Shadowing Practice: 自然な日本語ってなに？ Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2向け Ep.622 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Today's episode is 自然な日本語って何 ?ということについて、皆さんと一緒に考えてみたいなと思っています。 自然な日本語。
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皆さんも絶対思ってますよね。 早く自然な日本語を話せるようになりたい。
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不自然な日本語は恥ずかしいって多分思ってるんじゃないかな。 I also think that I'm a little nervous about English.
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I'm not sure how to speak English.
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I'm not sure how to speak English.
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But then, I think that's what I'm thinking about.
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So, it's not easy to answer.
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So, today, I will talk about the natural Japanese language.
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Today, I will talk about the natural Japanese language the four points.
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But first, first of all,
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not of course, but of course, but of course, but of course,
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I want to tell you what I want.
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Yes, Yes, I think
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that I'm not sure how to speak Japanese Japanese Japanese Japanese
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伝えたいそう思ってる人も多いと思います あとはやっぱり まあ ペラペラだったらかっこいい ね 間違えてる不自然な日本語を話すのは恥ずかしい
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ペラペラだったら本当にかっこいいしみんなにすごいって思ってもらえる ねそういう理由を持ってる人もたくさんですよね私もそう思ってる 私が英語ペラペラだったら友達に自慢できるのにってね、思ってます。
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あとやっぱり、もしね、皆さんがペラペラの日本語を話せたら、多分キャリア、仕事も広がりますよね。 今までできなかった仕事ができるようになったりしますよね。 So, if you speak Japanese,
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you can speak Japanese.
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If you have business, you can speak Japanese.
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If you speak Japanese, you can speak Japanese.
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I don't know if you're not going to be a problem.
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For example, a lot of communication is missing.
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Miscommunication is missing.
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Communication is not going to be able to communicate.
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Miscommunication is missing.
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Well, so you can't get it.
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Or, you can't get it.
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Or, you can't get it.
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So you can't get it.
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Well, so you can't get it.
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Well, if you're working, business, you can't get it.
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You can't get it.
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You can't get it.
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You can't get it.
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You can't get it.
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身につける必要があると思いますでももし皆さんが仕事やビジネスで日本語を使っていないなら不自然な日本語って悪いことじゃないですよね不自然な日本語って問題にはならないですよね自分がなんか恥ずかしいとか嫌だってそういう気持ちはあっても But I don't think it's a lot of people who are learning about it.
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I don't think it's a lot of people who are learning about it.
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It's not the case of Japanese.
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It's not the case of Japanese.
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It's not the case of Japanese.
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It's not the case of Japanese.
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So, it's not the case of Japanese.
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認めるしかないですね。 受け入れるしかないですよね。 だから皆さんが不自然な日本語を話したり、第一言語、皆さんの母国語のアクセントがあったり、
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そういうことは普通のことだし、それが自然ですよね。 不自然な日本語を話すのが自然、当たり前のことですよね。 皆さんもあると思うんですけど、なんか日本語を話している時にすごい間違えたりとか不自然なことを言って、自分でショックを受ける。 自分でがっかりする。
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もう自分はダメだとか、なんかすごい恥ずかしい気持ちになるとか、そういうことってありますよね。 だけどそういう時って周りの人は全然気にしてないよね。 I think that's what I'm thinking.
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I'm just like a shock.
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I'm so angry.
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I'm so angry.
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I'm so angry.
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I'm so angry.
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I'm so angry.
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I'm so angry.
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I'm so angry. But I
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think that's
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what I'm thinking about.
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And I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know
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that I know that I know that I know that I know that I know that I know that
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So, like, he used Japanese language, just like a word, kind of like a word.
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So, he used Japanese language, and he used Japanese language.
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So, he said, he said, what he said to me is not a word.
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He said, just, you know, I'm going to say, I'm going to say,
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I'm going to say, So then he was He was not a face to face,
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but he was not a face to face.
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But he was not a face to face.
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He was not a face to face.
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He was not a face to face.
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He was not a face to face.
