Japanese Swotter - Speaking Drill + Shadowing
Yoko
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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.
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146 [✐2.3]Shall I help you? 21.07.2026 14นาทีHow do you say, "Shall I copy (it)?" in Japanese? [✐2.Andante, 3.Moderato] 〜ましょうか “Shall I help you?” [00:07] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Shall we get started? Repeat after me [00:15] 1. Shall I help you? 2. Shall we go together? 3. Shall I go too? 4. Shall we go home together? 5. Shall I give you a lift? 6. Shall I call you tomorrow? 7. Shall I call for you? 8. Shall I write? 9. Shall I lend it to you? 10. Shall I carry (the luggage)? 11. Shall I clean up? 12. Shall we arrange/line u...
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145 [✐4] Weather/pollen forecast #shadowing 14.07.2026 15นาทีTomorrow's weather is likely to "heading downhill"??? [✐4. Allegretto] Get familiar with weather and pollen forecasts language! “It looks like the weather is likely to decline.” [00:09] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today’s theme is weather. First, check the basic words and expressions. Repeat after me [00:20] 1. sunny 2. fine weather 3. cloudy 4. It rains. 5. light rain 6. downpour 7. The wind is blowing. 8. It’s snowing. 9. Snow piles up. 10. A typhoon is coming 11. A lar...
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144 [✐1,2] Pick up someone at the airport #shadowing 07.07.2026 18นาทีDo you know ANA and JAL? And, how do you pronounce? [✐1.Adagio, 2.Andante ] Repeat after me [00:25] 1. Ralf san, when are you coming to Japan? 2. What day is your business trip? 3. When are you going on a business trip? 4. From when to when are you going on a business trip? 5. What time is your flight? 6. What time will you arrive? 7. Which plane are you taking? 8. What is your flight number? 9. Is it a direct flight? 10. How many luggage do you have? [02:22] Now, ask Ralf san as follow...
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143 [✐3,4] back and forth... #shadowing 23.06.2026 14นาที[✐3. Moderato, 4.Allegretto] 行(い)ったり来(き)たり… (Also try JS 13: I sing and dance, etc.) “Back and forth….” Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today we will practice various expressions using “〜tari〜tari shimasu”. Also, please refer to Japanese Swotter No. 13. Repeat after me [00:23] 1. may go up or down. 2. may increase or decrease 3. may drink or not drink 4. may or may not have time 5. may come or not come 6. may go and not to go 7. sometime you can see or sometimes can’t 8. sometimes ...
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142 [✐2] imasu, sumimasu, sundeimasu 16.06.2026 14นาที"Nihon wa mou nagain desuka?" ---How would you reply? [✐2. Andante] います、すみます、すんでいます “Have you been in Japan long?” [00:08] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Where are you living now? If you are in Japan, then you say; “Nihon ni sunde imasu.”, not “Nihon ni sumimsu.” All right? Note: “sundeimasu“ indicates an action that is ongoing. Repeat after me [00:26] 1. Where do you live? 2. I live in Kobe. 3. Where do you live now? 4. I live in Sydney now. 5. Where did you live before? 6. I live...
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141 [✐4]Sound like a native speaker! 〜ppoi #shadowing 09.06.2026 14นาที[✐4. Allegretto] N+っぽい : -ish, -like “Japanese-like! (sound like a Japnese!)” [00:07] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? If you are living in Japan, you might be hearing Japanese people saying “ppoi”. “Oh, really? It sounds a bit like a lie!” or, “My jacket is that reddish one.” etc.etc…. We will practice “noun + ppoi” today. Repeat after me [00:33] 1. whitish 2. blackish 3. reddish 4. yellowish 5. bluish 6. greenish 7. beige-ish Repeat after me [01:20] 1. My bag is that whitish one. ...
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140 [✐1]when, with whom, where to 02.06.2026 15นาทีWhat's your plan for tomorrow? [✐1. Adagio] いつ、だれと、どこに “I’ll go shopping with George san tomorrow.” [00:08] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today we will practice, “itsu(when)”, “dokoni (where to)”, and “dareto(with whom)”. Repeat after me [00:18] 1. go - ikimasu 2. went - ikimashita 3. today - kyou 4. tomorrow - ashita 5. the day after tomorrow - asatte 6. next week - raishuu 7. next month – raigetsu 8. next year - rainen 9. yesterday - kinou 10. the day before yesterday - ot...
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139 [✐2,3] have to -shortened version 26.05.2026 14นาทีOne way to practice speaking is mumbling to yourself. - why not saying "naito"? [✐2. Andante, 3 Moderato] 〜ないと “I have to go soon.” [00:07] Hello everyone. How are you doing? You are eating at the restaurant with your friends, having a good time. But it’s too late. You have to go home soon“. “kaeranakereba narimasen.” It’s long, isn’t it? Instead, you can say, [00:29] → Sorosoro kaeranaito (I have to go soon.) You can use(say) it when you are talking to yourself. Repeat after me [00:39] 1. ha...
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138 [✐5+]You are a newsreader! #shadowing 19.05.2026 20นาที[✐5+] Practice with Japanese news “I will bring you news.” [00:07] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Today we will practice using Japanese news. Try repeating and shadowing as if you were a newsreader. [00:25] News 1 A kindergarten will start a service, by which (kindergarten) uniforms can be borrowed from April next year. It’s a service that costs 500 yen every month for uniforms, etc., which is about 40% cheaper than buying (new ones). If a child grows up, uniform can be exchanged t...
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137 [✐1] Shop like a native! #roleplay 12.05.2026 16นาที[✐1. Adagio] Useful expressions / roleplay “I’ll take this.” [00:07] Hello, everyone. How are you doing? Let’s go to a shop and ask if they have something you are looking for. You can ask usingありますか。For example, you are looking for Yukata, then, “Yukata arimasuka?”. Easy, or? Repeat after me [00:28] 1. Do you have (=sell) Yukata? 2. Do you have Manga? 3. Do you have a battery charger? (juudenki = battery charger) 4. Do you have a tooth brush? 5. Do you have a sim cards? [01:18] ...
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