Speak Japanese Naturally

Hi, I’m planning something new for you!😄
Please tell me your current Japanese level so I can make it helpful for you.

Which Japanese level are you at?
Please choose your level from A - D below.
There’s no right or wrong answer — just choose the one that feels closest to you 😊

A. N5 or below
(You can read hiragana and katakana, and say very simple greetings.)

B. N4 or studying for N4
(You can understand common everyday situations if people speak slowly.)

C. N3 or studying for N3
(You can mostly understand everyday topics and communicate in simple conversations.)

D. N2 or higher
(You can understand not only everyday situations, but also a wider range of topics.)

1 week ago | [YT] | 218

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生徒（せいと）さんが、日本語で、Walk and talk動画（どうが）をつくりました！

感動（かんどう）しました！🥹

ぜひ見てください。

そして、みなさんも、ぜひつくってみてください。

つくってくれたら、コミュニティでシェアしますよーー！



Hi everyone!🍁

One of my students made a Walk and Talk video in Japanese!
I was so moved and inspired!!🥹

Please check it out.
And I’d love for you to try making one, too.
If you do, I’ll share it in the community! ✨

3 months ago | [YT] | 42

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みなさん、こんにちは✨

けんさんの動画に出ました！

けんさんのビッグニュースがありました😄

ぜひみてください！

Hi everyone!

I joined Ken-san’s new video!
He’s got some big news to share 😄

Check it out!

4 months ago | [YT] | 93

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みなさん、こんにちは！

Okkei Japanese さんの動画に出ました。

楽しいですよー😄

ぜひみてください！

Hi everyone!

I joined Okkei Japanese in a new video!
The three of us chat together in simple Japanese.

Come check it out!

4 months ago | [YT] | 50

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みなさん、こんにちは！

中・上級の人のためのポッドキャストをアップしました。
今回の動画では、みなさんに、40代、50代ぐらいの人が使う、タメ口を聞いてもらいます。
タメ口というのは、「です」とか「ます」を使わない話し方です。
ふつうは、年が同じ友達や、家族と話すときなどに使うものです。
お店などでは使いません。

このエピソードでは、夫とタメ口で話しました。
40代、50代ぐらいの人がどんなふうに話すのか、聞いてください。
テーマは、「日本は時間にきびしい！？」です😄


In this video, I’d like you to listen to the way people in their 40s and 50s speak casual Japanese, or tameguchi.
Tameguchi is a way of speaking that doesn’t use polite forms like desu or masu. It’s usually used when talking with close friends of your age, or family members.
So, it’s not something you use with just anyone—for example, you wouldn’t use it in a store or with strangers.

But I thought it might be helpful for your listening practice to know what tameguchi sounds like in real life.
So, I recorded a conversation with my husband using tameguchi.

I’d say our tameguchi sounds age-appropriate and grounded—no trendy slang or anything like that.
It’s just how people in their 40s or 50s typically talk, and I hope that gives you a good example to listen to.

The theme is: “Is Japan too strict about time?”

6 months ago | [YT] | 79

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わびさび、しょしん、はらはちぶ、
聞いたことがある人も多いと思います。

ただ、海外で使われている意味と、日本での意味と、ちょっとちがっているような気もします。
どんなふうにちがうのか？
ぜひこのエピソードで聞いてみてください😄

漢字にはふりがな、また英語の字幕つきです。



You may have heard words like wabi-sabi, shoshin, or hara hachi bu.

But the way these words are used abroad sometimes feels a little different from how they’re understood in Japan.
So how are they different?
Find out in this episode! 😄

Kanji are shown with furigana, and English subtitles are included.

7 months ago | [YT] | 75

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I made a few changes to the subtitles in today’s video.（Again…！😳）

I think they’re a bit easier to read now.

Ken-san from けんさんおかえり helped me!
Check out his videos here:
👉youtube.com/@kensanokaeri

Thank you, Ken-san!! 😄🙌✨

7 months ago | [YT] | 124

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2025年、もう半分終わりましたね…！

みなさん、この半年どんなふうに過ごしましたか？😊

私は新年の抱負を思い返し、「できたこと・できなかったこと」のふりかえりをしました。

これからの半年に向けて、改めて新しい目標も立てました！　

ちょっとした気づきやモヤモヤもお話ししています。
よかったら、ぜひ聴いてみてください🎧💭


Can you believe 2025 is already halfway over? 😮

How have the past six months been for you?

I took some time to reflect on my New Year’s resolutions—what I’ve accomplished and what I haven’t.

I also set some fresh goals for the next half of the year!

In this episode, I talk about some realizations, a few struggles, and what’s ahead.
If you’re interested, I’d love for you to give it a listen 🎧💭

7 months ago | [YT] | 61