Author: Alex Brooke
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Learn natural spoken Japanese with a flavouring of Osaka dialect
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#96 The Latest Craze From Japan
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Oct 14, 2009
In this episode, Waka sensei teaches us the word "Hayari". It has various uses and meanings including "popular" or something that is in fashion.
For more detailed show notes and explanations please visit the main site at http://learnjapanesepod.com
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Fun Friday For 9th October 2009
Author: Alex Brooke
Sat, Oct 10, 2009
This week's Fun Friday was recorded in Shinjuku with Jim, Sandra and Miki. For more information on this podcast please visit http://learnjapanesepod.com
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#95 Daijoubu?
Author: Alex Brooke
Mon, Oct 5, 2009
Waka sensei and Alex are back after a long summer break to bring you the latest Learn Japanese Pod Lesson. This week's lesson is "Daijobu" which means OK or alright.
Check out the main site for detailed show notes at http://learnjapanesepod.com
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#95 Show Notes
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Mon, Oct 5, 2009
Show notes for lesson #95
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Fun Friday for 2nd October 2009
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Sat, Oct 3, 2009
Tonight's Fun Friday was held in The Pink Cow, a cool restaurant/bar/artists hub located in Shibuya. I was joined by Daniel, Yukki, Sandra and Jim who all injected some fun into the Fun Friday.
Topics we covered included: The Japanese cultural night at The Pink Cow which will be held on 18th October, earthquake prediction, Sandra's Japanese poster competition, John Cusack and R.Kelly.
For more information, links, maps and more please visit http://learnjapanesepod.com
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Fun Friday for 24th September 2009
Author: Alex Brooke
Sat, Sep 26, 2009
This podcast was recorded at the Namaste India Festival held in Yoyogi on 25th and 25th September 2009. In this podcast you can hear the sounds of the festival and some interviews with people who came along to experience it.
A big thanks to all those who appeared in the Podcast.
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#94 Maji de - Seriously?
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Jul 22, 2009
For more information on this episode, please visit the main site here: http://learnjapanesepod.com/94-maji-de/
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#94 Shownotes
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Wed, Jul 22, 2009
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Fun Friday for 3rd July 2009
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Sat, Jul 4, 2009
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#93 Mendokusai - What a hassle
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Tue, Jun 30, 2009
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Fun Friday for 26th June 2009
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Fri, Jun 26, 2009
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fun friday for 19th June 2009
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Jun 19, 2009
For more info about this episode please visit this link:
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#92 Japanese rainy season
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Wed, Jun 17, 2009
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#92 Shownotes
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Wed, Jun 17, 2009
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Fun friday for June 12th 2009
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Sun, Jun 14, 2009
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#91 Yori
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Wed, Jun 10, 2009
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#90 Kureru
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Thu, Jun 4, 2009
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Learn Japanese forum video tutorial
Author: Alex Brooke
Sun, May 31, 2009
Some people have been having trouble posting videos in the Learn Japanese Pod Forums. So with the help of Coffeebot, Olly and a few 500ml cans of Kirin äçæã we made this little tutorial for you. Actually, it's pretty easy to post a video in the forums but it's not very intuitive. If you don't know how to do it, it can be a little tricky working it out. Since we use SMF for our forum, this tutorial should work for any similar one. Enjoy.
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#89 To be in time
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Thu, May 28, 2009
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Thu, May 28, 2009
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Fun Friday for 22nd May 2009: Tokyo Hacker Space
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Fri, May 22, 2009
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#88: OKU
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Thu, May 21, 2009
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Thu, May 21, 2009
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Fun Friday for 15th May 2009
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, May 15, 2009
In this podcast I interviewed Stoneriver and Goldhorn who have completed a 1200km bike trip to Hokkaido. I met up with them after the finish line and asked them how they got on. Enjoy.
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Fun Friday for 8th May 2009
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Fri, May 8, 2009
I'm currently staying at the Earth Embassy, a cafe, organic farm and learning center for sustainable lifestyles in Yamanashi. I'm helping out with a project to make an all year green house from recycled materials inspired by Earthship technology. I'm also here because I want to escape the madness of Tokyo and get some fresh country air.
Check out these related links:
The Earth Embassy
Earthship
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#87: Desho
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Thu, May 7, 2009
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#86: Whether or not
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009
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#85: You should
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Wed, Mar 11, 2009
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Fun Friday: Making music in Japan
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Sat, Mar 7, 2009
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#84: Panashi
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Wed, Mar 4, 2009
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Fun Friday: Learning Japanese for free
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Feb 13, 2009
In this week's Fun Friday, Jasmin, Ben, Karamoon and myself talked about subjects including getting free (or very cheap) Japanese lessons at local community centers. It's a great way to get started in Japanese in Japan on a low or non existent budget.
Enjoy.
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Fri, Jan 30, 2009
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Show #83: Stop it!
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Wed, Jan 28, 2009
It's lesson #83 on Learn Japanese pod and Waka sensei teaches us the various uses of the verb ãããã/ Yameru / to stop or quit.
Enjoy.
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Fun Friday: Obama rama!
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Fri, Jan 23, 2009
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Show #82: Japanese verbs for wearing clothes
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Thu, Jan 22, 2009
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Thu, Jan 22, 2009
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Fun Friday: Craft beer in Tokyo
Author: Alex Brooke
Mon, Jan 19, 2009
Welcome to Fun Monday?! Yes I know I should have got this show up three days ago but trust me this show is a good one.
I was invited by Stone River of the Learn Japanese Forums to a craft beer brewers new year party. I was lucky enough to bump into Tim an expert in micro brews who very kindly gave us the low down on what's what in the beer world in Japan. So a huge thanks to Tim and all the other beer connoisseurs who made it such a great party.
We'll be posting some more beer interviews soon. Plus I will be updating this post with the URLs mentioned in the podcast.
Happy drinking!
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Show #81: Bikkuri!
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Thu, Dec 18, 2008
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Fun Friday for 12th December 2008
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Sat, Dec 13, 2008
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Show #80: BUT!
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Wed, Dec 10, 2008
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Fun Friday for 5th December 2008
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Thu, Dec 4, 2008
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#79: It ain't necessarily so
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Wed, Dec 3, 2008
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#78: It's not like that
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Tue, Nov 25, 2008
Hosts: Yukki and Alex
Audio Production: Daniel Edwards
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Tue, Nov 25, 2008
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Fun Friday: I like driving in my car
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
Naked old japanese men, Kaiten sushi, eating whale meat, moving to Japan from America, the JET program, electronics from Akihabara, bringing your laptop to Japan were just a few of the subjects Waka sensei, Sandra, Jim, Ben and myself talked about on this week's Fun Friday.
This episode was recorded back in June in our rent-a-car as we drove back from a spa in Chiba.
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#77: Naruhodo
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Nov 19, 2008
Today's lesson is Naruhodo which means "I see" taught to us by the lovely Yukki sensei.
Audio production: Daniel Edwards
Hosts: Alex and Yukki sensei
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Wed, Nov 19, 2008
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Fun Friday: On and off-line study aids for Japanese
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Nov 7, 2008
You can discuss this podcast and get links to the websites discussed here: http://learnjapanesepod.com/forum/index.php/topic,1070.msg11762.html#msg11762
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#76: It's been a long time baby
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Wed, Oct 22, 2008
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#76 Show notes: Hisashiburi
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Wed, Oct 22, 2008
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Fun Friday: Izakaya Taxi
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Fri, Oct 17, 2008
To read more about Izakaya taxis, CLICKY HERE!
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#75: I told you so!
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Wed, Oct 15, 2008
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Fun Friday: Akihabara Safari
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Oct 10, 2008
As I am migrating this site to the main site more information can be found on this podcast below:
Clicky
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Fun Friday: Osaka castle with Beb and Waka
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Sep 19, 2008
This video is a little late in coming but here it is at last. In August last month I went down to Osaka with Waka sensei to hang out with Beb. We made this movie in front of Osaka castle as we had done two years ago. Time certainly flies !
Check out the other Osaka castle talk shows we did in July 2006 and
Enjoy.
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#74: Basic Japanese phrases: Ittekimasu
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Wed, Sep 17, 2008
A huge thank you to all of you who came out last Sunday to Yoyogi park and helped to record lesson #74. This wasn't our first outdoor recording but it did have the most people ever, you all know who you are. This week went back to basics with some easy and useful phrases: Ittekimasu, Itterasshai, Tadaima and Okaeri.
Enjoy!
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Wed, Sep 17, 2008
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Yoyogi get together
Author: Alex Brooke
Sat, Aug 30, 2008
it's a little belated but here is the video of the Learn Japanese Pod get together in Yoyogi on 21st July 2008. Thanks again to everyone who showed up. Yoroshiku!
