News in Slow Japanese / The Podcast
Hear interesting news and stories in slow, easy, clear Japanese
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December 19, 2023 • 1 min
This is something a lot of us have to deal with–putting on weight too easily. Listen to this week’s contributor’s frustration with belly fat and learn the vocabulary associated with this kind of problem.
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November 24, 2023 • 2 mins
This is the native speed version of Episode 388:
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November 12, 2023 • 1 min
In Japanese, Onomatopoeia can be divided into a few categories; they are called giseigo (擬声語), giongo (擬音語), gitaigo (擬態語), giyougo (擬容語) and gijougo (擬情語). As we learned in the previous episode, they are used to describe sounds made by animals, humans…
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November 2, 2023 • 1 min
Onomatopoeia (オノマトペ) are words that represent sounds, and they are used in many languages to add more depth and texture to speech. However, Japanese onomatopoeia are unique in that they’re used more frequently and in a wider variety of contexts than in other languages. For example, after mopping READ MORE Test your knowledge with the […]
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October 19, 2023 • 1 min
Japanese school clubs have a very rigid hierarchy. Seniors in the club can be very demanding to their juniors. Here is a report of one junior’s experience. This episode also practices the causative form in Japanese.
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October 19, 2023 • 2 mins
How strict were your parents? This person had very strict parents. She was made to do all kinds of things as a child. This time we are practicing combining the causative and passive forms (to be made or forced to do something) which we seem to use more than in English or other languages I […]
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September 27, 2023 • 1 min
ima de wa, atte atarimae no insutanto rāmen. Jitsu wa Nihon hasshō da to iu koto wo…
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September 26, 2023 • 1 min
This episode will help you get some really useful practice with the passive forms of Japanese, which we tend to use more than in English.
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September 20, 2023 • 1 min
Do you know how the animals of the Chinese zodiac were chosen and put in that order? Listen to find out why it came to be so and why there is no cat.
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August 26, 2023 • 1 min
This is the native speed version of Episode 385:
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August 25, 2023 • 59 secs
This is the native speed version of Episode 384:
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August 25, 2023 • 1 min
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July 13, 2023 • 59 secs
This is the native speed version of Episode 384:
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June 25, 2023 • 53 secs
Do you work too much? This contributor feels so. He thinks we Japanese work way too hard and need more time off. How is it in your country? Do you want more days off?
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June 13, 2023 • 57 secs
How many colors do you think a rainbow has? You would be surprised to know that the way you answer this question might depend on where you come from. This week’s contributor talks about how we see the world in colors.
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May 28, 2023 • 1 min
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May 13, 2023 • 1 min
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