Ep 8: Watch more Japanese Variety Shows!
In this podcast I talk about how Japanese “variety shows” (バラエティ番組 – “baraeti bangumi”) are a great way to help refine your Japanese language and cult...
Self Taught Japanese
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Informal discussions about techniques for learning Japanese and Japan's culture, as well as reviews of Japanese media (manga, anime, novels, etc.). Other related topics include Japanese grammar, expressions, pronunciation, linguistics and translation.
Ep 7: A detailed look at the Japanese verb “shiru” [知る] (to know)
In this podcast I give a detailed explanation of the verb 知る (“shiru”) which means “To know” in Japanese. I talk about some of the main verb conjugati...
Ep 6: A review on an awesome language-learning app
In Episode 6 of the Self Taught Japanese podcast I review a great language learning app for the iPhone: Memrise It works for Japanese as well as many ...
Ep 5: The easy and hard of learning Japanese
In this episode I’ll talk about a few things that I feel make learning Japanese especially difficult, and a few that make it hard. Also I give an expl...
Ep 4: Pros/cons of using Anime to study Japanese (and 3 recommendations)
In this episode I talk about some of the pros and cons of using Anime to learn Japanese, and also some suggestions to use it efficiently as a learning...
Ep 3: My favorite way to learn Japanese: (Japanese) Podcasts (and a tribute to Chin san)
In this episode I talk about using Japanese podcasts as a tool for Japanese learning. I talk about their many advantages (and a few disadvantages), an...
Ep 2: How I learned Japanese and what to focus on in your studies
In this episode I will briefly talk about a few ways I studied Japanese and important things to prioritize in your own studies (keeping motivated, fun...
Self Taught Japanese Podcast: Episode 1: Celebrating the traditional event shichi-go-san (七五三) in a Buddhist temple
This is the first episode of a new podcast whose content will roughly mirror my blog: discussions about learning Japanese self-taught, Japanese cultur...