいい?
3. いつまでに かえしたらいい?
4. どうやって とうろくしたらいい?
(とうろくする = register)
5. まいにち なんかい くすりを のんだら いい?
6. もえるごみ1は どこに すてたらいい?
7. このセーター、どうやって あらったら いい?
8. このしょるいは、どこに だしたらいい?
9. どうやって ていせい したらいい? (ていせいする = correct, amend)
10. じてんしゃ、どこに とめたらいい?
11. しめきりにまにあわなかったら、どうしたらいい?
12. だれにそうだんしたらいい?
[02:57]
つぎは、ifやwhenの「〜たら」です。
Repeat after me
[03:02]
1. このでんしゃがおくれたら、ひこうきにまにあわない。
2. わたしが あした やすんだらこまる?
. タクシーがつかまらなかったら、でんわする。
(タクシーをつかまえる = get/catch a taxi)
4. なにをきていったらいいか、わからない。
5. さみしかったら、いつでも でんわして。
6. まいばん のみにいったら、からだがもたないよ!
(からだがもたない = unable to stay healthy, body won’t hold it)
7. このスニーカーをかったら、こんげつはもうなにもかわないつもり。
8. もえないごみを、いつだしたらいいか、わからなかった。
9. このとけいがいらなくなったら、ネットでうるつもり。
10. それをいったら、おしまいだよ!
(おしまい = end, finish, termination) = Literally translated: if you say that, you’re done (it’s done).
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[2.Andante] 〜をききますlisten to & 〜にききますask
“I asked for recommended films. “
[00:08]
Today’s topic is “kikimasu(= listen to or ask). (ask = kiku,shitsumon suru, tazuneru)
Firstly, we will p ractice “(something) wo kikimasu (listen to)”. Particle after “something” is “wo”.
Note 1: “kiku“ can be 聞(き)くor聴(き)く, and when it comes to music, 聴(き)くis used (a simply distinction for beginners level). Note 2: kikoeru (sound can be heard naturally = independent of one’s will) is not covered today.
Repeat after me
[00:21]
1. listen to music
2. listen to CDs
3. listen to the radio
4. listen to Podcasts
5. listen to audiobooks
6. listen to the answering machine
(rusuden = answering machine)
7. listen to teachers
8. listen to president’s speech
9. listen to people(others)
10. listen to my wife’s complain
(guchi = moan, complain, sloppy talk)
[00:21]
So far so good? Let’s continue a bit more.
Repeat after me
[02:08]
1. I listened to J-pop at the concert.
2. I listened to my father’s records.
3. I have heard rakugo on the radio.
(rakugo = Japanese comic monologue)
4. I listen to news on Podcast.
5. I usually listen to audiobooks in the car.
6. After coming home, I listened to the answering machine.
7. After listening to the teacher, we tooke the test.
8. I got sleepy after hearing(listening to) the president’s speech.
9. My father doesn’t listen to people very much.
10. I have to listen to my wife complaining every night.
[04:35]
Next is “ask somebody”. Particle after “somebody” is “ni”.
Repeat after me
[04:42]
1. ask teacher
2. ask friends
3. ask parents
4. ask the receptionist.
5. ask a station staff
(eki no hito = ekiin = station staff)
6. ask a store salesperson
7. ask the service center.
(mise no hito = tenin = sales clerk)
8. ask somebody
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「おすすめのえいがをききました」
[00:08]
きょうは「ききます(= listen to or ask)」です。(ask = きく、しつもんする、たずねる)
まず、「somethingをききます」= ”listen to”をれんしゅうしましょう。Particleは「(something) + を」ですね。
Note 1: きくcan be 聞(き)くor 聴(き)く, and when it comes to music, 聴(き)くis used (a simply distinction for beginners level).Note 2: きこえる(sound can be heard naturally = independent of one’s will) is not covered today.
Repeat after me
[00:21]
1. おんがくを ききます。
2. CDを ききます。
3. ラジオを ききます。
4. ポッドキャストを ききます。
5. オーディオブックをききます。
6. るすでんをききます。
(るすでん = answering machine)
7. せんせいのはなしをききます。
8. しゃちょうのスピーチをききます。
9. ひとのはなしを ききます。
10. つまのぐちをききます。
(ぐち = moan, complain, sloppy talk)
[02:02]
ここまでOKですか。もうすこし つづけましょう。
Repeat after me
[02:08]
1. コンサートでJ-popをききました。
2. ちちのレコードを ききました。
3. ラジオで らくごを きいたことが あります。
4. ポッドキャストで ニュースを ききます。
5. くるま(のなか)で オーディオブックを ききます。
6. うちにかえってから、るすでんをききました。
7. せんせいのはなしをきいてから、テストをしました。
8. しゃちょうの スピーチを きいて、ねむくなりました。
9. ちちは、ひとのはなしを あまりききません。
10. まいばん、つまのぐちを きかなければ なりません。
[04:35]
つぎは、ask somebodyです。Particleは「(somebody) + に」ですね。
Repeat after me
[04:42]
1. せんせいにききます。
2. ともだちにききます。
3. りょうしんにききます。
4. うけつけにききます。
5. えきのひとにききます。
(えきのひと = えきいん = station staff)
6. みせのひとにききます。
(みせのひと = てんいん = sales clerk)
7. サービスセンターにききます。
8. だれかにききます。
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[00:07]
みなさん、こんにちは。お元気(げんき)ですか。
Hello, everyone. How are you doing?
今日(きょう)は シャドーウィングスペシャル第3弾をお届(とどけ)けします。
Japanese Swotter メンバー限定(げんてい)です!
I’m pleased to present Shadowing Special 3 and this is only for my Japanese Swotter official members.
これまでのシャドーウィングをレベル順(じゅん)に集(あつ)めました。
It’s a collection of Shadowing so far, in order of level.
シャドーウィングの仕方(しかた)がよくわからないときは、最後(さいご)にサンプルを録音(ろくおん)したので、それを聞(き)いてみてください。
If you are not sure how to do shadowing, listen to the sample I recorded at the end.
はじめにキーワードを言(い)いますから、ざっとテキストの内容(ないよう)を推測(すいそく)します。
I will say key words at the beginning, so you will guess the content of the text roughly.
それから、♫♫この後(あと)、シャドーウィングです。
Then you will do the shadowing after ♫♫.

[00:38]
では、始(はじ)めましょう。
Let’s get start!

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[✐4. Andante]Whether or not 〜かどうか、〜か
“I’ll ask if it’s convenient.”
[00:08]
Hello, every one. How are you doing? We will practice “whether or not (ka douka)” today.
[00:16]
Please make a sentence with “ka douka” as follows. Then repeat it in plain style, too.
For example,
Will it arrive tomorrow? Please let me know.
→ Please let me know if it will arrive tomorrow or not.
!! Note: Having said that, this rule may not be followed in real conversations, and there may be no “douka”. E.g. Ashita todoku ka, oshiete kudasai.
Ready?
[00:40]
1. Is this okay? I will (try to) ask.
→ I will ask if this is okay.
2. Are there still tickets available? Shall I check?
→ Shall I check if there are still tickets available?
3. Has the client understood? Do you know?
→ Do you know if the client has understood? (ryoukai suru = understand, agree)
4. Can I go home now? I will check.
→ I’ll check if I can go home now.
5. Can it meet the deadline? Please ask so.
→ Please ask her/him if s/he can meet the deadline. (shimekiri = deadline)
6. Can you return it? You’d better ask first.
→ You’d better ask first if you can return it. (henpin suru = return goods/one’s purchase)
7. Will next month be convenient? I think I will find out next week.
→ I think I will find out next week if it’s convenient next month.
[04:33]
If there is an interrogative such as when, what who, etc., it will be in the form of “〜ka”.
For example,
When will it arrive? Please let me know.
→ Please let me know when it will arrive.
Ready?
[04:55]
1. What time are you coming back?
→ Let me know what time you are coming back.
2. When did you hear that story? Do you remember?
→ Do you remember when you heard that story?
3. When are you going to meet her? Have you already decided?
→ Have you decided when to meet her het?
4. When is the deadline? Do you know?
→ Do you know when the deadline is?
5. When do they need the materials? Have you heard it?
→ Have you heard when they need the materials?
[07:26]
So far so good?

Dialogue [10:29]
Role Play [11:28]
Shadowing [14:05]
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[✐1. Adagio] basic adverbs of time
“I’ll eat tonight.”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing. Let’s start straight away!
Repeat after me
[00:14] (The Subject could be I/she/he/it/they)
1. I’ll go today.
2. I’ll go tomorrow.
3. I went yesterday.
4. When are you going?
5. When did you go?
6. S/he will come today.
7. S/he will come tomorrow.
8. S/he came yesterday.
9. When will s/he come?
10. When did s/he come?
11. I’ll go home today.
12. I’ll go home tomorrow.
13. I went home yesterday.
14. When are you going home?
15. When did you go home?
Note: kyou, ashia, kinou = Those time words have functions as adverb, so you usually don’t need the particle に(to indicate to do something at a specific time, day, month etc.)
[02:20] Please answer as follows.
When are you going?
/ This afternoon
→ I’m going this afternoon.
Ready?
[02:31]
1. When did yougo? / yesterday
→ I went yesterday.
2. When are you going? / the day after tomorrow
→ I’m going the day after tomorrow.
3. When are you going? / next Wednesday
→ I’m going next Wednesday.
4. When are you going to eat? / tonight
→ I’m going to eat tonight.
5. When did you eat? / this morning
→ I ate this morning.
6. When did you come? / half a year ago
→ I came half a year ago.
7. When did you come? / yesterday morning
→ I came yesterday morning.
8. When are you going back? / tonight
→ I’m going back tonight.
9. When did you go back? / last Saturday
→ I went back last Saturday.
10. When did you travel? / January
→ I travelled in January ****
「こんばん、たべます。」
[00:07]
みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。では、さっそく、はじめましょう。
Repeat after me
[00:14]
1. きょう、いきます。
2. あした、いきます。
3. きのう、いきました。
4. いつ、いきますか。
5. いつ、いきましたか。
6. きょう、きます。
7. あした、きます。
8. きのう、きました。
9. いつ、きますか。
10. いつ、きましたか。
11. きょう、かえります。
12. あした、かえります。
13. きのう、かえりました。
14. いつ、かえりますか。
15. いつ、かえりましたか。
Note: きょう、あした、きのう = Those time words have functions as adverb, so you usually don’t need the particle に(to indicate to do something at a specific time, day, month etc.) [02:20]
では、つぎのようにこたえましょう。
いつ、いきますか。
きょうのごご
→ きょうのごご、いきます。
いいですか。
[02:31]
1. いつ、いきましたか。
きのう → きのう、いきました。
2. いつ、いきますか。
あさって → あさって、いきます。
3. いつ、いきますか。
らいしゅうのすいようび → らいしゅうの すいようびに いきます。
4. いつ、たべますか。
こんばん、 → こんばん、たべます。
5. いつ、たべましたか。
けさ → けさ、たべました。
6. いつ、きましたか。
はんとしまえ → はんとしまえに きました。
7. いつ、きましたか。
きのうのごぜん → きのうのごぜんに きました。
8. いつ、かえりますか。
きょうのよる(= こんばん) → きょうのよるに かえります。
9. いつ、かえりましたか。
せんしゅうの どようび → せんしゅうのどようびに かえりました。
10. いつ、りょこうしましたか。
1がつ → 1がつに りょこうしました。
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[5.Allegro] V(ふつう)+んだって、いA+んだって、なAな+だって、N+だって
“I hear that it might be cancelled.”
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? We will practice saying “I hearthat…” casually.