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#73: Giving presents
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Wed, Aug 27, 2008
It's been quite a while but Beb was back this week to record this week's podcast together with Waka sensei and myself. We hung outside Osaka castle and I asked Waka sensei and Beb to teach me some useful phrases for giving presents in Japan.
The idea to do this show came from a suggestion sent in by Kaya from Canada. So a bit shout out to you.
Hope you enjoy this week's episode.
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Wed, Aug 27, 2008
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Beer and Sushi!
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Wed, Jul 30, 2008
This show is a cross between a Fun Friday and a regular lesson. Waka sensei, a secret guest and myself got together for a delicious sushi party with some beer the forgotten condiment. In this video Waka sensei teaches us the names of various kinds of Japanese food. DELICIOUS!
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#72 Give me a break
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Jul 23, 2008
In today's lesson, Waka sensei teaches us a very useful phrase "Kamben shite". This is used for excusing yourself from things you don't want to do, something you might find yourself doing a lot in Japan.
We recorded today's podcast outside in the park so apologies for the noise in the background.
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Wed, Jul 23, 2008
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#71: å¼±èå¼·é£ãThe law of the jungle
Author: Alex Brooke
Tue, Jul 8, 2008
In this week's lesson Waka sensei teaches us the phrase åèåé jakuniku kyohshoku or "the law of the jungle".
Show notes coming soon.
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Tue, Jul 8, 2008
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#70: Telephone Japanese
Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Jun 26, 2008
In this week's lesson, Waka sensei teaches Ben and I some useful basic Japanese for phoning a friend. Enjoy.
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#70 Show notes: Japanese for the telephone
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Thu, Jun 26, 2008
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#69: What are you into?
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Jun 11, 2008
In this week's lesson we study the verb ããã / hamaru. This has various meanings including something that you are really interested in.
Enjoy.
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Wed, Jun 11, 2008
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#68: æ°ãki
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Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Jun 4, 2008
This week's lesson covered the various uses of the word æ "KI".
For example:
æããããã/ki ni shinai de / don't worry
æãåãã/ki ni itta / I like it.
æããããã/ ki wo tsukete ne / take care
We covered five examples in the podcast although there are many more uses that you can find here. The podcast was recorded outside by the river. Waka sensei and I thought we would escape the confines of the studio ( the kitchen ) to the wilderness of Chiba ( the park ). It was wonderful to sit outside and hear the beautiful bird song. æåãæãåãã/I really liked it.
Enjoy.
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Wed, Jun 4, 2008
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Fun Friday: Nikko
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Sat, May 31, 2008
Today's Fun Friday features a video of a trip Waka sensei and myself made to Toshogu in Nikko. More info coming soon...
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Fun Friday: Hanging out with Daniel Edwards
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Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, May 23, 2008
This week I hung out with my good friend Daniel Edwards a music producer, composer and singer from the States. Amongst his many talents, he is also an excellent Japanese speaker. I asked him how he came to be in Japan and his tips for studying Japanese effectively.
You can check out Daniel's music on his myspace page @:
http://www.myspace.com/danieledwardsmusic
Here are links to some of the topics we talked about:
Basic Kanji Book
Marutei Tsurunen
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#67 Sho ga nai / It can't be helped
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Wed, May 21, 2008
If you come to Japan it is impossible to avoid the phrase "sho ga nai" which means "it can't be helped". This phrase along with it's more formal version "shikata ga nai" is used to express the concept of "c'est la vie" when life throws an unpleasant situation your way and you feel powerless to avoid or correct it. It's raining today, we can't go on a picnic, "sho ga nai". I failed my entrance exams, "sho ga nai". The entire world is against us on our whaling policy, "sho ga nai". "Sho ga nai" has been interpreted as the stoic self sacrificing nature of the Japanese which can also be found in Buddhist teachings and their emphasis on group identity. "I have to go into work on sunday- sho ga nai" The ultimate expression of "sho ga nai" was at the end of the second world war when their emperor asked his people to endure the unendurable and embrace defeat. An unkinder and more western interpretation would conclude "sho ga nai" means "I can't be bothered". Arguably, you cannot run a sucessful company by shrugging your shoulders when your employees are lazy and unmotivated. Regardless of whether you think "sho ga nai" expresses a fatalistic unwillingness to make changes or is an enlightened acceptance of life, "sho ga nai" is an essential phrase for students of Japanese. In this lesson, Waka teaches us how to use "sho ga nai" just like a native. Enjoy. Links: Kyuma Fumio and Sho ga nai
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#67 Show notes: Sho ga nai / It can't be helped
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, May 21, 2008
Here are the lesson notes for lesson #67
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#66 Ordering beer
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Thu, May 15, 2008
Today, Waka teaches us how to order a beer in Japan. She also teaches us how to stop your boss trying to get you drunk. KAMPAI!
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#66 Show notes: Ordering beer
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Thu, May 15, 2008
Here are the show notes for lesson #66
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Fun Friday: Hanging out at the sushi restaurant
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Author: Alex Brooke
Sat, May 10, 2008
This week's fun Friday comes from the conveyor belt sushi restaurant or Kaitenzushi. We sat and talked about various topics while stuffing our faces with delicious sushi. Some ginger slices and cups of green tea made it a fantastic meal.
Enjoy!
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Fun Friday: Hanging out in Odaiba
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Thu, May 1, 2008
My brother Ben and I hung out on the man made beach in the port area of Odaiba in Tokyo. The weather was perfect as we watched the sun set and talked on subjects from magic karaoke pills to architecture in Japan and more.
Here is a list of links on the topics we covered
Japandra.blogspot.com
Provoice Karaoke pills
"Shutting out the sun" (book review)
Hikikomori
"Dave Barry Does Japan" (book review)
L'institut Franco-Japonaise
The Fuji building
Odaiba
Also, don't forget to check out our forums and our Facebook community.
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#65 Let's do lunch
Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Apr 17, 2008
Today Waka teaches us how to ask people to go out for lunch in Japanese.
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#65 Show notes: Let's do lunch
Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Apr 17, 2008
Here are the lesson notes for show #65 in PDF form. This lesson is about talking about lunch in Japanese.
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#64 It's a lie!
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Wed, Apr 9, 2008
This week we study the word "uso". It means "lie" and that's the truth.
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#64 Show notes It's a lie
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Apr 9, 2008
Here are the show notes for lesson #64
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#63 No way, that's outrageous
Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Apr 3, 2008
In this Learn Japanese podcast we look at the phrase "tondemonai" which has various meanings depending on the context including "outrageous", "unthinkable" and "impossible".
Waka sensei was kind enough to research the various uses of this word and type up all the lesson notes for us. She also helped to record the podcast so in the end I paid her for her efforts in ramen.
Enjoy.
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#63 Show notes
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Thu, Apr 3, 2008
Here are the show notes for lesson #63
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#62 to lend something
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Wed, Mar 26, 2008
In this podcast, Waka sensei teaches us the various uses of the verb "KASU" to lend.
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#62 show notes (to lend something)
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Mar 26, 2008
Here are the show notes for lesson #62 which focuses on the verb Kasu (to lend)
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#61: Borrowing stuff
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Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Waka sensei was kind enough to teach me Japanese outside on her sunny flower filled wooden deck. This week we studied the verb "Kariru" which means to borrow. This is a very useful word you can use in everyday conversation. Sorry about the noisy dog in the background.
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Thu, Mar 20, 2008
These are the show notes for lesson#61
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White day
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Author: Alex Brooke
Sat, Mar 15, 2008
In this video, Beb tells us about the various intricacies of Valentine's day and White day in Japan. It's not just about buying a bunch of roses!
Enjoy.
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Fun Friday: Hanging out in Chiba again
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Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Mar 14, 2008
I hung out with Waka sensei again, sipped tea on her beautiful deck and talked our heads off. First off we discussed some news stories including whalers missing their targets thanks to the efforts of the Sea Shepard and other anti whaling groups. Apparently by the end of March, the whalers will only have caught 500 or so whales well under their original quota of 900. We also briefly talked about the Tax dodging sisters who got busted for stashing an incredible $56 million in their garage. We talked a little about retro Japanese games including Super Mario and about how I will be setting up a shop to sell Japanese goods abroad. Stay tuned for more info. For useful links for improving your Japanese check out Freejapaneselessons.blogspot.com and boostyourjapanese.comFinally we listened to some tracks from the hilarious sho w Sora mimi Awa (video). Viewers of the show submit songs in other languages that sound like they contain funny phrases or words in Japanese. Submissions tend to vary in quality but the good ones are hilarious including "Through the never "by Metallica. In the chorus James Hetfield sings "Twisting Turning, Through the never". However, to Japanese people it sounds like "Sushi, Tori, Furo, Nero" or "Sushi, chicken, bath, sleep". This show never ceases to cause a few giggles. Don't for get to check out: THE FORUMSTHE NEWSLETTER
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Fun Friday: Hanging out in Chiba
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Feb 22, 2008
Today, Waka sensei and myself hung out in Chiba and discussed various news topics including an incident involving a man in drag turning up at a high school and causing a small riot. Listen to hear more weird tales.
