[5.Allegro] V(ふつう)+んだって、いA+んだって、なAな+だって、N+だって
“I hear that it might be cancelled.”
[00:08]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? We will practice saying “I hearthat…” casually.

Note: Do not mixed up with だってdatte, which means because; but; after all. Repeat after me (The subject of that-clause can be I/you/she/he/they/it.)

[00:17]
1. I hear that s/he is going out.
2. I hear that s/he prepares.
3. I hear that s/he cancels.
4. I hear that s/he is going to queue up.
5. I hear that it should be mixed.
6. I hear that s/he is attending(commuting).
7. I hear that it should be kept cold.
8. I hear that it hasn’t arrived.
9. I hear that s/he cannot sleep.
10. I hear that s/he was praised.
11. I hear that s/he got engaged.
12. I hear that they’ve got gathered. 1
3. I hear that s/he is passed away.
14. I hear that it is cancelled.
15. I hear that it’s a souvenier.
16. I hear that s/he is happy.
17. I hear that it’s easy.
18. I hear that it’s tough/strict/hard.
19. I hear that it’s scary.
20. I hear that it was boring.
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[17:39] Dialogue (Plain style)
A: Kenny san is going to appear on a Japanese TV show.
B: Wow, which program?
A: I hear it’s a quiz show.
B: Seriously? Off course it’s in Japanese, right?
A: Yep. I hear that (contestants are) only foreigners, and they answer the quiz in Japanese.
B: Amazing.
A: I hear that some contestants aren’t very good at Japanese, so sometimes it is funny as the answer could be strange.
B: Kenny san is smart and good at Japanese, so he might win.
A: Yeah, I think so too. But I hear that Kenny san’s got already very nervous.
• maji? = seriously? ; colloq. - especially younger generation
• sudeni = already
[19:39]
[Shadowing]
First, try shadowing at the slow speed. Then try again with normal speed. When you hear the sentence, start repeating like a shadow.
[19:53]
I’m going to appear on a Japanese TV quiz show soon. I hear that the quiz is not so difficult, but the moderator is from Osaka, and he speaks fast, so, I may not understand it well. I also have to practice listening to Osaka dialect I’ve already got nervous. • kondo = here means; shortly, soon
[20:26] Normal speed
[20:53] Try again!

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