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A Japanese-English-Chinese Podcast from 北陸大学 (Hokuriku University). Interviews, Language tips, and music.

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    Hokudai/Cast 255: Simple Rules to Language Learning

    Today we have an interview with a trilignual Hokuriku University ...

    Today we have an interview with a trilignual Hokuriku University student. She will explain how she learned English and Japanese through books, TV, and people. People are important to people, right? Well, in our Word/Play we talk about Race, Racism,...

    Feb 5, 2013 Read more
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    Hokudai/Cast 254: Merry

    We have a short Hokudai/Cast today. We only have Word/Play ...

    We have a short Hokudai/Cast today. We only have Word/Play and two songs. Word/Play deals with the word Merry. We can see Merry in phrases like: Merry Christmas Merry-go-round Merry Olde England Make merry Merry way But it is an old word and fading...

    Jan 15, 2013 Read more
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    Hokudai/Cast 253: Year-end Tunes

    Today, music only. But before that, we're going to every ...

    Today, music only. But before that, we're going to every other week starting from January 2013. First up: YesterYear by the KeathMoon from gbuc.net Dreaming by The Big Nature from last.fm Enjoy your Winter Vacation. See you next year.

    Dec 21, 2012 Read more
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    Hokudai/Cast 251: Shun?

    Word/Play explains the difference between ~tion, ~sion, and ~cian. All ...

    Word/Play explains the difference between ~tion, ~sion, and ~cian. All are pronounced 'shun' but are used differently. These three take (usually) verbs and make them nouns. First, the most common is ~tion. When in doubt, spell the word with ~tion....

    Nov 23, 2012 Read more
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    Hokudai/Cast 250: Transparent or Opaque?

    The words in Word/Play are: opaque - 不透明 - 不透明的 ...

    The words in Word/Play are: opaque - 不透明 - 不透明的 transparent - 透明 - 透明的 see-through - 透けて見える -  透明的 obtuse - 鈍い - 迟钝的 These same words show up in your Trilingual Lesson. Along with the following...

    Nov 16, 2012 Read more
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    Hokudai/Cast 249: Coffee

    Lots of coffee today. First, your Word/Play has the following ...

    Lots of coffee today. First, your Word/Play has the following words: Coffee • コーヒー • 咖啡 Cafe • カフェ • 咖啡厅 Mocha • モカ •摩卡 Cafeteria • カフェテリア• 自助餐厅 Caffeine ...

    Nov 9, 2012 Read more
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    Hokudai/Cast 248: Punctuation Marks!

    Your Word/Play deals with a bunch of squiggly lines on ...

    Your Word/Play deals with a bunch of squiggly lines on paper. Yes, punctuation marks.  Specifically, we are dealing with: quotation marks     “….”apostrophe    ’colon   ...

    Oct 5, 2012 Read more
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    Hokudai/Cast 247: Glass Kittens?

    Good morning and welcome to your Trililngual Hokudai Podcast for ...

    Good morning and welcome to your Trililngual Hokudai Podcast for September 28, 2012 Word/Play has only three words: glass glasses spyglass but the word 'glass' is the root for many colors including green, blue, gray, and amber. Your Trilingual Lesson...

    Sep 28, 2012 Read more
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    Hokudai/Cast 246: Vegetable(s)

    Word/Play words include: vegetable(s) pescetarian vegetarian vegetate veg out Trilingual ...

    Word/Play words include: vegetable(s) pescetarian vegetarian vegetate veg out Trilingual Lesson words include: vegetables fruit meat chicken vegetarian vegan Music is 商店街ノスタルジア by Col from GBUC.net 人肉搜索 by 罗志祥 from...

    Sep 21, 2012 Read more
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    Hokudai/Cast 245: Anniversary

    Word/Play Anniversary Annual Annually Millennium Trilingual Lesson Anniversary Annual Annually ...

    Word/Play Anniversary Annual Annually Millennium Trilingual Lesson Anniversary Annual Annually Interview How many languages do you speak? How long have you studied Japanese? What is the best way to study Japanese? If you had 100,000,000 yen, what...

    Sep 12, 2012 Read more
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