NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN - English News at 23:00 (JST), May 05By NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Thank you very much for everything. / KIOTSUKETE / How to improve your Japanese / Sound Words: LaughterBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: To be a Japanese language teacher is my dream. / ___ NI NARIMASU / How to change verbs into nouns / Sound Words: Smoothness, FluencyBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I'm happy to be able to see snow, before I go back to my country. / ___ NO YÔ NI / Dictionary-form verb + MAE NI / Sound Words: SnowingBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Happy Birthday! / MORAIMASU / Sound Words: EmotionBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: After you eat Japanese cakes, you drink powdered green tea. / ___ KAMOSHIREMASEN / TE-form verb + KARA / Sound Words: NumbnessBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Why do you think it is? / How to use DESHÔ / Sound Words: Sounds for correct or incorrect answerBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I wonder which is the most delicious. / ICHIBAN / Sound Words: HungerBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I was able to go to the campus festival, and it was fun. / Expressions of ability or potential / Sound Words: Feeling refreshedBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: My head throbs. / Onomatopoeia + SHIMASU / Three groups of verbs / Sound Words: Chilling, NauseaBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I think you have a cold. / Symptoms / TO OMOIMASU / Sound Words: CoughingBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Understood. / Honorific expressions / Sound Words: Hardly standing up, Feeling dizzyBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I watched Mt. Fuji, ate sushi, and so on. / ___ WA DÔ DATTA? / How to cite examples using TARI / Sound Words: FatigueBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I have to study. / Seasons / NAI-form verb + NAKEREBA NAIRIMASEN / Sound Words: WindBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Can I use a credit card? / The numbers (3) / Potential form of verbs / Sound Words: Electronic soundsBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: It's tender and delicious. / ___ TTE NAN DESU KA / How to make TE-form adjective / Sound Words: Tastes of foodBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I'll give it to you, Anna. / Difference between AGEMASU and KUREMASU / Sound Words: SmileBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I like futons better. / A TO B TO DOCHIRA GA Adjective DESU KA / Expression of comparison using NO HÔ GA and YORI / Sound Words: SoftnessBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I'm already 82 years old. / The numbers (2) / Honorific O and GO / Sound Words: DrinkingBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I want to take pictures a little longer. / ___ TAI DESU / Differences between TARA and TO / Sound Words: Thunder, Turning overBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: When we look at it close by, it's big, isn't it? / ___ TO / N DA, an expression we use to explain something / Sound Words: RainBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Welcome to Shizuoka. / ___ E YÔKOSO / ___ NI KUWASHII / Differences between KARA and NODE / Sound Words: SirenBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Who is getting married? / NAI form verb + ? / How to say the days of the month / Sound Words: Animal callsBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Let's do our best next time. / ___ N DESU / DESHITA / Volitional form of verbs / Sound Words: CryingBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Get under the desk. / YÔ DA, YÔ DESU / Difference between the particles WA and GA / Command form of verbs / Sound Words: ShakingBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Please don't use them. / Words to indicate time points / NAI-form verb + DE KUDASAI / Sound Words: DissatisfactionBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I was scolded by mother. / ___ MASEN DESHITA / Passive expression / Sound Words: Cleaning-upBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I’m late. / A counter for minutes / TE-form verb + WA IKEMASEN / How to change adjectives to adverbs / Sound Words: AngerBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: No, not really. / IIE, SOREHODODEMO / NAI-form verbs / Sound Words: Shouting with gleeBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Have you ever sung Japanese songs? / ARIMASU: a verb meaning possession / TA-form verb + KOTO GA ARIMASU / Sound Words: TrainBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I'm glad. / Past form of adjectives / Sound Words: CameraBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I'm lost. / TE-form verb + SHIMAIMASHITA / Sound Words: Panicked, Moving aroundBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: What is your recommendation? / ___ WA CHOTTO / Adjective + SÔ / Sound Words: Silence, Forming a lineBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Please go up the stairs, and go to the right. / TE-form verb can connect sentences / How to use the particle NI / Sound Words: TONTONBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: They are sleeping. / MASHÔ / TE-form verb + IMASU / Negative form of adjectives / Sound Words: SleepingBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: May I throw away waste here? / KARA / TE-form verb + MO II DESU KA / Sound Words: BurningBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I like novels. / A WA B GA SUKI DESU / ___ MASEN KA / Two types of adjectives / Sound Words: ShiningBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: When did you come to Japan? / The months / TA-form verbs / Sound Words: Buzz-buzzBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Please come, by all means. / The days of the week / IKIMASU and KIMASU / Dictionary-form verbs / Sound Words: Buoyant moodBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Is everyone here? / MASHITA: Past form of MASU / IMASU and ARIMASU / Sound Words: DisappointmentBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: From what time? / NANJI / Various patterns of TE-form verbs / Sound Words: Almost beyond the limitBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Once more, please. / TE-form verbs / TE-form verb + KUDASAI / Sound Words: Heart beatingBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Are there cream puffs? / TSU: a counter for things / How to use the verb ARIMASU / Sound Words: EatingBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: What is your telephone number? / The numbers (1) / ___ O SHIMASU / When the letter for HA is pronounced as WA / Sound Words: TelephoneBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: They are my treasures. / subject WA object O verb / How to make a verb into a negative and a question / Sound Words: ReadingBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I'm home. / ___ DEWA ARIMASEN / How to make negative sentences / Sound Words: DoorsBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: Where is a restroom? / Where is ___ ? / Demonstratives / Sound Words: Animals walkingBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: What is this? / A NO B / Sentence for asking questions / Sound Words: WalkingBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Key phrase: I'm Anna. / A WA B DESU / Japanese characters / The writing system of Japanese / Sound Words: PONBy NHK WORLD-JAPAN