Yoko

Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing

Education EN ↓ 8 episodes

Are you learning Japanese and looking for more opportunities to speak? This Podcast drill is exactly for you. Simply repeat after me - while you are commuting, cooking or even in your bed. The drill also includes plain style dialogue, which is an informal style spoken in daily life among friends and family, and also in Anime. Now more shadowing practices are available, too. Have a go and get fluent soon! --- Learning Nihongo is fun, ne. More drills and full transcripts/translations (on your smartphone! + PDF) are available on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/cw/japaneseswotter/posts

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Yoko

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144 [✐1,2] Pick up someone at the airport #shadowing 07.07.2026 18:43

Do you know ANA and JAL? And, how do you pronounce? [✐1.Adagio, 2.Andante ] Repeat after me [00:25] 1. Ralf san, when are you coming to Japan? 2. What day is your business trip? 3. When are you going on a business trip? 4. From when to when are you going on a business trip? 5. What time is your flight? 6. What time will you arrive? 7. Which plane are you taking? 8. What is your flight number? 9....

143 [✐3,4] back and forth... #shadowing 23.06.2026 14:45

[✐3. Moderato, 4.Allegretto] 行(い)ったり来(き)たり… (Also try JS 13: I sing and dance, etc.) “Back and forth….” Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today we will practice various expressions using “〜tari〜tari shimasu”. Also, please refer to Japanese Swotter No. 13. Repeat after me [00:23] 1. may go up or down. 2. may increase or decrease 3. may drink or not drink 4. may or may not have time 5....

142 [✐2] imasu, sumimasu, sundeimasu 16.06.2026 14:36

"Nihon wa mou nagain desuka?" ---How would you reply? [✐2. Andante] います、すみます、すんでいます “Have you been in Japan long?” [00:08] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Where are you living now? If you are in Japan, then you say; “Nihon ni sunde imasu.”, not “Nihon ni sumimsu.” All right? Note: “sundeimasu“ indicates an action that is ongoing. Repeat after me [00:26] 1. Where do yo...

141 [✐4]Sound like a native speaker! 〜ppoi #shadowing 09.06.2026 14:30

[✐4. Allegretto] N+っぽい : -ish, -like “Japanese-like! (sound like a Japnese!)” [00:07] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? If you are living in Japan, you might be hearing Japanese people saying “ppoi”. “Oh, really? It sounds a bit like a lie!” or, “My jacket is that reddish one.” etc.etc…. We will practice “noun + ppoi” today. Repeat after me [00:33] 1. whitish 2. blackish 3. reddish 4. yello...

140 [✐1]when, with whom, where to 02.06.2026 15:04

What's your plan for tomorrow? [✐1. Adagio] いつ、だれと、どこに “I’ll go shopping with George san tomorrow.” [00:08] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today we will practice, “itsu(when)”, “dokoni (where to)”, and “dareto(with whom)”. Repeat after me [00:18] 1. go - ikimasu 2. went - ikimashita 3. today - kyou 4. tomorrow - ashita 5. the day after tomorrow - asatte 6. next week - raishuu...

139 [✐2,3] have to -shortened version 26.05.2026 14:41

One way to practice speaking is mumbling to yourself. - why not saying "naito"? [✐2. Andante, 3 Moderato] 〜ないと “I have to go soon.” [00:07] Hello everyone. How are you doing? You are eating at the restaurant with your friends, having a good time. But it’s too late. You have to go home soon“. “kaeranakereba narimasen.” It’s long, isn’t it? Instead, you can say, [00:29] → Sorosoro kaer...

138 [✐5+]You are a newsreader! #shadowing 19.05.2026 20:55

[✐5+] Practice with Japanese news “I will bring you news.” [00:07] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today we will practice using Japanese news. Try repeating and shadowing as if you were a newsreader. [00:25] News 1 A kindergarten will start a service, by which (kindergarten) uniforms can be borrowed from April next year. It’s a service that costs 500 yen every month for uniforms, etc., which...

137 [✐1] Shop like a native! #roleplay 12.05.2026 16:20

[✐1. Adagio] Useful expressions / roleplay “I’ll take this.” [00:07] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Let’s go to a shop and ask if they have something you are looking for. You can ask usingありますか。For example, you are looking for Yukata, then, “Yukata arimasuka?”. Easy, or? Repeat after me [00:28] 1. Do you have (=sell) Yukata? 2. Do you have Manga? 3. Do you have a battery charger? (j...