[#043] [Japanese Podcast Transcript] Iku, a native Japanese speaker/language teacher, talks about Japanese big hit anime, Demon Slayer Kimetsu, and 3 tips from it to have the right mindset to learn.

頭の中の日本語のスイッチを入れて、聞いてね。
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【話題/Topics】

• 今からでも遅くない。It's not too late to know about this big hit anime.
• あなたの周りにもオニはいる!? Whaaat! There are Oni around you, too !?
• あなたの原動力(げんどうりょく)は? What is your driving force?
• 高い壁を乗り越えた時…。When you get over a high wall…
• 未来のあなた。You in the future.
• いつオニは笑う? When does Oni laugh?
• 12月29日はお休みします。I will take a holiday off next week.
• 他いろいろ
  
  *Reference: 「鬼滅の刃」の折れない心をつくる言葉〔あさ出版 藤寺郁光〕
  *Music from Epidemic Sound
  
  * Support Iku @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/IkuYamamoto
  
  * The full TRANSCRIPT is available at:
  https://www.nihongoswitch.com
  
  *YouTube video with a FULL SUBTITLE:
  https://youtu.be/8E0l6Os4ZuQ
  
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For Intermediate Japanese learners, Education X Entertainment Podcast.

[#042] Iku, a native Japanese speaker/ language teacher, talks about new words popular among Japanese in 2020.

Free transcripts are available @nihongoswitch.com

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【話題/Topics】

• 1年のまとめの時期だよ。It's time to summarize the year.
• これは、はずせないね。You cannot ignore this one.
• 悲しい時もうれしい時も。When you are sad or happy.
• あなたも今日はチャンピオンになれる!? You can be the champion today too !?

他いろいろ

＊Music from Epidemic Sound

💙この冬、聞きたいJ-popのプレーリストをspotifyで公開（こうかい）しています。
リンク→ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WclJavgcBmaAczXoFvJSy

💙 Support Iku @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/IkuYamamoto

💙The full TRANSCRIPT is available at:
              https://www.nihongoswitch.com

💙YouTube video with a FULL SUBTITLE:
https://youtu.be/pg6TiVcGDw8

For Intermediate Japanese learners, Education X Entertainment Podcast.

[#041] Iku, a native Japanese speaker/ language teacher, talks about Japanese onomatopoeia that you can use this winter to increase fluency.
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◆ Free transcripts are available @nihongoswitch.com

【話題/Topics】
◆ 意味＋感情＋感覚＝オノマトペ Meaning + emotion + sensation = onomatopoeia
◆ スナイパーに気をつけろ! Watch out for the sniper!
◆ 寒～い時のオノマトペ Onomatopoeia when it's cold
◆ 温かい食べ物のオノマトペ。Onomatopoeia for hot foods
◆ かぜをひいたときのオノマトペ。Onomatopoeia when catching a cold
他、40以上のオノマトペが出てきますよ! And you will find more than 40 onomatopoeia!

◆ この冬、聞きたいJ-popのプレーリストをspotifyで公開（こうかい）しています。
リンク→ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WclJavgcBmaAczXoFvJSy

＊Music from Epidemic Sound

◆  Support Iku @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/IkuYamamoto

◆  The full TRANSCRIPT is available at:
https://www.nihongoswitch.com

◆ YouTube video with a FULL SUBTITLE:
https://youtu.be/nmrQA2yakdY

For Intermediate Japanese learners, Education X Entertainment Podcast.

[#040]  Iku, a native Japanese speaker/language teacher, talks about funny Japanese, useful Idioms related to shapes such as maru, sankaku, shikaku,batsu, and heart.

Free transcripts are available @nihongoswitch.com

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【話題/Topics】

• 母は何でも知っている。 Moms know everything.
• 四角い部屋のそうじの仕方。How to clean a square room.
• 目は口ほどに物を言う。Eyes speak louder than words.
• Xの数（かず）Number of X in Japan.

