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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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Monday Aug 15, 2022
Nihongo no Tane 98 オノマトペ4 Onomatopoeia Part 4| Japanese Immersion podcast
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Yumi continues her discussion on onomatopoeia in Japanese. Japanese use sound words and mimetic words far more frequently than in English. Learning how to use these words well will help improve your fluency.
KEY VOCABULARY:
オノマトペ onomatopoeia
ごちゃごちゃ messy; confused; chaotic
整理(せいり)されていない not organized
状態(じょうたい) condition; state of things
ペコペコ very hungry; starving
ペラペラ fluent (speaking foreign languages); incessantly (speaking)
流暢(りゅうちょう)に fluent; flowing
ゴロゴロする roll about; idling about; thundering; purring
ガタンゴトン clickety-clack
終点(しゅうてん) terminus; last stop (train)
川上(かわかみ) upstream
ドンブラコドンブラコ effect of tumbling
クンクン effect of sniffing
ドドドド sound of something heavy moving rapidly
グラグラ wobbling; shaking; unsteadily
ピキピキ snapping
豊富(ほうふ)に abundantly
身近(みぢか)に near at hand; near oneself
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-98
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-98-m
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