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6 Big Benefits of Learning a Foreign Language 外国語を学ぶ6つの理由 Japanese Podcast #75


Vocabulary

N4 Vocabulary

  • メリット = merit, advantage, benefit
  • キャリア = career, work experience
  • ビジネス = business
  • 機会(きかい) = chance, opportunity
  • 久しぶり = after a long time
  • 緊張(きんちょう) = nervousness, tension
  • 広がる(ひろがる) = to spread, to expand
  • 文化(ぶんか) = culture

N3 Vocabulary

  • 参加(さんか)する = to participate, to join
  • 初心者(しょしんしゃ) = beginner
  • 理解(りかい) = understanding, comprehension
  • 知識(ちしき) = knowledge
  • 発見(はっけん) = discovery
  • 発信(はっしん) = sending out, transmitting (information)
  • 最新(さいしん) = latest, most recent
  • 広がる(ひろがる) = to widen, broaden (also used at N3 nuance)

N2 Vocabulary

  • 翻訳(ほんやく) = translation (written)
  • 雇用主(こようぬし) = employer
  • 協会(きょうかい) = association, society
  • 視野(しや) = field of vision, outlook
  • 感情(かんじょう) = emotions, feelings
  • 再発見(さいはっけん) = rediscovery
  • 大事にする = to value, to treasure
  • 受け止める(うけとめる) = to accept, to take (an idea, criticism, etc.)

N1 Vocabulary

  • 抽象(ちゅうしょう) = abstraction (not in your sample, but implied in “abstract ideas”)
  • 振興(しんこう) (from 米国語学教育振興協会) = promotion, encouragement
  • 第一言語(だいいちげんご) = first language (technical/academic)
  • 第二言語(だいにげんご) = second language
  • バックアップ = backup (used metaphorically in the transcript, but advanced nuance)

Expressions

1. 緊張(きんちょう) = nervousness, tension (N4–N3)

Example:

その日は 緊張(きんちょう) しましたよー。

Translation:
I was really nervous that day.

2. 理解(りかい) = understanding, comprehension (N3)

Example:

外国語を話すと、理解(りかい) が深くなりますね。

Translation:
When you speak a foreign language, your understanding deepens.

3. 協会(きょうかい) = association, society (N2)

Example:

米国語学教育協会(きょうかい) では、外国語が話せる人は大切だと書いてある。

Translation:
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages wrote that people who can speak foreign languages are important.

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