他いろいろ

 Support Iku @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/IkuYamamoto

💙この冬、聞きたいJ-popのプレーリストをspotifyで公開（こうかい）しています。
リンク→ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WclJavgcBmaAczXoFvJSy

The full TRANSCRIPT is available at:
https://www.nihongoswitch.com

YouTube video with a FULL SUBTITLE:
https://youtu.be/80LwgjuiFPU

＊Music from Epidemic Sound

For Intermediate Japanese learners, Education X Entertainment Podcast.

[#039] Iku, a native Japanese language teacher, talks about Japanese Thanksgiving Day, various ways to say “thank you” and “you’re welcome,” and the dilemma of using “Sumimasen” instead of “Arigato.”

Free transcripts are available @nihongoswitch.com

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【話題/Topics】

• Thanksgiving Day VS. 勤労感謝の日(きんろうかんしゃのひ）。
• 「ありがとう」の伝え方いろいろ。How many ways can you say "Arigato"?
• 「ありがとう」か「すみません」か？
• ありがとうと言われたら？ How do you respond when someone says "Arigato"?
• あなたへの宿題。Homework for you.
• 生きてるだけで…。Just being alive is …

他いろいろ

💙この冬、聞きたいJ-popのプレーリストをspotifyで公開（こうかい）しています。
リンク→ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WclJavgcBmaAczXoFvJSy

＊Music from Epidemic Sound

Support Iku @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/IkuYamamoto

The full TRANSCRIPT is available at:
              https://www.nihongoswitch.com

YouTube video with a FULL SUBTITLE:
https://youtu.be/x5mEezRzRqk

For Intermediate Japanese learners, Education X Entertainment Podcast.

[#038]  Feel the dilemma of choosing between two extreme options.  Iku, a native Japanese language teacher, talks about fun conversation topics, “Kyukyoku-no-shitsumon.

Free transcripts are available @nihongoswitch.com

頭の中の日本語のスイッチを入れて、聞いてね。
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【話題/Topics】

• 家パで何を話す？What are the fun topics at home parties?
• 会話は頭の体操だ。Good conversations are a brain teaser.
• 浮気の現場で捕まった!? Caught at the scene of having an affair?
• 過去の自分か、未来の自分か？Is it the past self or the future self?
• 新しいDNA発見!? Discover new DNA !?
• 日本語の神様が現れた。The Japanese god has descended.
• 他、いろいろ。

💙この冬、聞きたいJ-popのプレーリストをspotifyで公開（こうかい）しています。
リンク→ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WclJavgcBmaAczXoFvJSy

＊Music from Epidemic Sound

Support Iku @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/IkuYamamoto

The full TRANSCRIPT is available at:
https://www.nihongoswitch.com

YouTube video with a FULL SUBTITLE:
https://youtu.be/j3c-65g_6pc

For Intermediate Japanese learners, Education X Entertainment Podcast.

[#037][Japanese Podcast Transcript] Iku, a native Japanese language teacher, talks about winter fun in Japan, such as kotatsu, yuki-daruma, and so on.

Free transcripts are available @nihongoswitch.com

頭の中の日本語のスイッチを入れて、聞いてね。
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【話題/Topics】

• 冬のあるある It happens to many people in winter.
• 雪国の思い出。Memories of the snowy country.
• 母のグチ My mother's wish.
• アウトドア派の楽しみ。Outdoor fun.
• 雪男 VS. Snowman Yukiotoko VS. Snowman.
• インドア派の楽しみ。Indoor fun.

💙この冬、聞きたいJ-popのプレーリストをspotifyで公開（こうかい）しています。
リンク→ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WclJavgcBmaAczXoFvJSy

＊Music from Epidemic Sound

＊Support Iku @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/IkuYamamoto

＊The full TRANSCRIPT is available at:
              https://www.nihongoswitch.com

＊YouTube video with a FULL SUBTITLE:
https://youtu.be/f0UDuCMBaUk

For Intermediate Japanese learners, Education X Entertainment Podcast.

