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Want to Improve your Japanese Listening Skill? Then this podcast is for you! Asuka, a qualified Japanese teacher, provides you graded listening exercises so you can pick up the proper exercise to practice.

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    • Feb 17, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 6m AVG DURATION
    • 35 EPISODES


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    Episode 37: What is Japanese Kanji radical?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 12:52


    Have you ever heard of the Japanese Kanji Radical? It is a part of each Kanji character. In this video, I show you what Kanji radical actually is and how you can use it. Watch and Enjoy! *The Kanji characters I showed in this episode are 林 and 男. You can watch it here https://youtu.be/RpwN9_m7jlo *The Kanji dictionary I mentioned is this! 例解小学漢字辞典 https://amzn.to/3GX7egA

    Episode 36: Japanese Simile みたいな (mitai na) and ような (yoona)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 5:51


    Have you ever heard Japanese simile, みたいな (mitai na) and ような (yoona)? Do you know the difference? Listen to the episode and learn how to use them! ✨

    Episode 35: What is happening on Japanese Valentine's Day?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 6:49


    Do you celebrate Valentine's Day? In Japan, we celebrate this day a bit differently. Watch the video and find it out!

    Episode 34: Can you describe your plan in Japanese?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 8:10


    Do you have any plans to do something in the future? Or do you want to realize your dream? Let's express it in Japanese! Listen to this episode and enjoy learning.✨

    Episode 33: How to say "Too Much!" in Japanese?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 7:10


    Have you ever heard the Japanese expression meaning "too much"? It's very useful. Listen to this episode and enjoy learning!

    Episode 32: Can you say Winter Sports words in Japanese?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 7:57


    Do you enjoy skiing or skating? Let's learn Japanese words related to winter sports! Listen to this episode and enjoy learning.✨

    Episode 31: What are Winter Olympic Events in Japanese? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 9:07


    How many Winter Olympic events names can you say in Japanese? Yesterday, I showed you the first half of them. Today, you can listen to the lest events! Listen and learn Japanese Olympic words!

    Episode 30: What are Winter Olympic Events in Japanese? Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 8:57


    The Winter Olympics 2022 has started! Can you say these Olympic events in Japanese? Listen to the episode, or watch the video and find out!

    Episode 29: What is the difference between まで made and までに made ni?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 5:40


    Have you ever heard まで made and までに made ni? They are really tricky! Just one Hiragana makes a huge difference. In this episode, I explain how different they are so you can use them confidently!

    Episode 28: How to keep up with spoken Japanese well

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 4:43


    Are you struggling to keep up with spoken Japanese? Many learners want to understand spoken Japanese but find it difficult. In this episode, I show you the easiest way to keep up with spoken Japanese. (Hint: It's counter-intuitive!)

    Episode 27: The Japanese Language Basics!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2021 7:08


    As the Japanese language is VERY different from your native language, you might think about where you should start. I've heard from many people, "I'm interested in the Japanese language but it looks scary!" In this episode, I'm talking about the unique features of the Japanese language. After you listen to this episode, you can have a good overview of the Japanese language! If you'd like to learn more, check these workbooks: Complete Japanese Hiragana Complete Japanese Katakana

    Episode 26: Japanese Star Festival, Tanabata たなばた

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2021 3:50


    On the seventh of July, we Japanese celebrate Tanabata たなばた, Star Festival in Japan. Have you ever heard about this festival? We write our wishes on colorful strips of paper, called たんざく, and hung them on bamboo. We also hung some paper decorations. Tanabata is based on a story about a couple, called おりひめ and ひこぼし. In this episode, I will read Tanabata's story for you in Japanese and English translation. You can download the PDF of the story. Please claim your copy HERE

    Episode 25: What is the function of the particle "で de"?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2021 5:28


    Today I'm talking about Japanese particle で. Many learners don't like particles because many languages don't have them. It's one of the most challenging grammar parts for Japanese learners. In this episode, I pick up one of the particles, で, and show you how to use it. After you listen to this episode, you can understand the core meaning of the particle, "で de."

