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Learn Japanese Pod

Podcast 59: How to understand Japanese in Japanese

Learn Japanese Pod

Alex Brooke

Osaka, Study, Japanese, Education, Japan, Tokyo, Podcast, Language Courses, Jlpt

4.8908 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, you’ll learn how to understand Japanese vocabulary — using only Japanese. Specifically, we’ll focus on how to ask for the meaning of words in Japanese and try to understand the explanations you hear. Mastering this skill not only boosts your vocabulary but also deepens your understanding of how words are naturally used in context. And remember, this becomes an exponential process – the more words you learn, the more words you can learn. It’s an extremely effective way to improve fluency.
Admittedly, this can be a challenging skill to develop, especially for beginners who may not yet have enough vocabulary to follow explanations in Japanese. However, it’s an incredibly valuable skill to work on at any level. Over time, it will greatly improve your ability to use and understand Japanese more like a native speaker.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, omotteness is what you mean?

0:04.6

Ah, that's, you know,

0:06.3

the customer's

0:07.3

to take care of

0:08.2

a lot of the next to-naz

0:08.8

what you?

0:10.5

English in

0:11.0

what do you know?

0:13.3

Um,

0:14.6

hospitality,

0:15.9

gonna?

0:17.3

Now,

0:18.4

then,

0:20.3

you know,

0:20.6

so,

0:20.6

you're, so, it's,, then, Ike,

0:21.6

Hmm,

0:22.6

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0:23.6

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0:24.6

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0:25.6

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0:26.6

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