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#60 It's obvious
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Wed, Feb 20, 2008
Today Waka sensei teaches us about the word "ã?ã?ãã?ã?â? (atarimae) which has a few meanings including, obvious, of course and to take something for granted. This is quite a useful phrase that you will hear in daily conversation to express that a fact or answer to a question is obvious. It can also be used to express the idea of taking things for granted.
Resources:
Atarimae example sentences
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#60 Show notes
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Wed, Feb 20, 2008
Here are the show notes for lesson #60
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Fun Friday in Osaka castle park
Author: Alex Brooke
Sun, Feb 17, 2008
Yes, yes, I know it's not Friday but I wanted to get this video out as soon as possible. In this video Beb and I talk about Rob and Makiko's wedding, music and other various things.
Enjoy
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Fun Friday: Save the planet!
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Author: Alex Brooke
Sat, Feb 16, 2008
Welcome to Fun Friday, a podcast where we put away our text books, relax and talk about issues on Japan and studying Japanese. This week, Waka sensei and myself talked about Genetically Modified organisms, whaling and other environmental issues and how they affect Japan. I hope we didn't get to preachy for you and we are certainly not experts on environmental issues. I just hope this podcast could be act as a point of departure for your own research and conversations on the environment.
Here are some links to sites we talked about:
Letter to Simon Crean of the Australian Ministry of trade to ask him to stop GMOs being grown in Australia and being imported to Japan.
https://www.greenpeace.or.jp/ssl/gm/cyberaction/canola/?cyber
Greenpeace anti whaling campaign "Save Mr Splashy pants"
Campaign to stop Meiji using GMOs in their products.
http://www.greenpeace.or.jp/campaign/gm/cyberaction/meiji2
The Pinky Show explains What's wrong with GMOs.
And here are some useful vocabulary we used to talk about the environment:
çåããenvironment
ã?ãã??ãã?
é?ä?å?çã?æ?ã?ïäçï Genetically Modified (crops)
ã?ã?ãã?ã??ã?ã?ã?ïã?ã??ãã?ï
æ?é Whaling
ã?ã?ã?
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#59 It's Cold!
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Thu, Feb 7, 2008
Hello again everyone and Learn Japanese Pod is back with a new free Japanese lesson podcast for your entertainment and edification. In this lesson Beb and I discussed the use of the word "åã?/ã?ãã?/samuiâ? or cold.
However, this word can also mean something is unfunny. Why? The idea is, when you hear a joke that is so bad, it sends shivers down your spine, hence "Samui!". So it's a great way to tell someone not to give up their day job.
Another word in Japanese that is used to describe something cold is "åã?ã?/ã?ã?ã?ã?/tsumetaiâ?. Like Samui, this means cold however it is used to describe objects and liquids. Samui is usually used just to talk about temperature. For example you can say "kyou wa samui" or today it is cold. However you say "kono koucha ga tsumetai" or this tea is cold. Another possible use is "ano hito wa tsumetai" or that person is cold. (Standoffish/distant/unfriendly)
Check out the show notes below for a full explanation and other examples. Also check out the Learn Japanese Pod Blog for general news and on Japan and Japanese lessons. And of course listen to the podcast!
YOROSHIKU ONEGAISHIMASU
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#59 Show notes
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Thu, Feb 7, 2008
Here are the show notes for lesson #59. Enjoy!
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Fun Friday: Japanese TV shows
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Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Jan 31, 2008
Welcome to Fun Friday, a chance for us to put away our text books and talk about all things Japanese. This week Waka sensei and myself talked about various finds on the internet and TV that I have found helpful for studying Japanese. First off is "The World Of Golden Eggs". It is a hilarious anime with English subtitles I found on the internet and that really helped me with my Japanese.
After that we talked about Matsumoto's suberanai hanashi.
Suberanai Hanashi basically translates as funny stories. In this program, Matsumoto, the famous Japanese comedian, gathers together some of his friends to spin some humourous yarns. Pretty hard stuff if you don't have Waka sensei to help you out. Finally we checked out the horror that is Japanesebugfights.com
Links from the show:
1) The World of Golden Eggs
2) Matsumoto's Suberanai hanashi
3) Japanesebugfights.com
4) Learn Japanese pod Facebook community. Osaka beats Tokyo hands down community.
Don't forget to join the forums and check out the chat room and blog.
An apology for the sound which occasionally skipped. Gomen. I think we should have that problem fixed for next time.
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Fun Friday: On the Shinkansen
Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Jan 24, 2008
I made this video just for fun and as a reminder of the many hours I have spent looking out of the Shinkansen at the countryside gliding past. I must have used it close to a hundred times commuting between Tokyo, Osaka and sometimes Fukuoka for work. It's clean, fast, on time and generally quite a smooth experience. However for some reason there always seems to be a competition between the pensioners as to who can eat the weirdest and most stinky bento. One old man opens his bento box with an expression on his face that seems to say "behold, sliced boiled eggs and crunchy fishy snacks". And then another old lady will open her bento "dried stinky squid, I win!". It is usually better to bring your own food on the Shinkansen on a long journey. Although the food isn't bad, it is expensive and if I wanted to burn money when I ate out I'd live in London.
The thing I love about traveling on Japanese trains is that speaking on the phone is considered rude. Oh, the times I've had to endure idiots on buses in America and wankers on the tube in London screaming down their phone things like "I'm on the train...no...I SAID I'M ON THE TRAIN". The Shinkansen also has quiet cars where phones have to be switched off completely. The other great thing is you can drink alcohol on the train. So phones are out and getting completely pissed is in.
The Shinkansen started running in 1964 in time for the Tokyo Olympics and hasn't had a single fatality due to collisions, derailments, typhoons or even earthquakes. There was one fatality when a child got caught in one of the doors and there are jumpers too but it is a safe train.
Top potential speeds of the Shinkansen would be 443 kph set by the Class 955 (300X) test train but general operation speeds are around 300 kph so I believe the TGV in France is actually faster. If you want to know more nerdy stuff about the Shinkansen you can go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkansen
Enjoy the video.
The music in the video is "Muziqawi Silt" by the "Wallias Band". I chose the music because of the driving beat and the pentatonic melody slightly reminiscent of Japanese music. Here's to Ethiopian jazz.
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Vlogs on Japan
Author: Alex Brooke
Tue, Jan 22, 2008
If you want to know more about life in Japan, youtube is a good resource. There are more and more foreigners living in Japan and making some pretty entertaining and informational videos that are worth checking out. So I made a video showing three people I subscribe to youtube under the life in Japan umbrella.
They include:
atomicboyx
discount sausage
Tokyocooney
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Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1 video
Author: Alex Brooke
Sat, Dec 1, 2007
Three posts in one day? Is it a record? Well here is the last video for you for the level 1 Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
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Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 2 video
Author: Alex Brooke
Sat, Dec 1, 2007
Here is the level 2 Japanese Language Proficiency Test crammer video. Again, this is just for fun and to help you in a small way towards passing your test.
Good luck!
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Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 3 video
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Nov 30, 2007
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test is almost upon us so I thought I would do a fun video for you last minute crammers. The video contains 10 kanji that often appear in the level 3 JLPT and I have added a few example sentences so you know how to use them.
A big shout out to Wes who researched and chose the Kanji for the video. I'll be coming out with a level 2 and level 1 video very soon.
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Lesson #58: Just cut it out will you?
Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Nov 29, 2007
I got together with Beb and studied how to tell someone to cut it out in Japanese. We had a look a standard and kansai dialects and learned a few more useful phrases along the way. Some of these phrases can be a little frank so be careful when using them.
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Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Nov 29, 2007
Here are the show notes for lesson #58
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Fun Friday with DJ Wes (Whaling and fingerprinting)
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Nov 23, 2007
I caught up with DJ Wes and we talk about various things including whaling, fingerprinting and other Japan related topics.
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#57 shownotes
Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Nov 22, 2007
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#57 Self introductions in Japanese
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Nov 21, 2007
After a long absence Beb is back to teach us how to give an extended self introduction in Japanese. These introductions can be used for introducing yourself to groups of people for example when starting a new job or beginning a Japanese class.
#57 lesson notes
Here is a compilation of all the self introduction lessons and videos we have posted previously. I thought it would be useful to group them together.
