Let’s Study Japanese with Kevin from a book, ”Kevin Goes to Japan”

Kevin and his Japanese girlfriend, Yumiko, introduce Japanese words from the Japanese learning book, ”Kevin Goes to Japan.” The story is about how Kevin can get Yumiko as a romance novel written in Japanese and English (bilingual novels) in Japan with JLPT sample questions and word lists.

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Episodes

Saturday Nov 12, 2022

Kevin lives in Yukio's house, but he doesn't pay anything. That is called, "Iso-rou" in Japanese, but what it is? 
 
親友の幸雄宅に住んでるケビン。でも一銭も払っていません。それを「居候」と言いますが、どうして?

Saturday Nov 05, 2022

A CV/resume is necessary to find a job in Japan. Reasons for leaving are also required. Kevin and Yumiko explain the commonly used "leaving the company for personal reasons."
 
日本で仕事を探すために必要な履歴書。退社理由も必要ですが、よく使われる「一身上の都合により退社」についてケビンと弓子が説明します。

Saturday Oct 29, 2022

Today's lesson is "Itte- miru" (Let's try to go) from Chapter 4, "Eating Fish with Chopsticks " from the Bilingual Romance novel, "Kevin Goes to Japan."
今日のレッスンは「行ってみる」で「ケビン日本へ行く」の第4章「魚をはしで食べる」からです。

Friday Oct 21, 2022

There are at least two Japanese words describing "As expected" that are "An-no-jyo" and "Yappari."
日本語には少なくとも2つ、予想していた通りになったときにいう表現があります。「案の定」と「やっぱり」です。

Saturday Oct 15, 2022

Spoken Japanese is sometime omitted and change pronunciation, such as "Shiteoku"(I'll do it later) becomes "Shitoku," and "Yonde-oku," becomes "Yondoku." This lesson gives examples and grammatical explanations.  Also, you can listen to the whole of chapter 2 in "Kevin Goes to Japan 1."
 
日本語では「しておく」(文語)と「しとく」(口語)は同じ意味ですが、会話では文字を省略することが多いのですが、ある程度のルールがあります。それをケビンと一緒に勉強しましょう!「ケビン 日本へ行く1」のオーディオブックの第2章も全部聞くことができます。

Friday Oct 07, 2022

「飯」を「ハン」と読めば朝ご飯、「めし」だと朝メシ。日本語は音読み、訓読みで読み方が変わりますが、使い方も変わることはあります。ケビンと弓子と一緒に新しい言葉遣いを習いましょう!
 
If you read this Kanji as "han," it is Asa-Gohan as breakfast, and "meshi," Asa-meshi as breakfast. You can read Kanjis in On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi, but the usage could also change. Kevin and Yumiko will teach you in Japanese and English! Let's study a new word with them!

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About this podcast

In each episode, you can learn Japanese words or phrases from the book, "Kevin Goes to Japan." You can learn real-life Japanese with Kevin!

Characters designed and illustrated by Suzu Usui. Many thanks!!! 

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