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顔の表情を変えずに。 で、そこで私は、あっ、わかった。 この表現はちょっと不自然で、私があんまり聞いたことがないからわからなかったんだって。
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そこで私は気がついて、彼が言いたかったことが理解できたんですね。 でもその彼のすごいところって、私が2回も聞き返したのに、
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I was like, oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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I was like, oh, I'm sorry.
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I was like, oh, I'm sorry.
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So I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I'm not sure
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if I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I'm not sure
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if I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I'm not sure
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if I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I'm not sure
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if I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I'm not sure
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if I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I'm not sure
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if I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I'm not sure
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if I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I'm not sure
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if I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I'm not sure
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if I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I'm not sure
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if I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I'm not sure
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if I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I'm not sure
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if I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I'm not sure
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if I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I'm not sure
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if I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I'm
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It's a very good feeling.
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It's not easy to speak Japanese.
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But in communication, it's not a problem.
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He said...
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So I think that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand
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that he's going to be able to understand that he's going to be able to understand that he's going
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So you think you should think about it.
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It's not easy to speak Japanese.
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It's not easy to speak Japanese.
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The stage, the stage, the stage, the stage, the stage is not necessary to speak Japanese.
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It's not easy to speak Japanese.
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Everyone, please.
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Okay, here we go.
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So here's the final part.
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The natural Japanese language is what I'm talking about.
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What is natural Japanese?
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How do you speak of natural Japanese?
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I think it's a little bit.
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The natural Japanese is what I'm talking about.
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1. 1.
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3. 4.
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自分を表す。 この4つがあるんじゃないかなと私は考えています。 もちろんね、他にも色々あると思うので、ぜひコメントで教えてください。
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では一つ一つ見ていきましょうか。 1つ目の正しさですね。 文法、単語は正しいかどうか、その使い方や意味は合っているかどうか。
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これってすごい大切なんですよね。 確かにみんな教科書の日本語は不自然だって言うんだけど、でも教科書ってむちゃむちゃ大切で、
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教科書で教えてくれる文法とか言葉の意味がわかってないと自然な日本語は話せないと思います。 そしてあともう一つ絶対大切なのが自然な表現ですね。正しい表現。 This is what I mean.
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I also have a lot of English in English.
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I have a lot of English in English.
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But it's not a natural language.
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If you're speaking English, you might have a lot of other words.
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But I think that I'm going to think about it.
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I'm going to think about it.
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I'm going to think about it.
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I'm going to think about it.
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So much of this thing.
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That's what I'm trying to do with the most of my own.
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I'm really so.
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This is a natural way to make a natural way to make it so I can't input it.
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覚えることが必要ですね。 この状況ではこの表現を使うっていうのを、 たくさんYouTubeを聞いたり、 ポッドキャストを聞いたり、 友達と話したり、 ニュースを見たり、 本を読んだり、
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そういう中でもう表現を覚えていくしかないですよね。 皆さんの第一言語、母国語で考えて、 That's why I'm not sure that you're not able to use it.
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This is a bridge.
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This is a bridge.
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And accent and rhythm.
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This is a very important thing.
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This is a lot of listening.
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I think I can read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it
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and read it and read it and read it and read it and read it and read it and
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50代とか60代70代の人の podcastも聞いてみるとかねそんな風にいろんなコンテンツから勉強するのはすごく大切だと思いますはいこの正しさが自然な日本語の一つ目のポイントですね次はいでは2つ目のポイントは So, it's important to the situation.
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This is very important.
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The most important thing is casual and formal.
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But that's the formal way that you can use it.
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But that's the formal way that you can use it.
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For example, you can spend your time with your family.
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But you can spend your time with your family.
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Or you can spend your time with your family.
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Or you can spend your time with your family.
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I'm learning English, but I'm not going to use it.
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So, I'm not going to use it.
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Yes, yes.
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And then, the casual situation, for example, with a friend to talk to a friend,
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I'm a little bit older than my friend.
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I'm from関西, so I'm from関西.
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I'm from関西, so I can speak a little bit more.
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I'm from関西, so I can speak a little bit more.
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I'm not talking about it.
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It's a little different.