Note: Do not mixed up with だってdatte, which means because; but; after all. Repeat after me (The subject of that-clause can be I/you/she/he/they/it.)

[00:17]
1. I hear that s/he is going out.
2. I hear that s/he prepares.
3. I hear that s/he cancels.
4. I hear that s/he is going to queue up.
5. I hear that it should be mixed.
6. I hear that s/he is attending(commuting).
7. I hear that it should be kept cold.
8. I hear that it hasn’t arrived.
9. I hear that s/he cannot sleep.
10. I hear that s/he was praised.
11. I hear that s/he got engaged.
12. I hear that they’ve got gathered. 1
3. I hear that s/he is passed away.
14. I hear that it is cancelled.
15. I hear that it’s a souvenier.
16. I hear that s/he is happy.
17. I hear that it’s easy.
18. I hear that it’s tough/strict/hard.
19. I hear that it’s scary.
20. I hear that it was boring.
〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜
[17:39] Dialogue (Plain style)
A: Kenny san is going to appear on a Japanese TV show.
B: Wow, which program?
A: I hear it’s a quiz show.
B: Seriously? Off course it’s in Japanese, right?
A: Yep. I hear that (contestants are) only foreigners, and they answer the quiz in Japanese.
B: Amazing.
A: I hear that some contestants aren’t very good at Japanese, so sometimes it is funny as the answer could be strange.
B: Kenny san is smart and good at Japanese, so he might win.
A: Yeah, I think so too. But I hear that Kenny san’s got already very nervous.
• maji? = seriously? ; colloq. - especially younger generation
• sudeni = already
[19:39]
[Shadowing]
First, try shadowing at the slow speed. Then try again with normal speed. When you hear the sentence, start repeating like a shadow.
[19:53]
I’m going to appear on a Japanese TV quiz show soon. I hear that the quiz is not so difficult, but the moderator is from Osaka, and he speaks fast, so, I may not understand it well. I also have to practice listening to Osaka dialect I’ve already got nervous. • kondo = here means; shortly, soon
[20:26] Normal speed
[20:53] Try again!

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[2.Andante][3.Moderato] “It’s humid (sticky) and hot, isn’t it?”
[00:07]
Hello everyone. How are you doing? We will practice onomatopoeia today.
Please try also JS 90.

Note: オノマトペ = A word that expresses various states and movements with sound, including a sensory expression, although the sound is not actually heard. Even the same onomatopoeia has different meanings depending on the context; e.g. “peko peko” could mean 1) “very hungry”, or 2) “be very humble” or “touch one’s forelock” = “He apologized humbly. / He apologized over and over again.”

[00:18]
First, let’s do on weather. How is the weather? Listen to the onomatopoeia ♫, then repeat the sentence.
Repeat after me
[00:27]
1. za- za- → It’s pouring.
2. para para → It’s sprinkling.
3. byu- byu- → The wind is blowing/wuthering.
4. poka poka → It’s warm and feel nice.
5. mushi mushi → it’s muggy / very humid.
[01:34]
It’s really muggy in summer in Japan. I will get sweaty!
[01:43] Now, make a sentence using the hints.
For example,
It rained really heavily yesterday, didn’t it? [
hint] indeed, za- za-
→ Indeed, it was pouring.
Ready?
[02:01]
1. It’s hot today again, isn’t it?
[hint] indeed, mushimushi
→ Indeed, it’s muggy.
2. Spring has come. What a pleasant weather.
[hint] indeed, pokapoka
→ Indeed. It’s warm and feel nice.
3. It was so windy yesterday.
[hint] byu-byu-
→ It was wuthering, wasn’t it?
4. Is it raining there?
[hint] yes, za-za-
→ Yes, it’s pouring.
5. Is it raining there?
[hint] yes, but, para para
→ Yes, but it’s just drizzling.
[03:51]
It’s just drizzling at the moment, so let’s go home before it turns into heavy rain.
[04:02]
Now, how would you answer?
[04:05]
1. It’s hot today again, isn’t it?
[your answer]
2. It’s nice spring weather. Ist not hot, itäs not cold, itäs just right.
[your answer]
3. It was so windy yesterday.
[your answer]
4. Hello, it’s nice weather here. How is the weather there?
[your answer]


「ムシムシあついですね」
[00:07] みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。きょうは、オノマトペを れんしゅうします。
JS 90 もやってみてください。
[00:18] まずてんきです。どんなてんきですか。♫オノマトペをきいて、それから、ぶんをリピートしてください。
Repeat after me
[00:27]
1. ザーザー あめが ザーザー ふっています。
2. パラパラ あめが パラパラふっています。
3. ビュービュー かぜが ビュービュー ふいています。
4. ぽかぽか ぽかぽかしてきもちいいです。
5. ムシムシ きょうも あついですね。ムシムシしますね。
[01:34]
にほんのなつは ムシムシするんです。あせでびっしょりです!
[01:43]
では、ヒントを つかって ぶんを つくってください。 たとえば、 きのうの あめは すごかったですね。
[hint] そうですね、ザーザー
→ そうですね。ザーザーでしたね。
いいですか。
[02:01]
1. きょうも あついですね。
[hint]そうですね、ムシムシ
→ そうですね。ムシムシしますね。
2. はるですね。いいてんきですね。
[hint] そうですね、ポカポカ
→ そうですね。ポカポカですね。
3. きのうの かぜは すごかったですね。
[hint] ビュービュー
→ ビュービューでしたね。
4. そちらは、あめが ふっていますか?
[hint]はい、ザーザー
→ はい、ザーザーふっています。
5. そちらは、あめが ふっていますか?
[hint] はい、でも、パラパラ
→ はい、でも パラパラです。
[03:51]
いま、あめは パラパラなので、ザーザーになるまえに うちにかえりましょう。
[04:02]
では、みなさんは どうこたえますか?
[04:05] 1. きょうもあついですね。
[your answer]
2. はるのいいてんきですね。あつくなくて、さむくなくて、ちょうどいいですね。
[your answer]
3. きのうのかぜは すごかったですよね。
[your answer]
4. もしもし、こっちは いいてんきですが、 そちらは どうですか。
[your answer]
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[4.Allegretto] “I eat a lot, though….”「たくさんたべるけど…。」
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today, we will practice “kedo(but)”. “kedo” connects two opposing statements, and is commonly used both formal and casual situations. You can also soften the blow of the opinion or statement by putting kedo” at the end of the sentence. 〜〜〜〜〜
〜〜〜〜〜
[19:50]
Do you watch TV or so while cooking? I often listen to music, mostly classical music on FM radio. Off course, I listen to Podcasts, too. Mainly I listen to news, economics and science related podcasts. I also check Japanese swotter, but I feel embarrassed. By the way, I used to listen to the Japan Times Podcasts “Deep Dive”, but it looks like it is now on hiatus for a while. I’m eagerly awaits for the resuming. I like the voice of the host, Oscar Byod san. I wonder if he will continue to host after resuming. Anyone knows? Please let me know, if you know.

