The Tofugu Podcast: Japan and Japanese Language

114 Episodes

1. What Should I Call "You"? Part 3: Using Family Roles/Social Roles

   Published: 12/03/2021
2. What Should I Call "You"? Part 2: Using Names

   Published: 5/03/2021
3. What Should I Call "You"? Part 1: Zero Pronouns

   Published: 26/02/2021
4. よ VS ね — Two Particles with Lots of Attitude

   Published: 18/12/2020
5. さすが — Actually, It Isn't *Always* A Compliment

   Published: 20/11/2020
6. さすが — The Best Compliment You Can Get in Japanese

   Published: 13/11/2020
7. 思う VS 考える — Two Kinds of "Thinking"

   Published: 4/09/2020
8. Making Sense of な-adjectives and の-adjectives

   Published: 19/06/2020
9. Senpai: The Japanese Word You Look up To

   Published: 1/05/2020
10. The Meaning of Sensei: More Than Just "Teacher"

    Published: 24/04/2020
11. だ and です: Part II

    Published: 24/01/2020
12. だ and です: Part I

    Published: 17/01/2020
13. First-Person Pronouns: When Female Speakers Use 僕 or 俺

    Published: 6/01/2020
14. First-Person Pronouns: Using Your Own Name

    Published: 17/12/2019
15. First-Person Pronouns: 俺 (おれ)

    Published: 9/09/2019
16. First-Person Pronouns: 僕 (ぼく)

    Published: 2/09/2019
17. First-Person Pronouns: うち

    Published: 26/08/2019
18. First-Person Pronouns: 私 (わたし/わたくし/あたし)

    Published: 19/08/2019
19. How to Count Living Things (and Monsters, and Robots) in Japanese

    Published: 8/01/2019
20. How to Counter Anything

    Published: 20/12/2018