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PODCAST

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing

Are you learning Japanese and looking for more opportunities to speak? 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

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92 [✐2] Master basic verbs 4 -- Let's go out

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/05/20

[✐2. Andnate] Master basic verbs 4] “Can I go by foot? = Is it within walking distance?” [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/direction4. Is there a convenience store around here? 5. I’m looking for a supermarket. 6. ...

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12:15

91 [✐4] I'll call you later. + Shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/05/13

[✐4. Allegretto] Upgrade your Japanese - humble and beautiful! お+V(I,II)ます+します、ご+N/V(III)+します [謙譲語 Humble] “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....

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12:28

90 [✐1,2] heto heto... Onomatopoeia + Shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/05/06

[✐1. Adagio, 2.Andante] Onomatopoeia “Every day, I’m totally tired.” [00:07] Hello everyone. We will practice onomatopoeia* today. The conversation will become more fun. *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 f...

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15:33

89 [✐3] It's now or never.

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/04/22

[✐3.Moderato] only : 〜しか +negatives “It’s now or never.”「いましかありません = いまでしょ！」 (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”. 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 (00:1...

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13:26

88 [✐4] should be : はずです+ Shadowing

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2025/04/15

[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). Would you like to buy a chewing gum or something? Repeat after me [00:22] 1. Chewing 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) (* “think” here is more like “believe”.) 4.&nb...

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12:19

87 [✐2] Podcast I often listen to is...

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/04/08

[✐2. Andante] Detailed definition of nouns “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...

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15:30

86 [✐3] I plan to telework tomorrow. + Shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/04/01

[✐3. Moderato]V・じしょ+よていです、 Nの+よていです “I plan to telework (work from home) tomorrow.” [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...

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85[✐1] Useful expressions in the class

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/03/25

[✐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 ...

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13:26

84 [✐2] No need to hurry. + Shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/03/18

[✐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...

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13:55

83 [✐3]〜とおりに in the same way as...+ Shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/03/11

[✐3.Moderato] Vた・とおりに, Nのとおりに： in the same way as, exactly as, in accordance with. Note: ”〜のとおりにno toorini”, is almost same to “〜のようにno youni”, but “〜のとおりにno toorini” has more rigorous nuance. “It doesn’t go as expected.” [00:08] Hello everyone. Now, let’s get straight to practice making “toori ni”, exactly as I said. Repeat after me [00:19] 1. say - exactly as (one) said 2. hear/listen – exactly as (one) heard/listened 3. go – exactly as (one) went 4. write - e...

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11:07

82 [✐1.2] I don't want to... + shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/03/04

[✐1. Adagio, 2. Andante] V(ます)+たくないです don't want to .... “I don’t want to do anything.” [00:07] Hello everyone. How are you doing? I don’t feel like doing anything today. Don’t you have such a day? [00:17] Let’s practice “〜takunaidesu(don’t want to)”. Repeat after me [00:23] 1. go [Masu form] – ikitakunaidesu 2. buy [Masu form] – kaitakunaidesu 3. eat [Masu form] – tabetakunaidesu 4. see/watch [Masu form] – mitakunaidesu 5. do [Masu form] – shitakunai...

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15:19

81 [✐4.5] Thanks to you + Shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/02/25

[✐4.Allegretto, 5.Allegro] おかげさまで thanks to you (+ せいで owing to) “I’m getting by, thank you.” [00:08] Hello everyone. Do you know the expression “okagesama”? If you are living in Japan, you might have heard this expression. Typical usages are; [00:21] “How are you doing (recently)?” “I’m getting by, thank you.” “How’s your family doing? “ “We’re all fine, thank you.” [00:34] “O kage sama” means “thanks to you” or “thank your help” and is often used to express thanks in our daily conver...

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13:22

80 [✐1.2] Tell your health tips + Shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/02/18

[1.Adagio, 2.Andante] for one’s health : けんこうのために “Do you do (are you doing) something for your health?” [00:09] Hello, everyone. Today’s theme is “health”. Repeat after me [00:14] 1. For my health, I exercise a lot. 2. For my health, I jog. 3. For my health, I eat well-balanced. 4. For my health, I don’t drink alcohol. 5. For my health, I don’t smoke. 6. For my health, I use the stairs. 7. What do you do (= are you doing) healthwise? 8. Do you ...