みなさんは料理(りょうり)をしながらテレビを見(み)たりしますか。私(わたし)はよく音楽(おんがく)を聴(き)きます。FMラジオのクラシック音楽(おんがく)が多(おお)いですね。 それから、もちろんポッドキャストも聞(き)きます。ニュースや経済(けいざい)、サイエンス関係(かんけい)が多(おお)いです。Japanese Swotterも チェックします。自分(じぶん)のは恥(は)ずかしいですね。 そうそう、ジャパンタイムズ(The Japan Times)の ポッドキャスト「Deep Dive」をよく聞(き)いていたんですが、しばらくお休(やす)みだそうです。再開(さいかい)が待(ま)ち遠(どお)しいですね。 ホストのオスカー・ボイド(Oscar Boyd)さんの声(こえ)がいいんですよねぇ。再開(さいかい)後(ご)もボイドさんがホストを続(つづ)けてくれるのかな。どうなんでしょう。誰(だれ)か知(し)っていますか?知(し)っていたら教(おし)えてください。
The Japan Times Podcast – Deep Dive
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/podcast_category/deep-dive/
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[2.Andante] Use adverbs!
“I slept deeply.”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today’s topic is adverbs. Adverbs add depth to your conversation.
[00:17]
First, listen to the key words [KW] and then repeat the sentence.
[00:22]
1. [KW] deeply, sleep → I slept deeply.
2. [KW] soon, autumn → It will be autumn soon.
3. [KW] immediately/shortly, contact → I will contact you shortly.
4. [KW] slowly [here means relaxing], bath → Please take a nice long bath.
5. [KW] this way, straight → If you go straight this road/way, you’ll find it.
6. [KW] by foot, 10 minutes → It’s about 10-minute walk.
7. [KW] a little, rest → Please get rest a bit.
8. [KW] Tokyo, much/far, big → Tokyo is far bigger.
9. [KW] myself, make → I made it myself.
10. [KW] early/soon, go home → I want to go home soon.
[02:52]
So far so good? We continue.
[02:56]
1. [KW] oneself, go home → I can go home alone.
2. [KW] maybe, go → Maybe I will go tomorrow.
3. [KW] often, go on trips → I go often go on trips.
4. [KW] in total, how much → How much is it in total?
5. [KW] people, a lot → There are a lot of people.
6. [KW] never, have an absence → I was never absent (never had a day off).
7. [KW] mostly/roughly/about, understand → I understand for the most part.
8. [KW] at all/simply, understand → I don’t understand at all.
9. [KW] struggling to/difficult to
, improve → It’s hard to improve.
10. [KW] not really, like → I don’t really like it.
★★★★★
ぐっすり ねむりました。
[00:07]
みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。きょうはふくしadverbです。ふくしをつかうと、かいわにふかさがでますよ。
[00:17]
まず、キーワード[KW]をきいてから、ぶんをリピートしてください。
[00:22]
1. [KW] ぐっすり、ねむります → ぐっすり ねむりました。
2. [KW] もうすぐ、あき → もうすぐ、あきに なりますね。
3. [KW] すぐに、れんらく → すぐに れんらくします。
4. [KW] ゆっくり、おふろ → ゆっくり おふろに はいってください。
5. [KW] このみち、まっすぐ → このみちをまっすぐいくと、ありますよ。
6. [KW] あるいて、10ぷん → あるいて、10ぷんくらいです。
7. [KW] すこし、やすみます → すこし やすんでください。
8. [KW] とうきょう、ずっと、おおきい → とうきょうのほうが、ずっとおおきい です。
9. [KW] じぶんで、つくります → じぶんでつくりました。
10. [KW] はやく、かえります → はやく、かえりたいです。
[02:52]
ここまでOKですか。まだ つづきますよ。
[02:56]
1. [KW] ひとりで、かえります → ひとりで かえることができます。
2. [KW] たぶん、いきます → たぶん、あした いきます。
3. [KW] よく、りょこう → よく りょこうにいきます。
4. [KW] ぜんぶで、いくら → ぜんぶで いくらですか。
5. [KW] ひと、たくさん → ひとがたくさんいました。
6. [KW] いちども、やすみます → いちども やすみませんでした。
7. [KW] だいたい、わかります → だいたい わかります。
8. [KW] ぜんぜん
、わかります → ぜんぜん、わかりません。
9. [KW] なかなか、じょうたつします → なかなか じょうたつしません。
10. [KW] あまり、すきです → あまり、すきじゃないです。
Those adverbs can only be used with a negative predicate.
なかなかnakanaka: hier, it is used in an implied negative context.
〜〜〜 〜〜〜
〜〜〜 〜〜〜
[22:15] How many times have you moved? I’ve moved about 12 times. Moving takes time and energy, but especially it costs money. The state in which money is getting run out due to repeated moving is called “Hikkoshi Binbou”. Binbou means “a lack of money” or “poor”. Three removals are as bad as a fire. But by moving, you will have new discoveries and encounters, which will become your new treasure.
[22:15] みなさんは何回(なんかい)ぐらい引(ひ)っ越(こ)しをしてことがありますか。私(わたし)は12回(かい)ぐらいあります。引(ひ)っ越(こ)しは時間(じかん)も体力(たいりょく)もいりますが、特(とく)にお金(かね)がかかりますね。何度(なんど)も引(ひ)っ越(こ)しをしてお金(かね)がなくなっていくことを、「引(ひ)っ越(こ)し貧乏(びんぼう)」と言(い)います。貧乏(びんぼう)はa lack of money, poorですね。 Three removals are as bad as a fire. でも、引(ひ)っ越(こ)すことで、新(あたら)しい発見(はっけん)や出会(であ)いがあります。新(あら)たな宝(たから)となりますね。
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[✐1. Adagio]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? There is something left behind. Ask who this belongs to. Note: これkore – “this one here (close to the speaker)”; それsore - “that one there (something close to the speaker or between speaker and listner), あれare - “that one over there” (far from both).
Repeat after me
[00:18]
1. Who does this belong to?
2. Who does that belong to?
3. Who does that (over there) belong to? 4
. Who does this bag belong to?
5. Who does this textbook belong to?
6. Who does this smartphone belong to?
7. Who does that umbrella belong to?
8. Who does that pen belong to?
9. Who does that notebook belong to?
10. Who does that wallet (over there) belong to?
11. Who does that scarf (over there) belong to?
12. Who does that jacket (over there) belong to?
13. Who does this key belong to?
14. Who does that hat belong to?
15. Who do those glasses (over there) belong to?
16. Who does this mask belong to?
17. Who do those earphones belong to?
18. Who does that bicycle (over there) belong to?
19. Who does this car belong to?
20. Who does that trash belong to?
[04:01]
Please ensure all rubbish is put in the bin.
Note: off course, you can also say “これはだれのかばんですか (Whose bag is this?)”, instead of “このかばんは だれのですか (Who does this bag belong to?)”.
[04:11]
Now, please answer as follows.
For example,
Who does that over there belong to? / I (mine)
→ It’s mine.

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これはだれのですか。」
[00:07] みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。There is something left behind. わすれものがありますね。Ask who this belongs to.
Note: これkore – “this one here (close to the speaker)”; それsore - “that one there (something close to the speaker or between speaker and listner), あれare - “that one over there” (far from both).
[00:18]
1. これは だれのですか。
2. それは だれのですか。
3. あれは だれのですか。
4. このかばんは だれのですか。
5. このきょうかしょは だれのですか。
6. このスマホは だれのですか。
7. そのかさは だれのですか。
8. そのペンは だれのですか。
9. そのノートは だれのですか。
10. あのさいふは だれのですか。
11. あのスカーフは だれのですか。
12. あのジャケットは だれのですか。
13. このかぎは だれのですか。
14. そのぼうしは だれのですか。
15. あのめがねは だれのですか。
16. このマスクは だれのですか。
17. そのイヤホンは だれのですか。
18. あのじてんしゃは だれのですか。
19. このくるまは だれのですか。
20. そのゴミは だれのですか。
[04:01]
Please ensure all rubbish is put in the bin. ごみはちゃんと ごみばこに いれてください。 Note: off course, you can also say “これはだれのかばんですか (Whose bag is this?)”, instead of “このかばんは だれのですか (Who does this bag belong to?)”.
[04:11]
では、つぎのようにこたえましょう。 たとえば、 あれは だれのですか。 / わたし
→ わたしのです。

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[4.Allegretto][5.Allegro]〜たばかり 〜ta bakari
“I just got married, though….”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Did you just wake up, are you on your way to work, or did you just get back from work? Today, we will practice” ta bakari”.
Note: “ta bakari” means “just occurred, just finished”, and emphasizes the personal perspectives – that is, it could be minutes ago or several years ago.
Repeat after me
[00:22]
1. I just came to Japan.
2. It/she/he is just born.
3. I just arrived at the station.
4. I just resumed (playing) golf. (saikai suru = begin again, resume, restart)
5. I just bought a personal computer.
6. I just had lunch.
7. I just got married.
8. I just graduated.
9. I just watched it on TV.
10. I just changed jobs.
(tenshoku suru = change jobs/one’s career)
[02:06]
Now make a sentence as follows;
For example,
yesterday, the refrigerator arrived
→ The refrigerator just arrived yesterday.
Ready?
[02:19]
1. → Last month, I just came to Japan.
2. → Last week, my child was just born.
3. → I just arrived at the station a while ago.
4. → I just resumed playing golf a few month ago.
5. → I just bought a personal computer half a year ago.
6. → I just ate lunch little while ago.
7. → I just got married a year ago.
8. → I just graduated in March of this year.
9. → I just watched it on TV last night.
10. → I just changed jobs two months ago.
★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★☆★★

[15:01]
[Shadowing]
First, listen to a sentence at normal speed. Then, I speak a bit slowly, so you start speaking as soon as you hear it, like a shadow.

〜Speech by Ho san, who has been transferred from Vietnam branch to the Japanese HQ〜

[15:15]
Thank you everyone for taking the time to come to my welcome party today, even though you are busy.
[15:34] I’ve heard that this Vietnamese restaurant is newly opened, but it’s delicious. Even though I just came to Japan, I feel like going to be a little homesick after eating Vietnamese food.
[16:03] When I was working at a branch office in Vietnam, I used to call you or email time to time, and finally I was able to actually see your face (= meet you in person).
[16:30] As I just started working in Japan, there are many things I need to learn. Thank you very much in advance for your guidance*.
[16:55] Try again with no interruption.

*Pl.refer to “yoroshiku onegaishimasu ” + (PDF)

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[2.Andante]
“If I go to England, I want to eat fish and chips.”
[00:09]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing?
Well, what if you had 1 billion yen…?
Repeat after me
[00:16]
1. If I had 1 billion yen, I’d like to travel the world.
2. If I had 1 billion yen, I’d save all(the full amount).
3. If I had 1 billion yen, I’d build a school and a home for the elderly.
4. If I had 1 billion yen, I think I will quit the job immediately.
5. If I had 1 billion yen, I’d like to donate it to various organizations.
(dantai = organisation, group, body)
[01:40]
What would you do If you had 1 billion yen, what would you like to do?
[01:57]
Now, listen to the key word [KW] and then repeat the sentence.
[02:03]
1. [KW] hot, open the window
→ If it’s hot, open the window.
2. [KW] cold, jacket
→ If it’s cold tomorrow, I will bring a jacket.
3. [KW] time off/holiday, asia, travel
→ If I have a holiday, I’d like to travel Asia.
4. [KW] England, fish and chips,
→ When/If I go to England, I want to eat fish and chips.
5. [KW] bad weather, hiking, postpone
→ If the weather is bad, the hike will be postponed to next week.
6. [KW] fever, doesn’t go down, medicine
→ If the fever doesn’t go down, take this medicine.


[08:33]
Dialogue (Plain style)
In the office 〜 5 Colleagues (A,B,C,D,E) are asking Sameda san for various things/errands. [08:43]
A: Sameda kun, if you e-mail the material to the client, please make 10 copies of it.
B: Ah, hey, Sameda kun, if you copy them, please help us here.
C: Sameda san, if you’re done helping them, bring the catalogue to the Bucho (manager).
D: Ah, Sameda san, if you go to Bucho, please get a contract document (and bring them to me). E: And then, Sameda san, if you get the contract document, please copy it.
Sameda: Excuse me is it this contract document or the client’s material that I (have to) copy? (10 bu:10 copies)
(keiyaku shorui = contract document)
Note: deshitakke : ”kke” is an ending particle [casual] indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information.
Repeat after me (in Masu style)
[09:25]
1. → If you e-mail the material to the client, please make 10 copies of it.
2. → If you copy them, please help us here.
3. → if you’re done helping them, bring the catalogue to the Bucho (manager).
4. → if you go to Bucho(‘s office), please get a contract document (and bring them to me).
5. → If you get the contract document, please copy it.
[10:53]
[Shadowing] First, listen to a sentence at normal speed. Then, I speak a bit slowly, so you start speaking as soon as you hear it like a shadow.
“Sameda san’s one day”
[11:07]
When I come to the office, I first turn on the computer. When I mail the material to the client, I have to make 10 copies of it. When I copy them, I help my colleagues and then bring a catalogue to Bucho(‘s office). When I go to Bucho, I will get a contract document. And then I have to copy it, too. If I finish all of them, I can go home, but oops, I wonder…, which one should I copy?
[12:34] Try again with no interruption.
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[3.Moderato][4.Allegretto]
[00:08]
Hello, every one. How are you doing?
What are you not good at?
Repeat after me
[00:15]
1. I’m not good at writing Kanji.
2. I’m not good at getting on ski/chair lifts.
3. I’m not good at cleaning windows.
4. I’m not good at getting up early in the morning.
5. I’m not good at sashimi or raw fish.
6. I’m not good at talking to strangers.
7. I’m not good at speaking in public.
8. I’m not good at singing at karaoke.
9. I’m not good at ironing.
10. I’m not good at driving a car.
[02:22]
Now, we will practice something you are good at.
What are you good at?
/ making pizza
→ I’m good at making pizza.
Ready?
[02:36]
1. What are you good at?
/ serving tennis
→ I’m good at serving (of tennis).
2. What are you good at?
/ division (arithmetic/algebra)
→ I’m good at division.
3. What are you good at doing?
/ drawing portraits
→ I’m good at drawing portraits.
4. What are you good at?
/ making people laugh
→ I’m good at making people laugh.
(hito wo warawaseru = make people laugh)
5. What are you good at?
/ making cakes
→ I’m good at making cakes.
6. What are you good at?
/ play the bass guitar
I’m good at playing the bass guitar.
7. What are you good at?
/ make clothes
→ I’m good at making clothes.
8. What are you good at?
/ read books quickly
→ I’m good at reading books quickly.
9. What are you good at?
/ make friends instantly
→ I ‘m good at making friends instantly.
10. What are you good at doing?
/ clean up a room swiftly/quickly
→ I’m good at cleaning up a room swiftly.
(subayaku = swiftly, quickly)
[06:30]
What are YOU good at?

