Nihongo no Tane 123 車購入その１ Buying Cars Part 1 | Japanese Immersion podcast

<p>Until recently, Yumi’s family has only had one car. This is unusual in the part of Florida that she lives in. Most families have at least two cars. But Yumi and Clay both work from home and until their son got his driver’s license, they rarely had need for a second car. But now their son has his license, Yumi decided … it was time.</p> <p> </p> <p>KEY VOCABULARY:</p> <p>仮免許(かりめんきょ)  driver’s permit; learner’s permit</p> <p>同乗(どうじょう)する ride along</p> <p>運転免許(うんてんめんきょ) driver’s license</p> <p>取得(しゅとく) obtainment</p> <p>普通(ふつう) normal; common; ordinary</p> <p>就職(しゅうしょく) する  get employed; come to employed</p> <p>自動車学校(じどうしゃがっこう) driving school</p> <p>随分(ずいぶん) very; considerably; extremely</p> <p>のんき carefree; laid back; easygoing</p> <p>必要(ひつよう)ない not necessary; not needed</p> <p>経済的 economic</p> <p>購入(こうにゅう)する purchase; buy</p> <p>自体(じたい) itself</p> <p>企業(きぎょう) business; corporation; enterprise</p> <p>心配(しんぱい) worried; concerned [it’s used as adjective here but it can be noun as well]</p> <p>安全運転(あんぜんうんてん) safe driving</p> <p>子煩悩(こぼんのう)な very loving; very dedicated [used to describe very loving and dedicated parents]</p> <p>奮発(ふんぱつ)する spend some generous amount of money than expected; be generous at gifting something than expected [奮発(splurge; generous spending; generous treat)]   </p> <p>大奮発(だいふんぱつ) big splurge; super generous treat</p> <p>勇気(ゆうき) courage; bravery</p> <p>要(い)る need; require</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/</p> <p>Take a quiz on this episode here:</p> <p>https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-123</p> <p>If you are a Makoto+ member, you can find the transcript, English translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF for printing:</p> <p>https://MakotoPlus.com/podcast-nihongonotane-123-m</p> <p>--</p> <p>Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with a complete transcript, translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadabl