Simple Japanese

A fun video for beginning Japanese learners. Especially if you want to learn how to say you're a potato. Why? Check it out.

Hokudai/Cast: This week's topic is 'coffee.'

敬語 - Keigo - Super Polite Japanese

Here's another fun video by Ciaela about Keigo (敬語) which is ultra-polite Japanese. You use it when speaking to older people, people in a high status (professors?), and to customers. It's difficult for even native speakers of Japanese to learn.

This video is in Japanese with very natural subtitles in English.

ATM in Japanese

A couple of city employees in Hokkaido attempt to show us how to use a cash machine in Japan.

Watch and learn.

Learn Japanese (For Beginners)

Here is a quick and simple video with Japanese vocabulary. Listen to the nice music, read, practice, and learn a whole bunch of Japanese words. For beginners, mostly. 

Hokudai/Cast

Naoshima (Art Island)

Here is a nice and long (about 30 minutes) video of Naoshima, an island between Shikoku and Honshu near Okayama. The narration is in English but there is some daily Japanese scattered through the piece. If think Tofugu did a good job of showing a bit of Japan.

Please enjoy watching this while snacking on natto-covered rice.

Also, you can see Fish Leong's music video for "No Ifs" with both pinying and English subtitles at Hokudai/Cast.

How Do You Say How Do You Say? (Mandarin)

Peggy teaches "How Do You Say..." in Chinese (in English).

For more Trilingual Lessons (Japanese, English, and Chinese), go to Hokudai/Cast. This week: 

older and younger brothers and sisters. Plus, pedestrian.

Days of the Week in Mandarin

How do you say the days of the week in Chinese? Watch this simple explanation, repeat, and enjoy.

Simple and Easy Introduction to Mandarin

Here is a very simple and easy to follow video teaching beginning Mandarin Chinese. You can go to their website at Fluenz.com to learn more and to learn different languages. Enjoy.

Hokudai/Cast: Your Trilingual Podcast

Listening Practice The Yard Sale

Here is a video in English with English subtitles that you can use to improve your listening skills. Watch carefully and then answer some questions. It is in fairly normal English so please give it a try.




Hokudai/Cast 233: Perimeter. Now online via iTunes and Hokudai/Cast

TOEIC Listening Practice Test

Here is another practice TOEIC listening test. How did you do?

Hokudai/Cast: A Trilingual Podcast

Simple TOEIC Practice

 Listen and watch. This is the first part of the listening for the TOEIC test. How do you think you'll do?

Chinese Word Order

A quick - In English - video about Chinese word order. Learn the difference between Chinese and English word order.  The teacher explains how to put together a Chinese sentence.

Subject - When - Where - How - Action

English word order: Tomorrow I will study Chinese with Lily in the library.

Chinese word order: I tomorrow in the library with Lily study Chinese.

Easy Japanese about Hobbies

Listen. And read the English subtitles. But listen often. Easy Japanese talking about her hobby. Less than two minutes. Enjoy. And Listen, eh?

Chinese Music Video with Subtitles (in Chinese)

The Flowers Band singing Change Into A Butterfly for Fly. The band broke up in 2009 having performed since 1998. Follow the hanji as you sing. And enjoy.

LoveLoveLove Two Ways.

Hokudai/Cast 221 has a song by CaiYiLin called LoveLoveLove and here, for your educational enlightenment, is a pinying version of the same song if you want to practice speaking. Enjoy.



And here is a Hanji version if you want to practice reading and listening.

BCLU - Beijing University of Culture and Language

About 100 Hokuriku University (北陸大学) students are going to Beijing University of Culture and Language (BCLU - 北京语言大学) to study Chinese, English, and herbal medicine. They'll leave this month and stay about one month. Here is a quick video of the BCLU campus. BCLU is famous for teaching foreigners Chinese and Chinese other languages. The students should have a good time.

Learning a Foreign Language and Chinese Vocabulary

How to learn Any foreign language. This one is just related to Japanese and it is in English. Helpful hints:

• make mistakes - try to respond, don't remain silent
• copy a native speaker - don't learn from anime
• describe a word you don't know - don't just remain silent
• keep practicing - learning a language isn't a one-shot deal

And now some simple Chinese with English, hanji, pinying and lots of practice.

Cool Slang for Japanese-language Learners

Words and slang you might find useful if you're not careful.

Hokudai/Cast: Your Fun Trilingual Podcast

English & Chinese: A couple of sports

By using your English you can learn a few sports words in Chinese.
Or, perhaps, using your Chinese, you can learn some English.
Enjoy.

Bargaining in Mandarin

More from Peggy Teaches Chinese. Bargaining in Chinese. Watch, listen, and learn.

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