★★★★★
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[✐1. Adagio][2.Andante]
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? We practice “numbers” today!
[00:11]
First, please change the English numbers to Japanese.
For example,
35
thirty-five (35)
→ sanjugo
(sorry for my not-good English pronunciation!)
Ready?
[00:21]
1. 5 go
2. 6 roku
3. 9 kyu
4. 8 hachi
5. 77 nanajuu nana
6. 21 nijuu ichi
7. 18 juu hachi
8. 55 gojuu go
9. 619 roppyaku juu ku (kyu)
10. 399 sanbyaku kyuujuu kyu (ku)
11. 135 hyaku sanjuu go
12. 214 nihyaku juu yon
13. 444 yonnhyaku yonjuu yon
14. 108 hyaku hachi
15. 2,021 nisen nijuu ichi
16. 1,978 sen kyuhyaku nanajuu hachi
17. 6,666 rokusen roppyaku rokujuu roku
18. 15,817 ichiman gosen happyaku juu nana
19. 46,974 yonman rokusen kyuuhyaku nanajuu yon
20. 123,456 juuniman sanzen yonhyaku gojuu roku
[03:34]
Now, please answer as follows.
For example,
How much is this?
/ 250
→ It’s 250 (nihyaku gojuu) yen.
[03:45]
1. How much is this?
/ 1,480
→ It’s 1,480 (sen yonhyaku hachi juu) yen.
2. I’ll have this, too. How much?
/ 680
→ It’s 680 (roppyaku hachijuu) yen.
3. How much are these two in total?
/ 700
→ It’s 700 (nana hyaku) yen.
4. This one, this one and then, that one, please. How much is it in total?
/12,500
→ It’s 12,500 (ichiman nisen gohyaku) yen.
5. Well, I will buy this one. How much is it?
/ 7,850
→ it’s 7,850 (nanasen happyaku gojuu) yen.
[04:54]
Next, we will practice “change”. If you pay 1,000 yen, how much is the change? You always pay with one-thousand-yen bill.


