Easy Japanese: Conversation Lessons | NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Lesson 40: Explaining the reason

30 jun 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam, Mi Ya, and Haru-san were relaxing at "Haru-san House" when something unusual happened.

Lesson 39: Describing a mistake you’ve made

23 jun 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam has a problem. As soon as she returns to Haru-san House, she asks the robot landlady for help.

Lesson 38: Comparing two things

16 jun 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam and Ayaka are taking a sightseeing cruise on Lake Ashinoko in Hakone.

Lesson 37: Saying something is wrong

9 jun 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam and Ayaka seem to be having a problem in their room at a hot spring inn in Hakone.

Lesson 36: Asking about the time

2 jun 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam and Ayaka arrive at a hot spring inn in Hakone. An attendant leads them to their room.

Lesson 35: Expressing past or future actions in sequence

26 may 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam and Ayaka are on a train to Hakone, a popular tourist spot near Tokyo.

Lesson 34: Saying what you’ve experienced

19 may 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam and Mike have come to a manga café to enjoy its huge collection of manga and magazines.

Lesson 33: Asking how long something will take

12 may 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Kaito and Mike have arrived safely at the Ninja Museum. They decide to give ninja stars a try.

Lesson 32: Asking how to get to your destination

5 may 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Mike and Kaito head to the Ninja Museum in Mie Prefecture. Mike is wearing a ninja outfit.

Lesson 31: Inviting someone to do something together -- Part 2

28 abr 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Mike, an American who loves Japanese culture, has come to "Haru-san House" to discuss a travel plan.

Lesson 30: Expressing a variety of past and future actions

21 abr 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam has come to a café with Mi Ya. Tam talks about her memories of a music student, Yuuki.

Lesson 29: Saying what you've done

14 abr 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Mi Ya shows Tam the photos she took at a piano recital in Kamakura. Tam takes a look and is surprised.

Lesson 28: Asking for permission

7 abr 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Mi Ya has come to Kamakura. A piano recital is being held at a temple.

Lesson 27: Asking which one to choose

31 mar 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Kaito takes Tam to a ramen shop. She suddenly remembers Yuuki, a music student she met in Vietnam.

Lesson 26: Expressing multiple impressions -- Part 1

24 mar 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam and her housemates have come to a park for cherry blossom viewing.

Lesson 25: Saying you're not feeling well

17 mar 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam doesn't seem to feel well. Haru-san's electronic sensor detects a problem.

Lesson 24: Explaining what you can't eat

10 mar 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

At Haru-san House, Kaito has made a typical Japanese breakfast for everyone.

Lesson 23: Saying what you like

3 mar 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam, Ayaka, and Mike have come to a café where customers can play with cats.

Lesson 22: Inviting someone to do something together -- Part 1

25 feb 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam, Mi Ya, and Kaito are in front of a huge snow sculpture at the snow festival in Sapporo.

Lesson 21: Describing where you are

18 feb 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam and Mi Ya are in Hokkaido. They’re meeting up with Kaito at the Sapporo Clock Tower.

Lesson 20: Asking someone not to put something in your food

11 feb 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam and Mi Ya are in Hokkaido, in the city of Sapporo. They enter a restaurant to enjoy fresh seafood.

Lesson 19: Saying what you want to buy

4 feb 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam is planning to travel to Hokkaido with Mi Ya and Kaito. She's come to buy some gloves to prepare for the trip.

Lesson 18: Expressing impressions of what you've experienced

28 ene 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Mi Ya is in the living room of “Haru-san House,” telling Tam and Haru-san, the robot landlady, about her trip to Nagano.

Lesson 17: Telling people what you’re doing now

21 ene 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Mi Ya is on a photo shoot in Nagano. She meets a Japanese couple, and they go to a soba restaurant.

Lesson 16: Expressing impressions and explaining things -- Part 2

14 ene 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Mi Ya is at a hot spring in Nagano famed for the wild monkeys that bathe there. A Japanese couple strikes up a conversation with her.

Lesson 15: Telling the taxi driver your destination

7 ene 2020, 2:00 · 10 min

Photographer Mi Ya from China is on a photo shoot in Nagano. She’s trying to get to Jigokudani Yaen Koen by taxi.

Lesson 14: Saying what you want to try

31 dic 2019, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam worked as a volunteer at a school in Vietnam. One day, Yuuki came from Japan to play the piano for the children.

Lesson 13: Saying what you want to do

24 dic 2019, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam is in the living room of “Haru-san House,” talking with the robot landlady Haru-san and Chinese photographer Mi Ya.

Lesson 12: Expressing impressions and explaining things -- Part 1

17 dic 2019, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam and Chinese photographer Mi Ya are at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area. They’re at a counter where amulets are sold.

Lesson 11: Asking whether what you want is available

10 dic 2019, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam has come to Asakusa in Tokyo with Chinese photographer Mi Ya. They're looking around the souvenir shops on “Nakamise Street.”

Lesson 10: Asking how much something costs

3 dic 2019, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam has come to an electronics store with her friend Ayaka. Tam wants to buy a hair dryer.

Lesson 9: Asking the names of things you don't know

26 nov 2019, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam from Vietnam has come to the basement deli of a department store, called a "depa-chika." She's accompanied by her housemate Kaito and his American friend Mike.

Lesson 8: Introducing friends and others

19 nov 2019, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam and her friend Ayaka have come to the observation deck of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. They're meeting up with Mi Ya, who lives in "Haru-san House."

Lesson 7: Asking someone to speak more slowly

12 nov 2019, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam is eating lunch at her university's cafeteria. Another student, a Japanese woman, comes over and starts talking to her.

Lesson 6: Checking where public transportation is headed

5 nov 2019, 2:00 · 10 min

It's Tam’s first day to go to her university. She’s at the station, but she’s not sure the train she’s about to board is the right one.

Lesson 5: Saying how you studied Japanese

29 oct 2019, 2:00 · 10 min

It's Tam's first day of classes at the university. The robot landlady Haru-san notices she's nervous.

Lesson 4: Saying what you're going to do

22 oct 2019, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam is chatting with her new friend Mi Ya, a photographer from China. Mi Ya's room is filled with pictures from around Japan.

Lesson 3: Saying where you're from

15 oct 2019, 2:00 · 10 min

A welcome party is held for Tam from Vietnam at the share house where she's staying. Kaito has prepared a table full of good things to eat.

Lesson 2: Introducing yourself with name and occupation

8 oct 2019, 2:00 · 10 min

The residents of "Haru-san House" take Tam there after running into her on the street.

Lesson 1: Asking for directions

1 oct 2019, 2:00 · 10 min

Tam from Vietnam is looking for “Haru-san House,” the share house where she’ll be staying in Tokyo.