Hatsu Warai & Japanese New Year Confusion (Shōgatsu, Shinnenkai) EP 10
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to 2026 — and our first 初笑い (hatsu warai), the first laugh of the New Year 🎍 Nihongo to English hits Episode 10 with Japanese New Year traditions, language mix-ups, and joyf...
2 Jan 29min
Stripe Isn’t a Border (And Other Language Lies)
Send us Fan Mail 🎧 Episode 9 Description Is a stripe the same as a border? (No. Definitely no.) In Episode 9 of Nihongo to English, comedians Michelle MaliZaki and Michael Allen CPA tumble into class...
22 Dec 202526min
Learn Japanese Naturally (Genki Study, Passive Form & Real Conversation)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Nihongo to English (No Show), Michelle and Michael learn Japanese the way adults actually do — through real conversation, mistakes, and a little sake. We dive into ...
12 Dec 202527min
Why Japanese Animal Sounds Are Different from English
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 7 of Nihongo to English (No Show), Michelle and Michael dig into one of the most surprisingly fun language differences: animal sounds in Japanese vs. English. Why does a do...
2 Dec 202526min
Why Japanese Don’t Say No (Bread “Ears” & NYC Culture Shock)
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 6 of Nihongo to English (No Show), Michelle and Michael talk about New York through a Japanese cultural lens—and stumble into a surprisingly deep conversation about boundar...
22 Nov 202524min
Japanese vs American Food Culture (Thanksgiving & Inari Sushi)
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 5 of Nihongo to English (No Show), Michelle and Michael talk about Thanksgiving through a Japanese lens—and discover how food, gratitude, and cultural assumptions don’t alw...
12 Nov 202524min
Scary Japanese Words Explained (Kawaii, Kowai & Yokai)
Send us Fan Mail Just in time for October, Nihongo to English (No Show) gets a little spooky. In Episode 4, Michelle and Michael explore Halloween in Japan and the fine line between kawaii (cute) and ...
2 Nov 202527min
Learning Japanese Through Pop Culture (Idols, Ice Cream & Dreams)
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 3 of Nihongo to English (No Show), Michelle and Michael chase the kind of everyday Japanese that textbooks forget—like how to talk about paying utilities (コーネツヒ)—and someho...
22 Okt 202523min
