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Phonetics Lessons 60 and 61 updated!
Good afternoon, everyone!I have updated two more lessons with high quality native recordings: Lesson 60, which covers exceptions to the katakana rule discussed in lesson 59 and introduces the の rule; and lesson 61, which covers exceptions to the の rule and also covers words with multiple pitch accent patterns.Lesso...
Phonetics Lessons 58 and 59 updated!
Good afternoon, Patrons!I hope your studies are going well. I've released updates for lessons 58 and 59 with high-quality native recordings. In lesson 58 I review some basic pitch-accent information, and cover some exercises I've picked up since starting the series. Lesson 59 we get into the 'special sound ...
Big Announcements—House tours, private lessons, and new channel!
Good Afternoon Patrons!I hope that this post finds all of you well. I just wanted to share the above video with everyone to explain some big new developments I'm working on both here, on Patreon, as well as on YouTube. If anyone has any questions with regards to this video, please feel free to leave a comment below...
Japanese Phonetics 30 now updated!
Good afternoon, Patrons. I hope this post finds all of you well!I just wanted to let everyone know that I've updated lesson 30, the episode which serves as a cheat sheet for most of the important points from lesson 5 to lesson 30. Since uploading the original lesson 30 approximately two years ago, I've since co...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 29 Remake—LIVE!
BibliographyJapanese Phonetics Index PageGood evening Patrons!The remake of episode of lesson 29 is live! In this lesson, I offer my thoughts on and introduce a practical approach to sentence-level pitch-accent.Much of the information found in the original lesson 29—dealing with emotions and intentions—was moved in...
Next Japanese Phonetics Update & Other News
Good morning, Patrons!I hope this post finds all of you well. I just wanted to let everyone know what the next Japanese Phonetics update will be, and when I am currently expecting to release it.The next Japanese Phonetics release will be a ground-up remake of lesson 29, the lesson which covers emotions and intentions. ...
Pitch-accent Test Updates! (Test #2 and #3)
Good morning, Patrons!I hope your studies are going well. I want to let you know that I have updated two of the pitch-accent tests. These now feature high-quality native recordings, and I've also updated some of the content in these tests to reflect my thinking around the subtle drop in pitch I discuss in lesson 6....
Japanese Phonetics update!
Good afternoon, Patrons!I hope that this post finds you well. I just wanted to let everyone know that I've updated lesson 53, the lesson on the Japanese 'y' and 'w' sounds, as well as lesson 56, the lesson on slurring, with high quality native recordings, as well as some minor information tweaks bas...
Live on YouTube!
Good morning Patrons! I hope this post finds you all well. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:https://youtu.be/Ft8GsCpaxNwHope to see all of you there!Note: this stream will be available to watch even after it has ended.
Upcoming livestream!
Good afternoon Patrons!I just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be doing a Patreon exclusive livestream tomorrow, Thursday December 23, from 1:15 PM Japanese time. Please see the attached image to see what time this will be in other time regions.During this livestream, which will be available for everyone in th...
Episode 16: Pitch accent for negative i-adjectives
BibliographyJapanese Phonetics Index Page Good evening, Patrons! In this lesson, which is a complete remake of the original lesson 16, we learn about pitch accent in the negative forms of i-adjectives. Please note that the main listening section of this lesson comes towards the end of the lesson; the first two-thirds o...
Phonetics Lesson Updates! (54 and 55)
Good afternoon, Patrons!How are your studies going? I'm here to let you know that I have released the next two updated videos in the pronunciation sub-series with high quality native recordings. These two lessons cover ん, or what is known in Japanese as the hatsuon (撥音), which can be one of the trickier sound...
Ground-up Lesson 6.3 Remake—LIVE!
Good evening Patrons!I hope this post finds you well. I just wanted to let everyone know that the new, ground-up remake of Japanese Phonetics Lesson 6.3, which breaks down the differences between binary pitch-accent graphics and computer generated spectrographs, among other things, is now live! A link to this lesson ca...
Live on YouTube!
Good morning Patrons! I hope this post finds you all well. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:LinkHope to see all of you there!Note: this stream will be available to watch even after it has ended.I'd also like to take the opportunity to note that I plan o...
Status Update + Flash Cards Post!
Good afternoon, Patrons! I hope you're all doing well. I'm posting today to let everyone know what I've been up to with regards to Japanese Phonetics, as well as to share the new Anki flash card post, linked below.First, Japanese Phonetics work update: For the past month or so, I’ve been working on a grou...
