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Easy Japanese: Conversation Lessons | NHK WORLD-JAPAN

NHK WORLD-JAPAN

48 episodes

Learn useful phrases and gain cultural insights by listening to the story of Tam, a student from overseas enrolled in a Japanese university. Japan's public media organization NHK offers this Japanese language course with podcast, free of charge. nhk.jp/lesson

Episodes

  1. Lesson 48: Saying what you want to do in the future

    · 10 min

    The residents of "Haru-san House" have arrived at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto. Tam reveals her dreams.

  2. Lesson 47: Asking how to do something

    · 10 min

    The residents of "Haru-san House" are visiting Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine in Kyoto.

  3. Lesson 46: Expressing multiple impressions -- Part 2

    · 10 min

    The residents of "Haru-san House" are on a trip to Kyoto. They're about to check in at an inn that uses a "machiya."

  4. Lesson 45: Making a request politely

    · 10 min

    Tam seems to want to ask a favor of the robot landlady, Haru-san.

  5. Lesson 44: Telling someone what you've heard

    · 10 min

    Tam was finally able to meet Yuuki again. She tells Haru-san and Kaito how it went.

  6. Lesson 43: Expressing impressions of what you see

    · 10 min

    Tam and Mi Ya go visit Yuuki at his dressing room after his recital.

  7. Lesson 42: Expressing your intent or plans

    · 10 min

    Tam and Mi Ya have come to a recital by Yuuki, a pianist Tam admires.

  8. Lesson 41: Asking whether something you want to do is possible

    · 10 min

    Mi Ya calls out to Tam. She seems to have found some news.

  9. Lesson 40: Explaining the reason

    · 10 min

    Tam, Mi Ya, and Haru-san were relaxing at "Haru-san House" when something unusual happened.

  10. Lesson 39: Describing a mistake you’ve made

    · 10 min

    Tam has a problem. As soon as she returns to Haru-san House, she asks the robot landlady for help.

  11. Lesson 38: Comparing two things

    · 10 min

    Tam and Ayaka are taking a sightseeing cruise on Lake Ashinoko in Hakone.

  12. Lesson 37: Saying something is wrong

    · 10 min

    Tam and Ayaka seem to be having a problem in their room at a hot spring inn in Hakone.

  13. Lesson 36: Asking about the time

    · 10 min

    Tam and Ayaka arrive at a hot spring inn in Hakone. An attendant leads them to their room.

  14. Lesson 35: Expressing past or future actions in sequence

    · 10 min

    Tam and Ayaka are on a train to Hakone, a popular tourist spot near Tokyo.

  15. Lesson 34: Saying what you’ve experienced

    · 10 min

    Tam and Mike have come to a manga café to enjoy its huge collection of manga and magazines.

  16. Lesson 33: Asking how long something will take

    · 10 min

    Kaito and Mike have arrived safely at the Ninja Museum. They decide to give ninja stars a try.

  17. Lesson 32: Asking how to get to your destination

    · 10 min

    Mike and Kaito head to the Ninja Museum in Mie Prefecture. Mike is wearing a ninja outfit.

  18. Lesson 31: Inviting someone to do something together -- Part 2

    · 10 min

    Mike, an American who loves Japanese culture, has come to "Haru-san House" to discuss a travel plan.

  19. Lesson 30: Expressing a variety of past and future actions

    · 10 min

    Tam has come to a café with Mi Ya. Tam talks about her memories of a music student, Yuuki.

  20. Lesson 29: Saying what you've done

    · 10 min

    Mi Ya shows Tam the photos she took at a piano recital in Kamakura. Tam takes a look and is surprised.

  21. Lesson 28: Asking for permission

    · 10 min

    Mi Ya has come to Kamakura. A piano recital is being held at a temple.

  22. Lesson 27: Asking which one to choose

    · 10 min

    Kaito takes Tam to a ramen shop. She suddenly remembers Yuuki, a music student she met in Vietnam.

  23. Lesson 26: Expressing multiple impressions -- Part 1

    · 10 min

    Tam and her housemates have come to a park for cherry blossom viewing.

  24. Lesson 25: Saying you're not feeling well

    · 10 min

    Tam doesn't seem to feel well. Haru-san's electronic sensor detects a problem.

  25. Lesson 24: Explaining what you can't eat

    · 10 min

    At Haru-san House, Kaito has made a typical Japanese breakfast for everyone.