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[3.Moderato] Implying a sense of gratitude for receiving actions
[Vte ・くれます]
“Maybe he/she will (kindly) take me to the moon!?”
[00:08]
Hello, how are you doing? When someone do something for you, we, Japanese, prefer to add the nuance of gratitude by saying “~てくれます”(kindly do … for me).
~~~~~~
[11:03]
[Shadowing]
First, listen to a sentence at normal speed. Then, I speak a bit slowly, so you start speaking as soon as you hear it (or with a bit of delay if you’re confident), like a shadow.
[11:15]
When Iida-kacho (section chief) went on a business trip, he always buys souvenirs (for us). Also, he is good at computers, so he will fix it immediately when my or our colleague’s computers breaks down. When I have a trouble at work, he kindly gives me advice. Today, I forgot to bring my wallet. Iida-kacho kindly let me 5,000 yen. I thought he might tell me, “you don’t have to give (the money) back.”, but that didn’t happen. Of course… (= what do you expect?) Tomorrow, I will give (the money) back.

  • konpyu-ta- ni tsuyoi = good at computer
  • soudan ni noru = give advice
  • touzen = of course, no surprises, obviously

[12:52] Try again with no interruption.


[11:03]
[Shadowing]
まずノーマルスピードをきいてから、そのあと、ゆっくりスピードを、 かげのように、シャドーイングして ください。
[11:15] 飯田(いいだ)課長(かちょう)は出張(しゅっちょう)に行(い)くと、いつもおみやげを買(か)って来(き)てくれます。 それから、コンピューターに強(つよ)いので、私(わたし)や同僚(どうりょう)のパソコンが故障(こしょう)すると、すぐに直(なお)してくれるんです。 仕事(しごと)で悩(なや)んでいるときも、相談(そうだん) にのってくれます。 今日(きょう)、財布(さいふ)を持(も)ってくるのを忘(わす)れたんですが、 飯田(いいだ)課長(かちょう)が5千円(せんえん)貸(か)してくれました。 「返(かえ)さなくてもいいよ」と、言(い)ってくれるかもしれないと思(おも)いましたが、それはありませんでした。 当然(とうぜん)ですね…。 明日(あした)(お金(かね)を)返(かえ)します。

  • コンピューターに強(つよ)い = good at computer
  • 相談(そうだん)にのる = give a helping hand to
  • 当然(とうぜん) = of course, no surprises, obviously

[12:52]
Try again with no interruption.


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[✐1. Adagio]で・に・を: intensive practice with basic verbs
[00:09]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Let’s start!
[00:14]
What kind of verbs would fit? Please predict which verb comes after the sound♪, and then repeat the sentence.
[00:27]
1. I go to work.
2. I go (back) home.
3. My friend comes.
4. I read the newspaper.
5. I write a letter.
6. I watch Youtube.
7. I listen to Podcast.
8. I call.
9. I eat a breakfast.
10. I drink Sake(alcohol).
11. I study Japanese.
[02:44]
Now, please complete the sentence as follows.
For example,
7 o’clock, wake up
→ I wake up at 7 o’clock.
Ready?
[02:55]
1. → I go to work.
2. → I go (back) home.
3. → My friend comes.
4. → I read the newspaper.
5. → I write a letter.
6. → I watch Youtube.
7. → I listen to Podcast.
8. → I call.
9. → I eat a breakfast.
10. → I drink Sake(alcohol).
11. → I study Japanese.


[00:09]
みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。さっそくはじめましょう。
[00:14]
どんな どうしがきますか。よそうしてから、ぶんをリピートしてください。Please predict which verb comes after the sound♪, and then repeat the sentence.
[00:27]
1. しごとに…… いきます。
2. うちに…… かえります。
3. ともだちが…. きます。
4. しんぶんを….. よみます。
5. てがみを….. かきます。
6. ユーチューブを…. みます。
7. ポッドキャストを….. ききます。
8. でんわを…. します。
9. ちょうしょくを…..たべます。
10. おさけを……のみます。
11. にほんごを……べんきょうします。
[02:44]
では、please complete the sentence as follows.
たとえば、
7じ、おきます
→ 7じに おきます。
いいですか。
[02:55]
1. しごと、いきます
→ しごとに いきます。
2. うち、かえります
→ うちに かえります。
3. ともだち、きます
→ ともだちが きます。
4. しんぶん、よみます
→ しんぶんを よみます。
5. てがみ、かきます
→ てがみを かきます。
6. ユーチューブ、みます
→ ユーチューブを みます。
7. ポッドキャスト、ききます
→ ポッドキャストを ききます。
8. でんわ、します
→ でんわを します。
9. ちょうしょく、たべます
→ ちょうしょくを たべます。
10. おさけ、のみます
→ おさけを のみます。
11. にほんご、べんきょうします
→ にほんごを べんきょうします。
〜〜〜
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[4.Allegretto] V-te Form to state reason
〜〜〜
[09:59]
Dialogue (Plain style)
Akiko and Kayo are talking.
Akiko:What’s wrong? You seem to lack energy.
Kayo:The drama I was watching every week finished, and I feel empty. And at the same time, I was shocked to learn that this was the last series. Also, the ending was vague, and I felt unsatisfactory.
A:Oh, you mean a drama from 9 o’clock on Thursday, by any chance?
K:Yes, that one!
A:The spin-off of the drama will soon be available online. I read it in a magazine the other day.
K:Really? That made me feel better. I’m looking forward to it. Wow, I’m happy. Thanks for the good information!
• samishii : here means = feel empty
• owarikata = the way it ended
• aimai (na) = ambiguous, crypic, vague
• monoarinai = not enough/satisfactory
• moshikashite = by any chance
• haishinsuru = distribute, deliver

Repeat after me (in Masu style)
[10:46]
1. → The drama I watched every week finished, and I feel empty.
2. → I was shocked to learn that this was the last series.
3. → The ending was vague, and I felt unsatisfactory.
4. → That made me feel better.
[11:40]
[Shadowing]
First, listen to a sentence at normal speed. Then, I speak a bit slowly, so you start speaking as soon as you hear it, like a shadow.
[11:52]
My friend was watching a drama every Thursday from 9 pm, but it ended and she said she felt empty.
That’s why my friend was less energetic.
Moreover, she said she was shocked to know that it was the last series.
She also said that the ending was vague and she felt unsatisfactory.
As a magazine wrote (I read in a magazine) that the spin-off of the drama will be available online, I told that to my friend.
That made my friend very happy.
But, when I read the magazine again later, it was not a spin-off of Thursday’s drama but Sunday’s (spin-off).
[13:43]
Try again with no interruption.
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[3.Moderato]
“I’m thinking of telling the truth.”
[00:08]
Hi everyone, good morning, good day, good evening. Today, we will learn the volitional form. Let’s start from the basics.
Repeat after me
[00:21]
1. go: masu form → intentional form
2. sit
3. drink
4. call, invite
5. go back, go home
6. meet
7. eat
8. see, watch, look
9. do
10. come
[01:32]
Now, make a sentence as follows.
For example,
Let’s buy a personal computer in Akihabara. [Masu style]
→ Let’s buy a personal computer in Akihabara. [Plain style]
Ready?
[01:45]
1. Let’s go tomorrow. [Masu style]→ [Plain style]
2. Let’s sit here.
3. Let’s drink this sake.
4. Let’s call an ambulance.
5. Let’s go home soon.
6. Let’s meet again.
7. Let’s eat supper at home.
8. Let’s watch a Japanese film.
9. Let’s clean the toilet.
10. Let’s come to this restaurant to eat again.
〜〜〜〜
「しんじつを はなそうと おもっています。」
[00:08]
みなさん、おはようございます、こんにちは、こんばんは。きょうはVolitional Formをべんきょうします。さっそく、きほんから はじめましょう。
Repeat after me
[00:21]
1. いきます → いこう
2. すわります → すわろう
3. のみます → のもう
4. よびます → よぼう
5. かえります → かえろう
6. あいます → あおう
7. たべます → たべよう
8. みます→ みよう
9. します→ しよう
10. きます→ こよう

[01:32]
では、つぎのようにぶんつくってください。
たとえば、
あきはばらで パソコンを かいましょう。[Masu style]
→ あきはばらで、パソコンをかおう。[Plain style]
いいですか。
[01:45]
1. あした、いきましょう。[Masu style]
→ あした、いこう。[Plain style]
2. ここに すわりましょう。
→ ここに すわろう。
3. このおさけを のみましょう。
→このおさけを のもう。
4. きゅうきゅうしゃを よびましょう。
→ きゅうきゅうしゃを よぼう。
5. そろそろ、かえりましょう。
→ そろそろ かえろう。
6. また、あいましょう。
→ また、あおう。
7. うちで ゆうはんを たべましょう。
→ うちで ゆうはんを たべよう。
8. にほんのえいがをみましょう。
→ にほんのえいがをみよう。
9. トイレをそうじしましょう。
→ トイレをそうじをしよう。
10. また、このレストランに たべにきましょう。
→ また このレストランに たべに こよう。
★★★★★
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[2.Andante] Tell the reason
“It’s a secret, so don’t tell anyone!”
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. First, let’s practice how to refuse softly using “〜wa chotto”.
[00:18]
For example,
car, can you lend me your car
→ (Lending you my) car is a bit inconvenient.
= I don’t want to lend my car.
Ready?
[00:25]
1. Let‘s go home by taxi.
→ (Going home by) Taxi is a bit inconvenient. = I don’t want take taxi.
2. Let’s go by bus.
→ (Going by) Bus is a bit inconvenient.
3. Let’s go to eat Yakiniku.
→ Yakiniku? Oooo I don’t know.
(Yakiniku = Japanese BBQ)
4. Would like to go see a horror movie?
→ Horror movie? Oooo I wouldn’t.
5. Let’s drink beer.
→ Beer? Oooo I’d better not.
Repeat after me
[01:40]
1. Taxi is a bit inconvenient. I will walk as it’s right there.
2. As I have many luggage, bus is a bit inconvenient.
3. I ate stake yesterday, so I wouldn’t eat Yakiniku.
4. I’d rather not to see horror movie, as I cannot sleep at night.
5. I will drive a car after this, so I’d better not to drink beer.
[03:07]
Now, please repeat the three sentences as follows.
[03:12]
For example,
♪: Don’t add sugar.
♪♪: I’m on a diet.
♪♪♪: As I’m on a diet, don’t add sugar.
OK?
[03:30]
1. I don’t drink coffee at night.
I can’t sleep (literally: I will become not be able to sleep)
As I can’t sleep at night, I don’t drink coffe at night.
2. Can I do it later?
I’m busy now.
As I’m busy now, can I do it later?
3. I’ll mail.
I’m uncomfortable with telephone.
As I’m uncomfortable with telephone, I will mail.
4. Ask Simon san.
I’m not familiar with it.
As I’m not familiar with it, ask Simon san.
5. I don’t want to eat sweets.
I’m on a diet.
As I’m on a diet, I don’t want to eat sweets.


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[✐1. Adagio] Ask back briefly with interrogative words
[00:07]
Hello everyone. Let’s keep up the good work today! We practice how to ask back briefly.
[00:13]
Repeat after me
1. When?
2. What time?
3. Where?
4. With who?
5. What day of the week?
6. What month?
7. What date / what day of the month?
8. Why?
[01:03]
You didn’t really get what your friend just said. Ask again briefly with ♫ the interrogative words.
For example,
♫ when
I will go to Japan next year.
→ [you say] Pardon/Sorry, when?
Ready?
[01:22]
1. ♫when
I’ll go to a university in Japan.
→ Pardon, when?
2. ♫what time
My friend comes at 7 O’clock.
→Sorry, what time?
3. ♫where
There is a book store in front of the station.
→ Pardon, where?
4. ♫with who
I went to the concert with Caroline san.
→ Sorry, with who?
5. ♫what day
I have a Japanese class every Tuesday.
→ Pardon, what day?
6. ♫what month
Japanese schools start at April.
→ Sorry, what month?
7. ♫who
George san will come tomorrow.
→ Pardon, who?
8. ♫what
I ate Sukiyaki yesterday.
→ Sorry, what?
9. ♫who and who
Honda san and Suzuki san got married.
→ Pardon, who and who?
10. ♫what colour
My car is yellow.
→ Sorry, what colour?
11. ♫2 o’clock tomorrow
The parcel will come at 2 o’clock tomorrow.
→ Pardon, what time tomorrow?
(nimotsu = parcel, package, baggage)
12. ♫who’s mother
That person is a mother of Sam san.
→ Sorry, who’s mother?
13. ♫map of where
This is a map of Kuala Lumpur.
→ Pardon, map of where?
(chizu = map)
14. ♫whose sneaker/trainers
This is my young brother’s sneakers.
→ Sorry, whose sneakers?
15. ♫what(how many) kilogram
That person weighs 200 kg.
→ Pardon, how many kilo(gram)?
(taijuu = body weight)
[04:25]
Next, after listening to a sentence, please answer the question.
[04:29]
For example,
I’m going on a trip to Sydney next year.
Where?
→ [you answer] (It’s) Sydney.

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[5.Allegro] [ Vて]も、[N/なA]でも、[いA]くても
〜〜〜〜〜
[14:25]
Dialogue (Plain (1) style)
A: Hello, have you got a time now? Busy?
B: No problem. I was listening to the music. No matter how many times you listen to Schumann’s symphony, it’s good (good music).
A: Come to think of it, it’s your concert soon, is it?
B: Yep, the beginning of next month.
A: You play the violin, don’t you?
B: No no, the viola. It’s a one-size larger instrument than the violin. No matter how much I practice, it’s difficult and there are some that I can’t play. But the orchestra is fun. No matter how bad the orchestra is, the conductor will guide us carefully.
A: I’ll definitely go to your concert next month, even if I’m busy.
B: Thanks! I will send you the tickets in due course. Ciao.
A: See you!
(hitomawari ookii = one size larger)
(shikisha = conductor)
(shidou suru = give guidance, lead, coach)

