Podcast 54: Phrase that use 気 in Japanese
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Alex Brooke
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🗓️ 1 April 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
The topic for this lesson is the word 気 Ki.
気 has a lot of meanings depending on context. It up in has various meanings such as spirit, heart or mind. It can also mean mood or air. You probably already know the word 元気 Genki which means well. Another example would be 気分 Kibun which means feeling or mood. And there is also 気圧 Kiatsu which means atmospheric pressure.
However, in this lesson, we’re going to focus more on how 気 is used in conversational phrases related to thinking, your mind and your attitude.
So, if you can remember at least a few of these phrases, your spoken Japanese will definitely sound more natural and fluent.
Check out the podcasts, show notes and extra audio drill to learn more.
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| 0:00.0 | Konomai was Hontoni Gomene? |
| 0:03.0 | Yeah, dai job, |
| 0:05.0 | you know what? |
| 0:06.0 | Demo, what's going to do? |
| 0:09.0 | So, I'm not |
| 0:10.0 | so. He only kyotskowh Heh, |
| 0:11.0 | honts. |
| 0:12.0 | It's all, Nani Kyotskah Tio Naiyo. |
| 0:13.0 | Oh kata, ari-gat-o. Welcome to Learn Japanese Pod, the podcast that helps you to understand and speak |
| 0:28.1 | Japanese more naturally and fluently. |
| 0:31.3 | I'm Alex your host and as always we are joined by the wonderful the amazing our very own Japanese expert |
| 0:38.2 | Amisancei |
| 0:39.2 | Yeah |
| 0:40.0 | I'm gonna meet you and I was I was I was I was I was comma |
| 0:44.4 | how's it going I'm and say how are you |
| 0:48.7 | I'm very good thank you and how are you I'm very good to thank you, although I am suffering from the hay fever season at the moment. |
| 0:57.0 | Oh my goodness. |
| 1:00.0 | It's that time of the year. It's that time of the year my eyes are itching. I'm sneezing |
| 1:06.9 | I'm so sorry |
| 1:09.4 | Don't apologize. It's not your fault. That's what people always say when I'm like I'm so sorry. |
| 1:16.0 | It's not your fault. |
| 1:18.0 | It's not your fault. |
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