  26. Lesson 23: Saying what you like

    · 10 min

    Tam, Ayaka, and Mike have come to a café where customers can play with cats.

  27. Lesson 22: Inviting someone to do something together -- Part 1

    · 10 min

    Tam, Mi Ya, and Kaito are in front of a huge snow sculpture at the snow festival in Sapporo.

  28. Lesson 21: Describing where you are

    · 10 min

    Tam and Mi Ya are in Hokkaido. They’re meeting up with Kaito at the Sapporo Clock Tower.

  29. Lesson 20: Asking someone not to put something in your food

    · 10 min

    Tam and Mi Ya are in Hokkaido, in the city of Sapporo. They enter a restaurant to enjoy fresh seafood.

  30. Lesson 19: Saying what you want to buy

    · 10 min

    Tam is planning to travel to Hokkaido with Mi Ya and Kaito. She's come to buy some gloves to prepare for the trip.

  31. Lesson 18: Expressing impressions of what you've experienced

    · 10 min

    Mi Ya is in the living room of “Haru-san House,” telling Tam and Haru-san, the robot landlady, about her trip to Nagano.

  32. Lesson 17: Telling people what you’re doing now

    · 10 min

    Mi Ya is on a photo shoot in Nagano. She meets a Japanese couple, and they go to a soba restaurant.

  33. Lesson 16: Expressing impressions and explaining things -- Part 2

    · 10 min

    Mi Ya is at a hot spring in Nagano famed for the wild monkeys that bathe there. A Japanese couple strikes up a conversation with her.

  34. Lesson 15: Telling the taxi driver your destination

    · 10 min

    Photographer Mi Ya from China is on a photo shoot in Nagano. She’s trying to get to Jigokudani Yaen Koen by taxi.

  35. Lesson 14: Saying what you want to try

    · 10 min

    Tam worked as a volunteer at a school in Vietnam. One day, Yuuki came from Japan to play the piano for the children.

  36. Lesson 13: Saying what you want to do

    · 10 min

    Tam is in the living room of “Haru-san House,” talking with the robot landlady Haru-san and Chinese photographer Mi Ya.

  37. Lesson 12: Expressing impressions and explaining things -- Part 1

    · 10 min

    Tam and Chinese photographer Mi Ya are at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area. They’re at a counter where amulets are sold.

  38. Lesson 11: Asking whether what you want is available

    · 10 min

    Tam has come to Asakusa in Tokyo with Chinese photographer Mi Ya. They're looking around the souvenir shops on “Nakamise Street.”

  39. Lesson 10: Asking how much something costs

    · 10 min

    Tam has come to an electronics store with her friend Ayaka. Tam wants to buy a hair dryer.

  40. Lesson 9: Asking the names of things you don't know

    · 10 min

    Tam from Vietnam has come to the basement deli of a department store, called a "depa-chika." She's accompanied by her housemate Kaito and his American friend Mike.

  41. Lesson 8: Introducing friends and others

    · 10 min

    Tam and her friend Ayaka have come to the observation deck of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. They're meeting up with Mi Ya, who lives in "Haru-san House."

  42. Lesson 7: Asking someone to speak more slowly

    · 10 min

    Tam is eating lunch at her university's cafeteria. Another student, a Japanese woman, comes over and starts talking to her.

  43. Lesson 6: Checking where public transportation is headed

    · 10 min

    It's Tam’s first day to go to her university. She’s at the station, but she’s not sure the train she’s about to board is the right one.

  44. Lesson 5: Saying how you studied Japanese

    · 10 min

    It's Tam's first day of classes at the university. The robot landlady Haru-san notices she's nervous.

  45. Lesson 4: Saying what you're going to do

    · 10 min

    Tam is chatting with her new friend Mi Ya, a photographer from China. Mi Ya's room is filled with pictures from around Japan.

  46. Lesson 3: Saying where you're from

    · 10 min

    A welcome party is held for Tam from Vietnam at the share house where she's staying. Kaito has prepared a table full of good things to eat.

  47. Lesson 2: Introducing yourself with name and occupation

    · 10 min

    The residents of "Haru-san House" take Tam there after running into her on the street.

  48. Lesson 1: Asking for directions

    · 10 min

    Tam from Vietnam is looking for “Haru-san House,” the share house where she’ll be staying in Tokyo.

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