にほんごのたね Nihongo no Tane with Yumi

What do one's hands reveal about who you are and how hard you work? Yumi explores this thought after videoing her own hands playing the piano.

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習うより慣れろ Learn best by doing

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Rather than trying to intellectually understand something, first try doing it. Eventually, your mind will catch up with your body. That's the idea behind the Japanese saying, 「習うより慣れろ」 (narau yori nareru).

In today's podcast, Yumi explains her thoughts on this subject.

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習うより慣れろ Learn best by doing

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Noisy and seemingly everywhere, the Japanese semi are a big part of Japanese culture. Listen as Yumi explains how semi act as a kind of clock, and how the Japanese love nature.

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セミ Cicadas

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Listen as Yumi compares her experience in Japan and in Florida regarding hurricanes and typhoons.

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台風 Typhoons and Disaster Prevention

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質実剛健 shitsu jitsu gouken: 質実 shitsu jitsu (simplicity; plainness) + 剛健 gouken (vigor; sturdiness) – to do things sincerely with fortitude and vigor but not pretention.

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質実剛健 to do things earnestly without pretention

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Have you ever done karaoke? Listen as Yumi explains the proper way to enjoy karaoke in Japan.

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カラオケ Karaoke

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Is two hours by car a long trip? Or is it like driving in your neighborhood? Listen as Yumi tells us her thoughts on her sense of far distances compared to others.

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車で By Car

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After nearly a year and a half, Yumi finally went somewhere more than an hour from her house. Disney Springs. There, she did some shopping and realized our shopping habits have changed over the years.

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お買い物 Shopping

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How do you say the number 1 in Japanese? In English, there is "one" but in Japanese, well, it depends. Do you mean one cup? One person? One book or…? There are too many ones in Japanese. Yumi thinks this attention to details is common among Japanese.

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細かい Attention to details

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English has plenty of four-letter-words. Dirty words. Words you ought not to say in polite company. But what about Japanese? Today, Yumi looks at how few—if any—dirty words there are in Japanese. Of course, using the wrong politeness level in certain situations can be more rude than any English four-letter-word!

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https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-44

汚い言葉 dirty words in Japanese

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