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Listen, Learn & Speak: Audio Can Do Japanese #13 - How to Talk About Your Hobbies

Listen, Learn & Speak: Audio Can Do Japanese #13 - How to Talk About Your Hobbies

Released Friday, 5th April 2024
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Listen, Learn & Speak: Audio Can Do Japanese #13 - How to Talk About Your Hobbies

Listen, Learn & Speak: Audio Can Do Japanese #13 - How to Talk About Your Hobbies

Listen, Learn & Speak: Audio Can Do Japanese #13 - How to Talk About Your Hobbies

Listen, Learn & Speak: Audio Can Do Japanese #13 - How to Talk About Your Hobbies

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0:03

Welcome. To can do Japanese by Japanese

0:05

pod one or one.com. In

0:08

this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about

0:10

your hobbies in Japanese. For. example:

0:13

my hobbies fishing is. See.

0:15

Me city this. Two.

0:18

Neighbors shin each color and how

0:20

to toss a sucky. Are. Having

0:22

a conversation in an apartment building lobby.

0:25

Before. You hear their conversation. Let's.

0:27

Preview some of it's key components. City.

0:33

Fishing. Cd.

0:36

City. Shimmy!

0:39

Hobby. Shoot. Me:

0:42

Shimmy! Shimmy

0:48

One underscore. See

0:51

me, that city this. Once.

0:55

More with the English translation. Shimmy

0:58

One underscore. What's. Your

1:00

hobby. Similar. City

1:03

This. My. Hobby is fishing.

1:09

Let's. Break down the conversation. Do

1:11

you remember how seen each color asks? What's.

1:14

Your hobby. Shimmy!

1:20

Run under scar. First.

1:22

Is. Shimmy! Hobby.

1:25

Shimmy! Shimmy!

1:28

Next. Is the particle. That.

1:31

The. Topic marking particle. Lot.

1:35

Lot. It marks hobby

1:37

as the topic of the sentence. Think.

1:39

Of it like As for in the

1:41

expression as for your hobby. Together.

1:44

It's. Shimmy! That. As.

1:47

For your hobby. Shimmy!

1:49

Lot. Note: the your

1:51

is understood through context as the speaker

1:54

is asking the listener a direct question.

1:57

After. This is. Not. What?

2:01

Mira. Nair. Nair

2:04

has. Moved. In

2:06

this case it's like the is in

2:08

what is. Bullshit.

2:11

Does. And last is.

2:14

Com. The question marking

2:16

particle. Which. Turns the sentence

2:18

into a question, Ha!

2:21

Ha! Altogether, Similar

2:24

nanda stop. Literally

2:26

means as for your hobby,

2:28

What is. But. It

2:30

translates as. What's. Your hobby. Sumi

2:34

one on the car. Let's

2:36

take a closer look at the response. Do

2:39

you remember how hot it hosts? as. My.

2:41

Hobby is fishing. Similar

2:47

city. This. First

2:50

is. Semi. That. As.

2:53

For my Hobby in this context. Similar.

2:57

Note: the my is understood to

2:59

context. As the speaker is answering

3:01

a direct question, Nexus.

3:04

City. Fishing. City.

3:08

City. After this is.

3:11

This. In this

3:13

context, it's like is in English. This.

3:17

Altogether, Sunni that

3:19

city dice. This. Literally

3:21

means. As for my hobby,

3:24

fishing it is. But it

3:26

translates as my hobby is fishing. Similar

3:29

city. This. When.

3:32

Responding to a question or request about your

3:34

hobby, you can omit the phrase. See

3:37

lot. As for my hobby.

3:40

Because. It's clear from context you're

3:42

giving your hobby. Hobby.

3:45

Guess. It's hobby.

3:48

Hobby. This. This.

3:51

Is a more natural response. You.

3:53

Should be aware of this short cut, but your

3:55

practice the full pattern for this lesson. The.

4:00

Pattern is. Shimmy! That.

4:03

Hobby. That's. My.

4:06

Hobby is. Hobby. Similar.

4:10

Hobby best. To

4:12

use this pattern, simply replace the hobby

4:14

place holder with a hobby. Note:

4:17

This pattern requires a now. Imagine

4:19

you like baseball. Yak Yak.

4:23

Yak. Is it? Yeah.

4:25

Que. Se. My

4:27

hobby is baseball. Ready.

4:33

See. Me right? Yeah, Do this. My.

4:36

Hobbies, baseball, See. Me

4:38

right? Yeah, Do this. Again,

4:43

The key pattern is. Similar.

4:46

Hobby. This. My

4:49

hobby is hobby. See

4:52

me That. How they. S.

4:55

Let's. Look at some examples. Listen.

