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  • うそくさい?Kusai does not always mean "smells bad."

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available at https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep113-kusai

    🌸 Topics [#113]
    Let's get advanced on using "kusai," which does not always mean  "smells bad."

    #kusai meaning, #usokusai,  #kechikusai,  #furukusai,  #obasan-kusai, #ojisan-kusai, #mendokusai, #mizu-kusai 

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    15 min
  • ずきずき・しくしく|EXPRESSING PAINS WITH JAPANESE ONOMATOPOEIA.

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available @https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep112-zukizuki

    🌸 Topics [#112]
    Iku, a Japanese teacher, talks about expressing pains with onomatopoeias.

    #japanese onomatopoeia, #zukizuki, #zukin zukin, #gangan, #doki doki, #kirikiri, #mukamuka, #bakubaku, #when you are sick in Japan #express pains in Japanese

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    14 min
  • 方言/ほうげん JAPANESE DIALECTS ARE CONFUSING BUT FUN.

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available @https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep111-hougen

    🌸 Topics [#111]
    Iku, a Japanese teacher, introduces some fascinating dialects that even Japanese sometimes get confused about.

    #japanese dialect, #hougen, #oosaka jibun, #nageru vs. suteru, #shindemo iiyo, # naosu vs. katazukeru, #niigata dialect, #hyojungo vs. hougen, #standard Japanese vs Japanese dialect

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    13 min
  • さりげなく VS. しれっと | THE NUANCED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SARIGENAKU AND SHIRETTO.

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available @https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep110-sarigenaku

    🌸 Topics [#110]
    Let's master Sarigenaku and Shiretto, which are one of the most challenging Japanese words to grab the nuance.

    #sarigenaku, #shiretto, #Japanese adverbs, #Japanese difficult words, #ask Japanese native speakers

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    14 min
  • ところで VS. ちなみに | What’s the difference between these conjunctions?

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available @https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep109-tokorode

    🌸 Topics [#109]
    If you are "lost in translation" between "tokoro-de" and "chinami-ni," listen to this Japanese teacher's talk.

    #tokoro-de, #chinami-ni, #Jitsu-wa, #Jitsu-ha

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    14 min
  • WHY, OH WHY DOES "てあげる" EXIST? | TE-AGERU DO'S AND DON'TS.

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available @https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep108-te-ageru

    🌸 Topics [#108]
    Iku, a Japanese teacher, explains how and why the Japanese use "te-ageru" and how to avoid irritating people with it.

    #How to use te-ageru, #te-agaru conversation, #does te-ageru annoy Japanese?

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    14 min
  • TALK ABOUT MANGA FOR SMALL TALK WITH JAPANESE.

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available @https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep107-manga

    🌸 Topics [#107]
    Iku, a Japanese teacher, suggests manga as a perfect topic for small talk with Japanese.

    #small talk in Japanese, #manga talk in Japanese, #Japanese manga,  #hikaru no go to learn Japanese, #ashigirl, #death note to learn Japanese,

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    15 min
  • Hiragana, Katakana, or Kanji? | Which one to choose writing a Japanese word.

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available @https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep106-hiragana-or-what

    🌸 Topics [#106]
    Iku, a Japanese teacher, answers a question about how the Japanese choose which character to use writing a word.

    #how to write Japanese, #hiragana VS Kanji, #katakana, #how to use katakana, #Japanese loan word

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    13 min
  • MORE MASCULINE WITH ぜ & ぞ? DO NOT USE THEM UNTIL YOU LISTEN TO THIS.

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available @https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep105-ze-zo

    🌸 Topics [#105]
    Iku, a Japanese teacher, talks about the pros and cons of ending Japanese sentences with the particles Ze and Zo.

    #Japanese sentence-ending particle, #Japanese particle Ze, #Japanese particle Zo, #masculine in Japanese, speak like a man in Japanese,

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    15 min
  • HOW TO SPEAK LIKE A REAL MAN IN JAPANESE: MEN'S CASUAL CONVERSATION.

    🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available @https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep104-dansei

    🌸 Topics [#104]
    Iku, a Japanese teacher, suggests 10 tips for men to sound masculine in Japanese casual conversation.

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    16 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…