Podcast 49: How to disagree with people in Japanese
Learn Japanese Pod
Alex Brooke
4.8 • 917 Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
In this lesson we will teach you useful phrases for disagreeing with people and how to use them in different situations. Different phrases and inflections in your voice can be interpreted in many ways, from being vague to being very direct or even rude.
Compared to some cultures, Japanese people tend to be less confrontational and don’t always express their opinions clearly or directly. So if you disagree with someone in Japanese, try to err on the side of being polite and less direct.
With this in mind, check out the podcast to get an idea of how to use these phrases naturally in conversation.
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| 0:00.0 | I should that they be able to mowo. |
| 0:02.0 | Yeah, chig out of mowo. |
| 0:05.0 | Keesa on a tenguehoo |
| 0:07.0 | that titha? |
| 0:08.0 | Honto, |
| 0:09.0 | mowikai tuskameh, |
| 0:11.0 | it's a honta. |
| 0:12.0 | Ah, honto that hared up. Hey there. Hey there. |
| 0:14.0 | He there's. |
| 0:15.0 | No, I'm not. |
| 0:16.0 | that's all. |
| 0:17.0 | That's what's |
| 0:18.0 | Oh, Hey there. Hey there and welcome to Learn Japanese Pod the |
| 0:27.3 | podcast that helps you to speak more naturally and fluently in Japanese. |
| 0:33.5 | And I'm Alex, your host. |
| 0:35.9 | And as always, we are joined by the wonderful Ami Sensei |
| 0:38.8 | who will be teaching us some tips and tricks for speaking just like a native Ami sense. |
| 0:45.0 | Hi, Konichwa. |
| 0:47.0 | Konichwa, Genichwa, Genky, |
| 0:49.0 | de-Ecky, |
| 0:51.0 | Genky dei, I know, de'ozikin, Alexander what? Genki. I'm not talking. |
| 0:54.0 | Yeah. |
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