Nihongo no Tane 124 車購入その２ Buying Cars Part 2 | Japanese Immersion podcast

<p>Today, Yumi continues her story about her recent car-buying experiences.</p> <p> </p> <p>KEY VOCABULARY:</p> <p>普通(ふつう)(の) normal; common</p> <p>結構(けっこう)  fairly</p> <p>頑張(がんば)る  endure; survive; keep at it; make an effort   </p> <p>自宅(じたく) one’s home; one’s house</p> <p>めでたく happily; with much joy [this word has a celebratory connotation to it]</p> <p>面倒(めんどう)な troubling; troublesome; difficult [面倒(めんどう)(trouble)]</p> <p>スケジュールを組(く)む schedule ~; arrange a schedule [組(く)む (form; arrange; assemble)]</p> <p>ローンを組(く)む  get a loan; take out a loan</p> <p>重(かさ)なる overlap; occur at the same time; pile up</p> <p>免許取(めんきょと)り立(た)て  newly-licensed [“masu-stem + 立(た)て” means “newly ~” or “freshly ~”]</p> <p>車屋(くるまや)  car dealership [カーセンター is also used]</p> <p>不思議(ふしぎ)な  strange; mysterious</p> <p>下取(したど)りする  trade in</p> <p>ずつ each [written eitherずつ orづつ]</p> <p>利子(りし)  interest (on a loan)</p> <p>月々(つきづき)の  monthly [same as 毎月(まいつき)の]</p> <p>順調(じゅんちょう)  favorable; all right [describes of events when going without any problems]　　</p> <p>万歳(ばんざい)  hooray</p> <p>保険(ほけん)  insurance</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-124</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-124-m</p> <p>--</p> <p>Become a Makoto+ member and get show notes with a complete transcript, translation, key vocabulary, and a downloadable PDF.</p> <p>www.MakotoPlus.com</p>