Some practice videos

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socrat Member
From: San Francisco Registered: 2009-07-11 Posts: 79

Still practicing....
Made some practice videos with my tutor.

Not sure if it's helpful for other folks and forgive my bad japanese and video skills.

Some slang practice, but didn't translate too much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJGNLKgY1uA
Some news practice, with english trans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs6r77mZ_yk

Do you think it's useful ?

prink Member
From: Minneapolis Registered: 2010-11-02 Posts: 200

Definitely seems useful so far. I liked the contextual explanation of はい、はい. I don't think I've actually seen or heard that discussed anywhere else. It's just one of those things that you eventually pick up. Does she charge you extra to tape it? And I just noticed the title of the second video, so I wonder what exactly you are going for with these videos. Do you have a specific purpose in mind? Based on what I've seen, I'm going to assume they're meant to be instructional.

Going to bed now, but I'll come back for the rest tomorrow.

Last edited by prink (2013 January 14, 12:26 am)

socrat Member
From: San Francisco Registered: 2009-07-11 Posts: 79

No specific purpose just having fun with it and hopefully something instructional.

Think the 2nd video was just some random news article I picked.

The first one I didn't ad much explanation but it's the top 10 phrases that young folks are using too much as reported by senpai's.   So they are using these phrases even to their senpai when it's a little too casual.

We are friends so no extra to post a video.  There is also a group chat I go to so maybe will take some videos of that one which is more free form conversation about a topic with natives.

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Nuriko Member
From: CA Registered: 2008-01-07 Posts: 603

I really liked these videos and learned some new words, like お手並み拝見. You have a great teacher who has some teaching methods that seem pretty effective - I especially like her listening practice session using a volume of the Conan manga.  I would be interested in seeing more of these. They helped me to get more into a mode of Japanese learning I used to be in more often.

Last edited by Nuriko (2013 January 16, 12:06 am)

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