Kore/Sore/Are in Japanese (Genki Lesson 6) : Hello Kitty vs Garfield | Ep. 16

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In Episode 16 of Nihongo to English, Michael Allen and Michelle MaliZaki fall into a “ki” spiral—kitte (stamp), kite(to cut / “cut and…”), and somehow kitty—which turns into a chaotic pitch for a Hello Kitty x Garfield crossover (and the question nobody asked: what if they dated?).

Then we jump into Genki Lesson 6 practice:

• Shopping + prices vocabulary (hat, shoes, bag, wallet, and more)
• The endlessly confusing world of Japanese counters (flat things vs cylindrical things… why)
• A full workout of kore / sore / are (this/that/that over there)—aka the “sphere of influence” lesson

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Theme Jingle by Michelle MaliZaki

Keywords: kore sore are, Genki Lesson 6, Japanese demonstratives, Japanese counters, Japanese shopping phrases, Japanese prices, Hello Kitty, Garfield

日本語版（Description）

『Nihongo to English』第16話は、Michael Allen と Michelle MaliZaki が “ki” 地獄に突入。
kitte（切手／スタンプ）→ kite（切って…）→ kitty で、気づけば ハローキティ×ガーフィールドのクロスオーバー妄想に発展。しかも「もし付き合ったら？」という誰得の議題まで。笑

後半は Genki Lesson 6 の練習！

• 買い物＆値段の単語（帽子・くつ・かばん・財布など）
• 助数詞の沼（平たいもの vs 筒状のもの…なぜ…）
• これ／それ／あれ を徹底トレーニング（いわゆる“勢力圏”レッスン）

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Theme Jingle by Michelle MaliZaki

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