My podcast, "にほんご聞こう" (Let's Listen to Japanese), starts today. This podcast is designed for people at various levels of Japanese proficiency, so I've made adjustments in terms of vocabulary, grammar, and speaking speed. I speak slowly in Episode 1. In the next episode, 1.5, I'll be speaking at a regular pace. Furthermore, the content of the second episode has additional information, so listening to both can be fun for comparison.

Transcript >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UhstapJOXy4M6RAd3Tk8BV-2eVTKQoRi/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113327799381827760818&rtpof=true&sd=true

にほんご聞こう！　Let's listen to Japanese! 

Episode 1.5 : Self-introduction [Advanced]

日本人の結婚式 No2 です。
みんなの国の結婚式となにがちがうかな？



Nihongo Hanaso (Beginners)

Beginners日本の結婚式 No2

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STOP Overusing Vocabulary

How to say what’s your name? in Thai

First of all, let’s learn some vocabulary

what = a-rai
Is  = kue
your = khong khun
name = chue

To translate directly from English to Thai, we will have the sentence like
“chue khong khun kue a-rai”
Well, this is not wrong , you will still get the answer from the listener.
But to speak in the same way as Thai native speakers, we don’t use that sentence. 
To ask for someone’s name, we will simply say

khun chue a-rai

literally means “You Name What”

The same thing goes  with “surname”.

Surname or last name , in Thai we say “naam sa gun”

Now , can you tell me how to ask “What’s your surname?”.
I give 3 seconds to think.  3 … 2 …. 1 
time’s up. Yes, you’re right. 
The answer is
khun naam sa gun a-rai

When you answer these questions, you can simply tell your name or surname straightaway.






Learn Easy Thai With Sumon

EP2 : How to say "What's your name?" in Thai

WAITER: Hello, I’ll be your waiter today. Can I start you off with
something to drink?
RALPH: Yes. I’ll have iced tea, please.
ANNA: And I’ll have lemonade.
WAITER: OK. Are you ready to order, or do you need a few minutes?
RALPH: I think we’re ready. I’ll have the tomato soup to start, and the
roast beef with mashed potatoes and peas.
WAITER: How do you want the beef — rare, medium, or well done?
RALPH: Well done, please.
ANNA: And I’ll just have the fish, with potatoes and a salad.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• Can I start you off with something to drink? Notice how the question starts with 
“Can.” Since this is a yes/no question, the intonation rises at the end.
• And I’ll have lemonade. Notice how Anna stresses “I’ll” and “lemonade” to 
emphasize her choice.
• Are you ready to order, or do you need a few minutes? The word “or” signals 
a choice here. Notice the rising intonation on order, and the falling intonation on 
minutes (the first choice is “Are you ready to order?” and the second choice is “Do 
you need a few minutes?”).
• I’ll have the tomato soup to start, and the roast beef with mashed potatoes and
peas. Notice that “tomato soup,” “roast beef,” “mashed potatoes” and “peas” are 
stressed because the food order is the important information here. Notice also that 
“tomato soup,” “roast beef” and “mashed potatoes” are compound words. The stress 
falls on the second word in each phrase.
• Well done, please. Notice that the subject and verb are omitted in the response; only 
the necessary information is given.
• I’ll just have the fish. Anna says “just” here to mean that she does not want a starter.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 10: 

野菜　やさい　vegetables 
 1.いつ食べる？ 
 2.どこの産地が有名？
 イタリアにありますか？ 
イギリスにありますか？

野菜1   葉野菜 

キャベツ 
春キャベツ 
レタス 
サニーレタス 
白菜  はくさい　Chinese cabbage 
ねぎ  Green onion 
白ネギ 
青ネギ  あおねぎ
にら Chives
水菜 
サラダ水菜 
菊菜　きくな　[しゅんぎく]




[単語など]

さんち　産地   regions of origin

しゅるい　種類 types

なべ　鍋   hot pots

なま　生   raw

げんざい　現在

ひとたま　一玉  counter of one which round shapes

みかける　見かける to be seen

そせい　蘇生 resuscitation

くふう　工夫 

なっとう　納豆  fermented beans 

たまねぎ　玉ねぎ onions

ひをとおす　火を通す to cook , to heat








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Vol.111 ルカさんと葉野菜について1

Easy News📺
I introduce Japanese news in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “ポテトチップスの袋《Plastic Bag of potato chips》”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
紙（かみ / kami）：paper
プラスチック（ぷらすちっく / purasutikku）：plastic
環境（かんきょう / kankyō）：environment
～を守（まも）る（～o mamoru）：protect
カルビー（かるびー / karubi-）：Calbee（Confectionery Company in Japan）
空気（くうき / kūki）：air
薄（うす）い（usui）：thin
商品（しょうひん / shōhin）：products
親指（おやゆび / oyayubi）：thumb

☆Grammar☆
・～ために：in order to
・～そうです：heard
・～（よ）うと思う：be going to（This sentence pattern is used to talk about the speaker’s determinations or plans.）

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