[JLPT N3-N4] Why Take the Long Way?「急がば回れ」 | Japanese Podcast for Learners

A casual Japanese podcast for Japanese learners. Why does the proverb 「急がば回れ」 tell you to take the long way when you are in a hurry? Misaki and Nozomi connect an old route near Lake Biwa with modern shortcuts, skipped instructions, and one simple habit: check the most important thing once before you move. 📖 Full transcript, English translation & vocabulary: https://lnjc.site/isogaba_maware/ ⏱️ タイムスタンプ 0:00 近道したら二十分遅れた | A shortcut made me late 1:02 急ぐのにどうして回る？ | Why take the long way? 1:56 早そうな道と本当に早い道 | Looks fast vs. truly fast 2:52 説明書を飛ばして全部やり直し | Skipping the instructions 3:39 「急がば」の「ば」 | The “ba” in isogaba 4:28 急ぐ時ほど確認を一つ | Make one quick check 5:13 慎重すぎて動かないこととは違う | Caution is not freezing 5:59 いちばん早いのはやり直さない道 | The fastest route avoids redoing ✅ この回のポイント ✓ What 「急がば回れ」 means and where it came from ✓ Why a route that looks shorter may take longer ✓ How to use the old form 「急がば」 and the modern phrase 「急ぐなら」 📚 主要語彙 ・急がば回れ: isogaba maware — more haste, less speed ・近道: chikamichi — shortcut ・遠回り: toomawari — detour / the long way ・確実: kakujitsu — reliable / certain ・二度手間: nidodema — having to do the work twice #JapaneseListeningPractice #JLPT #JapanesePodcast #LearnJapanese #JapaneseConversation #JapaneseLearners #N5 #N4 #N3 #JapaneseProverb #急がば回れ