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33 Responses to “Newbie Lesson S2 #21 - Nihongo Dōjō - Singing to Your Own Japanese Music”

JapanesePod101.com says:

Mina-san, what kind of music do you listen to?

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maxiewawa says:

We haven’t had the benefit of JPod’s zany intros at KoreanClass101.com, so my girlfriend 愛香 and I made this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKzXg9vlNOU

I’ve put a transcript at the youtube site!

Anyone interested in doing the reverse version let me know! (By “reverse version”, I mean that the first 2 lines would be in Japanese, and the remainder would be in Korean, instead of the other way ’round)

Also, I’m hoping to do other language versions, so let me know if you want to participate!

俺は死金*のが好きです。
*デス/メタル*

今日、ナオミ先生は完璧のオーストラリア人の声で話していた。She has a typical Australian accent in some of her words. 懐かしい!

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maxiewawa says:

Oops, the “reverse version” would have the first lines being a Japanese person stumbling through Korean, then being confronted by a fluent Japanese speaking waiter. I got it back to front! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

If you’re interested in being that waiter, let me know! I’ll be the Japanese tourist stumbling through Portuguese/Spanish/Swedish/whatever. Or the other way around would b fine too! (I just want to try out my Portuguese/Spanish/Swedish!)

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Hyunwoo(ヒョヌ) says:

Haha I’m interested in being the waitor :D

Excellent project, Max. :D

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Hyunwoo(ヒョヌ) says:

「R&B」の日本語の読み方、面白いですね。 :grin:

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//digitaljo says:

しゅうさんのフルネームはにしもと秋さんですか。最初のNewbie Lessonからず~っと考えましたでも違いました。「西崎」とか「西川」とか「西島」とか「赤西」とか「西田」を考えました。:???:

漢字でにしもと秋さんの「にしもと」を書くの方は何ですか。(How do you write Nishimoto in Kanji?) 西本ですか。西元ですか。よろしくお願いします。

僕ジャズとロックとスカがすき。バンド名が関係ないけどバンドがうまい曲をだせば聞いてみます。でも最近スカのバンドあまりがないんですね。

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Liz21 says:

”音楽”はおもしろいかんじですね? I really like the kanji for “ongaku”, too. “Enjoy the sound” means “music”. I love all kinds of music!! :grin: Check out my blog: http://www.liz21blog.blogspot.com I like hard rock, classical and everything in between! :grin:

It was fun hearing the iPod bit today because —what a common situation (at least at my house) where you have to repeat because someone is listening with earphones, hahaha!

Hey, Max! Another great project!!

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Yuki says:

max-san
頑張ってください!楽しみにしています! :mrgreen:

死金=*デス/メタル*
知らなかった。。。 :lol:

//digitaljo
スカって何ですか?

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maxiewawa says:

ゆき先生、死金は英語でDeathMetalと言う意味です。とても面白い音楽です。聞いて見てください。

スカーですね。。。ボブーマーリーの方しっていますか。もしマーリーは早く演奏して、スカーの音楽が作れます。 Bob Marley except a little faster. :mrgreen:

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//digitaljo says:

Max-sanのせつめいはそれはそうかもしれめせん。でも、そのスカはあんまり聞かないんです。 :oops: 最近のスカたいてい聞きます。最近のスカはロックとジャズだと思います。ほかの楽器を使います。たとえばトランペットとかトロンボーンとかサクスが聞こえます。 :smile:
アメリカで有名なスカバンドはNo DoubtやSave FerrisやReel Big Fishです。日本でもスカバンドがあります。オレスカバンドとモンパチと東京スカパラダイスオーケストラが聞き事があります。

Wikipedia
Englishで: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ska
日本語で: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/スカ

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クリストファー・ハート (KC8UFV) says:

クラッシクとニュエジとコンツリとポプをききます

My tastes in music are quite varied. Time to dig out Trans Siberian Orchestra.

Video

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markystar says:

i listen to all sorts of things.

r&b, hip-hop, house, acid, techno, hip-house, tech-house, 80’s, 90’s…
but for j-pop, i only listen to koda kumi and perfume….

oh, i also listen to 太郎君’s street musician band! :kokoro:

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Scott Curry says:

ただいま!久しぶりね!僕は最近胃探しかった。 :roll:

It’s great to be back here! My Japanese has weakened a little while I was gone, so I will study even harder than usual to catch up. :mrgreen:

このレッスンは素晴らしかった!音楽が一番だ!Death metalとindustrialとelectronicとclassicalとjazzが大好きだよ!でも、countryの音楽は憎む!好きなバンドはAphex TwinとSquarepusherとKMFDMとRed Hot Chili PeppersとPantera。ロシアのバンドもすきだ。日本のバンドは宇多田ヒカルとみやびとSerpentとX-JapanとBOOM-BOOM Satellitesだな。

僕も音楽家だね!

I listen to my iPod everyday at work, I turn it up so loud that I can’t hear anyone when they need to talk to me. They usually shoot a rubberband at my head to get my attention :mrgreen:

スカット

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Carl says:

To answer the question…rap music…Christian rap music. Rap music without the negative stuff. :smile:

My question: Who’s the artist playing in the background? The music sounds good.

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Tyler says:

One of the tags says “topic parking marticle” :lol:

but keep up the good work, we appreciate it!

