Watching volleyball
Japan's national teams draw huge TV audiences, and the SVリーグ is the top professional league. This lesson is for the fan side: who you support, how a match went, and talking about the big tournaments. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 words for fans
Each card shows a word and a line you'd say about a match on TV or at the arena. Eight reuse words from Everyday Japanese 1–2 and Lessons 1–2.
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The teams and tournaments
Both national teams have nicknames you'll hear on TV. The school tournaments are big events too.
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- Cheering. Fans chant ニッポン！ with claps. On court, players shout ナイス！ for good play and ドンマイ (never mind) after a mistake.
- Don't spoil it. If you've recorded a match:
- Haikyu!! The manga and anime ハイキュー!! got a lot of young people into volleyball. Fans of any age know it.
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Four patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.