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Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing

Yoko 8 Episodes Jun 23, 2026

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.

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143 [✐3,4] back and forth... #shadowing Jun 23, 2026 885 [✐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 decrease3. may drink or not drink4. may or may not have time5. may come or not come

142 [✐2] imasu, sumimasu, sundeimasu Jun 16, 2026 876 "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 you live?2. I live in Kobe.

141 [✐4]Sound like a native speaker! 〜ppoi #shadowing Jun 9, 2026 870 [✐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. whitish2. blackish3. reddish4. yellowish5. bluish6.

140 [✐1]when, with whom, where to Jun 2, 2026 904 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 - ikimasu2. went - ikimashita3. today - kyou4. tomorrow - ashita5. the day after tomorrow - asatte6. next week - raishuu7. next month – raigets

139 [✐2,3] have to -shortened version May 26, 2026 881 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 kaeranaito (I have

138 [✐5+]You are a newsreader! #shadowing May 19, 2026 1255 [✐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 1A 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 is abo

137 [✐1] Shop like a native! #roleplay May 12, 2026 980 [✐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?(juudenki = batter

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