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JLPT N4 Style Listening Practice: Dialogues and Questions
【What JLPT N4 Listening Looks Like】 The JLPT N4 listening section tests whether you can understand Japanese spoken at a natural but relatively slow pace, covering everyday topics. Questions ask about the gist, specific details, and wha... -
Japanese Travel Reading: Planning a Trip in Japanese
【Travel Vocabulary for Japan】 Whether you're planning a trip to Japan or want to talk about travel in Japanese class, this article gives you the vocabulary and reading practice you need. Travel contexts are ideal for Japanese learners ... -
Japanese Technology Reading: Smartphones, Apps, and Online Life
【Technology Vocabulary Is Mostly Katakana】 Japanese technology vocabulary is a goldmine for English speakers. Almost all modern tech terms are borrowed from English and written in katakana. Once you can read katakana fluently, you'll d... -
Japanese Culture Reading: Festivals, Manners, and Daily Life
【Reading About Japanese Culture】 Cultural topics give you a double benefit: you practice reading while learning about Japan. This article covers three key cultural topics — seasonal festivals, dining manners, and social customs — with ... -
Simple Japanese News Reading: Weather, Events, and Culture
【Reading Japanese News as a Learner】 Japanese news is excellent reading practice — it uses clear, formal language, follows predictable structures, and covers topics you may already know in English. Start with simplified news (NHK Web E... -
Japanese Emotions Vocabulary: Listening and Reading Practice
【Talking About Feelings in Japanese】 Describing emotions accurately is a key part of natural conversation. Japanese has a rich vocabulary for emotional states, and many emotion words behave differently from their English equivalents. T... -
Japanese Shadowing Practice Part 2: Intermediate Texts and Drills
【Moving Beyond Beginner Shadowing】 Once you can shadow simple daily-life sentences comfortably, it's time to move to intermediate material. This article provides texts you can use directly for shadowing practice, plus guidance on what ... -
Japanese Shadowing Practice: How to Use Shadowing to Improve Listening
【What Is Shadowing?】 Shadowing is a language learning technique where you listen to audio and repeat what you hear at almost the same time — like a shadow following just behind. It was popularized for language learning by linguist Alex... -
Japanese Announcement Listening Practice: Stations, Airports, and Stores
【Public Announcements in Japanese】 Japan's public spaces broadcast announcements constantly — train stations, airports, department stores, and amusement parks. These announcements use formal, set-phrase Japanese. Once you learn the pat... -
Japanese Phone Conversations: How to Call and What to Say
【Why Phone Japanese Is Harder Than Face-to-Face】 Talking on the phone in Japanese feels harder than in-person conversations because you can't rely on facial expressions, gestures, or context clues. Phone calls also have their own speci...
