Nihongo Goes Audio — Lesson 36: Expressing Doubt and Certainty

Learn to read your first raw manga chapter with kanji strategies — check furigana, use radicals and the two readings, read dialogue right to left, and look up hard kanji in a dictionary. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/anime-goes-audio--5373149/support.

Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/anime-goes-audio--5373149/support.

Lesson 43 teaches Japanese puns and wordplay — dajare — including futon ga futton da, ikura wa ikura desu ka, ame (rain/candy), hashi (bridge/chopsticks), panda no pan da, kaeru ga kaeru, and how to take the "samui" groan like a pro. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/anime-goes-audio--5373149/support.

Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/anime-goes-audio--5373149/support.

Lesson 42 teaches formal and news Japanese — how to follow an anime news segment and read a studio announcement: according to the news, announced, scheduled for release, postponed, will be held, ticket sales, production decided, currently being confirmed, live reporting, and the news sign-off. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/anime-goes-audio--5373149/support.

Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/anime-goes-audio--5373149/support.

Lesson 41 teaches complex Japanese sentences in the narrator voice of a recap episode: describing clauses like the book I bought yesterday and the cake my friend made, te-form action chains, mae ni and ato de for before and after, nagara for doing two things at once, node for a smooth because, and hearing an action with no wo. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/anime-goes-audio--5373149/support.

Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/anime-goes-audio--5373149/support.

Lesson 40 opens Phase 4 by decoding fast, contracted Japanese — tabeteru, wakannai, ikanakya, tabechau and more — so anime at real speed starts to make sense. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/anime-goes-audio--5373149/support.

Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/anime-goes-audio--5373149/support.