[15:16] Repeat after me (in Masu(2) style)
1. → No matter how many times you listen to Schumann’s symphony, it’s good (good music).
2. → No matter how much I practice, it’s difficult and there are some that I can’t play.
3. → No matter how bad the orchestra is, (the conductor) will guide us carefully.
4. → I’ll definitely go, even if I’m busy.
[16:21]
[Shadowing] First, listen to a sentence at normal speed. Then, I speak a bit slowly, so you start speaking as soon as you hear it (or with a bit of delay if you’re confident), like a shadow.
[16:32]
Do you know the instrument called viola? It’s a musical instrument that is one-size larger than the violin.
I’m playing the viola in the orchestra. It’s difficult and no matter how much I practice, there are some parts(passages) that I cannot play, but it’s quite fun to play with others in an orchestra.
Even if the orchestra is not very good, our conductor (kindly) leads us carefully.
As we have a concert next month, I’m going to send tickets to my friends or to my family.
I’m grateful that they will come to listen to us even if they are busy.
(arigatai = thankful, grateful)
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[2.Andante] 〜かた manner of 〜、how to 〜
“Each person has their own way of studying.”
[00:09]
Hello, everyone. Today, we are going to practice “〜kata”. There are many words that can be constructed in this form. It’s convenient.
Now, make 〜かた as follows.
[00:28]
For example,
1. write - manner of writing, how to write
Ready?
[00:35]
2. read - reading, how to read
3. go - direction, how to go
4. make - how to make
5. buy - how to buy
6. drink - drinking, how to drink
7. eat - how to eat
8. look/watch/see/view - how to look/watch/see, way of viewing, viewpoint
9. do - approach, the how, manner, way
10. do - how to do
[01:28]
Make a sentence as follows.
For example,
write, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to write.
Ready?
[01:40]
1. this Kanji, read, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to read this kanji.
2. tempura, cook, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to cook tempura.
3. ticket, buy, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to buy a ticket.
4. car navigation system, use, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to use the car navigation system.
(ka-nabi = car navigation system)
5. report, write, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to write a report.
6. natto, eat, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to eat natto.
7. garbage, throw away/dispose, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to put out oversized garbage.
(sodai gomi = large-sized garbage)
8. books, borrow, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to borrow books.
9. work, style/method, don’t know
→ I don’t know how to work.
10. open-air hot spring bath, take (a bath), don’t know
→ I don’t know how to take an open-air hot spring.
(rotenburo = open-air/outdoor hot spring bath)
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100本(ひゃっぽん)ノック! - Repeat After Me 100
Note: ノック(nokku) is a Japanese-English (kind of “fungo”), and one of the Baseball defensive exercises that repeatedly catches and throws back the ball. (Normally it’s 1000 nokku, not 100).[00:07]
みなさん、こんにちは。お元気(げんき)ですか。今日(きょう)は1から100まで、ひたすらリピートします。いいですか。では、はじめましょう。
Hello, everyone. Are you doing all right? Today, we simply repeat from 1 to 100. Let’s get started.

Repeat after me[00:19]
1. 遊(あそ)ぶ[Vじしょ]遊(あそ)びます[Vます]→ 今度、遊(あそ)びに行かない?
Do you wanna hang out sometime?

2. 浴(あ)びる 浴(あ)びます→ シャワーを浴(あ)びながら、歌(うた)を歌(うた)います。
I sing a song while taking a shower.

3. 謝(あやま)る 謝(あやま)ります→ 私(わたし)が謝(あやま)っても、妻(つま)は許(ゆる)してくれませんでした。
Even though I apologised, my wife didn’t fogive me.

4. 歩(ある)く 歩(ある)きます→ 駅(えき)まで歩(ある)いて10分(ぷん)くらいです。
It’s about 10 inutes walk to the station.

5. 急(いそ)ぐ 急(いそ)ぎます→ 乗(の)り遅(おく)れないように、急(いそ)いでください。
Please hurry so as not to miss the train.

6. 要(い)る 要(い)ります→ コインロッカーには小銭(こぜに)が要(い)ります。
Coin lockers require small change.

7. 歌(うた)う 歌(うた)います→ カラオケで歌(うた)いすぎてのどが痛(いた)いです。
I sing too much at karaoke and my throat hurts.

8. 売(う)る 売(う)ります→ ネットで使(つか)わなくなったカメラを売(う)りました。
I sold a camera that I no longer use online.

9. 運転(うんてん)する 運転(うんてん)します→ 私(わたし)はオートマしか運転(うんてん)することができません。
→ I can only drive an automatic transmission (car).

10. 置(お)く 置(お)きます→ スーツケースはここじゃなくて、あそこに置(お)いてください。
Please put your suitcase over there, not here.

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[✐3.Moderat, 4. Allegretto]
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. Please listen to the following dialogue.
[00:13]
“Excuse me, my room is dark…”
“Press this button to make adjustment. I will make it bright. (pipipi) How is it? “
“I see, the room became bright. Thanks.”
[00:26]
Today’s topic is “describing a change in state”. First, change the word with “〜shimasu”, as follows.
[00:36]
For example,
short
→ shorten, abbreviate, clip
Ready?
[00:43]
1. long
→ lengthen, prolong
2. big
→ make bigger, expand, enlarge
3. small
→ make smaller, shrink, diminish
4. thick
→ thicken
5. quiet
→ keep it down, make quieter
6. fine, fit, vial
→ make energetic, set up
7. clean, good-looking
→ make clean, smarten up, make beautiful
8. good
→ improve, make better
9. double
→ duplicate
10. half
→ reduce to half, downsize by half
[01:52]
Now, make a sentence using ”〜te kudasai” as follows.
[01:58]
For example,
straps on the bag, short
→ Please shorten the straps on the bag.
OK?
[02:08]
1. LAN calbe, long
→ Please lengthen the LAN cable.
2. size of copy, big
→ Increase the size of the copy.
3. garbage, few
→ Please reduce the amount of garbage.
4. amount of water, 3 times
→ Please triple the amount of water.
5. meeting room, clean
→ Please clean the meeting room.
6. price, cheap
→ Please reduce the price.
7. colour, dark
→ Please darken the colour.
8. amount of cooked rice, half
→ Please reduce the volume of rice in half.
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[3.Moderato]
[00:08]
Hello, everyone.
We will practice “contrast” today. For example, “About weather? Huh… it’s sunny today, but it’s going to rain tomorrow.”
Repeat after me
〜 Weather 〜
[00:23]
1. It’s sunny today, but I think it’s going to rain tomorrow.
2. It was sunny today, but it had been raining last week.
3. It was cold yesterday, but it’s warm today, isn’t it?
4. It rains in the morning, but I think it’s going to be clear/sunny in the afternoon.
〜 Food and Drink 〜
[01:36]
5. I drink coffee a lot, but often but
6. I add milk to coffee (= I drink coffee with milk), but not sugar.
7. I like fish, but I’m not good at sashimi (= don’t really like sashimi).
8. I like sushi, but wasabi is no (= I can’t eat wasabi).
9. My boyfriend is a vegetarian, but I like meet very much.
10. I often go out to eat ramen, but I rarely go out to eat udon.
[03:23]
You’re calling a restaurant to make a reservation.
〜The restaurant replied…〜
[03:28]
1. We are open on Saturdays, but closed on Sundays.
(yatteimasu = here means; be open, run a business)
2. Unfortunately, today is full of reservations (= fully booked) today, but tomorrow is okay.
(ainiku = unfortunately)
3. It’s fuly occupied at 6 pm, but you can make a reservation at 8 pm.
(manseki = all seats/tables are occupied)
4. We have sukiyaki, but not shabu shabu.
5. We have/serve alcohol, but no cocktails.
(rui = type, kakukteru rui = (various) cocktails)
[04:48]
Alcohol? Yep, we have, sorry but we don’t have cocktails.
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[✐1. Adagio]
Hello everyone. Today we will practice expressions such as greetings that we often use. If you think it’s too easy, try dialogue, role play and shadowing after 08:28.


[08:28]
Dialogue Taniya san is waiting for her turn at the supermarket cashier. There is nothing but one stuff in the basket of the person behind.
[08:43]
Tanya: Do you have only one to buy?
Person behind: Yes, this one only.
T: Then, after you.
Pb: Are you sure? Thanks.
T: I have lots of stuffs (to buy).
Pb: Thanks. I forgot to buy this one yesterday.
T: What is that?
Pb: It’s Wasabi. You grate it and eat it. As it’s fresh, it’s delicious.
T: Sounds good. I want it too. Where is it? (Where can I find it?)
Pb: It’s in the vegetable section.
T: I see. I’ll go now (to the vegetable section). See you.
Pb: See you.

• kaiwasureru = forgot to buy
• orosu = grate
• yasai uriba = vegetable section
• ittekimasu = I go (and do something there) and come back

[09:20]
Role Play: Now, it’s your turn!

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[✐2. Andante] 〜とき、します/しました
“My voice trembles when I malinger.”
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. What do you do when you are sleepy during a meeting or class? I would chew gum or drink coffee, etc.
Repeat after me.
[00:24]
1. When I’m sleepy, I drink a coffee.
2. When it’s cold, I wear a sweater.
3. When it’s hot, I turn on the air conditioner.
4. When I’m busy, I order pizza delivery.
5. In my free time, I hang around at home.
6. When I’ve caught a cold, I always cough.
7. The other day, I had a fever when I had a cold.
8. When I was small, I used to play outside.
9. When I was a kid, I didn’t like studying.
10. I got married when I was 36.
[02:40]
Now, listen to [KW], then repeat the sentence.
[02:46]
1. [KW] sore throat, candy
→ When you have a sore throat, this candy is good.
2. [KW] busy, eating outside
→ When I’m busy, I eat outside.
3. [KW] have free time, hiking
→ When you have a free time, don’t we go for hiking?
4. [KW] feel sick. this medcine, works
→ When you feel sick, this medicine works.
(kusuri ga kiku = medecine works)
5. [KW] lonely, whenever, call
→ Call me whenever you feel lonely.
6. [KW] the Anime, as a kid, watched
→ I watched the anime often, when I was a kid.
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[3.Moderato][4.Allegretto] Tell your impression
"At first glance, it looks scary.”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. You are now looking at pictures of your friend’s classmates. What kind of person do you think they are? Tell your impressions.
Repeat after me
[00:20]
1. This person looks serious.
2. This person looks scary.
3. This person looks kind.
4. It (the appearance) looks scary, but s/he is a kind person. (mitame = appearance)
5. It (the appearance) looks kind, but s/he is a tough person.
6. At first glance, it looks scary, but s/he is a kind person.
(pattomi : colloq.= at first glance)
[01:40]
Now, make a sentence as follows.
For example,
serious, who
→ Who is this person, who looks serious? (Who is this serious-looking person?)
Ready?
[01:53] 1. serious, woman
→ Who is this woman, who looks serious?
2. scary, man
→ Who is this man, who looks scary?
3. kind, (older) man
→ Who is this (older) man, who looks kind? (ojisan = (older) man)
4. harsh, man → Who is this man, who looks rugged?
5. quiet/docile, child → Who is this child, who looks docile?
(otonashii = quiet, docile)
6. happy/having fun, eldery woman → Who is this happy-looking woman?
(nenpai josei = eldery woman)
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TEASER [✐1. Adagio][2.Andante][3.Moderato][4.Allegretto][5.Allegro]
[00:07]
みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。
Hello, everyone. How are you doing?
きょうは、Japanese Swotterシャドーウィング・スペシャル2のTeaserです。
It’s a Shadowing Special 2 Teaser today.
これまでのシャドーウィングをレベルじゅんに あつめました。
It’s a collection of Shadowing so far, in order of level.
はじめにキーワードを いいますから、ざっと テキストの ないようを すいそくしてください。
I will say key words at the beginning, so you will guess the content of the text roughly.
それから、シャドーウィングします。さいしょにテキストをゆっくりよみます。そのあと、ノーマルテンポでよみます。
