Quick Japanese Practice Listening Dictation Shadowing Training

Let's practice Japanese through a brief conversation today I repeatedly listen to conversations and practice listening dictation and shadowing Since this exercise strengthens all skills—listening reading and speaking—please be sure to watch until the end Let's start by listening to the conversation without subtitles Did you have fun at yesterday's anime festival X Yeah it was really fun It was raining yesterday so I thought there'd be fewer people Hmm actually more than I expected What did you do at the venue Um I bought takoyaki from a food stall and ate it bought some manga and took photos with cosplayers Was the takoyaki delicious Yeah it was a bit small but still delicious How was that Next listen to the conversation with English subtitles to understand the content If you'd like to listen to the conversation again without subtitles please go back to Step 1 Let's listen at a slightly slower pace this time X did you enjoy yesterday's anime festival Yeah it was really fun Fewer people came yesterday since it was raining Hmm more than I thought What did you do at the venue Um I bought and ate takoyaki from a food stall bought some manga and took photos with cosplayers Was the takoyaki delicious Yeah it was a bit small but still delicious Next we'll do a dictation exercise Please prepare a sheet of paper and a pen Pause the video after each sentence and write down the Japanese you hear on the paper You may write everything in hiragana but if you can try using kanji instead Did you enjoy yesterday's anime festival X It was so much fun It was raining yesterday so I thought there'd be fewer people More than I expected What did you do at the venue Um I bought and ate takoyaki from a food stall picked up some manga and even took photos with cosplayers Did you enjoy the takoyaki Yeah it was a bit small but it was delicious Now let's check the answers for the dictation exercise I'll play the conversation with Japanese subtitles so please check your answers You can download a free transcript from the summary section so please make use of it as well Did you have fun at yesterday's anime festival X Yeah it was really fun It must have been quieter yesterday since it was raining More than I thought What did you do at the venue Um I bought takoyaki from a food stall and ate it bought some manga and even took photos with cosplayers Was the takoyaki delicious Yeah it was a bit small but it was delicious This conversation is a casual chat between friends so informal speech is used In casual speech yes and no are expressed like this The key to saying "no" is lowering your pitch at the end The key to saying "no" is pronouncing the first "u" slightly longer and raising your pitch slightly at the end The difference in pronunciation between "un" and "un" may be tricky but listen carefully to the model and practice repeatedly Now let's try reading it aloud Repeat each sentence after me one by one Did you enjoy yesterday's anime festival X Yeah it was really fun It must have been quieter yesterday since it was raining More than I thought What did you do at the venue Um I bought and ate takoyaki from a food stall picked up some manga and even took photos with cosplayers Did you enjoy the takoyaki It was a bit small but it was delicious Finally we'll do some shadowing Listen to natural-speed conversation and immediately read along aloud right after it Try doing it without looking at the transcript—those who can should X did you enjoy yesterday's anime festival Yeah it was really fun Fewer people came yesterday since it was raining More than I thought What did you do at the venue Well I bought and ate takoyaki from a food stall bought some manga and took photos with cosplayers Did you enjoy the takoyaki It was a bit small but it was delicious Thank you for your hard work The study method introduced today is explained in detail in this video I posted earlier Feel free to check it out If you found this video helpful or would like to see more videos like this please let us know in the comments below Until next time goodbye