    Episode 24: How to start learning Kanji?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 6:11


    Have you started learning Kanji? Kanji is really different from Hiragana and Katakana, So many learners struggle with learning it. One of you asked me "How to start learning Kanji?" Great question! In this episode, I show you the first step of Kanji learning. If you do this, you find it getting easier to learn Kanji! *Are you interested in learning proper Japanese pronunciation? Click here to get Complete Japanese Hiragana Complete Japanese Katakana

    Episode 23: Follow this method and you can speak Japanese!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2021 8:04


    Most learners struggle with speaking Japanese. It's actually not your fault. The Japanese language and the English language are totally different, so it's very challenging to make a sentence inside your head. No worries. Here is the solution. In this episode, I tell you the easy method to speak Japanese. Just follow these steps, and you can find a difference. Happy learning! ** I'll talk about Kanji learning in the next episode. If you have any Kanji questions, please let me know. Click the link below and submit your questions. https://funjapaneselearning.com/episode23

    Episode 22: Improve your listening skills!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 4:28


    Have you found it challenging listening to Japanese precisely? Do you want to improve your listening skills? Let's do a dictation exercise! Dictation is to listen to a sentence and write it down. This is really helpful to improve the accuracy of your Japanese listening. If you struggle to catch a particle, people's name, or tense, it would be the perfect exercise for you! *Download your Worksheet HERE https://funjapaneselearning.com/episode22 ** I'll teach Online Summer Intensive Course at the University of Southampton. Check the more details HERE https://funjapaneselearning.com/julyonline

    Episode 21: How to use the word から? [Japanese Grammar]

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 3:59


    From this episode, we start a new chapter of Fun Japanese Listening. You can enjoy listening activities and everyday Japanese vocabulary, fundamental Japanese grammar, unique Japanese culture, and more! Are you looking for a fun way to learn Authentic Japanese and improve your Japanese skills? Then this is the podcast for you. Today's episode is about から. Have you ever heard of から? This word works similarly to “from” or “because” in English. Sometimes it might confuse you. You may not be sure how to use this word. No worries. After you listen to this episode, you can use から confidently!

    Unit1-20 Plain Style

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2016


    Plain style: Daily conversations Unit1-20 Audio

    Unit1-19 Ta form

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2016


    Nai-Form: “have the experience of V” and “V, V and so on” Unit1-19 Audio

    Unit1-18 Dictionary form

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2016


    Dictionary -Form: “be able to” and “to do” Unit1-18 Audio

    Unit1-17 Nai form

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2016


    Nai-Form: “Please do not” and “must” Unit1-17 Audio

    Unit1-16

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2015


    Te-Form: “Please” and “be -ing” Unit1-16 Audio

    Unit1-15

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2015


    Te-Form: “May I do …?”, “You must not do…” and more! Unit1-15 Audio

    Unit1-14

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2015


    Te-Form: “Please” and “be -ing” Unit1-14 Audio

    Unit1-13

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2015


    Want! Unit1-13 Audio

    Unit 1 – 12

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2015


    Adjectives 2 Unit1-12 Audio

    Unit 1 – 11

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2015


    Counters! Unit1-11 Audio

    Unit 1 – 10

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2015


    “あります” Unit1-10 Audio

    Unit 1 – 09

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2015


    “すきです”, “じょうずです” and “わかります” Unit1-09 Audio

    Unit 1 – 08

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2015


    Adjectives Unit1-08 Audio

    Unit 1 – 07

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2015


    “あげます” and “もらいます” Unit1-07 Audio

    Unit 1 – 06

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2015


    What, What, What? Unit1-06 Audio

    Unit 1 – 05

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2015


    Go, Go, Go! Unit1-05 Audio

    Unit 1 – 02

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2014


    What is this? What is that? Unit1-02 Audio

    Unit 1 – 01

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2014


    Getting to know each other Unit1-01 Audio

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