Comments on: Survival Phrases #1 - Indispensable Words http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/ Learn Japanese with Daily Podcasts from Tokyo Whether you are Japan-bound or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at Japanesepod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Yoroshiku O-negai Shimasu! Fri, 16 May 2008 03:30:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.8 by: Jacqueline (ジャケリン） http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-295838 Tue, 06 May 2008 19:46:00 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-295838 どうも ありがとう for this survival phrases lesson! Those are very useful phrases! どうも ありがとう for this survival phrases lesson!
Those are very useful phrases!

]]> by: Irene http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-260843 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:40:47 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-260843 おっす！ I'm a big fan of anime, and all other things Japanese. I had finally decided to really take Japanese seriously, so I looked all around for books and other learning tools. It's become a favorite for family to give me those things as presents. Needless to say, I think I have more than enough, and still, nothing has helped me more than this. The thing I think helps the most is the fact that the words are repeated so much within the conversation, which really helps me remember. It also helps to tell a little anecdote, the conversations that they have about random things helps keep it fresh and memorable!! ps: I :kokoro: ぴいターさん！！ oh, and fabriztio-san's accent cracks me up! おっす！

I’m a big fan of anime, and all other things Japanese. I had finally decided to really take Japanese seriously, so I looked all around for books and other learning tools. It’s become a favorite for family to give me those things as presents. Needless to say, I think I have more than enough, and still, nothing has helped me more than this.

The thing I think helps the most is the fact that the words are repeated so much within the conversation, which really helps me remember. It also helps to tell a little anecdote, the conversations that they have about random things helps keep it fresh and memorable!!

ps: I :kokoro: ぴいターさん！！
oh, and fabriztio-san’s accent cracks me up!

]]> by: fatima http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-245130 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:55:09 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-245130 :mrgreen: aw thanks so much! your lesson help put these phrases in my head! i always knew them but ALWAYS forgot them! thanks a bunch! :mrgreen:
aw thanks so much!
your lesson help put these phrases in my head! i always knew them but ALWAYS forgot them!
thanks a bunch!

]]> by: Carla http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-242825 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:23:28 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-242825 Konnichiwa!!! I am portuguese and I am enjoying so much hearing and learning japanese with japanesepod101 lessons that I made a blog where you can read what is said in the lessons with the meaning in portuguese. Anyone interested in Portuguese, visit the above site for a Portuguese translation of this lesson. http://aprenderjapones.blogs.sapo.pt/2008/01/13/ Doomo Arigatoo :smile: Mata ne Konnichiwa!!!

I am portuguese and I am enjoying so much hearing and learning japanese with japanesepod101 lessons that I made a blog where you can read what is said in the lessons with the meaning in portuguese.

Anyone interested in Portuguese, visit the above site for a Portuguese translation of this lesson.
http://aprenderjapones.blogs.sapo.pt/2008/01/13/

Doomo Arigatoo :smile:

Mata ne

]]> by: watermen http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-236638 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:06:52 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-236638 Don't worry about the mistakes, if you can pick the mistakes up, you are learning. There are mistakes, but not many to a point that will affect you, they are very minimal. And most of the mistakes are usually typo errors, not real mistake in the language itself. I have been listening to it for more than 3 months, and my Japanese really improved a lot. Don’t worry about the mistakes, if you can pick the mistakes up, you are learning. There are mistakes, but not many to a point that will affect you, they are very minimal. And most of the mistakes are usually typo errors, not real mistake in the language itself. I have been listening to it for more than 3 months, and my Japanese really improved a lot.

]]> by: Nou Jian http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-235287 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:49:50 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-235287 Can someone please help me?!? I saw in almost every lessons people complaining about serious mistakes. I mean, if there are mistakes, how am I suppose to learn well the language? It might be bollox too, but I'd want to be sure before I keep learning here. Thank you.:nihon: Can someone please help me?!? I saw in almost every lessons people complaining about serious mistakes. I mean, if there are mistakes, how am I suppose to learn well the language? It might be bollox too, but I’d want to be sure before I keep learning here. Thank you. :nihon:

]]> by: JapanesePod101.com http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-198651 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:43:13 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-198651 Hi Pepsiさん、 Glad you're enjoying the site!! As for which one to learn first, I personally think Hiragana is where you should start. Once you've mastered those, Katakana will be be pretty easy. I started out by making flashcards then I practiced writing new vocab with the characters I learned. Kanji is a big project, you'll naturally pick up some as you go. But again, flashcards are a good idea and then practice writing them. Actually there are some in the store: http://www.japanesepod101.com/store/product.php?productid=18047&cat=0&bestseller=Y Hope this helps! marky Hi Pepsiさん、

Glad you’re enjoying the site!!

As for which one to learn first, I personally think Hiragana is where you should start. Once you’ve mastered those, Katakana will be be pretty easy. I started out by making flashcards then I practiced writing new vocab with the characters I learned.

Kanji is a big project, you’ll naturally pick up some as you go. But again, flashcards are a good idea and then practice writing them. Actually there are some in the store:
http://www.japanesepod101.com/store/product.php?productid=18047&cat=0&bestseller=Y

Hope this helps!

marky

]]> by: Pepsi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-197924 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:00:02 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-197924 Peter-san, Natsuko-san, Sakura-san and Kazunori-san, doumo arigatou :dogeza: Your lessons are so much fun. Since I'm a total newbie I have a question. I'm totally confused about Hiragana, Kanji, Kana etc. Which one do I have to learn first? How or where do I start? Peter-san, Natsuko-san, Sakura-san and Kazunori-san, doumo arigatou :dogeza:
Your lessons are so much fun.

Since I’m a total newbie I have a question.
I’m totally confused about Hiragana, Kanji, Kana etc.
Which one do I have to learn first?

How or where do I start?

]]> by: JapanesePod101.com http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-172833 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:06:03 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-172833 that's typical. :cool: in japanese the 'u' sound in ru, tsu, yu, pu, su, fu, gu, ku, (etc...) is weak and often dropped. :cool: marky that’s typical. :cool:

in japanese the ‘u’ sound in ru, tsu, yu, pu, su, fu, gu, ku, (etc…) is weak and often dropped. :cool:

marky

]]> by: Kristy http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-172814 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:46:22 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2005/12/18/survival-phrases-1-indispensable-words/#comment-172814 Hello, I just moved to Japan. I was hoping that I wouldn't have to sign language my way through and luckily was given this site to help me out. It is really going to make living here much more enjoyable. Thank you. I did have one question. I am just staring out on the survival phrases and I noticed that words that end in su when broken down have that s,u sound but when they are sped up, I don't hear the u at all. Is that typical or am I just not catching it when they are talking faster? Thank you! Hello,
I just moved to Japan. I was hoping that I wouldn’t have to sign language my way through and luckily was given this site to help me out. It is really going to make living here much more enjoyable. Thank you. I did have one question. I am just staring out on the survival phrases and I noticed that words that end in su when broken down have that s,u sound but when they are sped up, I don’t hear the u at all. Is that typical or am I just not catching it when they are talking faster?
Thank you!

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