Today we introduce bring you another jam packed lesson, as this one has it all! Useful phrases, new vocab, indispensable slang, bad jokes and much, much more. Now that you can say a few things about yourself, it’s time to move on to a favorite pastime in Japan, namely, talking about the weather! We get you started today, plus much more. Don’t miss today’s episode.
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17 Responses to “Beginner Lesson #16 - It’s Cold!”
Alysia says:
February 24th, 2006 at 3:38 am
I just wanted to drop you all a note to say “thank you” for this great podcast/service you are providing. I’ve been living and working in Japan for the past nine months and until I found your program in December, I’m embarrassed to admit, I wasn’t even positive how to say “no”. Needless to say, I was a very agreeable person for the first 6 months of my time here, usually resorting to “hai” in all situations. Anyways, foreign language has never been my strong suit but your program has been the best teaching tool for this subject that I have ever used. Thank you very much and keep up the outstanding work.
Jeremy says:
December 23rd, 2006 at 3:39 pm
excuse me,is it okay to break up the word pretty in to syllabus?
John C. Briggs says:
December 24th, 2006 at 1:17 am
Jeremyさん,
I am not sure what you are asking here. Do you want JPOD to do something for the word “pretty”? Does it show up in this lesson’s MP3? Perhaps a few more words from you would make it more clear.
Thanks
ジョン
Brett says:
January 18th, 2007 at 11:56 am
Please, what’s the breakdown of that lingering cold word? Is it kasegimi or kazegimi or kasaigimi? Sorry I can’t quite get it.
John C. Briggs says:
January 18th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Brettさん,
I am guessing it is
風邪気味 【かぜぎみ】 (n) slight cold
kazegimi
kaze (かぜ) is cold
and
gimi （ぎみ） is sensation or “like”
so “cold sensation” or “cold-like”.
じゃ また
ジョン
Iain says:
May 1st, 2007 at 8:59 pm
I’m not entirely sure I understood the audio part that explained ‘desho’… what’s the difference in saying;
Kyo wa samuii desu yo.
and
Kyo wa samuii desho.
Both mean (roughly), “I think it’s cold today” ?
(sorry about the lack of accents, I can’t do them on this computer!)
Daniel L says:
July 13th, 2007 at 11:54 am
Iain,
kyou ha samuii desu yo = It is COLD today! (the yo adds emphasis to the statement “it is cold today”)
kyou ha samuii deshou = It is probably cold today. (no emphasis, and a little bit of uncertainty is implied. Perhaps the speaker didn’t step outside yet, but is seeing people walking around wearing jackets.)
Carla says:
February 6th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Konnichiwa
Anyone interested in Portuguese, visit this site for a Portuguese translation of this lesson.
http://aprenderjapones.blogs.sapo.pt/2008/02/04/
Doomo Arigatoo
Andre says:
February 18th, 2008 at 6:22 am
I have a question! Why do you sometimes say ne and sometimes just say desu?
is it politeness or something?
JapanesePod101.com says:
February 18th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
nani and nan… they are the same word. think of it like english “a” and “an.”
nani is the basic word but it changes to nan before a d or t sound.
desu means polite “it is.” it’s like a verb.
but ne is a particle that elicits a response from the listener.
in casual conversations you can drop lots of things, including the verbs. so that is why sometimes they only say “ne.” 
Motorerica says:
April 27th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
how do you say like “oh.. no wonder” or just no wonder? =]
Bryan says:
July 16th, 2008 at 12:24 am
I think Jeremy was talking about the word at near the end of the podcast - utuskushii, which was slowed down a bit but not broken up into syllables. It also wasn’t anywhere in the notes because it wasn’t a part of the main dialogue. I too found it a little hard to pick up entirely… at first I thought it was utsugushi.
So if I’m right Jeremy, and that was what you were asking.. the syllables are:
u•tsu•ku•shi•i
う・つ・く・し・い
Monica says:
September 7th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
What does desho mean?? And for some weird reason, The lessons on here don’t play the whole lesson. Is it because I’m not subscribed 2 this website anymore??
JapanesePod101.com says:
September 7th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Monica san> Audio is working….hmmm you should be able to listen to the whole audio lesson but for PDF and LC you need basic/premium membership. 
desho means, “right?”
Heeriorkstibe says:
October 6th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Õàé, áûëî î÷åíüïðèêîëüíî âàñ ïî÷èòàòü. òîëüêî âîò îäíîïëîõî Ñïàìåðû äîñòàëè, ó ìåíÿ ó ñàìîãî åñòü ñòðàíè÷êà òàê è íà ïðåìîäåðàöèþ ñòàâèòü âñå ñîîáùåíèÿíå äåëî, à âîò êàïò÷ó íèêàê íå ìîãó óñòàíîâèòü, íå ïîëó÷àåòñÿ…
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Category: Beginner Lessons |
Grammar: ne, particles | Function: greeting people, making small talk | Topic: weather | Politeness Level: Polite
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