Lesson 54
Read: http://japanese.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=270135
Direct download: http://media.libsyn.com/media/japanese/lj54.mp3
Makiko self introduction
Read: http://japanese.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=88248
Video: http://media.libsyn.com/media/japanese/jikoshoukai.m4v
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Fun Friday: Awa odori
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Nov 16, 2007
This is a video of the Awa dance native to Tokushima prefecture. It is performed every summer at the same time as the Bon festival and it's roots go back to 1587 when the Daimyo of Awa province, Lord Hachisuka Iemasa opened Tokushima castle. The celebrations got a little out of hand but were so much fun they decided to do it again every year with the dance moves reflecting the drunken stumbling festival goers. The dance is performed with Shamisen, flutes and drums.
When I saw it, I was struck by the trance like nature of the rhythm and melody. Now imagine that on one too many cups of Sake. It was all good fun and a really fulfilling cultural experience.
A big shout out to Jarrod who filmed and designed the opening titles.
Enjoy...
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Fun Friday with Wes
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Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Nov 9, 2007
It's been a long time but I got in touch with D.J Wes who has just got out of hospital. Waka sensei and I talked to him about open heart surgery and hospitals in Japan and his upcoming Japanese Language Proficiency test amongst other things.
Waka and I wish Wes a speedy recovery and success in taking the level one JLPT !
Ganbatte Wes !
Enjoy
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#56 Saving Energy
Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Nov 8, 2007
Holy energy saving lightbulbs ! It's lesson #56 with Waka sensei and myself Alex to give you a lesson in saving energy in Japan although it can't be said it happens much here. Maybe they are as bad as everyone else. But don't give up friends, the polar bears are counting on us.
We also talked a little about the Japanese homes, double glazing and the death of the Nova Bunny. Quite a mixed bag this week.
So sit back, relax and enjoy the podcast.
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#55: Basic questions in Japanese
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Oct 31, 2007
In this week's lesson we study some basic questions in Japanese. These are typical questions you might be asked when meeting someone for the first time in Japan. Therefore I hope you will find these very practical.
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Lesson #54 Self introductions
Author: Alex Brooke
Tue, Oct 23, 2007
I wanted to get back to basics so I asked Waka to teach me some basic introductions in Japanese. I think this is a very useful structure you will use again and again. Enjoy !
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Fun Friday: Studying Japanese
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Oct 19, 2007
26:00 GMT,
Transcript for Fun Friday for 19th October 2007
I recorded a conversation with Rob last week at L'Institut Franco-Japonaise Iidabashi in Tokyo. I was initially intending to talk about the focus of this podcast and how to organize it. Ironically we lost our focus and ability to organize, at least, my thoughts and the conversation went off on various tangents. However, I thought there were som e good points raised. Those points included what to teach students of Japanese, how people study languages, what kind of people study Japanese and our own experiences of learning the language.
I decided to record and transcribe this conversation since I thought there might be some helpful hints or perhaps new perspectives for students of Japanese to discover. So here it is. Rob and I talking about Japanese amongst other things.
Rob: I was saying that rather focusing on a particular level of Japanese you should you should focus on useful Japanese and again not just useful conversational Japanese but since you are working with not just audio but also video and using internet you can upload photos and stuff like that. It just makes sense to focus on the visual.
Alex: The stuff that you're in contact with everyday
Rob: Yeah, but things thats that people would encounter the minute they get off the boat. But a second reason is I think that the way people learn Japanese and the types of...I guess what draws certain people to Japanese...I don't know if it's personality type or what but Japanese is a much more visual language than other languages. Of course all modern languages...my point was that for me, all of my languages have been very conversational, not to say that I didn't read them because reading really helped but I never reached that point where I would was like OK I can't read this
Alex: Recently I've been thinking of how I should, what I should focus on in terms of teaching Japanese and what to include on the site. Before I was thinking I'm going to split it into beginner, intermediate and advanced Japanese but I'm only one person, I'm also just doing this for fun.
Rob: But there's an error if you're dividing any language up by a level because that's not how it works. It doesn't function on levels, like you get it all at once. Yeah and what's useful. And so conversational... what's useful is gonna be "where's the toilet? Can I have a beer please?"
Alex: Opening an onigiri
Rob: And written is going to be like "Don't go beyond this point" "Don't park your bicycle here" "No shoes, no shirt, no service" that kind of thing.
Alex: And that, that sometimes is like quote unquote difficult Japanese. That Kanji in a classic text book would divide it from...going from a "beginner" to increasingly more complex Japanese. That kanji that you need to know for signs that are outside your front door would be difficult and you wouldn't learn that for ages.
Rob: Well that's the fundamental flaw of dividing a language up in levels it's got nothing to do with levels. It's got to do with...in the sense of Japanese you need to learn whatever comes first...You're thinking about one thing and that's the teaching itself and I'm thinking of...I'm on a slightly different train of thought which is about what kind of a language Japanese is.
Alex: Go for it
Rob: And I think that whereas to be fluent in any language, of course that involves opening your mouth and communication involves...when you're a child as you're growing up acquiring a first language you start with listening and speaking although the visual cues are there from the beginning. It's not reading but it's like you're connecting words to some...to an object but I think that in Japanese, I think, the part of Japanese I think that intrigues a lot of people is the visual part.
Alex: Right
Rob: Right ?
Alex: And it's a visual country isn't it?
Rob: I think there's a really clear connection between Manga and Anime and people who are into it and the whole cosplay thing and it's a very, very visual language, I think. And therefore I'm always surprised at how many people are really into studying their kanji.
Alex: I was like that when I first came to Japan.
Rob: That's what I'm saying, you connected with that part. I only connected with it in the sense that "wow, I wonder if I could ever get to the point where I could read this language someday". Listening to it, I was like "this makes sense, this is easy".
Alex: You came to it through a more conversational practical angle. I came to Japanese through a very academic visual kind if literary way.
Rob: In the beginning I was interested in the writing. I definitely am not into the sound or the rhythm of the language. I much prefer Spanish, Portuguese or French for speaking and the way it sounds. Like I'm really not into the way Japanese sounds the same way with German. I'm just not into the way German sounds.
Alex: I'm into the way Japanese sounds simply more for the exoticness of it the fact that it isn't related to European languages at all.
Rob: But I think if you were going for the sound, I think, you for Asian languages, Thai or Vietnamese or Chinese sounds more exotic to me. Japanese, the vowel consonant vowel thing sounds like Spanish or Italian to me without the Latin blood.
Alex: I see two different trajectories through the way we've studied Japanese. I think you came to Japanese "Right, let's meet people, let's communicate" which is actually I think the best way to do it. I came through...I came to Japanese in more of an academic nerdy way. I was Mr Kanji King, I would sit down everyday, I would learn a hundred kanji a week, you know and we had these kanji contests. And what that meant was that for me, my Japanese was very academic. I could reel off these really nice sounding textbook Japanese phrases...that Japanese people "Oh you know so and so author or whatever..." But then take me to an Izakaya and my Japanese would kind of break down whereas you...
Rob: That was my starting point.
Alex: Yeah that was your starting point. And so for the longest time I had this really "good vocabulary" Like I knew äå?ååãpopulation density and I could order a beer in a bar but there was loads of like really "simple vocabulary" that I just didn't know. A lot of really simple stuff. And actually I find my Japanese...I've learned it the wrong way round, I started with all the difficult stuff first and now I'm actually starting to learn loads of easy stuff, you know...easy everyday stuff that most Japanese people learn. So my Japanese studies have been a bit bizarre.
Rob: By the time I got to Japan, I was 27 I think and I was done studying anything. If I do it, it's because I'm having fun and it's interesting and no pressure. Actually, when I studied French, I had no pressure on me because I was already trilingual. I was like, you know what, if I don't get this French thing who cares ? Like France is nothing special. Well you know it's like the whole mystique of Japan fades away after a couple of years of becoming more or less fluent and being able to read and write a little. And it was the same way with France. It was like the mystique was gone after two months of, oh they have swear words too, you know, it's like, all off a sudden it's not such a beautiful sexy language when you realize, what they're saying is not really that profound.
Alex: One thing I've found, especially with mass media in Japan is that there is always less than meets the eye. And you study Japanese for ages and ages and one of my goals was I wanna...I want to understand the news. And actually that's not so hard because they're using repeating phrases again and again like it doesn't take that long to understand the weather forecast 'cos it's textbook NHK. But then my next one was like OK now I want to understand comedians and that is hard. Because it's you know they're using slang, and colloquialisms and stuff like that but when you start to understand what they're saying it's like, that's all they're talking about ? That's it ? You know ? So it's always less than meets the eye.
OK well, I'll cut it off there seeing as we really did start to side track and talk about bike racing and Italy. But I hope you got some interesting and hopefully useful perspectives on learning Japanese. In conclusion I guess there is no single way to study Japanese. We all learn differently and in different circumstances for example learning in a pub verses doing an academic university course. Japanese is quite a visual language and it's great if you want to study kanji but I wished I had spent a little less time in kanji books and more in pubs or in the street at least for my spoken Japanese. Try not to focus too much on levels of difficulty and try to learn what you need as it turns up in everyday life. Maybe that advice is obvious but I hadn't really worked that out when I first came to Japan. Just think about all the Japanese you would learn passively in the street, reading signs, listening to conversations etc.
