![]() the speed is relatively faster than others on the list.Ī couple talks about random things, episodes are short (10 min) and there are a lot of episodes. Each episode is about 30 min and talks about various topics concerning living in the U.S. For intermediate and advanced learners, each episodes are 10-15 min, not entirely casual speech (more like teaching) but the speech is slow and the topics has more variety compare to some others on the list so great for expanding vocabulary on various topics.There's also a youtube channel that plays the script in the video so you can read as you listen.Ĭonversational-styled with scripts, each episode is about 10-20 min and topics centered around Japan (ghost stories, slangs, hair salons etc)Ī podcast originally for Japanese people living in the U.S., but started proving scripts after finding that Japanese learners have started using the podcast for learning. Provides scripts for some episodes (the creator is working hard to upload more!) Each one is 5 min and easy to follow, there is also a list of vocabularies for each episode to learn beforehand.įull transcripts and vocabulary list available. Some scripts are on the site and more will be uploaded slowly, highly recommended for beginners! Slow and clear topic based episodes categorized into N1-N5 levels. Helps for getting used to listening and understanding Japanese. It's also helpful in providing a list of grammar used in each episode so that you can review before listening.Ĭhildren stories audio books with Japanese scripts and English translations. There are scripts and translations, just skip the first 40 seconds. ![]() Short 5 min stories in first person from N1-N5. It's helpful in that it is focused on sayings commonly used in Japan (going to convenient store, talking with friends etc). Japanese dialogue and learning sheets are provided on the site and is great for previewing/reviewing. Each episode starts off with a Japanese dialogue and then goes into explaining and talking about the topic (in English) Then there is a full Japanese conversation towards the end. Recommended by Arcinfox Long episodes (50 min) of two people speaking in both Japanese and English. Seems it's only available on their site and not on other platforms though. Very easy to understand for beginners and both the Japanese and English script is provided. Recommended by jane_05 Short 3-5 min, formal style (masu-form) podcast in a blog style form. The more intermediate version, each episode is around 8-10 min, there's no scripts or vocabularies but the creator has, in my opinion, the cutest openings! Simple 5 min bites on random Japanese topics, no script but clear and short with a lot of episodes, great for daily listening. The basic Japanese and N5 conversation playlist are useful for beginners. ![]() I started with listening to these as a beginner and going through the grammar videos. They provide subtitles with translations and levels from N5-N1. Youtube videos with Japanese people teaching Japanese. I've recently been looking for Japanese audio materials with transcripts (particularly podcasts) to train my listening skills and after searching the sub and finding some scattered answers thought it would be useful to make a list! Please comment if you have any useful recommendations! ![]() ![]() Both apps should allow for easy shrugging.This is a edited re-post from a comment from /learnjapanesenovice I thought it might be useful for the people learning here as well! And the best app like this for Android seems to be Textspansion. On Twitter, Justin Jacoby Smith recommends Auspex, a free utility for Windows that mimics the Mac and iPhone’s system-wide text-replacement function. ( I’m sure there is a Windows fix, but I don’t know what it is. My solution is also only possible on a Mac and/or iPhone. But then I found a solution, and it saves me having to google “smiley sideways shrug” every time I want to quickly rail at the world’s inherent lack of meaning. That makes it a kaomoji, a Japanese emoticon it also makes it, on Western alphabetical keyboards at least, very hard to type. Unlike better-known emoticons like :) or ), ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ borrows characters from the Japanese syllabary called katakana. I use it at least 10 times a day.įor a long time, however, I used it with some difficulty. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ represents nihilism, “bemused resignation,” and “a Zen-like tool to accept the chaos of universe.” It is Sisyphus in unicode. With raised arms and a half-turned smile, it exudes the melancholia, the malaise, the acceptance, and (finally) the embrace of knowing that something’s wrong on the Internet and you can’t do anything about it.Īs Kyle Chayka writes in a new history of the symbol at The Awl, the meaning of the “the shruggie” is always two-, if not three- or four-, fold. In its 11 strokes, the symbol encapsulates what it’s like to be an individual on the Internet. ![]()
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