Learn Japanese Pod

In this lesson you will learn all about Japanese onomatopoeia which are words that resemble sounds. Some examples in English are splash, bang, zap and beep and you will learn how similar words are used in daily Japanese conversation. Check out the dialogue and grammar notes below. Main Dialog 1 – Daily Japanese Onomatopoeia (Japanese) A: ね、外見て、雨がザーザー降っているよ。 B: 雷もゴロゴロ鳴ってる。ハラハラする。 A: え?どうしたの?大丈夫? B: 天気が悪くなると頭がクラクラするんだ。 A: ちょっと休んだら? B: うん、そうする。 Main Dialog 1 – Daily Japanese Onomatopoeia (Pronunciation) A: Ne, soto mite, ame ga zaa zaa futteru yo. B: Kaminari mo gorogoro natteru. Hara hara suru. A: E? Dōshita no. Daijōbu? B: Tenki ga waruku naru to atama ga kurakura surun da. A: Chotto yasundara? B: Un, sō suru. Main Dialog 1 – Daily Japanese Onomatopoeia (English) A: Hey, look outside, it’s raining really hard. B: The thunder is rumbling too. I feel kinda nervous. A: Eh? What’s the matter? Are you OK? B: When the weather turns bad my head gets dizzy. A: Why don’t you have a rest? B: Yup, I’ll