Well that's it for now, I hope that helped some of you out there.
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#53: Using an electronic Japanese menu
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Oct 17, 2007
Why bother to learn Kanji when you can just use pictures ? In more and more restaurants today in Japan you can order food using portable electronic menus. The menu is an A4 touch screen device that sits on a charger on the table and can also be detached and hand held. It's quite a sturdy piece of electronics that looks like it can handle a few splashes of beer or yakiniku sauce. The screen has an easy to navigate user interface with pictures and various menus for you to touch and order. Once you have selected your food you can touch the confirm promt and it will send a relay to the kitchen for your food to be prepared and served to you. It's an ingenious system that must save a lot of time and labour although you will need to read a little Japanese to use it. Here is a list of the basic kanji you will need to navigate around the menu.
ææïã?ãã?ããïOrder
ææçè?ïã?ãã?ããã?ã??ã?ãïConfirm your order
èïã?ã??ïMeat
éïã?ã?ã?ïFish
è?ïã?ã?ïVegetables
æ?ïã?ã?ïFried food
éïã?ã?ïDrinks
ããããïDessert
I was going to release this video as a Fun Friday episode but I thought why wait. Check it out.
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Fun Friday: How to eat an Onigiri
Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Oct 11, 2007
Rob and Alex show you how to open an Onigiri packet. The onigiri is a rice ball wrapped in seaweed which is very popular in Japan. It comes in a variety of flavours including plum, tuna, salmon to name a few. They are cheap and delicious but opening the packaging can be a little confusing especially if you can't read the instructions on the packaging.
I hope this video saves someone in an onigiri crisis...
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#52: Ippai
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Oct 10, 2007
In this week's lesson, Beb teaches us how to use the word "Ippai". Listen to the conversations and example sentences to get an idea of how to use this word.
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#51: Beb interviews Makikomo
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Oct 3, 2007
This week we took a little departure from our usual lesson format and listened to Beb interview Makikomo about her her various creative exploits which include handmade soap. You can see them here at Makikomo.com
Because this was entirely in Japanese, beginners might find this challenging however I have included the entire transcript with kanji, hiragana and an English translation.
Transcript for lesson 51
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Lesson #50: Emphasizing adjectives in Japanese
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Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Sep 26, 2007
In this week's podcast Rob, Makikomo and Beb teach us how to emphasize adjectives in casual conversations. Well we tried but the wine, ice cream and coffee didn't help. WARNING: one or two expletives.
We also talked about people from Tokyo trying to speak in Osaka dialect, Japanese as spoken by high school students and Beb's new track called "dancing"
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Beb's new track "dancing"
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Fun Friday: The Nova scandal bunny
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Sep 21, 2007
This week I hung out with Rob in Tokyo at his place in Kagurazaka. We talked about...
1) Latest news and riding round the Yamanote line
2) Overcoming hurdles in studying Japanese
3) Japanese sentence patterns for effective communication
4) Nova English Language school
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Fun Friday from a secret location in Kanagawa
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Sep 7, 2007
I'm all on my own this week's Fun Friday as Beb, Waka sensei and Rob are all scattered across the globe. The intro music is by Ulfuls from their album Banzai. Here are this week's topics...
1) Latest Japanese pod news
2) Learning Japanese with The A-Team
3) "Dogs and Demons" by Alex Kerr
4) A TV Haiku
5) Hiking in Japan and the Hyakumeizan
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Fun Friday Pachinko Symphony
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Aug 31, 2007
This is a video I took of a Pachinko and Video game center in Osaka near Beb's house. It was visual and aural stimulation on overload so I only lasted five minutes in there. Behold the madness !
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Lessson #49 Natsubate
Author: Alex Brooke
Tue, Aug 28, 2007
In this lesson, Waka sensei teaches us how to talk about Natsubate or feeling exhausted from the summer heat. Here is the transcript for the dialog below. A downloadable PDF file will be available soon. You might also want to check out lesson #42 which deals with hayfever and similar vocabulary.
Kanji
A: ããã??ã?äã?ã?ããåæï
B:ãã?ãã?ã?å?ã?ã
A:ãççã?ï
B:ãéæã?ã?ã??ã?ã?äã?ã?ãã??ã?ã?çãã?ããã?ã
A:ãã?åäã?ã?ã
Hiragana
and Romaji
A: ããã??ã?ã?ã?ã?ã?ããã?ãã??ï
Ya, hisashiburi. Genki ?
B:ãã?ãã?ã?ã?ã?ã?ã?ãChotto
Natsubate
A:ãã?ãã?ã?ãã?ã?ïShohjyoh
wa ?
B:ãã?ãã??ãã??ã?ã?ã??ã?, Shokuyoku
ga nakute,
ã?ãã?ã?ã?ã, karada
ga darukute,
ã?ã?ã?ãã?ããã?,tsukareterun
da.
A:ãã?ã?ã?ã?ã?ã? Odaiji
ni ne
English
Translation
A: Hey, long time
no see. How are you ?
B: I've got
"natsubate"
A: What are the
symptoms ?
B: I have no
appetite, I have no energy and I'm tired
A: Take care !
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Fun Friday: How to eat sushi
Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Aug 23, 2007
In today's episode, Waka sensei and myself talk about sushi etiquette. After doing some research on the subject I found out some interesting and surprising facts about how to eat sushi "properly". Don't worry, you shouldn't be arrested by the sushi police for violating these rules but it's interesting to know what the done thing is. You can check out a previous video of Beb and I when we went to eat sushi near her house in Osaka. "Know your sushi"
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Fun Friday by the pool in Puerto Escondido
Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Jun 21, 2007
Waka sensei and myself sat by the pool and practiced our poor Spanish. We're terrible at the language but enjoying studying it and the locals have been very patient with us.
Now, what was the Spanish for "Help! I think there's a scorpion in my room"?
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#48 Rainy season
Author: Alex Brooke
Mon, Jun 18, 2007
Meccha hisashiburi ! We've been away for a while but we're back this
time podcasting to you from Mexico. And why not ? With the power of the
internet, anything is possible ! Here is today's rainy lesson;
a) ææã?ãã?æéåãã?ã?ã?
ãnihon wa moh tsuyu iri shita ne
The rainy season has just started in Japan
b) ã?ã?ã?ã?ã?ã?ãã?
jime jime shiteiru ne
It's humid, isn't it ?
a) äæãéé?ãã?ã?ï
Kyoh mo ame furu ka na ?
I wonder if it's going to rain today
b) åæäåã?ã?éã?é?ãã?ã?èã?ã?ã?ã
tenki yoho dewa ame ga furu te itteta yo
According to the weather forcast, it's going to rain
ææéã?é?ãã?ã?ã?
kinoh ame ga furimashita/futta
äæéã?é?ã?ã?ã?ã?ã?
kyoh ame ga futte imasu/futteiru
ææã?éã?é?ãã?ã?ãã?
Ashita wa ame ga furu deshou/furu kamo Meccha hisashiburi ! We've been away for a while but we're back this time podcasting to you from Mexico. And why not ? With the power of the internet, anything is possible ! Here is today's rainy lesson;
a) ÃïÂÃïÂÃïÂÃïïÃïïÃÂïÃïÂÃïÂÃïïÃïïÃïïÃïÂ
Ãïïnihon wa moh tsuyu iri shita ne
The rainy season has just started in Japan
b) ÃïïÃïïÃïïÃïïÃïïÃïÂÃïïÃïÂ
jime jime shiteiru ne
It's humid, isn't it ?
a) ÃÂïÃïÂÃïïÃïÂÃïïÃïïÃïïÃïÂÃÂï
Kyoh mo ame furu ka na ?
I wonder if it's going to rain today
b) ÃÂÂÃÂïÃÂïà ÂÃïÂÃïÂÃïÂÃïïÃïïÃïïÃïÂÃïÂÃÂïÃïÂÃïÂÃïïÃïï
tenki yoho dewa ame ga furu te itteta yo
According to the weather forcast, it's going to rain
ÃïÂÃïÂÃïÂÃïïÃïïÃïïÃïÂÃïïÃïï
kinoh ame ga furimashita/futta
ÃÂïÃïÂÃïïÃïïÃïÂÃïÂÃïïÃïÂÃïï
kyoh ame ga futte imasu/futteiru
ÃïïÃïÂÃïÂÃïÂÃïïÃïïÃïïÃïÂÃïïÃïïÃïï
Ashita wa ame ga furu deshou/furu kamo
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Fun Friday for 26th May 2007
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, May 25, 2007
Today, Rob, Makiko and myself talked about the following topics;
1) Learnjapanesepod forums
2) The top 10 most common Japanese names in Japan
3) Mixi
We recorded the show with me in Osaka and Rob and Makiko in Tokyo.
