Slow Japanese

Akari (Mochifika)•mochifika.com

Slow Japanese is a podcast for beginner and intermediate Japanese learners (A1-B1/B2). As the program name shows, in this podcast, project founder Akari talks about various topics in slow Japanese. Listen to this slow and easy Japanese, and grow your ears into "Japanese ears". Transcripts & Exclusive Contents: https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Private Lesson: https://mochifika.com

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Episodes

Episode #49 - Swedish Fika and Japanese snack time

こんにちは、あかりです。今日(きょう)のトピックは、スウェーデンのフィーカと日本(にほん)の3時(さんじ)のおやつについてです。 Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing the scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support the Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a coffe...

Feb 27, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 49

Episode #48 - Difference in working style

こんにちは、あかりです。今日(きょう)のトピックは「働(はたら)き方(かた)の違(ちが)い」です。 Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing the scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support the Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a coffee: https://www....

Feb 20, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 48

Episode #47 - New learning

こんにちは、あかりです。今日(きょう)のテーマは「新(あたら)しい学(まな)び」です。 Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing the scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support the Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymea...

Feb 13, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 47

Episode #46 - My favorite Japanese band 3

こんにちは、あかりです。おすすめの日本のバンド、第3回目(だいさんかいめ)です！ Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing the scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support the Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeaco...

Jan 23, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 46

Episode #45 - The beginning of a new year

こんにちは、あかりです。2023年(ねん)、はじめてのエピソードです。あけましておめでとうございます！ Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymea...

Jan 09, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 45

Episode #44 - My favorite Japanese band 2

こんにちは、あかりです。おすすめの日本のバンド、第二回目(だいにかいめ)です！ Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing the scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee....

Dec 05, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 44

Episode #43 - My favorite Japanese band 1

こんにちは、あかりです。今日(きょう)から数回(すうかい)、おすすめの日本のバンドについて話(はな)します！ Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a coffee: https://www.buy...

Nov 14, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 43

Episode #42 - No metal, No life!

こんにちは、あかりです。今日(きょう)は私(わたし)がメタル音楽(おんがく)を好(す)きになったきっかけについて話(はな)します。 Music Credits: Extreme INC. #BrandonHammond Landon Schweitzer Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional mate...

Oct 03, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 42

Episode #41 - A new sports experience

こんにちは、あかりです。私(わたし)は新(あたら)しいスポーツを始(はじ)めました！ Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.co...

Sep 26, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 41

Episode #40 - New discoveries in a new town

こんにちは、あかりです。スウェーデンでの新(あたら)しい発見(はっけん)について話(はな)します。 Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeaco...

Sep 19, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 40

Episode #39 - Bullet Train

こんにちは、あかりです。今回(こんかい)は映画(えいが)「Bullet Train」についてのエピソードです！ Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a coffee: https://www.bu...

Sep 12, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 39

Episode #38 - Moving to another country

こんにちは、あかりです。今回(こんかい)は引(ひ)っ越(こ)しについてのエピソードです！お知(し)らせもあります。 Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a coffee: https://www....

Aug 15, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 38

Episode #37 - How do you spend your summer?

こんにちは、あかりです。8月(はちがつ)の最初(さいしょ)のエピソードです！ Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Tu...

Aug 01, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 37

Episode #36 - SPECIAL EDITION! A scary story that really happened to me!

こんにちは、あかりです。今回(こんかい)は夏(なつ)の特別編(とくべつへん)、本当(ほんとう)にあった怖(こわ)い話(はなし)です！ Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a coffee: htt...

Jul 25, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 36

Episode #35 - Scary stories in summer?

こんにちは、あかりです。今日(きょう)のエピソードは日本の怖(こわ)い話(はなし)の歴史(れきし)についてです！ Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a coffee: https://www.buyme...

Jul 18, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 35

Episode #34 - Invention

こんにちは! 今日(きょう)のエピソードは発明(はつめい)についてです。どんな発明品(はつめいひん)を知(し)っていますか？ Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a coffee: https://ww...

Jul 11, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 34

Episode #33 - My favorite film 3 - David Cronenberg

こんにちは! 今日(きょう)は映画(えいが)についてのエピソードの3回目(さんかいめ)です。皆(みな)さんはデヴィッド・クロネンバーグという素晴(すば)らしい映画監督(えいがかんとく)を知(し)っていますか？！ Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patre...

Jun 27, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 33

Episode #32 - My favorite film 2 "Matrix"

こんにちは! 今日(きょう)は映画(えいが)についてのエピソードの2回目(にかいめ)です。映画(えいが)『マトリックス(Matrix)』について話(はな)します。 Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.patreon.com/mochifika Buy me a...

Jun 13, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 32

Episode #31 - My favorite film 1

こんにちは! 今日(きょう)から数回(すうかい)、私(わたし)のお気(き)に入(い)りの映画(えいが)について話(はな)します。今日(きょう)は『The Secret Life of Walter Mitty』です。 Usage of Slow Japanese: STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts. STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list. STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding. 👉 Support Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials! https://www.pat...

May 10, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 31

Episode #30 - Japanese spring events

こんにちは! 今日(きょう)は、日本(にほん)の春(はる)の行事(ぎょうじ)(=イベント)についてのエピソードです！ ✅ Get Transcripts: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mochifika/⁠⁠⁠membership/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎁 How to use Slow Japanese: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/44nWuaw⁠⁠⁠

Apr 18, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 28

Episode #29 - Sakura Fun facts (cherry blossom)

こんにちは! 今日(きょう)は桜(さくら)の面白(おもしろ)いトリビアについてのエピソードです！ ✅ Get Transcripts: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mochifika/⁠⁠⁠membership/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎁 How to use Slow Japanese: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/44nWuaw⁠⁠⁠

Mar 28, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 29

Episode #28 - Allergy to pollen!

こんにちは! 今日(きょう)は花粉症(かふんしょう)の話(はなし)です！ ✅ Get Transcripts: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mochifika/⁠⁠⁠membership/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎁 How to use Slow Japanese: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/44nWuaw⁠⁠⁠

Mar 21, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 28

Episode #27 - Origin of the name of "Daifuku" (+ NEWS!)

こんにちは! Today's topic is Japanese sweets: Daifuku! ✅ Get Transcripts: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mochifika/⁠⁠⁠membership/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎁 How to use Slow Japanese: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/44nWuaw⁠⁠⁠

Mar 07, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 27

Episode #26 - Japanese abbreviation

こんにちは! Today's topic is Japanese abbreviation (like the shortcut of vocabularies). It's not just コンビニ(konbini)! ✅ Get Transcripts: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mochifika/⁠⁠⁠membership/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎁 How to use Slow Japanese: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/44nWuaw⁠⁠⁠

Feb 28, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 26

Episode #25 - Sports

こんにちは! Today's topic is sports. What kind of sports do you like?! ✅ Get Transcripts: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mochifika/⁠⁠⁠membership/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎁 How to use Slow Japanese: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/44nWuaw⁠⁠⁠

Feb 21, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 25

Episode #24 - Meeting new people

こんにちは! Today, it's a bit a big theme: life! Meeting people has changed my life a lot. ✅ Get Transcripts: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mochifika/⁠⁠⁠membership/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎁 How to use Slow Japanese: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/44nWuaw⁠⁠⁠

Feb 14, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 24

Episode #23 - Troubles during the trips?

こんにちは! Have you ever got troubles during the trips? Today, I'll talk about my experiences of that in slow Japanese! ✅ Get Transcripts: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mochifika/⁠⁠⁠membership/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎁 How to use Slow Japanese: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/44nWuaw⁠⁠⁠

Feb 07, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 23

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