Learn Japanese Pod with Asuka and Alex - Series 02 Podcast 04

How to talk about your hometown in Japanese Lesson goal In this podcast you’ll learn how to say where you are from, describe it and recommend a good place to go sightseeing. This is a great icebreaker when meeting Japanese for the first time and you’ll learn to do without breaking a sweat as all the vocabulary and phrases are quite simple. All the dialogs use simple set phrases which are written in black. Information regarding your hometown etc is written in blue which you can change to fit your own circumstances. Dialog 01 A: ご出身はどこですか？ B: ロンドンです A: そうですか。どんなところですか B: 賑やかですね A: おすすめな観光スポットはありますか？ B: バキングハム宮殿がいいですね。ぜひ遊びに来てください。案内しますよ。 A: goshusshin wa doko desu ka B: rondon desu A: sou desu ka. donna tokoro desu ka B: nigiyaka desu ne A: osusume na kankou suppoto wa arimasu ka B: bakinnguhamu kyuuden ga ii desu ne. zehi asobi ni kite kudasai. annai shimasu yo. A: Where are you from? B: I’m from London A: What’s it like? B: It’s lively A: What’s your recommendation for sightseeing? B: Buckingham Palace is good. You should visit. I’ll show you around.

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Dialog 02 A: ご出身はどこですか？ B: サンフランシスコです A: そうですか。どんなところですか B: 景色が綺麗ですね A: おすすめな観光スポットはありますか？ B: ゴルデンゲートブリッジがいいですね。ぜひ遊びに来てください。案内しますよ。 A: goshusshin wa doko desu ka B: san furanshisuko desu A: sou desu ka. donna tokoro desu ka B: keshiki ga kirei desu ne A: osusume na kankou suppoto wa arimasu ka B: goruden geito burijji ga ii desu ne. zehi asobi ni kite kudasai. annai shimasu yo. A: Where are you from? B: I’m from San Francisco A: What’s it like? B: The view is beautiful A: What’s your recommendation for sightseeing? B: The Golden Gate Bridge is good. You should visit. I’ll show you around.

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Dialog 03 A: ご出身はどこですか？ B: 上海です A: そうですか。どんなところですか B: 都会ですね A: おすすめな観光スポットはありますか？ B: 上海美術館がいいですね。ぜひ遊びに来てください。案内しますよ。 A: goshusshin wa doko desu ka B: shanhai desu A: sou desu ka. donna tokoro desu ka B: tokai desu ne A: osusume na kankou suppoto wa arimasu ka B: shanhai bijutsukan ga ii desu ne. zehi asobi ni kite kudasai. annai shimasu yo. A: Where are you from? B: I’m from Shanghai A: What’s it like? B: It’s a big city A: What’s your recommendation for sightseeing? B: The Shanghai Museum is good. You should visit. I’ll show you around.

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Dialog 04 A: ご出身はどこですか？ B: パースです A: そうですか。どんなところですか B: 静かな街ですね A: おすすめな観光スポットはありますか？ B: ビーチがいいですね。ぜひ遊びに来てください。案内しますよ。 A: goshusshin wa doko desu ka B: paasu desu A: sou desu ka. donna tokoro desu ka B: shizuka na machi desu ne A: osusume na kankou suppoto wa arimasu ka B: biichi ga ii desu ne. zehi asobi ni kite kudasai. annai shimasu yo. A: Where are you from? B: I’m from Perth A: What’s it like? B: It’s a quite town A: What’s your recommendation for sightseeing? B: The beach is good is good. You should visit. I’ll show you around.

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Dialog 05 A: ご出身はどこですか？ B: 山梨です A: そうですか。どんなところですか B: 田舎ですね A: おすすめな観光スポットはありますか？ B: 山中湖がいいですね。ぜひ遊びに来てください。案内しますよ。 A: goshusshin wa doko desu ka B: yamanashi desu A: sou desu ka. donna tokoro desu ka B: inaka desu ne A: osusume na kankou suppoto wa arimasu ka B: yamanaka ko ga ii desu ne. zehi asobi ni kite kudasai. annai shimasu yo. A: Where are you from? B: I’m from Yamanashi (prefecture) A: What’s it like? B: Rural A: What’s your recommendation for sightseeing? B: Lake yamanaka is good. You should visit. I’ll show you around.

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Random Phrase of the week In this week’s random phrase of the week we talked about two easy phrases:

格好いい - kakou ii - Cool / handsome キモイ - kimoi - Creepy / Uncool

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