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  • Between "いつも" to "めったに": Frequency Adverbs in Japanese.

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available at https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep124-itsumo

    🌸 Topics [#124]
    Let's express how often it happens in Japanese conversations.

    #frequency adverbs in Japanese # Itsumo in Japanese means #tokidoki in Japanese means #hinpan in Japanese means #tamani #Shirokujicyu in Japanese means #nenjuu in Japanese means #Mettani in Japanese means #taitei in Japanese means #chokuchoku in Japanese means

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    15 min
  • 正直(しょうじき)|Let’s use “Shoujiki” in conversations!

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available at https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep123-shoujiki

    🌸 Topics [#123]
    Are you a “Shoujiki-mono” or “Baka-shoujiki”? Let’s find it out!

    #shoujiki in Japanese means
    #shoujiki idioms in Japanese sentence
    #shoujiki kanji #baka shoujiki

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    13 min
  • とる|12 Idioms You Must Know

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available at https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep122-toru

    🌸 Topics [#122]
    Enjoy learning 12 idioms of toru with conversation examples by listening to Iku, a Japanese native teacher.

    #toru in Japanese means
    #toru idioms in Japanese sentence

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    14 min
  • How to use "-がる garu" and "-がり gari" with I- and Na-adjectives

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available at https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep121-garu-gari

    🌸 Topics [#121]
    Iku talks about "adjectives + garu" and its derivative words “- gari” with conversation examples in Japanese. Examples:  samugaru, samugari, atsugaru, atsugari, itagaru, itagari, Kowagaru, kowagari, Samishigaru, samishigari, hazukashigaru, hazukashigari,  kuyashigaru, tsuyogaru, tsuyogari, etc.

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    13 min
  • ちょっと: Much more than “sukoshi / a little.”

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available at https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep120-chotto

    🌸 Topics [#120]
    "Chotto" is a Japanese favorite phrase, which means more than "a little."

    #chotto meaning in Japanese, #chotto vs sukoshi,  #chotto matte, #how to use chotto, #intermediate Japanese, #podcast in Japanese

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    11 min
  • 右・左 (みぎ・ひだり) THOSE SIMPLE BUT PLAYFUL IDIOMS.

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available at https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep119-migi-hidari

    🌸 Topics [#119]
    Let's learn more about "migi and hidari," which are full of simple but playful idioms.

    #Migi idioms in Japanese, #Hidari idioms in Japanese, #Migi and Hidari in Japanese, #Migiude meaning in Japanese, #intermediate Japanese, #podcast in Japanese

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    12 min
  • のる: Ride (noru) on other than rides?

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available at https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep118-noru

    🌸 Topics [#118]
    "Noru" is a Japanese verb with a wide range of uses, so Iku, a Japanese teacher, wants you to know how to use it in various ways.

    #Noru meaning in Japanese, #Noru expressions in Japanese, #Noru saying in Japanese, #Noru idioms in Japanese, #hanashi ni noru, #Sodan ni noru, #shinbun ni noru, #notteiru,#intermediate Japanese, #podcast in Japanese

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    10 min
  • とても: VARY "TOTEMO" TO SPICE UP YOUR JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS.

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available at https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep117-totemo

    🌸 Topics [#117]
    To say what you want in expressions you want in Japanese, and let's start with altering the overused word "totemo."

    #Totemo meaning in Japanese,# meccha meaning in Japanese, #sugoku meaning in Japanese, #taihen meaning in Japanese, #maamaa meaning in Japanese, #futuuni meaning in Japanese, #hidoku meaning in Japanese, #shinuhodo in Japanese, #sinjirarenaikurai in Japanese, #mega tobideru hodo in Japanese,#intermediate Japanese, #podcast in Japanese

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    15 min
  • か?かな?よね?Adjust sentence-ending particles for asking questions in Japanese.

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available at https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep116-kana-yone

    🌸 Topics [#116]
    With conversation examples, Iku, a Japanese teacher, talks about four different ways to ask questions to fit your feelings.

    #ka question in Japanese, #kana question in Japanese, #yone question in Japanese #question sentences in Japanese #Japanese ending particles

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    15 min
  • What's wrong? 気分 Kibun, 具合 Guai, 体調 Taichou, or 調子 Choushi.

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available at https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep115-kibun

    🌸 Topics [#114]
    Iku, a Japanese teacher, explains the difference in meaning between Kibun, Guai, Taichou, or Choushi with plenty of conversation examples.

    #kibun meaning in Japanese, #Guai meaning in Japanese, #Taicho meaning in Japanese, # choushi meaning in Japanese, #learning Japanese intermediate vocabulary

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    14 min

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Do you want to immerse yourself in the Japanese language? If so, Nihongo SWiTCH is for you! Every Tuesday, the Japanese language tutor Iku Yamamoto talks entirely in her native language about…