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June 9, 2025 16 mins

[✐4. Allegretto, 5. Allegro]  wakuwaku, sabishii, shock, iraira....

“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.

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「あぁ、ショック!」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。

きょうは いつもと ちょっと ちがいます。まず 、ぶんを 2かい きいてから、リピートしてください。そして、そのあと、こんどは シャドーウィングしましょう。

[00:20]

たとえば、

にほんごが まえより はなせるようになって、たのしいです。

にほんごが まえより はなせるようになって、たのしいです。

♪→ You repeat

[shadowing]

にほんごが まえより はなせるようになって、たのしいです。

[00:42]

いいですか。

15ばんまであります。

[00:46]

1.  こんばんは ひとりなので、さびしいです。

2.  こんばんは ひとりなので、のびのびです。

(のびのび = feel unconstrained, feel free)

3.  きょうはひとりで するので、きんちょうします。

4.  きょうはひとりで するので、きがらくです。

(きがらく = feel less stress, fell better)

5.  かれは こないときいて、がっかりです。

[02:23]

6.  どうりょうは おしゃべりばかりで、いらいらします。

(おしゃべりばかり = talk and talk)

7.  しょうきゅうするとしって、わくわくします。

(しょうきゅう = pay rise)

8.  わたしのことを おぼえていてくれて、こうえいです。

(こうえい = honor)

9.  ともだちが びょうきと きいて、しんぱいです。

10.  ともだちが にゅういんしたと きいて、おどろきました。 

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