Japanese Language Lesson 96 たまに / tamani / occasionally

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Episode Transcript

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こ ん に ち は、 ウ ェ ル ク の miki で す。 I am a national certified
Japanese language instructor anda specializing teaching Japanese
to global corporate employees today、 we exploring an important
jpty and for vocabulary word tamani。
this expression is frequently used in daily Japanese
conversations and can be translated as occasionally or

(00:24):
once in a while by the end of this episode。
You understand how to use tamanicorrectly in various situations
and be able to incorporate IT into your Japanese conversations
let's get started the basic meaning of tamani is to express
that something happens occasionally or infrequently but

(00:47):
still、 with some regularity tamani indicates a frequency
that is less than 時 々、 Sometimesbut more than metani。
Night really it's Perfect for describing actions that you do
occasionally but not as part of your regular routine。

(01:07):
た ま に 映 画 を 見 に 行 き ま す。 means I occasionally go to see
movies or once in a while I go to the Movies Now let's
summarize the Japanese out of groups of frequency。
this will help you understand where tamani fits in the
frequency spectrum。 Its more means always or usually

(01:34):
and indicates something that happens about ninety to one
hundred percent of the time。 for example。
い つ も 7時 に 起 き ま す。 means I always wake up at Seven
o'clock yoku、 means often and indicates something that happens
about seventy percent of the time for example。

(01:58):
よ く 公 園 を 散 歩 し ま す。 means I often take works in the
park 時 々 means Sometimes and indicate something that happens
about fifty percent of the time。for example 時 々 こ の ス ー パ ー で 買
い 物 し ま す means I Sometimes shopat this supermarket た ま に means

(02:25):
occasionally。 And indicates something that
happens about thirty percent of the time for example？
た ま に 映 画 館 に 行 き ま す means I occasionally go to the movie
theater 滅 多 に な い means really and indicates something that

(02:47):
happens about ten percent of thetime。
this expression is always used with a negative verb for
example。 め っ た に フ ァ ス ト フ ー ド を 食 べ ま せ
ん。 means I really eat fast food。
全 然 な い means never or not at all and any case zero percent

(03:11):
frequency。 this expression is always used
with a negative verb for example、 全 然 お 酒 を 飲 み ま せ ん
means I never drink alcohol。 Understanding this frequency
spectrum will help you choose？ the white adverb and describing
how often you do something in Japanese let's practice。

(03:35):
translating these English sentences using tamani into
Japanese I'll。 Keep you the English sentence
then post for you to think aboutIT、 and then share the Japanese
translation one I occasionally cook Japanese hood at home。

(03:56):
た ま に 家 で 日 本 料 理 を 作 り ま す。 た ま に 家 で 日 本 料 理 を 作 り ま す。
too I occasionally hear from my college friends。

(04:18):
た ま に 大 学 時 代 の 友 達 か ら 連 絡 が あ り ま す。
た ま に 大 学 時 代 の 友 達 か ら 連 絡 が あ り ま す。
three can I play tennis occasionally my arm Hurts the

(04:38):
next day た ま に テ ニ ス を す る と、 次 の 日 腕 が 痛 く な り ま す。
た ま に テ ニ ス を す る と 次 の 日 腕 が 痛 く な り ま す。

(05:01):
that's all for today's episode あな た が た ま に 食 べ た く な る も の は 何
で す か？ 私 は 成 城 石 井 の 塩 バ ナ ナ チ ッ プ ス が
大 好 き で す が、 カ ロ リ ー が 高 い の で たま に 食 べ る よ う に し て い ま す。
what food do you occasionally crave？

(05:21):
I love assaulted、 banana chips from sajo eishi、 but since they
are high in calories、 I only eatthem occasionally 今 日 も 日 本 語 キ
ャ ン デ ィ を 聞 い て い た だ い て あ り が と う ご ざ い ま し た。
if you found this episode helpful please subscribe、 and
like I always welcome your question and third in the
comments on Spotify。 お 疲 れ 様 で し た。

(05:44):
ま た 次 の エ ピ ソ ー ド で お 会 い し ま し ょ う。