Japanese Talk is a podcast that has Jennifer's own experience and advice for people learning Japanese. It focuses on inspiring and enabling people to learn on their own and in their own way.
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Japanese Talk is a podcast that has Jennifer's own experience and advice for people learning Japanese. It focuses on inspiring and enabling people to learn on their own and in their own way.
Japanese Talk 01 – Do You Need to Know Japanese to Visit Japan?
Japanese Talk
31 minutes 43 seconds
7 years ago
Japanese Talk 01 – Do You Need to Know Japanese to Visit Japan?
Wes and Jenn recently went to Japan for a short trip! So they decided to start off the Japanese Talk Online Podcast talking about the Japanese you need to know in Japan.
The English you find in Japan is very different from when we first visited Japan 8-10 years ago!
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You can find MORE useful tips about learning Japanese on Japanese Talk Online.
What’s In This Podcast?
00:26 – We went to Japan! (Introductions)
01:15 – Do you need to know Japanese to visit Japan?
06:30 – Going to Japan to practice your Japanese and deciphering Japanese from context.
16:00 – Going out of your comfort zone & forcing yourself to speak Japanese (discussing home-stay).
21:25 – Prepping key phrases for Japan.
29:40 – Wrap up!
Resources Mentioned:
italki – Site to find speaking partners and teachers. You can practice with them online and then possibly meeting them in real life in Japan.
Lang-8 – Site for practicing written Japanese and natives will correct them. You can also make friends with people here.
Key Phrases Discussed
I’d like to go to ____ but…
___ にいきたいですが。。。
___ni ikitai desu ga…
It’s not much but…
つまらないものですが。。。
Tsumaranai mono desu ga…
I will humbly accept this.
あまいことばに
Amai kotoba ni
Thanks
どうも
Doumo
Thank you very much (avoid using just “arigatou”)
ありがとうございます
Arigatou gozaimasu
Some Other Useful Articles
The Benefits of Studying in Japan
Studying Japanese in Japan
A Cheap Way to Visit Japan – WWOOF
Other Travel Japan Articles
Japanese Talk
Japanese Talk is a podcast that has Jennifer's own experience and advice for people learning Japanese. It focuses on inspiring and enabling people to learn on their own and in their own way.
