[N5-N4] 15-minute simple Japanese listening practice | Meeting the Parents in Nara

Practice your Japanese listening with a 15-minute animated story for beginners (JLPT N5–N4). Slow, natural conversations from a real home visit in Japan, with the polite phrases you'll need when you meet someone's family. Emma in Japan, Episode 4 "Ojama Shimasu": Emma meets her boyfriend Kenji's parents in Nara for the first time. A deer has chewed her gift, her legs go numb on the tatami, and his father barely says a word. Will they like her? 🌐 Subtitles: tap CC for English, Bahasa Indonesia, 中文（繁體）, ไทย, 한국어, Tiếng Việt, Español, Português, Français, Deutsch, or romaji. 📝 Learn Japanese that sticks: we're building an app with short daily reviews of words and grammar. Join the waitlist and get our free N5 and N4 vocab lists: https://learn-japanese.tokiwa-labo.co... Phrases for visiting a Japanese home: ・お邪魔します (as you go in): sorry to intrude ・ほんの気持ちですが、どうぞ (giving a gift): it's just a small token ・何かお手伝いしましょうか: is there anything I can help with? ・いただきます / ごちそうさまでした: before / after the meal ・お邪魔しました (as you leave): thank you for having me 4 grammar points to listen for: ・〜てしまう / 〜ちゃう (it happened, oops): 箱がつぶれちゃったんです…。 ・〜られる (passive, something was done to me): 公園でシカに袋を取られてしまって…。 ・〜たことがある (have done before): わたしも子どもの時、取られたことがあります。 ・〜てもいい (may I…?): わたしも手伝ってもいいですか。 How to use this video: ・Watch once with CC on in your language. ・Then turn CC off: how much do you understand from the Japanese alone? ・Pause and repeat any line out loud. Earlier episodes: 1. Your First Day in Tokyo:    • [N5-N4]  15-minute simple Japanese listeni...   2. Kyoto & Osaka by Shinkansen:    • [N5-N4] 20-minute simple Japanese listenin...   3. Oh Deer! A Day in Nara:    • [N5-N4] 16-minute simple Japanese listenin...   CHAPTERS 0:00 Here They Come 0:26 Intro 0:58 Part 1: First Meeting at Ukimido 2:08 Part 2: The Walk to the House 3:24 Part 3: The Entrance 4:35 Part 4: The Gift 7:22 Part 5: Persimmons in the Garden 8:53 Part 6: The Kitchen 10:18 Part 7: Dinner 12:13 Part 8: Kenji Arrives 13:47 Part 9: Goodbye at the Gate #japanese #learnjapanese #japaneselistening