by Megumi
In Season 3, focus on conversation and practical practice! It's quiz-style, so don't worry. Let's keep studying with me :)
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April 20, 2025
<p>Welcome back to my podcast “こんなときのにほんご”.Hi! I'm Megumi! It’s great to have you tuning in!It’s the 226th time.</p><p><br></p><p>キャプションには今回も英語を載せているので、日本語が聞き取れなかったりしたらたらぜひ参考にしてください！</p><p><br></p><p>さて！日本では只今万博の真っ最中！もういらっしゃった方もいるかもしれませんね。</p><p>日本に来た人はわかるかもしれませんが、日本には、英語っぽいけど英語じゃない単語がたくさんあります。今日はそのうちの一つをご紹介。</p><p>次の空欄に当てはまる言葉を考えてみてください。</p><p><br></p><p>A:大阪万博はじまったね！</p><p>B:ねー！気になるパビリオンあるし、行ってみたいなー。</p><p>A:そういえばさ、この間、電車乗るのに困ってる人がいて、TOP UPって何度も言われるんだけど全然わからなくって。</p><p>B:ああ、それって［ ］のことだっけ？</p><p>A:そう！これは知ってなくちゃわからないなって思ったよ。</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>答えは、チャージ、です。</p><p><br></p><p>日本で使われている英語っぽい言葉の中には、意味が異なるものもたくさんあるので、注意が必要ですね。</p><p><br></p><p>That's all for today. </p><p>Thanks for joining me today.</p><p><br></p><p>Incidentally, this podcast will be updated every two weeks from this year.</p><p>So The next one will be on 4th MAY.</p><p><br></p><p>Until then, おつかれさまでした! Bye!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>—— English ——</p><p><br></p><p>I've put English in the captions again this week, so if you can't hear the Japanese or can't understand it, please use it as a reference! </p><p><br></p><p>Japan is in the middle of the Expo! Some of you may have already been there.</p><p>As visitors may know, there are many words in Japan that sound like English but are not. Today I introduce one of them.</p><p>Think of words that apply to the blanks.</p><p><br></p><p>A:大阪万博はじまったね！</p><p>B:ねー！気になるパビリオンあるし、行ってみたいなー。</p><p>A:そういえばさ、この間、電車乗るのに困ってる人がいて、TOP UPって何度も言われてわからなくって。</p><p>B:ああ、それって［ ］のことだっけ？</p><p>A:そう！これは知ってなくちゃわからないなって思ったよ。</p><p><br></p><p>The Answer is “ちゃーじ”.</p><p>It is important to note that there are many English-like words used in Japan that have different meanings.</p>
April 6, 2025
<p>Welcome back to my podcast “こんなときのにほんご”.</p><p>Hi! I'm Megumi! It’s great to have you tuning in! It’s the 225th time.</p><p>キャプションには今回も英語を載せているので、日本語が聞き取れなかったりしたらたらぜひ参考にしてください！</p><p><br></p><p>今回は、春の式典に関するクイズです。</p><p>空欄に当てはまる語句を選んでください。</p><p><br></p><p>A：あ、見て見て、小学校の新入生かな？</p><p>B：みんな新しいランドセル背負ってる〜かわい〜！</p><p>A：そっか、今日、[___]だもんね</p><p><br></p><p>①入学式</p><p>②終業式</p><p>③卒業式</p><p><br></p><p>答えは①入学式です。</p><p>皆さんの地域でも、学校に入る前のオリエンテーションといったものはあるかな？と思いますが、どうでしょうか。</p><p>世界ではごく一般的なものが９月始まりだと聞きますが、日本では、幼稚園でも小学校でも中学校でも高校でも大学でも、４月に「入学式」が行われます。実は私も昨日、入学式を終えましたよ！</p><p>日本語の勉強もまた一年、一緒に頑張っていきましょう！</p><p><br></p><p>That's all for today. </p><p>Thanks for joining me today.</p><p><br></p><p>Incidentally, this podcast will be updated every two weeks from this year.</p><p>So the next one will be on 20th April.</p><p><br></p><p>Until then, おつかれさまでした! Bye!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>—— English ——</p><p><br></p><p>I've put English in the captions again this week, so if you can't hear the Japanese or can't understand it, please use it as a reference! </p><p><br></p><p>This quiz is about the Spring Ceremony.</p><p>Choose the word that fits the blank.</p><p><br></p><p>①にゅうがくしき</p><p>②しゅうぎょうしき</p><p>③そつぎょうしき</p><p><br></p><p>The answer is One!</p><p>Is there such a thing as a pre-school orientation in your area? </p><p>We are told that the ceremony in the world starts in September, but in Japan, whether it is kindergarten, primary school, junior high school, high school or university, the ‘entrance ceremony’ is held in April.</p><p>I actually finished my matriculation ceremony yesterday!</p><p>Let's work together for this year of Japanese language study!</p>
March 23, 2025
<p>Welcome back to my podcast “こんなときのにほんご”.Hi! I'm Megumi! It’s great to have you tuning in!It’s the 224th time.</p><p>キャプションには今回も英語を載せているので、日本語が聞き取れなかったりしたらたらぜひ参考にしてください！</p><p><br></p><p>今回は、ことわざに関するクイズです。</p><p>次の文章はことわざです。空欄に当てはまる動物を選んでください。</p><p><br></p><p>[___]も歩けば棒に当たる。</p><p><br></p><p>①猫</p><p>②犬</p><p>③うさぎ</p><p><br></p><p>答えは、②犬です。</p><p><br></p><p>「犬も歩けば棒に当たる」は二つの意味があります。</p><p>一つは、「何か物事を始めたからこそ、思わぬ幸運に出会えた」の意味。もう一つは、「何か物事を始めると、何かと災難にあったりする」の意味。</p><p>文脈によって判断するしかないことわざなのでなかなか難しいですが、見つけたらどちらの意味かな？と考えてみてください。</p><p><br></p><p>日本のことわざには、動物がたくさん登場します。</p><p>例えば</p><p>・豚に真珠</p><p>・猫の手も借りたい</p><p>・犬猿の仲</p><p>・馬の耳に念仏</p><p>・猿も木から落ちる</p><p>・二兎を追うものは一兎も得ず</p><p>などなど。</p><p>それぞれの意味はぜひ、検索して調べてみてください。</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks for joining me today.</p><p>Incidentally, this podcast will be updated every two weeks from this year, as I need to get on with my own learning.</p><p>So the next one will be on 5th April.</p><p><br></p><p>Until then, おつかれさまでした! Bye!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>—— English ——</p><p><br></p><p>I've put English in the captions again this week, so if you can't hear the Japanese or can't understand it, please use it as a reference! </p><p><br></p><p>This quiz is about proverbs.</p><p>The following sentence is a proverb. Choose the animal that fits the blank.</p><p><br></p><p>①ねこ</p><p>②いぬ</p><p>③うさぎ</p><p><br></p><p>The answer is Two!</p><p>‘いぬもあるけば ぼうにあたる’ has two meanings.</p><p>One means ‘because I started something, I met with unexpected good luck’. The other meaning is that ‘because I started something, I met with some misfortune’.</p><p>Many animals appear in Japanese proverbs.</p><p>Please search for the meaning of each of these.</p>
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