You can download the text for today from here.
Textbook Day1
MoeGoi! Special Edition
Can you understand this line?
Play the short clip and write down how much you understood.
Example: “40% understood / words caught: futari, maji.”
Why is it so hard?
Most learners find it difficult — and that’s normal.
If you only study with textbooks, this kind of dialogue is almost impossible to catch.
「てかさ～、あの二人付き合ってるってマジ？」
(“By the way, are those two really dating?”)
Let’s look at what makes this line special in anime speech:
① Shortened forms & contractions
- tsukiatteiru → tsukiatteru (dropping -iru)
② Spoken markers
- tte: casual quote / rumor marker
- teka: topic change
- sa: softener or friendly tone
③ Word feel & tone
- maji? = “Seriously?” (casual surprise)
- Spoken fast and smoothly — like natural conversation among friends.
These casual phrases and slang rarely appear in textbooks.
Anime is made of conversations
Over 90% of anime Japanese is dialogue.
Friends, partners, rivals, senpai, heroes, villains — each relationship changes how people talk.
So, to understand anime, you need to practice spoken Japanese in context.
Here’s what you can download on this page:
- MoeLab! Textbook – 15 minutes per day to learn real anime Japanese
- MoeGoi! Cards – voiced vocabulary cards with common anime words
Let’s study a bit!
Here’s a quick breakdown of today’s key words:
| Japanese | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| てかさ | tekasa | “By the way…” / casual topic change |
| 付き合う | tsukiau | to date; to be in a relationship |
| って | tte | informal quotation / rumor marker |
| マジ | maji | “Seriously?” / “Really?” (casual) |
Now, listen to the audio again 🎧
You’ll probably understand much more this time!
Even casual anime speech and slang can be learned if you know what to look for.
Over the next four days, you’ll get daily TIPS + MoeLab! materials to help you build the “ear that understands anime.”
You can download the text for today from here.
Textbook Day1
MoeGoi! Special Edition