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A weekly podcast for upper beginner to intermediate learners of Japanese. Listen to Yumi talk about... whatever she wants to talk about. Practice your listening comprehension with natural (howbeit slightly slowed down) Japanese on various topics such as Japanese culture, fun idioms, and, of course, cats. The episodes can be enjoyed in any order. -- Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with a complete transcript and a list of key vocabulary. www.MakotoPlus.com
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Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
In the original Godzilla movie from 1954, the professor uses the counter 一匹 to count Godzilla. But isn't 匹 used with small animals? Shouldn't Godzilla be counted as 一頭? This was a bit of a puzzle for Yumi too, so she researched the subject. Listen as Yumi explains what she discovered.
KEY VOCABULARY:
ゴジラ Godzilla [mix of ゴリラ (gorilla) and クジラ (whale)]
白黒(しろくろ) Black and white [in Japanese, "white and black"]
科学的(かがくてき)な説明(せつめい) scientific explanation
古臭(ふるくさ)い stale; old-fashioned; hackneyed; trite
普遍性(ふへんせい) universality; omnipresence
興味深(きょうみぶか)い very interesting; of great interest
昆虫(こんちゅう) insects; bugs
研究者(けんきゅうしゃ) researchers
脚本(きゃくほん) script
数(かぞ)え方(かた) way of counting
For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/
Take a quiz on this episode here:
https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-89
If you are a Makoto+ member, you can find the transcript, English translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF for printing:
https://MakotoPlus.com/podcast-nihongonotane-89-m
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