Enjoy !
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Fun Friday (Saturday edition?!)
Author: Alex Brooke
Sat, May 19, 2007
Apologies for the poor sound quality and recording this a day late, but hey, it's a good podcast. Some of the topics we covered today included Osaka VS Tokyo, baby dumping, Heidi, Ishihara's plan to destroy cedar trees and rude Japanese people pretending to be French. Doesn't make any sense ? Listen and it will. This podcast is not suitable for children or adults.
Recorded in Osaka and Tokyo with the help of Rob .
Enjoy.
Other links mentioned:
News from the other side
Japan Probe
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Maiko Makeover
Author: Alex Brooke
Sat, May 12, 2007
A Maiko is a woman under 20 who is training to be a Geiko (or Geisha) in Japan. Tourists can have a one day Maiko makeover in various make up studios around Kyoto. In this video, you can see the amazing make up and beautiful Kimonos worn by Maikos. This was filmed at Yume Koubou in Kyoto. http://yumekoubou.info
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#47 What do you like to do ?
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, May 9, 2007
In today's Learn Japanese lesson we wanted to do a basic podcast on åã??(suki) a useful word to describe something you like. Today's key phrase is ã?ã?ã?ã?äïã?ã?ïã?ãã?ã?åã??ïã?ã??ïã?ã?ã? ? / Anata wa nani suru no ga suki desu ka ? / What do you like doing ?
So, what do you like doing ?
Enjoy the show !
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Samurai swords
Author: Alex Brooke
Tue, May 8, 2007
On a trip to Kyoto, Waka sensei, my friend Naho and I stumbled on a shop that stocks swords and samurai armor called Tozando. It was a treasure trove that the makers of Kill Bill would be proud of. In fact, the craftsmen who made the armor stocked in the shop also made the armor used in "The Last Samurai" with Tom Cruise. According to the guy we spoke to, the armor and swords were all made recently but the armor was modeled in the style of the Sengoku period or "Warring states period" roughly 1478 to 1605. The craftsmanship was just incredible.
The owners of Tozando kindly let us film in their shop and patiently answered all my questions. If you are in Kyoto it is worth checking out.
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Fun Friday Cocolo FM interview part 1
Author: Alex Brooke
Sat, May 5, 2007
Last week Rob from News from the other side and myself were interviewed at Cocolo FM, one of the major radio stations in the Osaka area. The DJs were Yui and Chiyako who are also known as Yaneka, a band we featured on this podcast previously.
Our friends Makikomo and Jonny Heart Breaker sat in on the proceedings. You can hear their interviews on Cocolo FM in the Osaka area on Thursday 10th and 17th from 2am to 4am.
We'll be posting more Cocolo FM videos soon.
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Fun Friday Interview with Beb
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Apr 27, 2007
It's the interview you've been waiting for ! 10 questions for Beb.
Here they are in English.
1) Which do you like better, cats or dogs?
2) What couldn't you live without on a desert island for a year?
3) What is your favorite colour?
4) What is your favorite food?
5) What annoys you?
6) What would you do if you only had 24 hours to live?
7) What part of your body would you change?
8) What do you want to teach your children for the future ?
9) a What makes you happy?
b what makes you sad?
10) What question would you liked to be asked the most?
HOMEWORK: How would you say these in Japanese?
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#46 Shouting at old ladies
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Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Apr 25, 2007
This week you can learn how to shout angrily at those you love or hate in the Osaka dialect. Beb teaches us some fighting talk. So buckle up and get ready for some head on collisions.
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#45 Chotto...
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Apr 18, 2007
Show notes coming soon !
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Fun Friday Karaoke time
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Mar 30, 2007
Break out the microphones and cheesy 1980s subtitled videos, it Karaoke time with Beb and Alex...and a little help from Ben.
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#44 Give it to me baby !
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Mar 28, 2007
Today's lesson: asking for things and different levels of politeness
Show notes
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Fun Friday
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Mar 23, 2007
Today my brother and I went on a botanical adventure or perhaps a Kanji safari. Join us in our expedition into the beyond at a rather posh herb garden in Kobe. This is an enhanced podcast which means you can view photos along with the audio.
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Buy Beb's new track!
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Mar 21, 2007
If you like this podcast then why not show your appreciation by buying Beb's new sexy single ? It costs $3 and we will throw in an extra mysterious Karaoke track and the theme music to this podcast. So please buy her track so Beb can be a famous J Pop star and eat ! This will also help us with various internet/bandwidth costs. Yoroshiku very much !
After paying you will be directed to a download page. (14megabytes)
If you have any problems, please email at mail@alexbrooke.com
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Let's call the whole thing off "Dotakyan"
Author: Alex Brooke
Mon, Mar 19, 2007
Don't you just hate it when you make an appointment with someone and they cancel at the last minute ? Well they have a word for that in Japanese and it is "Dotakyan". Beb explains...
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#43 Ordering a pizza
Author: Alex Brooke
Sun, Mar 18, 2007
This week's lesson: Ordering pizza
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NEWS !
Author: Alex Brooke
Sun, Mar 4, 2007
There's amazing new stuff ! Check it out in our mini news cast.
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Too big for your boots ?
Author: Alex Brooke
Sat, Mar 3, 2007
Finding big shoes in Japan can be hard. However, thanks to Beb's shopping radar, we managed to find some shoes big enough for my feet. And that's no small feat. Sorry for the pun.
The shop in question is called Otto and you can find them here.
OTTO
And here's a map
enjoy !
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Fun Friday "YABUISHA"
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Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Mar 2, 2007
It's fun friday again. This week, why don't you listen in and find out what YABUISHA means...FUN
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#42 Hayfever
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Feb 28, 2007
This week's show: Talking about hayfever
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Fun Friday "Fermented beans and sex"
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Feb 23, 2007
Love it or hate it, you've gotta hate it, NATTO. Actually, there are millios of strange people who like this weird food. Mind you, I like Marmite so I can't really complain.
Waka sensei and I talk about this and sex education in Japan.
enjoy
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#41 Valentines
Author: Alex Brooke
Tue, Feb 20, 2007
This week's show: Valentine's day
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Fun Friday
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Feb 16, 2007
Ohisashiburi but WE'RE BACK. Beb and I have been super busy but we've been cooking up new ideas for you lovely listeners to make learning Japanese even more fun and interesting.
Today's featured band is Bo-peep you can check them out on myspace here and at their main homepage here. These ladies seriously rock, so throw away your Shonen Knife CDs, Bo-peep will rock ya !
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#40 Happy New Year !
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Jan 10, 2007
Happy New Year everyone ! We're back and fresh for 2007 coming at you with some cool new Japanese. This week Beb and I are talking about the New Year.
A big shout out to The National Pool and their song "Japan" that is featured at the end of this podcast. Check them out on Myspace.
So shake off the cob webs and let's hit the books again at Learn Japanese.
Note 1:I mentioned in the podcast that New Year's resolutions were ÃïÂÃÂÂÃïÂÃÂï(shin nen moku hyou). However Beb tells me that a better phrase would be ÃïÂÃÂÂÃÂïÃÂï (shin nen houfou).
Note 2: During our conversation I forgot to translate ÃÂïÃÂÂÃïïÃïÂ(engi mono) which is something that brings luck. Each different food in Osechi is said to attract various things such as health, luck and fertility. You can read more about it here. Osechi Ryori
And show notes coming very soon...
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#39 The Christmas cake incident
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Dec 20, 2006
This week's lesson: Having an arguement over Christmas
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#38 More Kansai dialect
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Dec 13, 2006
This week's show: Kansai dialect
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#37 Autumn leaves
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Dec 6, 2006
This week's show: talking about autumn leaves
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#36 Going to the doctor
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Nov 29, 2006
This week's show: Going to the doctor
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Fun Friday Would you like a cup of tea ?
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Nov 24, 2006
This week's Fun Friday episode focuses on the phrase "èã?ã?ã??ï" ( Cha shibaku ) which means "would you like to go out and have a cup of tea?". A varient on that is "èã?ã?ã?ã?ãï" (Cha shibakehen?). This phrase is used only in casual situations between good friends in Osaka. Perhaps you shouldn't use it with older people of those of a higher status.
Enjoy using this Osaka street slang !
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Fun Friday, How to shout at your children
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Nov 3, 2006
No children were harmed in the making of this episode, may only a little emotionally scarred. I joke of course. Learn some words to shout at naughty people in Japanese with Beb !
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Halloween special !
Author: Alex Brooke
Tue, Oct 31, 2006
Welcome to this spooky edition of Learn Japanese. This week Beb and I talk about the Loop Line Halloween party that is held every year on the JR trains in Osaka. If you want to find out more about it try Bikeclubosaka.com for some interesting stories and pics.
