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Beginners to upper beginners of Japanese! Improve your vocabulary, listening, and pronunciation skills with shadowing and repetition. Each week, we will break down a useful vocabulary word and example sentence.
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Beginning Japanese Phrases 201: もう(part.2) shortly; soon; now [gives a sense of being already the time for something or to do something]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 201: もう(part.2) shortly; soon; now [gives a sense of being already the time for something or to do something]

もう今日(きょう)はこれで終(お)わりにしましょう。

Now | today | as for | this | with | end | decide on

Let’s call it a day right here.

 

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00:01:29  |   Thu 31 Jul 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 200: もう(part.1-B) already; yet; now

Beginning Japanese Phrases 200: もう(part.1-B) already; yet; now

私(わたし)の娘(むすめ)はもう高校生(こうこうせい)です。

My | daughter | as for | high school student | already

My daughter is a high school student already / My daughter is a high school student now.

 

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00:01:32  |   Thu 17 Jul 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 199: もう(part.1-A) already; yet; now

Beginning Japanese Phrases 199: もう(part.1-A) already; yet; now

もうランチは食(た)べましたか?

Already | answer | as for | realized | question marker

Have you eaten lunch already? / Have you eaten lunch yet?

 

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00:01:23  |   Thu 12 Jun 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 198: だろう(Part. 5) …, right?

Beginning Japanese Phrases 198: だろう(Part. 5) …, right?

君(きみ)はステーキが好(す)きだろう?

you| as for | steak | subject marker | like | right?

You like steak, right?

 

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00:01:28  |   Thu 29 May 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 197: だろう(Part. 4) I wonder…

Beginning Japanese Phrases 197: だろう(Part. 4) I wonder…

あの音(おと)はいったい何(なん)だろう?

that | sound | as for | on earth | what | (I) wonder

I wonder what the sound is.

 

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00:01:29  |   Thu 01 May 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 196: だろう(Part. 3) most likely will; probably will

Beginning Japanese Phrases 196: だろう(Part. 3) most likely will; probably will

彼(かれ)のビジネスはきっと成功(せいこう)するだろう。

his | business | as for | most certainly | will succeed

I’m sure his business will be successful.

 

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00:01:37  |   Thu 24 Apr 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 195: だろう(Part. 2) probably; most likely; should be

Beginning Japanese Phrases 195: だろう(Part. 2) probably; most likely; should be

この計算(けいさん)はこれで間違(まちが)いないだろう。

this | calculation | as for | this | with | fine | should be

The calculation should be fine with this.

 

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00:01:43  |   Thu 10 Apr 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 194: だろう(Part. 1) must have ~

Beginning Japanese Phrases 194: だろう(Part. 1) must have ~

太郎(たろう)はきのう友達(ともだち)と一緒(いっしょ)に遊(あそ)んで、きっと楽(たの)しかっただろう。

Tarou | as for | yesterday | friends | with | together | played | surely | enjoyed| must have had

Tarou must have had a lot of fun playing with h…

00:02:07  |   Thu 20 Mar 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 193: ~がいる/~がいます there is ~; ~ exist (used only for living organisms including human)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 193: ~がいる/~がいます there is ~; ~ exist (used only for living organisms including human)

この池(いけ)には、たくさん魚(さかな)がいます。

this | pond | in | as for | many | fish | exists

There are many fish in this pond.

 

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00:01:39  |   Thu 27 Feb 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 192: ∼てから after doing ~ [te-from V + から]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 192: ∼てから after doing ~ [te-from V + から]

靴(くつ)を脱(ぬ)いでから家(いえ)に入(はい)ってください。

shoes| (direct object marker) | taking off | after | house | in | enter | please

Enter the house after taking your shoes off please

 

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00:01:38  |   Thu 20 Feb 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 191: ∼ なんです [used when explaining something or giving new information]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 191: ∼ なんです [used when explaining something or giving new information]

私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれたんです。

I | as for | Tokyo | in | was born

I was born in Tokyo

 

