Thinking out loud in Japanese
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
ホームシックになる？
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about being homesick. Have you ever been homesick? Let's find out what Mel has to say. She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple and...
ともだち
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about ともだち. Is it easy to make friends for you？Let's find out what she has to say. She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Si...
カラコンとネイル
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about カラコンとネイル. Have you heard of カラコン？ What do you think it is? She's using grammar points from Genki 1,...
のみもの
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What do you like to drink? What would you drink in summer? What about in Winter? Let's find out what Mel talks about! She's using grammar points from ...
ジブリ
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you like ジブリ？ what's your favorite? Would you like to listen to Mel what she likes？Let's hear what she's talking about！ She's using g...
FRASHBACK FRIDAY; きもちいてんき～カジュアルスピーチ
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let's practice casual speech with Mel! She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple and Easy, but some of the sentences would be a li...
FLASHBACK FRIDAY; にほんごのれんしゅうと ポッドキャスト
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You'll get the tip to learn Japanese while listening to podcasts. Are you ready to do that? She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simpl...
FLASHBACK FRIDAY; テラハ１
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You might want to listen to this if you're a テラハ fan!!! or if you're not, you should listen to it as well! She's using grammar poi...
FLASHBACK FRIDAY - にほんごのパーティー
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let's listen once again to one of the most popular and easiest episodes! She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple and Easy, but some...
にほんにいったらなにごではなす？
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you have a chance to talk to anyone in Japanese while in Japan or would you like to? What are the things Mel's students said about that? Any i...
しぜんなにほんごと Thinking Out Loud in Japanese Podcast
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you been practicing Japanese? You already know some grammar points for beginner level, but haven't found the right one for your listening practic...
*しゅく＊こんやくインタビュー
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks to a couple who just got engaged recently. This is their engagement story! She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2 = JLPT N4/N5. Simple an...
モカマン
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Any idea what モカマン is? Mel's using grammar points from Genki 1,2/JLPT N5,N4. Simple and Easy, but some of the sentences would be a...
アフィーラ１
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you heard or read about it yet? Do you know what it is? If you've read Easy News you already know! Let's hear what Mel has to share with you!! Sh...
インタビュー
03 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks to one of her students. They are talking about soccer. Let's hear what she thinks about this person's Japanese as well as soccer talk！...
すっぽかすひ
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is すっぽかすひ？Can you guess what it's about? You might know this one if you went to school in the US. Do you have the same one in your ...
インタビュー４ Per
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks to her friend. What do you think about making mistakes when you're speaking Japanese? They're talking about mistakes and other things relate...
きんきゅうエピソード
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's going on? This sounds like a big deal. Would you like to know what Mel talks about in this episode? She's using grammar points from Genki...
Interview with PER 3
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the interview episode with PER 3. You might want to listen 1 and 2 first. Let's find out what Mel and Per are talking about! You get to hear n...
インタビュー スティーブン
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Interview episode. Mel talks to スティーブン whose Japanese is very clear and easy to understand. Let's find out what they're talking about!&nbs...
インタビュー ジェシカさん
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel is talking to ジェシカさん and ask each other some questions in Japanese. Let's listen to their conversation! She's using gramm...
セリングサンセット１
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you seen it? Mel talks about it. This is the first one! She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple and Easy, but some of the sentenc...
*Bonus* interview with Per - part 2 -
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks to her friend. You might want to check the interview - part 1 - first. They both are using informal form. This is the part 2 of 3 episodes. ...
きもちいてんき ～カジュアルスピーチ
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about きもちいてんき. She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple and Easy, but some of the sentences would be a little c...
LINE グループ
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about LINE app. Using this app? What do you think about this one? Let's find out what she has to say! Want to listen to the rest of this epi...
りょうしん
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about parents. Are your parents strict? Would they let you do what you like to do? Let's hear what she has to say about her parents. She's u...
きかいおんち
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about きかいおんち. What is that? Do you know what it means? Can you guess what she's talking about? Let's find out what she has to sa...
タピオカ
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about tapioka drinks! Do you like it? Listen to this episode if you want to make Tapioka at home! She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2....
にほんごのパーティー 2020
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel had a party with her students in 2020. Would you like to know what they did at the party? This is one of the super easy ones to listen to which is...
にほんごのれんしゅうとポッドキャスト
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about how to use Podcasts for your language learning. Want to listen to the rest of this episode? It's available only on Patreo...
スタンフォードだいがく２
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about Stanford University how much the summer session for High school students costs. You get to listen to the first part of this epis...
テラハ１
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about テラハ. What is it? Do you know? You know what it is, right? Let's hear what she's saying. She's using grammar points from Genki 1,...
クイズ１
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Would you like to try to answer some of Mel's questions? Quiz episodes are available only on Patreon - All acess Patron - She's using grammar po...
スタンフォードだいがく１
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about スタンフォードだいがく. Let's listen to her what she has to share! She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple and Ea...
アメリカにすんでいるりゆう1
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about why she lives in the US. How did she do that? Did she get a visa? Let's find out! She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple an...
30 min listening practice 1
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
ポッドキャスト、くるま、すんでいるところ、きせつ、りょうしん、1904、あわてんぼうのサンタ、オノマトペ う...
Seasons めっちゃさむい！
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about seasons, especially super cold winter. Can you imagine how cold it gets in Chicago? Let's listen to her what she has to say about it! ...
しんねんのごあいさつ
01 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about New Year. She's using some Keigo. Let's listen and see if you recognize those. She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple and E...
ねんまつのごあいさつ
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about the end of the year. What would you say to people at the end of the year? Do you have special phrases? Let's listen to it and find out...
あわてんぼうのサンタ
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about Santa. But not the one you know. Let's find out what it is! She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple and Easy, but some of th...
タイムリーなわだい
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about...? Timely? What's a good time to talk about? Let's find out what she's talking about! She's using grammar points from Genki 1/2. Simp...
ポッドキャストのへんこう
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about a changes to her podcast. Let's find out what it is! Transcript is available down below for this episode! She's using grammar po...
*Bonus* Onomatopoeia オノマトペ1
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mel's using Onomatopoeia in this episode. How many of them do you know? Let's see if you can understand what they mean! She's using grammar points fro...
*Bonus* 2 things to share - ふたつのこと
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about something that she wants to share with you. Actually she's sharing more than 2 things in this episode. Please Listen very carefully！...
*Bonus* 1904 with TRANSCRIPT
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about 1904. what is it? Let's find out what it is! She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple and Easy, but some of the sentenc...
*Special* コスチューム パーティー🥳 with TRANSCRIPT
23 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mel talks about Halloween. Let's find out what she's talking about. This is a special episode. She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple and E...
*Bonus* Improvising for the first time on podcast!!!
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
No script for today's episode. Mel's improvising for it. You get to hear real Mel. She's talking about next week's episode. She's using grammar poin...