Pitch-Accent Anki Decks
(August 2022: I have updated this post to include new decks contributed by a third patron. Read on for more!)Hello, Patrons!Three different patrons have now contributed their time and effort to building Anki decks that other patrons could use to support their Japanese studies. To make it easier for everyone to find and...
Work Update
Good Afternoon Patrons,I hope this post finds all of you well. I just wanted to let everyone know that for the past week I have been battling what seems to be the flu (I took a covid test and the results were negative), with high temperatures, as well as a bad cough and runny nose. The worst is certainly over (my tempe...
Patreon Updates!
Good Afternoon Patrons!I just wanted to share this video with all of you such that everyone can get an idea of what I'm currently working on. Please click here to see the 'Japanese speaking style' lesson mentioned in the above video.Incidentally, I had originally planned on working on the negative form of i...
Phonetics Lesson Updates!
Good evening, Patrons!I hope that you're all doing well. I just wanted to let everyone know that I've updated the next two videos in the pronunciation sub-series with high quality native recordings. These two lessons cover what are probably some of the harder sounds for native English speakers: the 'R' ...
Live on YouTube!
Good morning Patrons! I hope this post finds you all well. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:https://youtu.be/r7KeBz5l-vQHope to see all of you there!Note: this stream will be available to watch even after it has ended.
Live stream and equipment sale!
Good afternoon Patrons!I hope that this post finds all of you well. I just wanted to let everyone know that tomorrow, Friday August 28, I'll be doing a Patreon exclusive livestream for all $5 and $10 Patrons from 2:00 pm Japan time. I'll be sure to post again on Patreon once we're live—hope to see all of ...
Phonetics Lesson Updates
Good evening, Patrons!I hope your studies are going well. I just wanted to let everyone know that I've updated two more videos from the pronunciation sub-series with high quality native recordings. These are lessons 49, which covers 'b', 'p', and lesson 50, which covers 'm', as well as a min...
Phonetics Lesson Updates!
Good afternoon, Patrons!I hope this post finds all of you well. I wanted to let everyone know that I have updated two lessons of Japanese Phonetics with high-quality native recordings: Lesson 47 and lesson 48, which tackle some of the finer points of Japanese consonants [n] and [h]. I talk a little bit about some of th...
Phonetics Updates & Other Important Announcements!
Good evening, Patrons!I just wanted to let everyone know that I have released the ground-up remake of Japanese Phonetics 5.1, the lesson on Japanese voice and speaking style (previously noted as 'vocal placement'), especially in comparison to American English voice and speaking style. This lesson is a bit diffe...
Episode 5.1: Japanese voice and speaking style
BibliographyJapanese Phonetics Index PageGood morning, patrons! After much research and discussion with a qualified native speaker, I am happy to bring you episode 5.1! In this lesson, we look at Japanese voice and speaking style, and see how it is different from American English voice and speaking style. This lesson i...
Discussing the Next Japanese Phonetics Update!
Good afternoon, Patrons!I hope that this post finds you all well. I'm creating this post just to let everyone know what the next release of Japanese Phonetics will look like. If anyone has any questions with regards to this, feel free to let me know! Incidentally, the lessons that I've taken offline in order to...
Phonetics Lesson Updates and Annual Subscription Changes
Good evening Patrons!How are your studies going? Today I am bringing you updated versions of Lessons 45 and Lesson 46, which now have high-quality native recordings. Lesson 45 addresses the small 'tsu', also known in Japanese as 促音 (そくおん), and how it effects other sounds. Lesson 46 covers the 'd...
Live on YouTube!
Good morning Patrons! I hope this post finds you all well. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:https://youtu.be/FxfKTP8IR1oHope to see all of you there!Note: this stream will be available to watch even after it has ended.
Patreon announcements and updates
Good afternoon, patrons!I have a few updates for you today, so I thought I would post a video covering these.First, I have released new versions of Japanese Phonetics lesson 43 and lesson 44, both updated with native recordings.Second, I want you to know that I will be making a sponsored public release of Japanese Phon...
New Japanese Phonetics Anki Deck with Native Recordings!
NOTE: Please see the updated post for current links to the Anki deck. This post is no longer being updated.Good afternoon, Patrons!You may remember that last year I posted an Anki deck created by Patron Céu (updated in March this year; see this post). This deck was built with minimal pairs such that learners could tes...