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00:01:23  |   Fri 31 Jan 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 190: ∼んです; ∼んだ [used when explaining something or giving new information; a casual form of のです/のだ; の (explanatory particle) relaxed intoん]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 190: ∼んです; ∼んだ [used when explaining something or giving new information; a casual form of のです/のだ; の (explanatory particle) relaxed intoん]

私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれたんです。

I | as for | Tokyo | in | was born

I was born in Tokyo

 

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00:01:39  |   Thu 16 Jan 2025
Beginning Japanese Phrases 189: つもり  intention; plan; purpose; expectation

Beginning Japanese Phrases 189: つもり intention; plan; purpose; expectation

この週末(しゅうまつ)は家(いえ)でゆっくり休(やす)むつもりです。

this | weekend | as for | house | at | taking it easy | rest | (I) am intending

I am planning to take it easy and rest at home this weekend.

 

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00:01:48  |   Thu 26 Dec 2024
Beginning Japanese Phrases 188: ~てもいいですか? Is it OK to …?; may I …?; is it alright if (I) … ?; can I …? [“te-form V + もいいですか?]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 188: ~てもいいですか? Is it OK to …?; may I …?; is it alright if (I) … ?; can I …? [“te-form V + もいいですか?]

この本(ほん)をちょっと借(か)りてもいいですか?

this | book | (direct object marker) | for a real quick| if (I) borrow | OK |

May I borrow this book for a just a minute?

 

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00:01:45  |   Thu 28 Nov 2024
Beginning Japanese Phrases 187: ~たい to want to; to wish to; would like to [“masu-stem V + たい”]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 187: ~たい to want to; to wish to; would like to [“masu-stem V + たい”]

最近(さいきん)の子供(こども)は外(そと)で遊(あそ)びたいとは思(おも)わない。

nowadays | of | children | as for | outside | want to play | (quotation marker) | don’t think

Lately, children don't seem to want to play outside

 

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00:01:50  |   Thu 31 Oct 2024
Beginning Japanese Phrases 186: ~すぎる too much

Beginning Japanese Phrases 186: ~すぎる too much

この本(ほん)は、私(わたし)には難(むずか)しすぎて読(よ)めません。

this| book | as for | me | for | topic marker | too difficult | can’t | read

This book is too difficult for me to read it.

 

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00:01:50  |   Thu 24 Oct 2024
Beginning Japanese Phrases 185: ~じゃない (it is) not ~;  not … [casual form for ~ではない/~ではありません]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 185: ~じゃない (it is) not ~; not … [casual form for ~ではない/~ではありません]

僕(ぼく)はお金(かね)の節約(せつやく)が上手(じょうず)じゃない。

I| as for | money | of | saving | subject marker | good at | not

I am not good at saving money.

 

 

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00:01:53  |   Thu 10 Oct 2024
Beginning Japanese Phrases 184: ~けれど  but; however; although; though (shortened from けれども and perfectly interchangeable)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 184: ~けれど but; however; although; though (shortened from けれども and perfectly interchangeable)

海外旅行(かいがいりょこう)をしたいけれど、時間(じかん)とお金(かね)がない。

| overseas trip | direct object marker | want to do | however | time | and | money | don’t have

I want to travel overseas but I don’t have time and money.

 

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00:02:01  |   Thu 19 Sep 2024
Beginning Japanese Phrases 183: けれどもbut; however; although

Beginning Japanese Phrases 183: けれどもbut; however; although

今日(きょう)の天気(てんき)はいいけれども, 気温(きおん)がとても低(ひく)いです。

 

Today | limiter marker | weather | as for | nice | however | temperature | subject marker | low | copula

Although it’s nice and sunny today, the tempera…

00:02:05  |   Thu 12 Sep 2024
Beginning Japanese Phrases 182: まだ~ていない  haven’t done ~ yet

Beginning Japanese Phrases 182: まだ~ていない haven’t done ~ yet

僕(ぼく)はまだ、バレンタインデーにチョコレートを一度(いちど)ももらっていません。

 

I | as for | yet | Valentine Day | on | chocolate | direct object marker | even once | haven’t received

I haven’t received a chocolate on Valentine’s Day …

00:02:20  |   Thu 05 Sep 2024
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