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Colors

This is the eighth video of the Waku Waku Japanese video series teaching basic Japanese phrases. This video teaches the basic colors as well as explains that many Japanese words sound like English words, and that these pronunciations are often used even though there are sometimes actual Japanese words that mean (or describe) the same thing. There is also a “song” with the Japanese pronunciation of colors on the page with Japanese children’s songs.

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すき & きらい

This is the ninth video of the Waku Waku Japanese video series teaching basic Japanese phrases. This is a very basic video explaining the use of suki and kirai.

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Basic Introductory Japanese Greeting

This is the first video of the Waku Waku Japanese video series teaching basic Japanese phrases. This video teaches how to introduce yourself to new people by declaring that you are meeting someone for the first time then stating your name and declaring that you hope the relationship is favorable. Pretty basic, but you have to start somewhere. If you want to learn some onomatopoeia you can proceed to the second video in the Waku Waku series (and learn what waku waku means) otherwise you can skip the second video and move onto the third video where you can learn basic everyday greetings in Japanese.

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