Yumi posts daily vocabulary images on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thejapanshop/). For the past month or so, the lessons have been on Japanese slang. Slang can be fun but also a little dangerous if used in improper contexts. Listen as Yumi talks about slang and her time as a radio DJ.

KEY VOCABULARY:

一時的(いちじてき) temporary

仲間同士(なかまどうし) among friends; peers [the 同士 means "fellow" or "mutual" and shows the members of that group are similar in some way.]

犯罪者(はんざいしゃ) criminal

業界用語(ぎょうかいようご) industry terminology; professional jargon

ラジオ局(きょく) radio station

完(かん)パケ complete package; recording of a program from start to finish

ギャラ fee paid to performing artists

番宣(ばんせん) program (theater; TV; radio; etc) [short for 番組宣伝(ばんぐみせんでん)]

ドタキャン last-minute cancellation

流行(はや)りの言葉(ことば) buzzword

俗語(ぞくご)  slang; colloquialism

For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/

Take a quiz on this episode here:

https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-76

If you are a Makoto+ member, you can find the transcript, English translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF for printing:

https://MakotoPlus.com/podcast-nihongonotane-76-m

--

Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with a complete transcript, translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF.

www.MakotoPlus.com