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YAHHO! First Japanese with Kimi

YAHHO! First Japanese with Kimi

By: Kimi
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Welcome to First Japanese with Kimi. This podcast is for complete beginners, especially if you’re planning a trip to Japan or starting from zero. Learn simple, practical Japanese with easy English explanations and build confidence step by step. Book a lesson with me on italki: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/6340545Kimi
Episodes
  • EP48 | Japanese Supermarket Practice | かいます・のみます・たべます・きります・やきます
    Jul 2 2026

    In this practice episode, you’ll review Japanese supermarket vocabulary while practicing simple, useful sentences.

    Today’s vocabulary:

    🥬 やさい (vegetables)
    🍅 とまと (tomato)
    🥒 きゅうり (cucumber)
    🥬 きゃべつ (cabbage)
    🥔 じゃがいも (potato)
    🥕 にんじん (carrot)
    🧅 たまねぎ (onion)
    🍉 すいか (watermelon)
    🍒 さくらんぼ (cherry)
    🥚 たまご (egg)
    🥛 ぎゅうにゅう (milk)
    🍞 ぱん (bread)

    You will practice:

    ・きのう すーぱーに いきました。
    ・きょう とまとと きゅうりを かいました。
    ・まいあさ ぎゅうにゅうを のみます。
    ・あさ ぱんと たまごを たべます。
    ・なつに すいかを たべます。
    ・はるに さくらんぼを たべます。
    ・ときどき ぎゅうにくを たべます。
    ・あした たまごを かいます。
    ・きゃべつを きります。
    ・ぱんを やきます。

    Practice with me, then test yourself by answering before you hear the Japanese!

    Book a lesson with me on italki:
    https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/6340545?lv=1

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    6 mins
  • EP47|Japanese Supermarket Tour 🇯🇵 Learn Food Vocabulary & Shopping Culture
    Jul 2 2026

    Today we’re taking a tour through a Japanese supermarket!

    Learn useful Japanese vocabulary for vegetables, meat, bread, milk, and more while discovering some fun cultural differences you’ll notice when shopping in Japan.

    In this episode, you’ll learn words like:

    • やさい (vegetables)
    • トマト (tomato)
    • きゅうり (cucumber)
    • キャベツ (cabbage)
    • にんじん (carrot)
    • たまねぎ (onion)
    • じゃがいも (potato)
    • とりにく (chicken)
    • ぶたにく (pork)
    • ぎゅうにく (beef)
    • たまご (eggs)
    • ぎゅうにゅう (milk)
    • パン (bread)

    We’ll also talk about:

    • Seasonal food in Japan (旬)
    • Japanese cherries vs. American cherries
    • Why Japanese meat is usually sliced thin
    • What あいびきにく means
    • Bread surprises like あんこ and カレーパン
    • Organic, free-range, and cage-free products in Japan

    Next episode, we’ll practice using all of these words in Japanese!

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    8 mins
  • EP46 | Japanese Aizuchi Practice | Sound More Natural in Japanese Conversations
    Jul 1 2026

    Ready to sound more natural in Japanese?

    In this practice episode, we’ll practice one of the most important parts of real Japanese conversation: aizuchi (listener responses).

    You’ll practice natural reactions like:

    ・あ、はい
    ・そうですか
    ・なるほど
    ・わかりました
    ・そうそう
    ・へえ
    ・ええ!

    Instead of translating, react naturally like a Japanese speaker.

    We’ll practice with simple Japanese you’ve already learned.

    Round 1: Guided practice with explanations
    Round 2: Real conversation practice

    Let’s practice together!

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    8 mins
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