Shadowing Beginner To Intermediate

Shadowing Nihongo wo Hanasou is compiled according to the Shadowing method, which is currently the best method for practicing Japanese speaking. The Shadowing method is simply listening to a sentence and then repeating what you’ve just heard. You listen, then repeat, and keep doing this process, which is simple but highly effective.

① Really?

A: そう？
Sou?
A: Really?

B: そう。
Sou.
B: Yes.

② Which one?

A: え～、どれ？これ？
Ee, dore? Kore?
A: Hmm, which one? This one?

B: うん。それ。
Un. Sore.
B: Yes, that one.

③ Delicious?

A: おいしい？
Oishii?
A: Is it delicious?

B: うん。おいしいよ。
Un. Oishii yo.
B: Yes, it’s delicious.

④ Yes?

A: はい？
Hai?
A: Yes?

B: はい。
Hai.
B: Yes.

⑤ Beautiful?

A: きれい？
Kirei?
A: Is it beautiful?

B: きれい。
Kirei.
B: Beautiful.

⑥ Really?

A: 本当？
Hontou?
A: Really?

B: 本当。
Hontou.
B: Really.

⑦ Mr. Tanaka?

A: 田中さん？
Tanaka-san?
A: Mr. Tanaka?

B: 田中さん。
Tanaka-san.
B: Mr. Tanaka.

⑧ Okay?

A: いい？
Ii?
A: Is it okay?

B: いいよ。
Ii yo.
B: It’s okay.

⑨ Here?

A: ここ？
Koko?
A: Here?

B: うん。そこ。
Un. Soko.
B: Yes, there.

⑩ Got it?

A: わかった？
Wakatta?
A: Got it?

B: はい。わかりました。
Hai. Wakarimashita.
B: Yes, understood.