Loading...

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

education language learning

All Episodes

17:04

[✐2,3,4,5] Taihen desune! #shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/09/29

How do you say "easy-peasy" in Japanese? [✐2,3,4,5] “It's tough/hard, isn't it?” [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 practi...

en-gb

11:47

[✐3.4] "I stepped on the cat!"

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/09/22

[✐3. Moderato, 4.Allegretto] 〜てしまいました→[Plain style]ちゃった/じゃった “I stepped on the cat!” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlohwalzerSong : Neko funjatta (I stepped on the cat) by NonochanNeko funjatta lyricsHello, 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. (Ne...

en-gb

12:49

[✐1] Awesome! #shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/09/15

[✐1. Adagio]What's your impression? - adjective “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 somethin...

en-gb

14:17

[✐3] I summarised the points

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/09/08

[✐3.Moderato]Vi+teimasu, Vt+tearimasu, Vt+teokimasu “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 ...

en-gb

16:25

[✐2,3,4] I'm off tomorrow. #shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/09/01

Is your country or company employee friendly when it comes to taking long holiday? [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 (g...

en-gb

12:22

[✐2] Try drinking Oolong-Hai #roleplay

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/08/25

[✐2. Andante] Vte + みてください “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...

en-gb

4:48

Maji desuka?

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/08/18

＜Free members also have full access (incl. PDF file) : Japanese Swotter on Patreon > “Really / Seriously?” [00:07] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Thank you for your continued support of Japanese Swotter. Today, I’m also sending this out to Free-Members. Let’s repeat plenty of Japanese, and get your mouth moving in Japanese. [00:25] Now, have you ever heard Japanese people say "maji?" If you are in Japan, you might have heard it from time to time. For example, it goes something like th...

en-gb

17:21

149 [✐4] I want you to... (casual)

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/08/11

[✐4. Allegretto] Vte+ほしいんだけど I want you to... “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 y...

en-gb

13:34

148 [✐3] conditional と(to) sentence #shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/08/04

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.) 2. When you press here, the door will close...

en-gb

15:13

147 [✐1] Ask opening hours! #roleplay

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/07/28

[✐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 ...

en-gb

14:42

146 [✐2.3]Shall I help you?

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/07/21

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 u...

en-gb

15:22

145 [✐4] Weather/pollen forecast #shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/07/14

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 lar...

en-gb

18:43

144 [✐1,2] Pick up someone at the airport #shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/07/07

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 follow...

en-gb

14:45

143 [✐3,4] back and forth... #shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/06/23

[✐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 ...

en-gb

14:36

142 [✐2] imasu, sumimasu, sundeimasu

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/06/16

"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 live...

en-gb

14:30

141 [✐4]Sound like a native speaker! 〜ppoi #shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/06/09

[✐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. ...

en-gb

15:04

140 [✐1]when, with whom, where to

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/06/02

What's your plan for tomorrow? [✐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 - ot...

en-gb

14:41

139 [✐2,3] have to -shortened version

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/05/26

One way to practice speaking is mumbling to yourself. - why not saying "naito"? [✐2. Andante, 3 Moderato] 〜ないと “I have to go soon.” [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. ha...

en-gb

20:55

138 [✐5+]You are a newsreader! #shadowing

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/05/19

[✐5+] Practice with Japanese news “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 t...

en-gb

16:20

137 [✐1] Shop like a native! #roleplay

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing ·

2026/05/12

[✐1. Adagio] Useful expressions / roleplay “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] ...

en-gb

137 results

Similar Podcasts

Daily Facts

Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones.

Les dents et dodo

BFMTV

Edutainment Learning

Ralph Krauss

Education Futures

Svenia Busson & Laurent Jolie

Out In The Hall

NHSA