4:57

And repeat or speak along with a native

4:59

speakers. Similar city.

5:02

This. My hobbies:

5:04

fishing, Similar city.

5:06

This. See.

5:08

Me that yeah, Do this. My

5:11

hobbies: baseball, See.

5:14

Right? Yeah, Do this. Stimulus

5:17

Bill Cosby's. My

5:20

hobbies traveling. Jimmy

5:22

that Yoko this. Seem

5:25

you out man? that is. My.

5:28

Hobby is monger. Seem

5:31

you are man know this. Morning

5:34

that to this. I

5:38

like cooking. Know

5:40

that to this. Did.

5:46

You notice how the last speaker uses a

5:48

different pattern. Knowing that

5:50

to this. I

5:53

like cooking. First is.

5:56

Jody. Cooking. Girl

5:59

it. You're already. After

6:02

this is. Not. The.

6:04

Subject mocking particle. Got.

6:09

It marks. The Ot. Cooking.

6:12

As the subject of the sentence. Next

6:14

is. Still, Meaning.

6:17

Like. C. T.

6:20

Skit. Note: State.

6:24

Is. An adjective deriving from the verb.

6:26

Secret. To like. Ticket.

6:31

When. Used as an adjective, Think

6:33

of it as something like nice

6:35

work, likable, Has in

6:37

cooking is nice. What

6:39

translating as week? Last.

6:42

Is this. In this

6:44

case it's like the is as

6:47

in cooking is nice. Pace.

6:50

Altogether, Ya need as good

6:52

as. This literally means cooking

6:55

is nice. But it translates

6:57

as. I like cooking. Morning

7:00

that to the. This

7:03

pattern is. Harvey. Dot

7:06

Speed S. I like

7:08

hobby. You. Should be aware of

7:10

this pattern, but you won't need it for this Lesson.

7:15

Let's review the new words. Yeah.

7:17

Get. Baseball. Yeah.

7:23

Yeah t. Know

7:25

call. Problem. Oh

7:28

call it. The airport.

7:31

Manda. Manga.

7:34

Man that. Manga.

7:40

Let's review respond to the prompts by

7:42

speaking allowed. Then. Repeat after

7:44

the native speakers focusing on pronunciation.

7:47

Ready. Do.

7:49

You remember how to say fishing? City.

7:57

City. And.

8:00

How does a hobby? Sunni.

8:07

Sunni. Do

8:10

you remember the topic marking? Particle. Black.

8:17

Lab. And do you

8:19

remember how how do to us as. My.

8:21

Hobby is fishing. Swimming

8:26

you a city? This. See

8:29

me what city this. Do

8:32

you remember the question? Mocking poetical. And

8:41

how to say what? My.

8:48

Mom. Do

8:51

you remember how seen? asks? What's.

8:53

Your hobby. Sumi

8:58

one on this car. Show

9:00

me one on this car. Do

9:03

you remember how to say baseball? Yeah

9:09

t. Yeah t.

9:13

And how to say traveling. He'll

9:19

go. Deal. For.

9:22

Do you remember how to say monger? Man.

9:28

That. Manga.

9:33

Let's. Practice. Imagine your

9:35

scene is Carla and you like

9:38

baseball or. Yeah kids. Respond.

9:41

To the question. Ready. To

9:44

me, you are none discuss. See.

9:53

Me right? Yeah, Do you this? Listen.

9:55

Again and repeat. See. Me

9:57

right? Yeah, Do this. Sumi

10:03

you are. Yeah, Do this. Let's.

10:06

Try another. Imagine you are

10:08

miss not Olga. And you like

10:10

traveling? Or. You're. All.

10:13

Ready. To me that

10:16

Monday. Scott. Jimmy

10:25

that he'll go this. Listen.

10:27

Again and repeat. Jimmy that

10:30

he'll go this. Jimmy

10:37

that the authorities. Let's

10:40

try one more. Imagine.

10:42

Your Mister Kobayashi. And

10:44

you like monger? Or. Manga.

10:47

Ready. Sumi. Were.

10:50

Man. Disco. Seem.

10:59

You are man that is. Listen

11:01

again and repeat. Seem.

11:03

You are man know this. Seem.

11:10

You are man know this. Well.

11:15

Done. This. Is the end of

11:17

the lesson and the can talk about hobbies

11:20

unit of this course. Remember.

11:22

These can do lessons are about learning

11:24

practical language skills, What's. Next show

11:26

was would you can do. When. You're

11:28

ready. Take your assessment. You can take it

11:30

again and again. So try any time you

11:33

like. Our teachers will assess it and give

11:35

you your results. Keep. Practicing I

11:37

move onto the next lesson.

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