Then we will do the shadowing. First, I will read the text slowly, then at normal tempo.
また、くりかえしきいて、にほんごの おとやイントネーション、ながれを かんじてください。
Also, listen repeatedly and feel the sound, intonation and flow of Japanese.
では、はじめましょう。
Let’s get start!
[00:45]
1. [Key words] まいにち、バイト、キツキツ、くたくた、しけん、キリキリ
[00:56] slow tempo
[01:21] normal tempo
へいじつは まいにちバイトを しています。
I do part-time job every day on weekdays.
あさから よるまで、スケジュールが キツキツです。
The schedule is tight from morning till night.
まいにち、くたくたです。
Everyday I’m worn out.
らいしゅう、しけんですが、べんきょうするじかんが ありません。
I have an exam next week, but I have not time to study. かんがえると、いがキリキリします。
When I think (about the exam), my stomach gets twisted.

[01:44]
2. [Key words] にほんご、3ねん、にほんごがっこう、しごとでつかいます、ホテル、よやく
[01:56] slow tempo
[02:49] normal tempo
にほんごを 3ねんくらい べんきょうしています。
I’ve been studying Japanese about for 3 years.
にちじょうかいわは できるようになりました。
I’ve become able to conduct daily conversations.
テレビのニュースも だいたい わかります。
I can roughly understand the news on TV.
しごとでも ときどき にほんごを つかいます。
I sometimes use Japanese at work.
いまは しゅうに いっかい だけですが、にほんごがっこうに かよっています。
Now, only once a week, though, I am attending a Japanese language school.
もっとしごとで にほんごが つかえるようになりたいです。
I want to be able to use Japanese more at work.
あ、このまえ、ほっかいどうに いきました。
Oh, I went to Hokkaido the other day.
ホテルは じぶんで ネットで よやくしました。
I booked a hotel myself on line.
いまは、なんでも オンラインで できるようになって、べんりです。
Nowadays, you can do anything online. It’s convenient.
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[04:17]
きょうはここまでです。ではまた!
That’s all for today. See you!

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[✐1. Adagio] Demonstratives
ここ: here (near the speaker)
そこ: there (near the listener, or somewhere between not far from both speaker and listener)
あそこ: over there (far from both speaker and listener)


“Where? There! ”
[00:07]
Hello, everone. We will do “koko, soko, asoko,doko”
Repeat after me
[00:17]
1. The pen is here.
2. The pen is there.
3. The pen is over there.
4. Where is the pen?
5. Kate san is here.
6. Kate san is there.
7. Kate san is over there.
8. Where is Kate san?
Now, answer as follows.
[01:45]
Where is the pen?
/ here
→ The pen is here.
Ready?
[01:55]
1. Where is the newspaper?
/ over there
→ It’s over there.
2. Hey, did you see my glasses?
/ there
→ It’s there.
3. I wonder where my smartphone is.
/ over there
→ It’s over there.
4. Where is Lee san?
/ over there
→ He is over there.
5. Where is Andrew san?
/ next room
→ He is in the next room.
6. There is no Grace san….
/ in the converence room
→ She is in the conference room.
7. Huh? Where is the cat?
/ kitchen
→ S/he is in the kitchen.


[12:54]
Dialogue (Plain style)
A: So, which one did you buy after all?
B: This.
A: Which one?
B: This one.
A: The one!? Not that one?


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[2.Andante][3.Moderato] te- & ta-forms
“After the water comes to a boil, add the ramen noodles.”
[03:43]
Repeat after me
1. I have read the book.
2. I have stayed at a Japanese Inn(ryokan).
3. I’ve worked part-time at fast food (shop).
4. I’ve never been to Okinawa.
5. Have you ever climed Mt. Fuji?
6. Have you ever dropped your smatphone in the toilett?
7. Have you ever won the lottery?
(takarakuji wo ateru = win the lottery)
8. Have you ever woken up while laughing in the morning?
(warai nagara = with a laugh/while laughing)
[05:48]
Yep, I have! I woke up while laughing. I didn’t remember what kind of dream I had, but I felt really good!


(お)ゆが ふっとうしてから、ラーメンのめんをいれます。
[03:43]
Repeat after me
1. そのほんを よんだことが あります。
2. りょかんに とまったことが あります。
3. ファストフード(ショップ)で アルバイトを したことがあります。
4. おきなわに いったことが ありません。
5. ふじさんに のぼったことが ありますか。
6. スマホを トイレに おとしたことが ありますか。
7. たからくじを あてたことが ありますか。
(たからくじをあてる = win the lottery)
8. あさ、わらいながら、おきたことがありますか。
(わらいながら = with a laugh/while laughing)
[05:48]
わたし、あるんです、わらいながらおきたことが。どんなゆめをみたのか、おぼえていませんが、すっごくいい きぶんでした!
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[✐4. Allegretto, 5.Allegro] Ah, shock!”
[00:07]
Hello everyone. We will practice a bit differently today. First, listen to the sentence twice and you repeat. And then, you will do shadowing.
[00:20]
For example,
It’s fun to be able to speak Japanese more than before.

It’s fun to be able to speak Japanese more than before.
♪→ You repeat
[shadowing]
It’s fun to be able to speak Japanese more than before.
[00:42]
Ready?
There are 15.
[00:46]
1. As I am alone tonight, I feel lonely.
2. As I am alone tonight, I feel free.
(nobi nobi = feel unconstrained, feel free)
3. I’m nervous because I do alone.
4. I feel comfortable because I do by myself.
(ki ga raku = feel less stress, fell better)
5. I’m disappointed to hear that he won’t come.
[02:23]
6. I’m frustrated because my colleagues are just talking (and not doing anything).
(oshaberi bakari = talk and talk)
7. I’m excited to know that my salary will be raised.
(shoukyu = pay rise)
8. Thank you for remembering me: I’m honored.
(kouei = honor)
9. I’m worried to hear that my friend is ill.
10. I’m surprised to hear that my friend was hospitalised.
[04:16]
11. I was relieved to hear that my friend had recovered.
12. I’m looking forward to tomorrow as my friend and the family will come over for a visit.
13. I’m worried as I’m not properly preparing for the test.
(chanto = properly)
14. I get always nervous before the results are announced.
15. Nothing beats a beer after soaking in the bathtub.
(ofuro agari = after taking a bath)
After a long day, Japanese love to soak in the bathtub to relax at night.
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[✐1. Adagio] Basic adverbs
“It remained online due to corona.”
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. We will practice adverbs today.
Repeat after me
[00:14]
1. often drink
2. be sure to/certainly/without fail drink
3. sometimes drink
4. occasionally/once in a while drink
5. not drink much
6. not drink at all
[01:09]
Now make a sentence as follows.
For example,
What do you drink in the morning?
/ always, coffee → I always drink coffee.
Ready?
[01:24]
1. What do you drink in the morning?
/ always, tea
→ I always drink (black) tea.
2. What do you eat in the morning?
/ often, bread
→ I often eat bread.
3. What do you eat in the morning?
/ sometimes, rice, miso soup
→ I sometimes eat rice and miso soup.
4. Do you watch news in the morning?
/ usually, net news
→ I usually watch net news.
5. What do you do before breakfast?
/ occasionally, jogging
→ I occasionally go jogging.
6. Do you read the newspaper in the morning?
/ not at all
→ I don’t read at all.
[03:48]
Do you go to work or school every day?
Repeat after me
[03:55]
1. I go to the office every day.
2. I go to the company(work) 2 days a week.
3. I come into work twice a week.
(shussha = attendance > shussha suru = come into work)
(shuu2 = twice a week)
4. Telework is three times a week.
5. Telework and attendance(come to work) are fifty-fifty. (han han = fifty-fifty, in halves)
6. There are sometimes online classes.
7. I go to college 3 days a week.
8. I go to college every day.
9. Due to corona, it remained (all the time) online.
10. Most were online because of the corona.

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[✐3] Channel-backed feedbacks
“Lucky you!”
Hello, everyone. Let’s start right away. First, please answer with “Well, I don’t know”.
[00:15]
1. Is this smartphone John san’s?→ Well, I don’t know.
2. Do you know if John san will come to the drinking party tomorrow?→ Hmm, I don’t know.
[00:37]
Next, it’s about Japanese manners. Please answer with “Really? I didn’t know it.”
[00:47]
1. You shouldn’t stick your chopsticks upright into your rice in Japan. → Really? I didn’t know it.
2. Do you know, you shouldn’t lick your chopsticks.→ Really? I didn’t know it.
[01:22]
“Shirimasen deshita” implies; I didn’t know it but I know it NOW because of the question.When you know it, off course, you say “shitteimasu” (not shirimasu).
[01:35]
It’s bad that you pass food from one person to another using your chopsticks. → That’s right. I know.
[01:46]
There are other manners like this;
Repeat after me[01:50]
1. Japanese people take off their shoes when they enter the house.
2. When eating ramen or soba, they(Japanese people) make slurping noises.
3. When eating rice and miso soup, you should pick up bowls by hand.

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[2.Andante] Basic verbs - Let's go out!
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. Today, we will practice words used when you go out.
[00:13]
Oops, we’ve got lost already...
Repeat after me
[00:19]
1. Excuse me, where is the station?
2. Where is the nearest station from here?
3. Is the station this way/direction?
(kocchi no hou = this way/direction)
4. Is there a convenience store around here?
5. I’m looking for a supermarket.
6. I’d like to go to a department store.
7. How long does it take from here?
8. Can I go by foot? (=Is it within walking distance?)
(ikemasu = potential form of iku>ikimasu)

Dialogue
[01:55]
Lisa san seems to have lost her way. She asked a woman the way.
[02:02]
Lisa: Um… is the station in this direction?
Woman : No, not this way, but that way.
L: Is it within walking distance?
W: Well, let’s see, it will take 20 minutes. Go straight here and turn right at that traffic light. From there, follow the road about 15 minutes, and you will see the station, I guess.
L: Michinari?
W: Well, (it means) to follow the road. There will be a little slope, though.
L: I should be fine. It will be a good exercise!

Repeat after me
[02:41]
1. Is the station in this direction?
2. Not this way, but that way.
3. It will take 20 minutes.
4. Go straight here and turn right at that traffic light.
5. Follow the road about 15 minutes, and you will see the station, I guess.
[03:50]
You are not in time for the appointment. So, you contact your friend.

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[✐4. Allegretto] お+Vます(I,II)+します、ご+Vます(III)/N+します
Upgrade your Japanese - humble and beautiful!
“I will call you later.”
[00:08]
Hello everyone. Today, we will practice the refined expressions which are useful in business situation. I also recommend you to use them when you talk to superiors or people you meet for the first time.
Note: Kenjougo is a humble way of speaking, when you speak to someone of a higher position of power or a senior person, in which you humble yourself down. Together with sonkeigo(honorific language), many learners are annoyed by these complicated systems - but today, we stick to the very basic of humble way of speaking. In fact, not just in a hierarchical context, it also gives others a sophisticated impression.
[00:21]
My condition of throat is not good today, but I will do my best.
[00:27]
Followings are when you talk about your own actions. In other words, the subject is “watashi = I”. Repeat after the sound ♫. It’s difficult to reflect a humble way of speaking in the English translation, but think of it with the nuance of “let me do something (for you).”[ 00:40]
1. I will lead the way.
2. I will explain how to use.
3. I will inform you of tomorrow’s schedule.
4. I will prepare it.
5. I will carry (your) bag.
6. I will give you the materials/handouts.
7. I will take your picture.
8. I will send the package/parcel.
9. I will lend you an umbrella.
10. I will call a taxi.



[08:25] Dialogue
Conversation between Laura san and Assistant Manager in an office. *
[10:14] *[Shadowing] First, listen to a sentence at normal speed. Then, I speak a bit slowly, so you start speaking as soon as you hear it (or with a bit of delay if you’re confident), like a shadow.

