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Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + ShadowingAuthor: Yoko
Are you learning Japanese and looking for more opportunities to speak? This Podcast drill is exactly for you. Simply repeat after me - while you are commuting, cooking or even in your bed. The drill also includes plain style dialogue, which is an informal style spoken in daily life among friends and family, and also in Anime. Now more shadowing practices are available, too. Have a go and get fluent soon! --- Learning Nihongo is fun, ne. More drills and full transcripts/translations (on your smartphone! PDF) are available on Patreon. Language: en-gb Genres: Courses, Education, Language Learning Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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126 [✐2] Is it OK if I don't wear a mask? + Plain Style practices
Monday, 16 February, 2026
There are lots of "Plain Style" practices today! [✐2. Andante ] 〜てもいいですか ask permission to do something, 〜なくてもいいですか ask if you don’t have to“Is it OK if I don’t wear a mask?”[00:08]Hello, everyone. How are you doing. Thank you for listening to Japanese Swotter today again. Today we will practice “〜temo iidesuka”, namely “ask permission to do something“. First, please repeat in casual “Plain Style”.Repeat as follows,kakimasu＞kaite [V-te Form] (♪repeat)Then, repeat the sentenceKaitemo iidesuka? (♪repeat)OK?Repeat after me[00:37]1. readMay I read it?2. take a look/see/watchMay I take a look/see/watch?3. ask/hear/listen toMay I ask/hear/listen to?4. drinkMay I drink?5. buyMay I buy?6. sleepMay I sleep?7. take a napMay I take a nap?8. throw awayMay I throw it away?9. have/take itMay I have/take it?10. take a rest/take a day offMay I take a rest/day off?[03:03]Repeat sentences in plain style.Repeat after me[03:09]1. May I read it?2. May I take a look/see/watch?3. May I ask/hear/listen to?4. May I drink?5. May I buy?6. May I sleep?7. May I take a nap?8. May I throw it away?9. May I have/take it?10. May I take a rest/day off?=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=「マスクをしなくてもいいですか。」[00:08]みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。きょうもJapanese Swotterをきいてくれて、ありがとうございます。まず「〜てもいいです」を れんしゅうします。Ask permission to do something.ですね。つぎのようにリピートしますかきます＞かいて[VてForm] ♪repeatそれから、ぶんをリピートしてください。かいてもいいですか。♪repeatいいですか。Repeat after me[00:37]1. よみます＞よんでよんでもいいですか。2. みます＞みてみてもいいですか。3. ききます＞きいてきいてもいいですか。4. のみます＞のんでのんでもいいですか。5. かいます＞かってかってもいいですか6. ねます＞ねてねてもいいですか。7. ひるね(を)します＞ひるね(を)してひるね(を)してもいいですか。8. すてます＞すててすててもいいですか。9. もらいます＞もらってもらってもいいですか。10. やすみます＞やすんでやすんでもいいですか。[03:03]つぎは、カジュアルなPlain Styleでリピートしてください。Repeat after me[03:09]1. よんでもいい？2. みてもいい？3. きいてもいい？4. のんでもいい？5. かってもいい？6. ねてもいい？7. ひるねしてもいい？8. すててもいい？9. もらってもいい？10. やすんでもいい？Support the show=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=Need more translation & transcript? Become a patron: More episodes with full translation and Japanese transcripts. Members-only podcast feed for your smartphone app. Japanese Swotter on PatreonNote: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese.