[#036] Iku, a native Japanese language teacher, talks about the most loved poet in Japan, Kenji Miyazawa, who reminds us of the beauty of conscience.
Free transcripts are available @nihongoswitch.com

頭の中の日本語のスイッチを入れて、聞いてね。
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【話題/Topics】

• これはデジャブじゃないよ。This is not déjà vu.
• リクエストありがとう。 Thanks for the request.
• ある詩人の一生（いっしょう）。A concise biography of the poet.
• 日本人なら一度は読んだことがある詩。A poem that every Japanese has read at least once.
• そういう人に私もなりたい？ I ask myself if I have the spirit of Miyazawa Kenji.

＊Music from Epidemic Sound

 Support Iku @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/IkuYamamoto

The full TRANSCRIPT is available at:
              https://www.nihongoswitch.com

YouTube video with a FULL SUBTITLE:
https://youtu.be/w8wBC3LbGY0

J-POP playlist by Nihongo SWiTCH @ Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/595kk2udcIVg6sRKvubaPt?si=9RR8gx5kSo2jUhqslyLMQQ

For Intermediate Japanese learners, Education X Entertainment Podcast.

[#035] November 3rd is a significant day for Japanese entertainment.  It is Godzilla's birthday.  Iku, a native Japanese language teacher, talks about the best kaiju in Japan.

頭の中の日本語のスイッチを入れて、聞いてね。
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【話題/Topics】

• なぞなぞだよ！Here is a riddle to you!
• コナンの50倍（ばい）背（せ）が高いのは、誰だ? Who is 50 times taller than Detective Conan?
• 日本で一番有名な怪獣（かいじゅう）を知ってるかい? Do you know the most famous Kaiju in Japan?
• ゴジラの名前の秘密は？What is the secret of Godzilla's name?
• なぜゴジラとキング・コングは戦わなければいけないのか？ Why should Godzilla and King Kong fight?

＊Music from Epidemic Sound

•  Support Iku @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/IkuYamamoto
•  Subscribe email to get a VOCABULARY  LIST  every weekend:

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•  The full TRANSCRIPT is available at:

              https://www.nihongoswitch.com

• YouTube video with a FULL SUBTITLE:

             https://youtu.be/TxhqKLeSLK8

• J-POP playlist by Nihongo SWiTCH @ Spotify 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/595kk2udcIVg6sRKvubaPt?si=9RR8gx5kSo2jUhqslyLMQQ

For Intermediate Japanese learners, Education X Entertainment Podcast.

[#034] It is entirely spoken in natural Japanese by Iku, a native speaker/ the Japanese language teacher for intermediate and advanced level learners.
Free transcripts and vocabulary list are available on nihongoswitch.com

頭の中の日本語のスイッチを入れて、聞いてね。
Let’s flip "Nihongo SWiTCH '' now!

【話題/Topics】

• ハロウィンのコスプレ What type of Halloween cosplay would you like?
• どこから来たの? How to say race and ethnicity.
• 動物と恋愛の共通点は？What do animals and romance have in common?
• 「系（けい）あり」か「系なし」か？ With Kei or not with Kei, that is the question!
• 「系」クイズ "Kei" quiz

＊Music from Epidemic Sound

 Support Iku @ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/IkuYamamoto

Subscribe email to get a VOCABULARY  LIST  every weekend:
https://nihongoswitch.com/sign-up

The full TRANSCRIPT is available at:
https://www.nihongoswitch.com

YouTube video with a FULL SUBTITLE:
https://youtu.be/-U1dTWWwle4

J-POP playlist by Nihongo SWiTCH @ Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/595kk2udcIVg6sRKvubaPt?si=9RR8gx5kSo2jUhqslyLMQQ

For Intermediate Japanese learners, Education X Entertainment Podcast.