We hope you enjoy this week's special podcast !
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Ken Gestures 3
Author: Alex Brooke
Sat, Oct 14, 2006
Here are a few more getures with Ken. Can you guess what he is trying to convey ?
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Anytime by Beb
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Oct 6, 2006
Here's another video for you guys and girls to check out. This video is called "Anytime" and was produced in the classic Beb style.
Hope you enjoy it.
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Gestures with ken 2
Author: Alex Brooke
Mon, Oct 2, 2006
Here is the 2nd video where Ken teaches us some new gestures. Can you guess what they mean ?
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Fun Friday Beb's new video
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Sep 29, 2006
Here is Beb's new video filmed in her unique style. If people are interested I can post lyrics. Hope you enjoy it !
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#35 Personality counts
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Sep 6, 2006
This week's show: talking about personality
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#34 Classroom Japanese
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Aug 23, 2006
This week's show: , Beb sensei has her nerves tested by some "baka students". Learn some useful phrases to use in your Japanese class
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Gestures with Ken
Author: Alex Brooke
Mon, Aug 21, 2006
For the next three weeks, Ken will be teaching us some interesting and useful everyday gestures. This week's gesture is...well, you'll just have to watch the video and see. Thanks for your help Ken !
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Fun friday "Take anything you want" the mega mix
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Aug 18, 2006
OK, this was inspired by a Japanese workout video which I posted up here. Anyway, I remixed the music and here is the new "Take anything you want" mega mix. Enjoy !
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Know your sushi !
Author: Alex Brooke
Mon, Aug 14, 2006
You know you are in Japan when you can order Sushi from a touch panel screen that gives you an estimate of how many minutes your order will take to prepare. Beb and I experienced this technology the other day when we went out for Sushi in the Johtoh district in Osaka. I had never seen this technology before and felt somewhat of a country bumpkin as I tried to figure out how to use the ordering system. There is even a hole for you to dump your used plates which it counts and then automatically bills you at the end. Incredibly each sushi dish was 100 yen each which works out to a little less than a dollar. As Beb said, it's fast , cheap and delicious. I'll have to check it out again sometime soon.
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Fun Friday TENJIN MATSURI
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Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Aug 11, 2006
Here's a video of the Tenjin Matsuri I went to last month. The Tenjin Matsuri is one of the "Big three" festivals in Japan attracting somewhere in the region of half a million visitors every year. It was packed and boiling and the police weren't quite in control of the situation. I think it was a little more work than fun but it was well worth the experience. Luckily there wasn't a stampeed and I survived to tell the tail with video evidence to boot. The Tenjin Matsuri is over a thousand years old and is observed by the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Osaka. The origins of the festival come from Shinto pruification ceremonies for diseases and infections which spread easily throughout the summer months.
(The video size is a little large !)
Just click the picture.
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#33 "Sono mama de ii" (the edited version...GOMEN NASAI)
Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Aug 10, 2006
Well first off, yes, I am a complete idiot. Last Tuesday I put up the unedited version of show 33 for all of you to hear. After thousands of downloads I realised. Secondly GOMEN NASAI. Sorry. So here is the final edited version for you to enjoy. Maybe people can sample the first one I put up and make some sort of music mash up.
In this lesson, Beb teaches us "sono mama de ii" a very useful phrase you will use in everyday life.
Sono mama de ii kana ?
The show notes are HERE !
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Kanji Video Places
Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Aug 10, 2006
This week's Kanji video is about places. This video was produced by Stan Fairbank.
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Kanji Video Time
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Aug 2, 2006
This week's Kanji video is about time. This video was produced by Stan Fairbank.
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#32 ii desu ! It's all good å?ç´
Author: Alex Brooke
Mon, Jul 31, 2006
Back to basics with a lesson on "ii". It's interesting that such a seemingly simple word has so many different uses and meanings including "it's good", "it's enough", "sure, go ahead" and it can also be used to express envy. This is a great little word which is useful for so many everyday conversations and situations. Hope you enjoy the show.
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Fun Friday interview by Max
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Jul 28, 2006
Fun Friday is back, this time with a great interview that Max sent in. Thanks a lot Max and if there is anyone else with their Japanese language audio or video files, send them in and we'll put them up for you. Thanks Max !
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Kanji Video People
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Jul 26, 2006
This week's Kanji video is about people. This video was produced by Stan Fairbank.
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#31 Weatherãforcast 天æ°äºå ± (å?ç´ï¼
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Author: Alex Brooke
Mon, Jul 24, 2006
Today Beb and I escaped the Learn Japanese studio and went to Osaka castle to get blown around by the approaching typhoon. Oh the things we do for our dear listeners. Anyway this is a basic introduction into talking about the weather in Japanese. Hope you like it. In the future we might do another more advance lesson about the weather. Please feel free to leave you comments and ideas on the blog or mail us at: mail@alexbrooke.com
DOZO YOROSHIKU ONEGAISHIMASU !
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Fun Friday, Hanging out at Osaka castle
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Jul 14, 2006
Ohisashiburi ! It's been a while since we did a Fun Friday post but here it is. Today Beb and I ventured outside into the swealtering heat and hung out at Osaka castle. We haven't posted much recently but that's because we have a whole new set of exciting projects coming up. Yoroshiku !
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#30 What a waste ! ãã?£ã?ã?ã?ªã?ã?ªï¼?
Author: Alex Brooke
Tue, Jun 27, 2006
Waste not want not as they say. And in Japanese they would say "Mottainai na". This week Beb teaches us about this useful everyday Japanese phrase.
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Fun Friday "I like meat!"
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Jun 9, 2006
I like this video by the famous El Gringo A.K.A Rob Holbrook. You get to hear some interesting Osaka dialect and see a typical Japanese yakiniku party. This video first made an appearnce on www.newsfromtheotherside.com however El Gringo has kindly lent it to us to use on Learn Japanese. Thanks Rob !
By the way, if you liked this podcast then why not show your appreciation by sending us a small donation to help with bandwidth and other running costs. It's that little cute button on the top right below "links".
Thanks for your support !
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KANJI VIDEO 3 NATURE
Author: Alex Brooke
Tue, Jun 6, 2006
This week's video is about nature
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#29 The family
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, May 31, 2006
This week Beb teaches Rob and I about the members of the family in Japanese. I had a browse on the web for some resources for learning about the family. Check out this link for the family.
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KANJI VIDEO 2 COLOURS
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, May 17, 2006
It's video time again and this week we are studying numbers. This video was created by the multi talented Mr Stan Fairbank. If you liked this video then check out Kanji videos 1, Makiko's self intro, Drinking with Beb, What's your favorite word ? days of the week and the famous ALT Rap ! You can also see a veritable cornucopia of videos relating to life in Japan and more at our sister site News From The Other Side.
Yoroshiku very much !
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Makiko Jikoshoukai
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, May 12, 2006
Find out about the wonderful Makiko in her own words for this week's installment of Friday Fun and Jikoshokai (self introduction). The transcript is here. We will be featuring more self introductions in the future on the Friday Fun segment. If you want to find out more about Makiko's home made soap you can email her here
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#28 BETA !
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, May 10, 2006
This week we are looking at the word ãã"BETA". It's a hard one to explain but Beb gives it a go. The lesson notes are here
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Drinking with Beb
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, May 3, 2006
It's Golden week in Japan and the Learn Japanese team are letting their hair down. On an invite by Rob we went to Maruchika, a nice little Tachinomiya (standing bar) near Nodahanshin in Osaka. Beb filmed and edited the video. She also sang and composed the music. We'll be back to our usual program next week. In the mean time, Kampai !
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KANJI VIDEO 1 NUMBERS
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Apr 26, 2006
All credit goes to artist and designer Stan Fairbank who is collaborating with Learn Japanese to make these great videos for learning Kanji. You can check out his excellent website at www.endless.com This week we are studying numbers.
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#27 éãsake
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Apr 19, 2006
Heaven help us, Rob and Alex have had a few too many and Beb is on the hard stuff...green tea. Listen to their mad ramblings and learn how to order a beer in Japan.
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COMPETITION RESULTS
Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Apr 13, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS TO JASON HENWOOD FOR WINNING THIS WEEK'S COMPETITION
YEAH !
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#26 ZURUZURU BAN YA MON !
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Apr 12, 2006
This week you can hear tell us her tales of woe when she decided to take on a flight of stairs in JR Momodani station.
SHOW NOTES
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#25 YAPPARI !
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Apr 5, 2006
I knew we'd have to study YAPPARI one day, yappari ne.
SHOW
NOTES
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#24 MECHAKUCHA !
Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Mar 31, 2006
It's all MECHAKUCHA today. Beb tells us what this useful phrases means. SHOW NOTES
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#23 THE MATRIX
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Mar 22, 2006
Learn how to kick ass Matrix style in Japanese with the help of Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and Beb.
