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Do you want to immerse yourself in the Japanese language? If so, Nihongo SWiTCH is for you! Every Tuesday, the Japanese language tutor Iku Yamamoto talks entirely in her native language about everyday topics related to the language and culture. This podcast is created for intermediate and advanced learners to add more “Nihongo time” into their daily lives. Nihongo SWiTCH will improve your:- listening comprehension- vocabulary - grammar usage- intonation and pronunciation. You can watch all episodes with Japanese subtitles on YouTube. In addition to it, transcripts and vocab-lists are available at nihongoswitch.com . Are you ready to flip your Nihongo SWiTCH? Hit > now! *Music from Emidemic Sound

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    • Nov 19, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Just in case you are wondering why I quit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2022 3:46


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    The Final Episode: どうも

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 11:27


    日本で: Start Small Talk with Strangers in Japanese.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 18:08


    まちがえる (Make Mistakes of): Compound Verbs of “Machigaeru.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 13:04


    神 (かみ/ kami): Why October is Called “no-god-month” in Japan.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 13:50


    Between "いつも" to "めったに": Frequency Adverbs in Japanese.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 14:23


    正直(しょうじき)|Let's use “Shoujiki” in conversations!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 12:03


    とる|12 Idioms You Must Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 13:33


    How to use "-がる garu" and "-がり gari" with I- and Na-adjectives

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 12:10


    ちょっと: Much more than “sukoshi / a little.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 10:32


    右・左 (みぎ・ひだり) THOSE SIMPLE BUT PLAYFUL IDIOMS.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 11:37


    のる: Ride (noru) on other than rides?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 9:51


    とても: VARY "TOTEMO" TO SPICE UP YOUR JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 14:03


    か?かな?よね?Adjust sentence-ending particles for asking questions in Japanese.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 14:12


    What's wrong? 気分 Kibun, 具合 Guai, 体調 Taichou, or 調子 Choushi.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 13:51


    それで vs. そこで, and Tips for Learning Words without Dropping Out.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 15:47


    うそくさい?Kusai does not always mean "smells bad." Description

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 14:11


    ずきずき・しくしく|EXPRESSING PAINS WITH JAPANESE ONOMATOPOEIA.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 13:43


    方言/ほうげん JAPANESE DIALECTS ARE CONFUSING BUT FUN.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 12:41


    さりげなく VS. しれっと | THE NUANCED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SARIGENAKU AND SHIRETTO.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 13:06


    ところで VS. ちなみに | What's the difference between these conjunctions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 13:18


    WHY, OH WHY DOES "てあげる" EXIST? | TE-AGERU DO'S AND DON'TS.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 13:52


    Hiragana, Katakana, or Kanji? | Which one to choose writing a Japanese word.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 12:19


    MORE MASCULINE WITH ぜ & ぞ? DO NOT USE THEM UNTIL YOU LISTEN TO THIS.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 14:48


    HOW TO SPEAK LIKE A REAL MAN IN JAPANESE: MEN'S CASUAL CONVERSATION.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 15:21


    Iraira? Mukamuka?: Express your anger with onomatopoeia in Japanese.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 12:40


    大きめ・小さめ:SUBTLE NUANCE WITH "I-ADJECTIVE + ME/め" IN JAPANESE.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 12:08


    SPEAKING TO STRANGERS IN JAPANESE: The Natural Approach.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 13:12


    [SHADOWING PRACTICE] JAPANESE HONORIFIC AND POLITE PHRASES.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 15:59


    いい/ii DOES NOT ALWAYS MEAN よい/GOOD. LET'S LEARN THREE OTHER WAYS TO USE IT.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 10:48


    [Gomen. Sumimasen. Moushiwake arimasen] CHOOSE THE RIGHT PHRASE DEPENDING ON RELATIONSHIPS.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 13:05


    [だいじょうぶ DAIJOUBU] TOO MANY WAYS TO USE IT?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 11:44


    [VOCAB 初 HATSU・SHO] LISTEN & LEARN JAPANESE WORDS IN A FUN WAY!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 13:01


    TALK ABOUT YOUR DREAMS AND PLANS IN JAPANESE ACCORDING TO YOUR FEELINGS.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 11:40


    [Yaru やる] So useful if used with caution.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 10:51


    SENPAI, MOTTAINAI, HENTAI, KAIZEN & SUKOSHI | Real Use Of The Japanese Words Used Overseas.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 12:51


    [LEVEL UP YOUR JAPANESE VOCAB] Practice Saying in Intermediate and Advanced Ways.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 12:56


    [ONOMATOPOEIAS OF 話す] Use More For Lively Conversations In Japanese.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 12:48


    [あげる] Must know these usages of Ageru. It's not only "giving."

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 11:45


    [てもらう. てくれる] HAPPILY RECEIVE OTHERS' ACTIONS.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 12:30


    [BUILD YOUR VOCAB: 本 ] IDIOMS OF 本/ほん/HON.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 12:38


    [ENRICH YOUR EXPRESSIONS: KENKA] Funny Quarrel/Fighting Phrases in Japanese.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 11:53


    [BUILD UP YOUR VOCAB: あまい] AMAI'S ADVANCED USAGES ARE NOT THAT “SWEET.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 11:58


    [KEIGO: HONORIFIC] TO WHO AVOIDING IT: WHY YOU NEED AND HOW TO START USING IT.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 13:17


    【Japanese Expression: SOREWA SOREDE】WHAT DOES IT MEAN?| それは それで

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 12:28


    BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY: IDIOMS WITH 口/くち/KUCHI.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 12:33


    【ENDING PARTICLE: WA】IS NOT ONLY FOR WOMEN.| HOW TO USE NO-GENDER "WA."

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 10:41


    MAGIC WORDS TO BUILD A BETTER RELATIONSHIP IN JAPANESE.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 14:34


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