Just wanted to let everyone know about these two work updates that should significantly make things easier for me going forward. Thank you for your continued support, and good luck with your Japanese studies!
Best from Beppu,
Dōgen
2019-09-29 08:00:38 +0000 UTC View Post
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Good afternoon Patrons! The sixty-ninth episode of Japanese Phonetics has been updated with high quality, native recordings! In this lesson we look at the single major exception to the Western counter rule, as well as two regular counter groups.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns with regards to this les...
2019-09-23 05:11:25 +0000 UTC View Post
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Note: In the examples from 4:48 to 4:58 (きゅうじゅうきゅうグループは), I say the very beginning of the second きゅ with a pitch that is too high for 'textbook pronunciation'. If
Good afternoon Patrons, Dōgen here.
I wanted to let everyone know that while I had originally planned on releasing Japanese Phonetics Episode 68 later today, yesterday while checking the final edit file, I noticed a discrepancy between the information in the video, and that of the Shinmeikai Japanese Accent Dictionary. I spent the morning rewriting, re-recording, and re-editing a section of the lesson in order to fix the issue, but I've since realized that due to the nature of the discrepancy, and moreover, the standard I've tri...
2019-09-01 06:28:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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Good afternoon, Patrons.
The sixty-seventh episode of Japanese Phonetics has now been updated with high-quality, native recordings! In this lesson we learn a useful guideline for determining the pitch accent of comple...
2019-08-15 14:03:37 +0000 UTC View Post
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Good afternoon Patrons! The sixty-sixth episode of Japanese Phonetics has now been updated with high-quality, native recordings!
In this lesson we look at pitch accent in numbers greater than ten. Specifically, we cov...
2019-07-29 04:36:33 +0000 UTC View Post
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Note: In the sentence 椅子が二つあります there is no downstep between 二つ and あります, as explained in this lesson, but this isn't because there is no counter after 二つ. This i...
Please use 'P—' at the beginning of your question, or include a capital P somewhere in your question to let me know you're coming from Patreon. Hope to see you over there!
2019-06-27 04:30:37 +0000 UTC View PostGood evening patrons! Just wanted to let everyone know that tomorrow June 27 at around 2:00 PM Japanese time I’ll be doing a public Q&A livestream on YouTube at YouTube.com/Dogen
Please start any questions with the letter P and a dash, as in
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to let me know you’re a patron and I’ll do my best to answer your questions first. Hope to see everyone there!
Thank you for your continued support, and good luck with your Japanese studies!
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2019-06-26 09:09:18 +0000 UTC View Post
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Good afternoon Patrons! The sixty-fourth episode of Japanese Phonetics has now been updated with high quality native recordings! In this lesson we look at pitch-accent in full names such as Satō Harumi, and see how titles such a...
2019-06-25 05:08:50 +0000 UTC View Post
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Good afternoon Patrons! The sixty-third episode of Japanese Phonetics is live, now with high quality native recordings! In this lesson we learn several useful guidelines for determining the pitch-accent of common last names, and also outright remember the ten most common last name...
2019-06-06 04:52:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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Good afternoon Patrons! The sixty-second episode of Japanese Phonetics is live, now with high quality native recordings! In this lesson we discuss three important rules for determining the pitch-accent of common first names.
As always, if you have any questions or conc...
2019-05-20 04:54:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you all for your understanding. Please excuse the brevity of this post--as mentioned in the video, typing hurts quite a bit so doing my best to avoid using the keyboard.
Will be in touch again soon!
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2019-05-11 05:52:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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Good afternoon, Patrons! The sixty-first episode of Japanese Phonetics is now live with high-quality native recordings! In this lesson, we look at the exceptions to the の rule, and learn about why words such as 人 and 上 exhibit multiple pitch-accent patterns in everyday speech.
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Good afternoon, Patrons! The sixtieth episode of Japanese Phonetics is now live with high-quality native recordings! In this lesson, we look at the two primary exceptions to the katakana rule, and begin to explore the pitch-changing 'の'.
As alwa...
2019-04-16 07:16:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Good afternoon Patrons,
Hope this post finds all of you well. I wanted to share this video to let everyone know how I intend on approaching work now that I'm independent, as well as take this opportunity to solicit advice on productivity.
As mentioned in the video, I anticipate on releasing the next phonetics lesson approximately two days later than normal due to unforeseen pension and health complications—thank you all for your kind understanding in this regard.
Very much looking forward to everyone's comment...
2019-04-08 07:50:52 +0000 UTC View Post
May 25, 2021 Supplementary note: At approximately 1:05 in this video, I say "the special sounds always shift the downstep back (to the left) one mora," and this is certainly the standard, mainstream rule, but it seems that there are at least some instances in which they may shift the downstep forward, rather than backwards.
For example, in this lesson I talk about how in スーパー the downstep is on the ス, because the third mora from the end of the word is a ー, so the downstep therefore shifts backwards (to the ...