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For example, I'm a friend of mine.
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I'm a friend of mine.
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But I'm a friend of mine.
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I'm a friend of mine.
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I think I'm a little dry person.
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How do you say?
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Like, I'm talking about the words and the words and the words.
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I'm just going to change it.
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How do you say?
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Please tell me.
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Okay, so this is the second point.
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The point is to use the word.
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The point is to use the word.
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嬉しいとかおめでとうとかがっかり。 知らなかった。 恥ずかしい。すみません。
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こういう気持ちをイントネーションとか、あと言葉の後ろ、語尾を伸ばしたり短くしたり、語尾を上に上げたり下に下げたり、そういうことで調整しますね。 For example, like Japanese people who use this sound , , , , , ,
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, , , , , I didn't know that I was so
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Hey, today is your birthday, and you are so happy.
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Hey, you are so happy.
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I'm happy.
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I'm happy.
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I'm happy.
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I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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It's not easy to say.
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It's a short time.
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It's a bad thing.
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It's a bad thing.
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It's a bad thing.
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It's a bad thing.
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It's a bad thing.
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It's a bad thing.
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It's a bad thing.
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It's a bad thing.
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It's a bad thing.
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It's a bad thing.
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So, it's a bad thing.
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So, it's a bad thing or how to feel it, or how to feel it,
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or how to feel it.
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So, this is what I want to do with my own Japanese language.
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This is what I want to say.
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This is what I want to say.
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Finally, the point is what I want to say.
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The point is what I want to say.
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This is what I want to say.
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I think that's what I want to do.
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I think that's what I want to do.
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I think that's what I want to do.
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人からどんなふうに思ってほしいのか、そういうことも言葉で表現できるようになる。 ここまで来ると本当にネイティブレベルですよね。
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私は話すときはできるだけ自然なキャラクターでいたいと思っています。 Like, everyone is, I always have a sense of nature and that I'm not sure about it.
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I'm not sure about it.
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I'm not sure about it.
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I'm not sure about it.
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Well, it's really about it.
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I'm not sure about it.
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But I'm not sure about it.
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I'm not sure about it.
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I'm not sure about it.
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I'm not sure about it.
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I think I'm going to be a good person.
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I think you can do it with your thoughts and your thoughts.
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I'm happy to share this with you.
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Today's episode is here.
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I'm happy to hear you.
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If you have any questions, I can support you.
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I'm happy to share this with you.
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If you have a request, please give me a comment.
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I will be able to listen to this video and episode.
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I will be able to do this.
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Well, it's all for you.
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Thank you so much.
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See you soon.
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Bye bye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “自然な日本語ってなに？ Japanese Listening Practice N3・N2向け Ep.622”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Japanese, speak, natural, English, word. This video has 287 sentences and 2319 words to shadow. The speech runs for 24:19. The speaker talks slowly, about 95 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| formal adjective | /ˈfɔɹməl/ | In accordance with established forms. |
| casual adjective | /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/ | Happening by chance. |
| shock noun | /ʃɔk/ | A sudden, heavy impact. |
| input noun | /ˈɪnpʊt/ | The act or process of putting in; infusion. |
| communicate verb | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. |
| podcast noun | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on… |
| accent noun | /ækˈsɛnt/ | A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to… |
| rhythm noun | /ˈɹɪð.əm/ | The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter. |
| miscommunication noun | An interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired. | |
| angry adjective | /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ | Displaying or feeling anger. |
| communication noun | /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission. |
| spend verb | /spɪnd/ | To pay out (money). |
| episode noun | /ˈɛp.ə.soʊd/ | A discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life course. |
| bridge noun | /bɹɪd͡ʒ/ | A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from a height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc. |
| nature noun | /ˈneɪ̯.t͡ʃəɹ/ | The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and… |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm just like a shock.
- I was like, oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
- I was like, oh, I'm sorry.
- I think it's a little bit.
- I'm going to think about it.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 136 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, birthday /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, shock /ʃɔk/, communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, necessary /ˈnɛs.əˌsɛ.ɹi/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like formal, casual, shock.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.