Manga Suki Osaka-ben: Episode 3 Part 3 Summary Kansai-ben Adjective-to-Adverb Conversion: I-Adjective Patterns Na-Adjective Rule: Same as Standard Japanese. Pattern 1 (A-dan Vowel Sound + i → O-dan Vowel Sound + u) Pattern 2 (I-dan Vowel Sound + i → Contracted Sound [Yōon] + u) Pattern 3 (Other Vowel Sounds + i → u) Exception: Adverb Conversion of …

This Podcast continues the series exploring Osaka-ben and Kansai-ben (Osaka and Kansai dialects) through manga dialogue. This episode focuses on the popular manga "Dragon Zakura," comparing standard Japanese lines with their Kansai-ben counterparts and explaining the following main grammar and expression points: - **Kansai-ben "Seyakara / Soyakara"…

Hey there! Wanna dive into the fun world of Osaka-ben? "Manga Suki Osaka-ben" takes your favorite manga and flips the speech bubbles into awesome Osaka dialect! Catch our bite-sized videos on various social media and YouTube Shorts. Plus, we've got full breakdowns on YouTube and our podcast. Let's make language learning super fun! 0:00 Opening 01:4…

Hey there! Wanna dive into the fun world of Osaka-ben? "Manga Suki Osaka-ben" takes your favorite manga and flips the speech bubbles into awesome Osaka dialect! Catch our bite-sized videos on various social media and YouTube Shorts. Plus, we've got full breakdowns on YouTube and our podcast. Let's make language learning super fun! 0:00 Opening 2:07…

Hey there! Wanna dive into the fun world of Osaka-ben? "Manga Suki Osaka-ben" takes your favorite manga and flips the speech bubbles into awesome Osaka dialect! Catch our bite-sized videos on various social media and YouTube Shorts. Plus, we've got full breakdowns on YouTube and our podcast. Let's make language learning super fun! 0:00 Opening 5:41…

What are the differences between a typhoon and a hurricane? Is it only the location? Here, Junji will discuss what he has learned about differences between the two similar natural phenomenons. Also, we will discuss our experiences with natural disasters in both America and Japan. For those living in, or planning to live in Japan, this is a must lis…

Teppei was raised in America. Living in Japan was a totally new experience, even though he is Japanese-American. Here, Teppei will explain 7 different ways his life has changed living in Japan. **7 Ways Living in Japan Changed Me** 1. My American-ego went down. 2. I’m more minimalistic and efficient. 3. I now realize the American health system is t…

An episode about English phrases that are difficult for Japanese students to grasp. "in" and "on" are two words which native English speakers never get confused when to use. However, it is difficult for Japanese students to use them at the appropriate times. Is it "stay in line" or "stay on line?" In time or on time? How about combinations of "on +…

This is a continuation from the previous episode about explaining basic greetings. Today we'll be focusing on Japanese greetings "at the workplace," such as: お先に失礼します お疲れ様です ご苦労様です いつもお世話になっております。 先日はたいへんお世話になりました。 お邪魔します（sorry to disturb you） 失礼します。 お手数をおかけしますが、Autor: Zack & Junji Sensei

How would you translate Japanese Greetings into English? In this episode, we will discuss our take on how to say basic greetings in English. よろしくおねがいします。 お元気ですか おかげさまで ごきげんいかがですか。 おはようございます。 こんにちは、こんばんはAutor: Teppei & Uncle J

music by: Tokyo Steps Trio (Hiro Okazaki (gt), Chihiro Watanabe (Ba), Teppei Yanagihara (Dr))Autor: Zack & Junji Sensei

Here is the audio script for episode 1: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y05j5ZHF3UY6oIm-pCH8COqMsdQ1ES1lIV3VM80RNBc/edit?usp=sharing music by: Tokyo Steps Trio (Hiro Okazaki (gt), Chihiro Watanabe (Ba), Teppei Yanagihara (Dr))Autor: Zack & Junji Sensei

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y7MfXynr3T5EUB_S_0mEskt1drzk73WUPELbLStzOlI/edit?usp=sharing music by: Tokyo Steps Trio (Hiro Okazaki (gt), Chihiro Watanabe (Ba), Teppei Yanagihara (Dr))Autor: Teppei & Uncle J