Fun Friday 15: Interview with Niko from NativShark
Learn Japanese Pod
Alex Brooke
4.8 • 917 Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2021
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I interview Niko from NativShark, a comprehensive Japanese language learning app.
In this episode we talked about Niko’s journey to becoming fluent in Japanese, why a lot of Japanese study materials suck and the art of making flash cards and other topics.
If you are interested in trying out the NativShark app for yourself check out this link for a free 2 week trial.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone. Welcome to Learn Japanese Pod. |
| 0:09.3 | You're listening to the Fun Friday Edition where we temporarily put down our textbooks and talk to cool people |
| 0:17.5 | doing cool stuff in Japan. |
| 0:19.6 | And this week I am joined by my good friend |
| 0:23.0 | Nico. Hey Nico, how's it going? |
| 0:26.0 | It's going. |
| 0:27.0 | Well, thanks. |
| 0:28.0 | How you doing? |
| 0:29.0 | Very good, thank you. |
| 0:30.0 | Yorosh-Gunegahashimas. |
| 0:32.0 | Iioshimas? |
| 0:32.6 | Yeroshkanai she must. |
| 0:34.6 | Nico, I don't know where to start, just like, |
| 0:36.6 | how have you been? |
| 0:37.5 | What's new? |
| 0:38.8 | You're still alive, which is good, I see? |
| 0:42.2 | I've been great. We should start with the fact that the first time we met was now |
| 0:46.6 | i think five years ago yikes was it five years ago now |
| 0:51.0 | i'm pretty sure it was twenty sixteen Oh my gosh. And we went to that British |
| 0:55.2 | pub in Shibuya and drank lots of beers and I think I also ate some bangers |
| 1:00.3 | and mash. Yeah right right right I think it was my first time ever eating bangers and mash. I think it was my first time ever eating bangers and mash. |
| 1:05.6 | No, really? In Tokyo, yeah. I was getting my real English experience. |
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