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11:30

79 [✐3] Make the conversation natural + Shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/02/11

[✐3. Moderato] sound more natural : 〜んです --- “you see”-function, implying surprise, means of explanation “I’m going to participate in the demonstration(, you see).” [00:07] Hello everyone. Today we will practice making the conversation more natural. [00:14] Listen to this first. [00:17] A: Do you always take out coffee here (this shop)? B: Yes, because here(this shop) is quick and (the coffee is) tasty. [00:24] Now, listen to the next conversation. [00:28] A: Do you always take out cof...

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10:50

78 [✐1.2] Maybe(tabun); I knew it! (yappari)

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/02/04

[✐1.Adagio+ & 2.Andante] たぶん；やっぱり “Maybe I’m OK.… After all, please help me.” [00:07] Hello everyone. Sometimes we cannot say (clearly) yes or no, can we? Then, use “tabun (=maybe, I think)”. Repeat after me [00:20] 1. Maybe it’s tomorrow. 2. Maybe I don’t need it. 3. Maybe I don’t buy. 4. Maybe I know. 5. Maybe it’s good, I think. 6. Maybe I’m fine/it’s OK. [01:13] Please answer as follows, For example, [01:16] Whose smart phone is this? Co...

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10:13

77 [✐4] I'll try out somehow. + Shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/01/28

[✐4. Allegretto] Vて+みます try out an action“I will try out somehow.”[00:07]Hello everyone. Ono san hasn’t come to Baito (part-time job) for the last 2-3 days. A bit worrying….Repeat after me[00:16]1. I’ll try to send a mail to Ono san tonight.2. I’ll try to call him later.3. I’ll try to ask Ono san’s family.4. I’ll try to visit Ono san’s house this weekend.5. I’ll try to wait and see.(yousu wo miru = wait and see, see how it goes)[01:15]It seems that Ono san ...

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11:44

76 [✐2] I work in IT. +Shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/01/21

[✐2.Andante] Vte-Form : Expression of a state/resulting state, or occupation.“I work in IT(-related).”[00:08]Hello everyone. Today, you are going to meet your friend whom you haven’t seen for a very long time. He used to be called Masao kun, but now he is Masako san, living as a woman.(dansei = otoko no hito = man)(josei = onna no hito = woman)(josei to shite = as a woman)[00:22]From now, we are going to meet in front of the station. Masako san sent a message via LINE to us.Repeat after...

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11:23

75 [✐3] Dinner, dekitayo +Shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/01/14

[✐3. Moderato] できます be completed/built/finished, come into being“Dinner is ready(cooked).”[00:07]Hello everyone.There used to be no supermarket or anything in my neighbourhood, but recently various shops are built(opened) and it has become more convenient.Repeat after me[00:19]1. A supermarket was built in my neighbourhood.2. A drug store was built next to the super market.3. An adult education center was built opposite the drug store.4. A department store was built be...

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12:33

74[✐1]Shinkansen ni ...... +Shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2025/01/07

“I took(got on) the Shinkansen.”[00:07]Hello everyone. Oh, are you going out now? What are you going to take/get on?Repeat after me[00:15]1. I(’m going to) take a bus.2. I(’m going to) take a taxi3. I(’m going to) take the subway/tube.4. I(’m going to) take a train.5. I(’m going to) take an airplane.Note: “kuruma ni norimasu” can be either you get in a car (driven by someone other than yourself) or you drive a car. “kuruma wo unten shimasu” indicates specif...

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11:07

73 [✐4]become able to... [Potential-V]

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2024/12/31

[✐4.Allegretto] Potential-Vるようになる“I’ve become able to do daily conversations (in Japanese).”[00:08]Hello everyone. How well have you become able to dp Japanese? Is general/daily conversation OK？ Have you become able to speak smoothly?[00:20]Repeat after me[00:23]1. I’ve become able to read both hiragana and katakana.2. I’ve become able to write hiragana without problems.3. I’ve become able to understand a lot of kanji.4. I can’t write much kanji yet.5. I’ve...

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