2019-03-28 08:20:50 +0000 UTC View Post
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Good afternoon, Patrons!
The fifty-eighth episode of Japanese Phonetics is now updated with high-quality native recordings!
In this lesson we review and clarify some basic pitch-accent information, as well as look at a couple of effective pitch-accent exercises I’ve ...
2019-03-10 04:55:17 +0000 UTC View PostGood afternoon Patrons!
I have some unfortunate news—three members of my family, myself included, have contracted the flu, and as a result of this I will be delaying the release of Japanese Phonetics #58 by a few days; I've tried to power through sickness in the past, but it's always resulted in both a dip in quality and further delays, so I've opted to take a short break in order to fully recover and properly look over my family. I apologize for this delay, and thank you for your understanding. I'll do my best to upload the lesson a...
2019-02-28 05:53:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Good afternoon Patrons! The fifty-seventh episode of Japanese Phonetics is live! In this lesson I answer Patron-submitted pronunciation questions, covering topics such as consecutive R sounds, the perception of regional dialects, and timing.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns with regards to this lesson, please don't hesitate to leave a comment below. Thank you very much for your continued support, and good l...
2019-02-15 05:26:00 +0000 UTC View PostGood afternoon Patrons!
Just wanted to remind everyone that the next Japanese Phonetics lesson with be a pronunciation Q&A, so if anyone has any specific concerns related to pronunciation, please feel free to leave a comment below and I'll be sure to answer it in the video. In the case there aren't too many comments here, I'll address common questions and miscellaneous issues I have been asked about multiple times in the past. Thank you for your continued support, and talk to you all again soon!
Best from Beppu,
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Note: In this lesson I translate "買っておくよ (かっておくよ)" as 'I'll buy it for you," but this may not be the best translation in all cases. We could also translate this into, "I'll buy this just in case," or, "I'll buy it, seeing as I (we, you, etc.) might need it," depending on the circumstances.
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Good afternoon, Patrons! The fifty-fifth episode of Japanese Phonetics is now live and updated with high quality native recordings! In this lesson we look at the nasalized vowel variant of the 撥音 (はつおん) in detail, go over the 'n' mistake made by many Japanese learners, and go through an effective exercise for fixing this issue.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns with regards to this lesson, ...
2019-01-12 01:15:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Note: At 0:45 in this lesson, I say 三 (さん) with the atamadaka pattern, as in SAn, but this should be 平板, as in saN, like the native recordings the follow.
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The fifty-forth episode of Japanese Phonetics is live and updated ...
2018-12-26 07:50:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Good afternoon Patrons!
Slightly early, but Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Kazu-san from the Eigonodo Channel recently finished creating the third part of our conversation together, so I'm sharing a link here, as many people seemed to enjoy the previous videos. I believe that there will still be a couple videos left from this particular conversation, so as soon as Kazu finishes editing I'll be sure to post links!
Also, thank you very much for your patience with regards to Japanese Phonetics Episode 54. I finished recor...
2018-12-23 02:44:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Good evening patrons! Just finished uploading the 'Buying in Japan Q&A', so here it is (video will go live on YouTube in approximately 24 hours)! If anyone has any questions or concerns with regards to the content of this video definitely let me know and I'll be sure to reply with a comment below. Thank you very much for the ongoing support, and talk to you all again soon!
Quick reminder—I'll be hosting a Livestream/AMA here on Patreon this Saturday from approximately 1:45 PM Japanese time. Hope to see you there!
Best from B...
Live now!
https://youtu.be/QXlKiw1C_80
Hello patrons! I wanted to let everyone know that I will be doing the previously mentioned livestream/AMA this Saturday, at approximately 1:45 PM Japanese time. I’ll be posting the link to the stream here, as well as in a new, unique post. Hope to see you there!
Later tonight I’ll also be posting the Japanese condo Q&A, which I just finished recording (turned out to be around an hour). Hope everyon...
2018-12-13 08:22:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Good evening Patrons! Just finished my second video in the Japanese condominium series so I'm releasing it here on Patreon first (will go public tomorrow evening)! Sorry for the rambling and frequent tangents in this one—I'm not used to recording without some kind of script so I was a bit nervous at first haha.
If anyone as any questions definitely leave a comment below and I'll address them in the upcoming Q&A video. I also wanted to let everyone know that I anticipate having to delay Japanese Phonetics 54 by about a week or so f...
2018-12-02 13:19:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone. Just uploaded this to YouTube, but I wanted to post here as well, as your support through Patreon is really what's made all of this possible. Thank you so much for your continued support, I really can't express how much it means to me and my family.
The tour video in question will go up here, on Patreon, a few days before it's live on YouTube. If anyone has any questions at all, please feel free to leave a comment below. I'll also be doing a Patreon Live Q&A in the near future to mark the occasion.
Thank you again, and ...
2018-11-27 08:07:52 +0000 UTC View Post
