Yumi continues her discussion on onomatopoeia in Japanese. Japanese use sound words and mimetic words far more frequently than in English. Learning how to use these words well will help improve your fluency.

KEY VOCABULARY:

オノマトペ onomatopoeia

日本人(にほんじん)らしく話(はなし)せる to be able to speak like a Japanese

汗(あせ)をかいた to sweat

さっぱり refreshed

含(ふく)まれます includes

さっぱり分(わ)からない don’t know at all

ゴロゴロ loafing; rolling; sound of thunder

回転(かいてん)する to rotate; to turn

クタクタ exhausted; tired; worn out

芯(しん)  wick; core; heart; center

カンカンになっている to be very angry

絶対許(ぜったいゆる)さない absolutely won’t forgive

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-97

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https://MakotoPlus.com/podcast-nihongonotane-97-m

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