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Scott Curry says:

Oops. I spelled 忙しい wrong in my last post. I need to really improve my Japanese proof-reading :mrgreen:

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Ian says:

ahh, i recognized the music in the beginning.
Koda Kumi!
this was a good lesson on how to ask your friends if they had plans.

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Kale Nagasaki says:

Can anyone translate the bonus audio for me? ^_^” Sorry, I’m still having problems understanding japanese at the native speed.

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jhalton says:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH…..the bonus track was crazy again…..

It sounded like they just overdubbed the guy’s voice from the original audio until he starts with the:

アラアンドビを聞きますか?。。。。。私は—アラアンドビ——大きらい(そ?)——!!!ナインインチュナイルスいちばん。。。。。。。。i dont understand the rest of it but it still had me rolling…..(at work, hahaha…uh oh…)

Hey MARKY, they said ur a house DJ, I dunno how old this post was but do u still spin around Tokyo? I’ll be there in a few months and I wanna check out some real clubs in Tokyo. Not the wack typical “I’m just dressing up like a douchebag to get drunk and I don’t care what the music is-clubs” but real clubs where people actually care about what the DJ is spinning, not some stupid pop music j-pop/us-pop whatever….

I’m from chicago, and the house scene here is pretty much dead in my opinion, so sad. But I actually learned about house from my friend from japan, hear it’s popular there still….let me know what there is to check out over there PM me or whatever

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Michael says:

Once again, one of the funniest bonus tracks ever. Is that Yuuki doing the girl’s voice? Hilarious how it even distorts when he talks too loud. It’s stuff like this that puts Jpod101 in a league of its own. You guys should advertise these somehow cause all the new users might not ever hear these old lessons, and these are pure gold!

Peter never answered what music he likes… I’m gonna guess something like either Bruce Springsteen, or how about Journey? :wink:

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Daniel / Satelle says:

Yes also loved the bonus track. Can’t wait to discover these as I work my way through the lessons. Loved the hysterical Kawaii at the end, haha.

In the lesson notes the translation for
Watashi ha kasa o kaimasu / 私はかさを買います was “I’ll buy an umbrella” or “I buy umbrellas” which I understand just fine. I am trying to understand the -mashou conjugation (which I expect may be covered in a few lessons time along the newbie S1 timeline). I was wondering if the word “kaimashou” exists and if so I suppose watashi ha kasa o kaimashou / 私はかさを飼いましょう would be a more appropriate/targetted way to say the “I’ll buy an umbrella” option.

Anybody willing to help in confirming or correcting this?

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Naomi says:

Mashou is usually used for formal volitional in the conversation. :wink:
So “Kasa o kaimashou” means “Shall we buy an umbrella?” or “Let’s buy an umbrella.”
Mashou - Newbie series 67 Nihongo Dōjō - Style You and Beyond 12/ Beginner series season 4 Lesson 33. :razz:

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Janet says:

I can listen to the audio and do the vocabulary quizzes but the content and grammar quizzes are not in Romanji. This is for beginners so if it is not in Romanji we cannot do it. Changing the settings at the top of the page has no effect on this, and it is a major problem

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Kiki says:

Music. Is. My. Life.

I listen to all music, but more heavily alternative/rock/pop

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王凱 says:

お早うございます。
お早う、ミヨンちゃん。
アイポッドですか。
はい、ミヨンちゃんは音楽を聞きますか。
はい、アイアンどびーを聞きます。
本当、今日の夜は、暇ですか。

また

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Helder says:

Heavy metal \m/ :) \m/

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Andrew Dodds says:

Hm…I only listen to Heavy Metal, and then of course a few sub-genres of Metal, but none of that rapcore stuff… that is just disgusting, mixing That with Metal.

P.S. loyalty ftw (for the win)

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Lars Erik says:

わたしは ロック を ききます
音楽は大好きだ :smile:

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トーマス says:

仕事で忙しくて趣味は覆いなので音楽を聞く時間はあまりないです。でも、時間があればいろいろな音楽を聞きます。どんな音楽かなぁ・・・さぁ、僕は古い音楽がとても好きです。そして「ア・カペラ合唱団音楽」や「弦楽四重奏の音楽」や「ジャズ」や「キューバの音楽」などが好きです。

例えば
「Gesualdo」というイタリアンの作曲家の合唱団や
「Monteverdi」というイタリアンの作曲家の「Lasciate mi morire」や
「Dowland」というイギリスの作曲家の「Come heavy sleep」や
「Britten」というイギリスの作曲家の「Nocturnal」(ギター)や
「Toru Takemitsu」という日本の作曲家の音楽や
「Schubert」というドイツの作曲家の死と乙女という弦楽四重奏や
「Piazzolla」というアルゼンチンの作曲家の音楽や
「Buena Vista Social Club」というキューバ楽隊の音楽や
「Miles Davis」の音楽や
「Sting」の音楽
などが好きです。出来れば聞いてみてください。世界中でいい音楽が多いですね。
JapanesePod101の人はどんな音楽が好きですか。

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トーマス says:

ああ、忘れちゃった・・・
「In Extremo」や「Subway to Sally」や「Corvus Corax」や「Rammstein」なども好きですね。聞いてみてください。 :smile:

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wout says:

k-poppu to j-poppu wo kikimasu

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Jessi says:

みなさん, you have good taste :)
I also love J-pop and K-pop! :D

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Daniel says:

みなさん、こんにちは。
What is the best Japanese music to learn the language? I did not like much of the j-pop I listened to.

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