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Hosted by Yuko · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 100 episodes
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This is a podcast for beginner-level Japanese learners who want to get used to the rhythm and basic vocabulary of the language. Each episode will discuss different topics such as introducing yourself, hobbies, favorite foods, lifestyle questions, useful phrases when traveling to Japan and more. The host(s) will speak clear and natural Japanese.
Yuko hosts Japanese from Scratch with YUKO, a education show with 100 episodes published.
Hooray! This is the 100th episode. Thank you so much for listening and learning Japanese with me. Today, we're going to learn the grammar pattern ～になります, which we use to talk about change. Let's learn how to say "My Japa
Today, I'll introduce some common expressions that Japanese people use in their daily lives such as シャワーをあびます、ひげをそります. Learning these natural verb-and-noun combinations(collocations) will help your Japanese sound much mo
Today, we're continuing our series on Japanese homophones. Last time, we learned words like ame, hashi, kami, and kumo. This week, we'll learn some more fun homophones like hana, sake, kaki, and ishi!
Today, we're going to learn about Japanese homophones. A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning. Japanese has many homophones. Sometimes, one sound can have two or even three
Do you like soccer? Even if you're not a big soccer fan, I think you'll enjoy today's episode.Today’s episode is a little different. It's a special episode because the FIFA World Cup is happening now! By the end of this
Today, we’re continuing our series on transitive and intransitive verbs. This time, we’ll look at another group of really useful verbs— like tomeru / tomaru, mawasu / mawaru, and hajimeru / hajimaru. These verbs are grea
Today, we’re starting a new series about something many Japanese learners find confusing: transitive and intransitive verbs. In Japanese, there are many verb pairs like akeru and aku, and choosing the right one can be tr
Today, we’re continuing our series Japanese Adjectives You Always Mix Up.In Part 3, we focus on temperature and feelings. You’ll learn the difference between words like atsui, atatakai, samui, suzushii, and tsumetai. Per
Today, we’re continuing our series on confusing Japanese adjectives. We’ll start with three words that many learners mix up: “ookii,” “ooi,” and “hiroi.” We’ll also learn how to say “busy” naturally in Japanese, and what
Do you know the difference between むずかしい and たいへん? They both mean “difficult,” but they’re actually quite different. Today’s topic is confusing Japanese adjectives. In Japanese, there are many adjectives that seem simila
In today’s episode, we’ll talk about confusing words related to time. You’ll learn the difference between words like asa and gozen, hiru and gogo, and yoru and ban. And we’ll also look at an important difference between
Today, we’re going to focus similar nouns and pronouns used to talk about people. If you’ve ever been unsure about words like kare, kanojo, or when to say someone’s name instead of “he” or “she,” this episode is for you!
Today, we’re going to look at similar nouns. Our topic is words for students and teachers in Japanese. In English, we usually just say student or teacher, but in Japanese there are several different words depending on th
Last week, we talked about some Japanese verbs that have similar meanings but are used differently. In today’s episode, we’ll continue that topic and look at four more verb pairs like "anpo o shimasu" and " arukimasu" th
Do you know the difference between "hanashimasu" and "iimasu"? Today, we’re going to look at verbs that have similar meanings but are used in different situations. I’ll introduce four pairs of verbs, so you can really se
Today, we’re going to introduce more pairs of Japanese verbs that are easily mixed up. Do you know what kimasu means? It means “to come” and also “to wear”! So complicated, right? I hope today’s episode will help you rem
Have you ever mixed up Japanese verbs that sound very similar? Today, we’re going to explore commonly confused verbs that many learners struggle with such as karimasu, kashimasu, kaeshimasu, karimasu. Let’s take it step
Today, we will learn expressions about food and drinks. Do you know How to say "I'm hungry." "I'm thirsty." "The soup is salty." in Japanese? Let’s learn these expressions and enjoy Japanese mealtimes!
Today’s topic is a very small word in Japanese — “sou.” A student recently asked me,“What does sou mean?” And honestly, that’s a hard question. Because Japanese people use sou all the time, but we rarely think about its
In our past episodes, we have spent a lot of time learning polite Japanese—the style that ends with Desu and Masu. But, have you ever felt a little bit of a "wall" when talking to Japanese friends? Today, we would like t
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Japanese from Scratch with YUKO is hosted by Yuko. The show is categorised under education (language) and has published 100 episodes.
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