Nihongo SWiTCH

🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available  @https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep83-keigo

🌸Topics.[#083]
00:00  Introduction And A Request From My Listener.
03:06  Why It's Worth Knowing Keigo.
05:56  Start With "Itadakemasuka" To Get Used To It.
06:18  Impression Comparison Between Casual, Polite, And Honorific Forms.
08:29  "Itadakemasuka" Examples At a Restaurant.
10:06  "Itadakemasuka" Examples On Plane And Shinkansen.
10:34  "Itadakemasuka" Examples At a Hotel.
10:49  "Itadakemasuka" Examples At a Convenience Store.
11:08  "Itadakemasuka" Examples At a Department Store.
11:45  Summary.
12:18  Finally, I'm Starting My Patreon Page!

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🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available  @https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep82-sorewa-sorede

🌸Topics.[#082]
00:00  Introduction And A Question From My Listener.
02:15  Conversation Using “Kore, Are, Sore, Dore.”
02:59  Conversation example (1) Using “Sorewa Sorede” And The First Meaning.
05:54  Conversation example (2) Using “Sorewa Sorede.”
07:00  Conversation example (3) Using “Korewa Korede.”
08:22  Conversation example (4) Using “~Wa ~De” And The Second Meaning.
09:36  Conversation example (5) Using “~Wa ~De.” And The Third Meaning.
10:22  Conversation example (6) Using “~Wa ~De.”
10:58  Summary And Example Sentences.

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🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available  @https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep81-kuchi

🌸Topics.[#081]
00:00  Introduction and the perfect season for studying.
01:50  Kuchi ga karui.
03:02  Kuchi ga suberu.
04:04  Kuchi ga omoi.
05:10  Kuchi ga katai.
06:02  Kuchi ga warui.
06:48  Kuchi wo dasu.
08:10  Kuchi ni au.
10:11  Kuchi wa wazawai no moto.
11:27  Summary.

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🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available  @https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep80-wa

🌸Topics.[#080]
00:09  Episode #68: The ending particle "Ne" and "Yo."
00:38  Request from a listener.
02:27  Misunderstanding about the ending particle “wa.”
03:15  How to use the feminine “wa.”
05:25  The difference of intonation between feminine “wa” and no-gender “wa.”
06:55  The difference in usage of the two.<-very subtle.
08:09  Compare the three conversation sentences with/without “wa.”
09:05  Summary.

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🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available  @https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep79-mahou-no-kotoba

🌸Topics.[#079]
00:09  What The Kanji For ”Humans” Represents.
01:30  Magic Word #1
02:52  Power Of The Words By Bts
04:05  The Opposite: The Not-so-magic Word.
06:00  Magic Word #2
07:31  One Note About #2.
09:02  Magic Word #3
11:05  An Example Of A Conversation Using All Three Magic Words.
13:11  About My Patreon Page.
13:48  Ending Talk.

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🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available  @
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🌸Topics
00:00  Introduction
01:42  Characters and story in the movie
02:55  So, what is Kappa, anyway.
04:03  Green color characters in movies
04:32  Favorite foods of Kappa
05:33  What a name means to Japanese before.
07:45  The similarity of this Kappa movie and "Edward Scissorhands."
09:10  You may see a kappa without traveling to Japan.
09:57  Why I recommend this movie.
10:33  Ending talk.

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🌸 The full TRANSCRIPT is available at:https://nihongoswitch.com/podcast-transcripts/ep77-kakeru

[#077]  Iku, a language teacher/native speaker, talks about the 11+ ways to use Kakeru, the highly used Japanese polysemous verb.

【Topics】
00:00  Introduction
02:25  Usage of kakeru: 1
03:47  Usage of kakeru: 2
04:18  Usage of kakeru: 3
05:17  Usage of kakeru: 4
06;12  Usage of kakeru: 5
07:18  Usage of kakeru: 6
08;52  Usage of kakeru: 7
09:53  Usage of kakeru: 8
10:48  Usage of kakeru: 9
11:27  Usage of kakeru: 10
11:55  Usage of kakeru: 11
13:52  Ending talk

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[#076] こんにちは！Nihongo SWiTCH is a Japanese podcast by Japanese native educator Iku for intermediate learners. Enjoy Japaneseful Time!

【Topics】
00:00  Introduction about ん
01:27  Showing emotion (1)
02:16  Showing emotion (2)
03:18  Showing emotion (3)
03:42  Why knowing the ん's role makes your life easier.
04:13  Altering sounds: From の  to ん 
07:50  Altering sounds: From る  to ん
09:54  Altering sounds: From ら  to ん
10:45  Summary and ending talk.

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[#075] You can build up the Japanese language reflexes with Iku by shadowing sentences of 80 adjectives.

【Topics】
00:00  Introduction
01:26  How to.
01:56  I-adjectives: #1-5
03:16  I-adjectives ending with nai.: #6-11
04:51  I-adjectives ending with shii.: #12-22
07:39  I-adjectives ending with yasui and nikui.:#23-24
08:34  Na-adjectives.:#25-46
14:02  antonym adjectives: #47-56
17:18  Ending talk.

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[#074] Iku, a language teacher/native speaker, talks about what hobbies are popular among Japanese and other common ways to use the word as personal tastes and preferences.

【Topics】
00:00  Introduction
01:13  Japanese can be your lifetime hobby.
02:30  The first definition of Shumi.
03:04  The Japanese top ten hobbies/pastimes in 1996.
06:00  Any changes in 2020?
08:54  What about traditional Japanese hobbies?
09:18  The second definition of Shumi.
11:55  Ta-shumi VS. Mu-shumi.
12:26  Any ideas of the Patreon rewards?

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For Intermediate Japanese learners, Education X Entertainment Podcast.