一石二鳥いっせきにちょう Killing two Birds with one Stone

一石二鳥いっせきにちょう Kill Two Birds with One Stone

演歌えんかを聞きくと、日本にほんの文化ぶんかに触ふれながら日本語にほんごの勉強べんきょうができるので、一石二鳥いっせきにちょうだ。

Listening to enka, I learn about Japanese culture and I am able to study Japanese at the same time. I kill two birds with one stone.

演歌えんか – traditional Japanese popular music style
聞きくと – when listening…
日本にほんの文化ぶんか – Japanese culture
触ふれながら – while experiencing; ながら means ‘while’
日本語にほんご – Japanese language
勉強べんきょう – study
日本語にほんごの勉強べんきょう – studying Japanese
できる – can; able
ので – therefore
だ – plain form of です; copula

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