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Nihongo no Tane 89 ゴジラの数え方 How to Count Godzilla| Japanese Immersion podcast
Manage episode 330777704 series 2887854
In the original Godzilla movie from 1954, the professor uses the counter 一匹 to count Godzilla. But isn't 匹 used with small animals? Shouldn't Godzilla be counted as 一頭? This was a bit of a puzzle for Yumi too, so she researched the subject. Listen as Yumi explains what she discovered.
KEY VOCABULARY:
ゴジラ Godzilla [mix of ゴリラ (gorilla) and クジラ (whale)]
白黒(しろくろ) Black and white [in Japanese, "white and black"]
科学的(かがくてき)な説明(せつめい) scientific explanation
古臭(ふるくさ)い stale; old-fashioned; hackneyed; trite
普遍性(ふへんせい) universality; omnipresence
興味深(きょうみぶか)い very interesting; of great interest
昆虫(こんちゅう) insects; bugs
研究者(けんきゅうしゃ) researchers
脚本(きゃくほん) script
数(かぞ)え方(かた) way of counting
For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/
Take a quiz on this episode here:
https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-89
If you are a Makoto+ member, you can find the transcript, English translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF for printing:
https://MakotoPlus.com/podcast-nihongonotane-89-m
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Manage episode 330777704 series 2887854
In the original Godzilla movie from 1954, the professor uses the counter 一匹 to count Godzilla. But isn't 匹 used with small animals? Shouldn't Godzilla be counted as 一頭? This was a bit of a puzzle for Yumi too, so she researched the subject. Listen as Yumi explains what she discovered.
KEY VOCABULARY:
ゴジラ Godzilla [mix of ゴリラ (gorilla) and クジラ (whale)]
白黒(しろくろ) Black and white [in Japanese, "white and black"]
科学的(かがくてき)な説明(せつめい) scientific explanation
古臭(ふるくさ)い stale; old-fashioned; hackneyed; trite
普遍性(ふへんせい) universality; omnipresence
興味深(きょうみぶか)い very interesting; of great interest
昆虫(こんちゅう) insects; bugs
研究者(けんきゅうしゃ) researchers
脚本(きゃくほん) script
数(かぞ)え方(かた) way of counting
For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/
Take a quiz on this episode here:
https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-89
If you are a Makoto+ member, you can find the transcript, English translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF for printing:
https://MakotoPlus.com/podcast-nihongonotane-89-m
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Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with a complete transcript, translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF.
www.MakotoPlus.com
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