Numbers are something I’m still not comfortable with when it comes to listening; it still takes a bit of ‘processing time’ when I hear them. I should really watch the news more, since they churn out all sorts of dates and figures, but it’s a bit frustrating not understanding so much of it. It’d be cool if all the lessons were introduced in Japanese with the date and lesson number/title.

If you listen to the lessons from the start, you get a good example of how to adjust your politeness level as you become more familiar with the people; Naomi has been using more casual speech recently, and seems to be more at ease. Natsuko seems a lot more relaxed in the second half of the intermediate lessons too. I liked the two manga ones, it’s good to hear natural conversation between the two girls. Oh, and that American guy who pops up is sort of okay too

Javizy-san, I have the same problem with numbers needing extra processing time. I also get hachi and roku mixed up all the time.

I just realized something about the minutes - the numbers with the shortened names get “ppun”. The numbers with the full names get “fun”. And as Naomi-sensei said, the ones ending in “n” get “pun”.

ichi => i -ppun (short)
ni => ni -fun (full)
san => san -pun (ends in “n”)
yon => yon -pun (ends in “n”)
go => go -fun (full)
roku => ro -ppun (short)
nana => nana -fun (full)
hachi => ha -ppun (short)
or
hachi => hachi -fun (full)
kyuu => kyuu -fun (full)
juu => ju -ppun (short)

久しくチグサ先生の声聞きました。懐かしいですね！

I was surprised at the way the taxi driver stopped the car. Really funny!!

Also, I agree when you say it was nice to listen to Chigusa’s voice. Natsukashii desu ne!!!

Mata

kitty-chanさん、 have no fear! fabrizio shall return! he’s one of our most popular characters!