Let’s Study Japanese with Kevin from a book, ”Kevin Goes to Japan”

Let’s Study Japanese with Kevin from a book, ”Kevin Goes to Japan”

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  • It’s common ”Respecting the Elderly” in Japan

    今日の日本語レッスンは、”Kevin Goes to Japan 1” のチャプター16の「次につなげたい」から「年上を敬う」についてです。

    Today's Japanese lesson is from Chapter 16, "Respecting the Elderly" from "I Want to Make the Next Move."

    10 min
  • Japanese say lamination ”Pouch.” Why?

    今日の日本語レッスンは、”Kevin Goes to Japan 1” のチャプター15の「ヤンデレとヘタレ」から「パウチ」についてです。

    Today's Japanese lesson is about "Pouch" from Chapter 15, "Yandere and Hetare."

    9 min
  • What is ”Pin boke=out of focus”?

    今日の日本語レッスンは、”Kevin Goes to Japan 1” のチャプター14の「デート前に作戦会議」から「ピンボケ」についてです。

    Today's Japanese lesson is about "Pin boke=out of focus" from Chapter 14, "Strategy Meeting Before the Date."

    9 min
  • How the difference between, ”getting angry,” and ”scolding”?

    今日の日本語レッスンは、”Kevin Goes to Japan 1” のチャプター10の「大型家電店で買い物」から「怒ると叱るの違い」についてです。

    Today's Japanese lesson is about the difference between, "getting angry," and "scolding" from Chapter 10, "Shopping at a big electronics store," in "Kevin Goes to Japan 1".

    10 min
  • Katakana is difficult. カタカナは難しい。

    今日の日本語レッスンは”Kevin Goes to Japan 1”のチャプター9の「片思い」からカタカナについてです。

    この章ではケビンがカタカナに「ン」「シ」「ソ」が難しいと言っています。弓子からどうやって書くのか、違いを聞いてみましょう。

    Today's Japanese lesson is on katakana from Chapter 9 of "Kevin Goes to Japan 1", "One-sided Love."

    Let’s listen to the conversation.  In this chapter, I said that "n," "shi," and "so" in katakana are complicated to write in hand. You can learn how to write, "shi,' "n," and "so" in Katakana from Yumiko.

     

    11 min
  • 頭が回らないってどういう意味? How does it mean, ”Atama ga mawaranai”?

    During the interview, when asked if he had any experience teaching English, Kevin couldn't get his head around the skills needed for the job in Japan. How does this "can't get my head around it" work?

    面接で、英語を教えた経験があるか聞かれたケビンは日本で仕事に必要なスキルのことまで頭が回っていませんでした。この「頭が回らない」はどうやって使うのでしょう?

    6 min

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Kevin and his Japanese girlfriend, Yumiko, introduce Japanese words from the Japanese learning book, ”Kevin Goes to Japan.”