Konnichiwa!
Listen to this monologue, then try to speak along at the same time. This is called shadowing. It improves your fluency in Japanese.
The focus of this monologue is adjectives.
There are more shadowing audio and scripts available in the classroom:
Ganbatte kudasai!
Joe Sensei.
🗣️ Monologue
Japanese:
みどりです。
にほんじんです。
わたしのまちはにぎやかです。
わたしのへやは小さいです。
でも、きれいです。
コーヒーはおいしいです。
でも、さかなはあまりおいしくないです。
にほんごはむずかしいです。
でも、おもしろいです。
🔤 Romaji
Midori desu.
Nihon-jin desu.
Watashi no machi wa nigiyaka desu.
Watashi no heya wa chiisai desu.
Demo, kirei desu.
Kōhī wa oishii desu.
Demo, sakana wa amari oishikunai desu.
Nihongo wa muzukashii desu.
Demo, omoshiroi desu.
English
I’m Midori.
I am Japanese.
My town is lively.
My room is small.
But it is clean.
Coffee is delicious.
But fish is not very delicious.
Japanese is difficult.
But it is interesting.