SHOW NOTES
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#22 Dama is YABAI DE !
Author: Alex Brooke
Thu, Mar 16, 2006
This week Dama is back from his holiday in Mexico to teach us some Japanese street slang. Dama has been living in New York since last year and you can catch up with his latest exploits in his blog. Not only does he have some great photos but it's really interesting to see some original insights into life in New York as seen through the eyes of Japanese guy. It's in Japanese so gambatte kudasai.
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#21 Carnaval !
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Mar 8, 2006
Bon Dia ! The carnaval is over, but Beb and I are still partying with Roberto ! Check out this three person introduction. Show notes up soon.
Vem estudar japones com a gente!
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#21 Show notes
Author: Alex Brooke
Tue, Mar 7, 2006
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Fun Friday with Wes
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Fri, Feb 17, 2006
It's fun Friday and we have some news, emails and an interview with Wes. He gives us some useful info on taking the Japanese proficiency test. IIf you want to find out more about Wes's musical exploits check out another interview with him here.
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#20b Hanging out with a flamboyant hair dresser
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Wed, Feb 15, 2006
Get your G.I Jane buzz cuts here !
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#20b Show notes
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Feb 15, 2006
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#20a More words
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05:00:00 2006, GMT
Here are some useful words for getting your hair cut. Study them for Wednesday's lesson
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What's your favorite word ?
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Fri, Feb 10, 2006
Find out the weird and wonderful words revolving around the brains of those wonderful Kansai people ! äçåã??ã?èèã?ã?ãã?ã?ãã?ïã?ã?èå?ãéèã?äã?è?ã??ã?ã?ã?ãã?ã?ã?ï?
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#19b HAI ?!
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Wed, Feb 8, 2006
Did you know that the word "HAI" can be translated as 1) yes, 2) what ? 3) Here you are 4) Oh whatever ! Well check this out !
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#19b Show notes: Hai?
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Feb 8, 2006
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gestures
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Mon, Feb 6, 2006
Can you guess what this gesture means ? Check out this video !
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#19a TANGO !
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Mon, Feb 6, 2006
Check out these cool new words for Wednesday's lesson !
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#18b Speading your wings
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Wed, Feb 1, 2006
Here is a cool idiom lesson for you ! Why not spread your wings ?
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#18a TANGO !
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Mon, Jan 30, 2006
Here are some new words for you to learn for Wednesday's podcast.
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#18a Show notes: Tango
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Mon, Jan 30, 2006
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COMPETITION RESULTS
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Sat, Jan 28, 2006
COMPETITION RESULTS ! Thanks to everyone who sent in their answers. Sorry if you didn't win anything but there will be more chances to win soon !
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#17b WAKARU ?
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Fri, Jan 27, 2006
Do you understand ? I hope you do. Great free give away today !
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#17b Show notes: Wakaru?
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Fri, Jan 27, 2006
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#17 TANGO !
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Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Here is a vocabulary lesson for you to help with the following lesson.
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#17 Show notes: Tango
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Thu, Jan 26, 2006
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#16 Movie Japanese
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Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Jan 18, 2006
Hey guys ! Here's some cool Japanese for you to use at the movies.
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#16 Show notes: Movie Japanese
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Jan 18, 2006
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#15 Wait a minute Mr Postman !
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Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Jan 11, 2006
Here is some useful Japanese for use at the post office.
Lesson#15
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#15 Show notes: Wait a minute Mr Postman
Author: Alex Brooke
Wed, Jan 11, 2006
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#14 MUKATSUKU !
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Wed, Dec 28, 2005
Thanks to Dama for helping me out with this cast !
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#14 Show notes: Mukatsuku
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Wed, Dec 28, 2005
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FUN FRIDAY with BEB
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Fri, Dec 23, 2005
It's Fun Friday with Beb !
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#13 Taking a taxi
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Wed, Dec 21, 2005
Here is show 13 and useful phrases when stuck in a taxi.
Shout out to all those who have helped with this cast, you know who you are ! Check out these sites...Tim's amazing Japanese blog...http://ameblo.jp/tim/...and check out Heather's great blog for students of Japanese...http://japanesejapanese.com/...and finally Emma's blog can be found at...http://www.piczo.com/MeMiSeLfAnDi?g=5723996&cr=1...THANKS GUYS ! <<<>>>http://libsyn.com/media/japanese/SHOW_13_NOTES.doc
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#13 Show notes: Taking a taxi
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Wed, Dec 21, 2005
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#12 Sae sings for her supper
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Mon, Dec 12, 2005
"WINE RED NO KOKORO" (Tamaki Koji) Exclusively performed for us by SAE (AMANADAMA) LYRICS IN ROMAJI: Motto katte ni koi shitari, motto Kiss o tanoshindari, wasureso na omoide o sotto daitte iru yori, wasurete shimaeba, ima ijo sore ijo ai sareru noni, anata wa sono suki totta hitomi no mama de, ano kiesoni moeso na wine red no kokoro o motsu anata no onegai ga kanau noni...ãã?ã?å?æã?æ?ã?ã?ã ãã?ã?Kissãæã?ãã?ã åãã??ã?ã?æã?åãã??ã?ã?æã?ã?ã?ããã åãã?ã?ã?ã?ã? äääã??ãääæã?ããã?ã? ã?ã?ã?ã?ã??ã?é?ã??éã?ã?çã?ã?ã?ã? ã?ã?æã?ã??ã?ã?çã?ã??ã?ã?ããããããã? åãæ?ã?ã?ã?ã?ã?éã?ã?ã?ã?ã?ã?ã?...If anyone has a good English translation of this please let me know ! Also still waiting for those intereviews of yours to arrive !!!
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Mon, Dec 12, 2005
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#11 Interview with Sae
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Mon, Dec 5, 2005
This week's show: Interview with Sae
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#11 Show notes: Interview with Sae
Author: Alex Brooke
Mon, Dec 5, 2005
Here are the show notes for the interview with Sae. Check out her Myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/saemurakami
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#10 Miyazaki dialect
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Author: Alex Brooke
Mon, Nov 28, 2005
This week's lesson: Miyazaki dialect
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#10 Show notes: Miyazaki dialect
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Mon, Nov 28, 2005
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ALT Rap
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Author: Alex Brooke
Fri, Nov 25, 2005
ALT RAP
LYRICS: HOLBROOK & SANDERS
MUSIC: ALEX BROOKE
A Cafe Velo production
This is a fun rap about teaching as an ALT ( assistant language Teacher ) on JET ( Japan Exchange Teaching program ) in Osaka. I tried submitting this to the online JET forum but got banned by the administrator ! Hopefully you JETs might get a kick out of this.
Big shout to Rob who appeared in the video and co-wrote the lyrics. Also a big shout out to John Sanders in washington state! We filmed this near Nakatsu by the Yodo river in Osaka. If you want me to put up the lyrics, I can.
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Rob's email: robholbrook@mac.com
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#9 Eating out at a restaurant
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Author: Alex Brooke
Mon, Nov 21, 2005
Today's lesson: At a restaurant
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#09 Show notes: Eating out at a restaurant
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Mon, Nov 21, 2005
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Fun Friday Kansai dialect
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Fri, Nov 18, 2005
Fun Friday: Kansai dialect
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Fri, Nov 18, 2005
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#8 More counting !
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Mon, Nov 14, 2005
Today's lesson: Counting objects
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#08 Show notes: More counting!
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Mon, Nov 14, 2005
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#7 Asking someone out-intermediate
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Sun, Nov 6, 2005
This week's lesson: asking someone out (intermediate level)
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#07 Show notes: Asking someone out-intermediate
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Sun, Nov 6, 2005
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#6 Ordering a coffee
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Mon, Oct 31, 2005
Today's lesson: Ordering coffee at a cafe
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#06 Show notes: Ordering a coffee
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Mon, Oct 31, 2005
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#5 Asking someone out
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Thu, Oct 27, 2005
Today's lesson: Asking someone out
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#05 Show notes: Asking someone out
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Thu, Oct 27, 2005
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#4 Counting
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Sun, Oct 23, 2005
Today's lesson: Counting
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#04: Show notes: Counting
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Sun, Oct 23, 2005
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#03: Show notes: Days of the week
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Wed, Oct 19, 2005
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#3 Days of the week (VIDEO)
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Tue, Oct 18, 2005
VIDEO LESSON: Days of the week
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#02 Show notes: Basic Questions
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Sun, Oct 16, 2005
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#2 Basic questions
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Sun, Oct 16, 2005
Today's show: Basic questions
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#01 Show notes: How are you?
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Tue, Oct 11, 2005
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#1 "How are you ?"
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Tue, Oct 11, 2005
This week's lesson: "How are you?" and other basic greetings
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