Nihongo Con Teppei (Beginner)
Summary
Teppei picks a subject and talks about it for 5 minutes.
From Teppei's website:
HELLO and WELCOME!
My name is Teppei.
Nice to meet you!
I want to help you to Speak Japanese.
I’ve been creating my original podcast called Nihongo con Teppei. And now started this podcast for beginner learners of Japanese language. But the method is completely the same!
Listening is the key.
More you listen,you will be able to understand and express yourself in Japanese.
At least it worked to me like that.
Now I speak English and Spanish fluently.
I would like to share this powerful method with you.
In my podcast,I try to speak basically in Japanese only.
Sometimes slowly. Sometimes faster.
It might sound a little bit hard,especially if you are a beginner learner.
But don’t worry!
You will get used to my speech probably much sooner than you think.
Please just relax yourself.
Make a cup of coffee or something.
Download those podcast.
Put them into your smartphone or any MP3 players.
Then get out of the room and have a walk while you are listening to the podcast.
Or just like me, listen to podcasts while you are doing the housework.
And you listen to each episode again and again.
Day by day. Gradually you will improve your Japanese.
It will take some time but it will Actually work! Trust me!
See you there!
Website: https://nihongoconteppei.com/
Format: Each episode is around 5 minutes
Category: Daily life
Difficulty: Beginner (N5/N4)
Transcript availability: No
Availability
You can probably search yourself easily for it in your favorite app, but make sure to write “nihongo con teppei beginner” as he has different levels available
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4W4jYoKRmjlURKO1fIfcOK
- Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/japanese-podcast-for-beginners-888240
- Apple Podcast: Japanese podcast for beginners (Nihongo con Teppei) Podcast Series - Apple Podcasts
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbsmSVzhiwvA8VNMAW_cuDqujRQULBjFd
Personal Opinion
I like that it is short episodes, I always have time for at least one.
I find his speech easy to understand. When he says words that he thinks are difficult, he tries to explain them or even give the English version, but otherwise it’s Japanese only.
I like how now I feel I know a lot about his life, even though it’s just five minutes, but he mentions things here and there.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Good for beginners
- Easily available
- If you like it you will never run out of episodes / there is a harder version
Cons
- It can be a bit dull / uninteresting
- He talks alone (VS with someone else), so you don’t learn the interactions with another person (though sometimes he asks us something and answers himself)