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[1. Adagio, 2. Andante] *Onomatopoeia = A word that expresses various states and movements with sound, including a sensory expression, although the sound is not actually heard.
Even the same onomatopoeia has different meanings depending on the context; e.g. “peko peko” could mean 1) “very hungry”, or 2) “be very humble” or “touch one’s forelock” = “He apologized humbly. / He apologized over and over again.”

[00:07]
Hello everyone. We will practice onomatopoeia today. The conversation will become more fun.
Repeat after me
[00:16]
1. I’m very hungry.
→ peko peko = really hungry
2. I ate a lot.
→ pan pan = ate a lot and I’m stuffed
3. It’s raining a lot.
→ zaa zaa = pouring down
4. I’m very busy now.
→ bata bata = being busy
5. I’m very tired today.
→ heto heto = be exhausted
[01:24]
Now I will ask you a question, so please repeat the answer.
[01:29]
For example,
Have you already eaten?
→ Not yet. I’m peko peko (hungry).
Ready?
[01:37]
1. Have you eaten breakfast?
→ Not yet. I’m awfully hungry.
2. Would like to have a refill?
→ I’m full. I’m stuffed.
3. It rained a lot this morning, didn’t it?
→ You’re right. It was pouring.
4. You look busy.
→ Yes, I’ve been hectic since this morning.
5. Moving today was a lot of work, wasn’t it?
→ Yes, I’m totally worn out.
[02:54]
Next is onomatopoeia related to clothing.
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[✐3. Moderato] only” : 〜しか +negatives
「いましか ありません = いまでしょ!」
In Japan, “ima desho!” became popular in 2013 and actually was one of the buzzwords of the year, after a literature teacher Hayashi spat it out in a prep school TV advertisement. Check the link when you have time. https://youtu.be/0mKEeqzqJtc?t=19


[00:08]
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you will stick with me for this year as well. Let’s start straight away. Repeat after me
[00:20]
1. I have 500 yen in my wallet
2. I have only 500 yen in my wallet. = general description of the situation
3. I only have 500 yen (but nothing else) in my wallet. = implying that the speaker feels it’s not enough.
[01:01]
“〜shika” is always used with negatives and it emphasizes the fact or implies speaker’s personal feeling.
[01:13]
1. There is a break for 20 minutes.
2. There is a break for only 20 minutes.
3. There is nothing but a 20 minutes break.
[01:53]
Nr. 3 has the nuance that a 20-minute break is not enough.
[02:02]
Now, let’s change the next sentence to a sentence with “〜shika + negatives”.
For example, There is a ballpoint pen. → There is nothing but a ballpoint pen.
Ready?
1. I understand Hiragana. → I understand nothing but Hiragana.
〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜
[05:04] By the way, the Japanese translation for “it’s now or never” is “ima shika arimasen” or “ima desho! (casual). Meanwhile, the Japanese title for Elves Presrey’s “It’s now or never” is in katakana “ittsu nau oa nevaa”.

Japanese Transcript
「いましか ありません = いまでしょ!」
[00:08]
みなさん、しんねんあけまして おめでとう ございます。ことしも どうぞよろしく おねがい いたします。では、さっそくはじめますよ。
Repeat after me
[00:20]
1. さいふのなかに、500えん あります。
2. さいふのなかに、500えんだけ あります。 = general description of the situation
3. さいふのなかに、500えんしか ありません。 = meaning that the speaker feels it’s not enough.
[01:01]
〜しか is always used with negatives and it emphasizes the fact or implies speaker’s personal feeling.
[01:13]
1. きゅうけいは20ぷんあります。
2. きゅうけいは20ぷんだけ あります。
3. きゅうけいは20ぷんしか ありません。
[01:53]
Nr. 3 has the nuance that a 20-minute break is not enough.
[02:02]
では、つぎのぶんを、「〜しか + negatives」にかえましょう。
たとえば、
ボールペンが あります。 → ボールペンしか ありません。 いいですか。
[02:15] 1. ひらがなが わかります。 → ひらがなしか わかりません。 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜
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[4.Allegretto] V・Plainはずです、Nのはずです
“The five-star restaurant should/must surely be delicious.”
[00:09]
Hello everyone.You are now waiting for a train on the platform. There is a newsstand (Kiosk). Do you want to buy a gum or something?
Repeat after me
[00:22]
1. Gum should be on the far right.
2. Chocolate should be next to it.
3. I think the morning papers have been sold out.
(urikire = sold out)
4. The gossip magazine should be released tomorrow.
5. A new type of mask should come soon.
6. There should be umbrellas in different colours.
(irochigai no = in different colours)
(
“think” here is more like “believe”.)
[01: 45]
You bought a copy machine and need an extension cord. Ask your family where it is.
[01:55]
“Where is an extension cord? “
Repeat after me
[02:00]
1. The extension code should be in that drawer.
2. The one we bought yesterday should be in the car.
3. I think the one we bought last week hasn’t been used yet.
4. I think
we gave the one we bought last year to our neighbour.
5. I think we have thrown away the old extension code.
(
“think” here is more like “believe”.)
[03:16]
Then, make a sentence using “” as follows. Be aware with i-adjectives and na-adjectives.
For example,
[03:26]
• difficult: muzukashii [i-adjective]
→ Muzukashii hazudesu.
• not good at : heta [na-adjective]
→ Hetana hazudesu.


[11:23][Shadowing]
You start speaking as soon as you hear it (or with a bit of delay if you’re confident), like a shadow.
[11:31] slow tempo
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[2.Andante] Detailed definition of nouns.
(Please also check Japanese Swotter 59 for further practices.)

“Podcast I often listen to is this.”
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. Today, we will start with a quiz. First, repeat the 5 hints and then answer the question.
Repeat after me[00:20]
1. This is probably a thing you have.
2. This is a thing that fits in a bag or your pocket.
3. This is a thing you can listen to the music.
4. This is a thing that you can also read news or books.
5. This is a thing you should not use while driving a car.
[01:37]
So, what is this? …. It’s a smartphone.
[01:44]
Then, next quiz. Who is this?
Repeat after me[01:49]
1. This is a person who sleeps long(oft).
2. This is a person who has soft skin and smells good.
3. This is a person who drinks milk a lot(oft).
4. This is a person who cries when s/he is hungry.
5. This is a person who makes his family happy when s/he laughs.
[02:49]
Well, who is this? … It’s a baby.
[02:55]
Will san always use a bicycle, but actually his hobby is driving. What kind of car is it? (The followings are what) Will san replied.
Repeat after me[03:09]
1. It’s a red Japanese car.
2. It’s the car my dad used to be driving.
(nor = here means unten suru)
3. It’s a car that I always polish cleanly.
4. It’s a car whose (side) mirror broke last week.
5. It’s a car that I have to send for repair quite often.
(しょっちゅう = quite often)

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[3.Moderato] Vじしょ・よていです、Nのよていです
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? I’m going to (I have a plan to go to) a dentist tomorrow. The filling of the back teeth has come off. I don’t like (to go to) a dentist, but there is no choice (I have to go).
[00:22]
By the way, do you have any plans for winter or Christmas?
Repeat after me
[00:30]
1. I plan to go skiing.
2. I plan to read a lot of books.
3. I plan to go on a trip somewhere.
4. I plan to go and see my family.
5. I plan to relax at home.
6. I plan to indulge myself in watching video.
(〜zanmai(wo)suru = indulge oneself in)
[01:40]
All of the above can be replaced with “〜tsumori desu (intend to)“
Repeat after me
[01:48]
1. I intend to go skiing.
2. I intend to read a lot of books.
3. I intend to go on a trip somewhere.
4. I intend to go and see my family.
5. I intend to relax at home.
6. I intend to indulge myself in watching video.
[02:58]
Now, let’s practice “noun” + “〜no yotei desu”
Repeat after me
[03:07]
1. The interview is scheduled for Wednesday.
2. Sommelier exam is scheduled tomorrow.
3. The business trip is scheduled for three days.
4. An online meeting is scheduled in the afternoon.
5. Delivery is scheduled for next week.
6. The party will be postponed.
[04:26]
Make a sentence as follows. For example,
[04:31]
Tomorrow, the shop will be closed.
→ The shop is will be closed tomorrow.
Ready?

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[✐1. Adagio] Simply memorise the expressions you would often use in the class!

“Once again (=say that again), please.”
[00:07]
Hello everyone.
You are currently in a Japanese class. The teacher said something, but you don’t understand well. Are you going to ask the teacher? What do you say?
[00:23]
(Example)
“Ah, excuse me, I don’t understand well.”
“Excuse me, which page is it?”
“What? Which one is this? “

Repeat after me
[00:33]
1. I don’t understand well.
2. I can’t see it well.
3. I can’t hear you well.
4. Which one is it?
5. Is this the one (you mean)?
6. What is that?
7. Which page is it?
[01:29]
Now, I say something, and you ask questions as follows.
[01:36]
Then, please write this.
/ Which one?
→ Which one?
Got it?
[01:44]
1. Then, everyone, please read this.
/ which?
→ Which one?
2. Then, please write it here.
/ where
→ Where is that?
3. Let’s open page 74.
/ which page?
→ Which page is it?
4. Please write the name of your class mate here.
/ name of what (which name)?
→ Which name is it?
5. The due date of the homework is Thursday.
/ Until when?
Until when is it?

Repeat after me
[03:10]
1. Not yet.
2. I’ll do(start) it from now.
3. It’s already done.
4. I’ve already read it.
5. I’ve already finished.
6. I’ve already finished to write.
7. I’ve done everything.
[04:09]
Please answer as follow.
For example,
[04:12]
Everyone, have you already read it?
/ not yet
→ Not yet.


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[2.Andante] V[ない]・なくてもいいです no need to, not necessary
“You don’t need to hurry. (= take your time).”
[00:07]
Hello everyone. Let’s start with the practice of making “〜nakutemo iidesu (no need to)”. Repeat after me
[00:16]
1. go – [nai form] – [… nakutemo iidesu]
2. write
3. see/watch
4. eat
5. come
6. do
[00:21]
So far so good, right?
Repeat after me
[01:24]
1. You don’t need to go to office tomorrow.
2. You don’t have to write your phone number.
3. You don’t have to watch TV.
4. You don’t have to force yourself to eat. (muri ni = forcedly)
5. You don’t need to come together (with me).
6. You don’t have to reply/answer immediately.
[02:43]
Osoi san has to go on business trip from now. It’s only one hour before the departure time of the Shinkansen, but he is still in the office. His colleague, Hayai san, is worried.
She said as follows;
[03:02]
1. You don’t need to copy the document.
2. You don’t need to attend the meeting. (kaigi ni deru = attend the meeting)
3. You don’t have to put the files back into the cabinet. (shimau = put (back), place)
4. You don’t need to contact clients.
5. You don’t need to switch off the computer.
[04:13]
You have no time! Go, hurry up!


Shadowing
[10:35] Preparation starts in Dialogue
[12:07] slow tempo
[12:43] normal tempo

★★Japanese Transcript★★
「いそがなくても いいです。」
[00:07]
みなさん、こんにちは。 では、「〜なくてもいいです」を つくる れんしゅうからはじめましょう。
Repeat after me
[00:16]
1. いきます: いかない - いかなくてもいいです
2. かきます:かかない - かかなくてもいいです
3. みます:みない - みなくてもいいです
4. たべます:たべない - たべなくてもいいです
5. きます:こない - こなくてもいいです
6. します:しない - しなくてもいいです
[01:21]
ここまでOKですね。
Repeat after me
[01:24]
1. あした オフィスに いかなくてもいいです。
2. でんわばんごうを かかなくてもいいです。
3. テレビを みなくてもいいです。
4. むりに たべなくてもいいです。 (むりに = forcedly)
5. いっしょに こなくてもいいです。
6. すぐに へんじを しなくてもいいです。
[02:43]
おそいさんは いまからしゅっちょうにいかなければなりません。しんかんせんのじかんまで、あと1じかんですが、まだオフィスにいます。どうりょうの はやいさんが しんぱいしています。つぎのように いいました。
[03:02]
1. しょるいをコピーしなくてもいいです。
2. かいぎに でなくても いいです。 (かいぎにでる= attend the meeting)
3. ファイルを キャビネットに しまわなくてもいいです。 (しまう = put (back), place)
4. クライエントにれんらくしなくてもいいです。
5. コンピューターの スイッチを けさなくてもいいです。
[04:13] じかんがありませんよ!いそいで いってください!

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