In this podcast we learn how to use the word ぶつぶつ – butsu butsu – which means to complain or mutter and mumble in a negative way.
May 28th, 2010
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In today’s Fun Friday podcast, Rob from News From The Other Side taught me an interesting way to learn Hiragana and Katakana using the application Kanatap.
Hiragana and Katakana are the two basic phonetic scripts used in Japanese which beginners should tackle to start being able to read the language.
Rob found Kanatap through his studies of Hangul which could also inform people how to learn the basic phonetic scripts of Hiragana and Katakana.
Other methods include using Anki and also watching youtube videos with basic vocabulary lessons on Japanese.
We hope you enjoy the podcast.
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May 21st, 2010
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Rob a.k.a El Gringo from News from the other side joined me today to talk about cycling in Tokyo. We covered various topics including the Tour of Japan, Jerome Sadou’s Fixed in Japan, Fixed Gear Girl Taiwan, Fixed Gear Girls Korea and other information about living the bicycle life in Japan.
If you want useful information on cycling in Tokyo or to network with other cyclists then Tokyo Cycle Club is a good website and forum.
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April 16th, 2010
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[podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/japanese/lj98.mp3[/podcast]
In today’s podcast, Yuki and Daniel teach us the meaning of ずるやすみ – zuruyasumi – or “skipping work”. You would have thought that in a country with a strong work ethic like Japan, this kind of phrase wouldn’t exist. Yuki proves to us that we are wrong again.
Check out the show notes here.
The Random Phrase Of The Week
じろじろ見てんじゃねぇよ。
jiro jiro mitten ja nee yo
Stop staring at me!
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March 22nd, 2010
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[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/japanese/ljp97.mp3[/podcast]
In today’s podcast, Yuki and Daniel teach us the meaning of マイブーム or “My boom” which refers to a recent hobby or activity you have been getting into. For example “最近ジョギングするのがマイブームだよ” or I’ve been getting into jogging recently.
For a full explanation check out our show notes.
The Random Phrase Of The Week
ここに２度とくるもんか？
koko ni ni do to kuru mon ka
Do you think I’d every come here again?
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