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Learn one phrase to get you out of any Japanese jam, no matter how sticky! Then learn one essential phrase to give you peace of mind when riding the sometimes confusing Japanese Rail system. You don’t want to miss today’s Survival Series episode. Today’s indispensable phrases are guaranteed to come in handy when navigating you’re way through the sometimes tricky landscape. Today’s location included in the comments.

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This entry was posted on Monday, January 23rd, 2006 at 6:30 pm and is filed under Survival Phrases Season 1 . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

26 Responses to “Survival Phrases #6 - Getting Out of a Jam”

Heather says:

Thank you for the wonderful podcasts! I have just started an exhange program at Keio Business School. Even though I took Japanese in high school, I sometimes forget really simple survival phrases. This is a great reminder.

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Marcos says:

Doumo arigato gozaimasu Peter-san and Sakura-san for answering my email promptly! You guys are really sugoi!
I´ll keep posting and this site is saikou!!! Jaa ne :wink:

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Cindy says:

Dear Sakura and Peter,

Thankyou soooo incredibly much for the podcasts. I love the fact that they’re free, easy to access, and are so educational but so fun! I’m only in 7th grade so Japanese is not available for me to take through school yet, but your podcasts gave me a wonderful push to go out and try to learn on my own through books along with your podcasts. Your work is way appreciated.

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Peter says:

Heather-san, Thank you for the post! Keio! Wow, we actually talked about Keio・慶応 the other day. Very impressive!
Definately keep us updated!
頑張って下さい。

Marcos-san, Again it is us who should be thanking you! It was our pleasure! Thank YOU for the sugoi email and post, they really gave us a lot of energy for the show!! Please definately keep them coming!
Yoroshiku o-negai shimasu.

Cindy-san, Thank you for your sugoi post! It is great to know that you have an interest in Japanese! With ambition like yours, you’ll be fluent by the time you get into a Japanese class! Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you. Any post or email will be answered promptly as we want to see you suceed so much! So please feel free to ask us anything! :grin:
Ganbatte kudasai!

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JapanesePod101.com says:

Today’s location is Kagoshima・かごしま・鹿児島 Capital of Kagoshima Prefecture located on the southwest tip of the island of Kyushu. Place where Christianity first reached Japan in 1549. Famous foods include tonkatsu and smoked eel. The captain of my Japanese university ice hockey team was from Kagoshima!

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baka4Areason says:

another sugoi show minasan :razz:
you guys have made 日本語 into 朝名前 !!

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Peter says:

Hey Great to hear from you! 久しぶり! I see you got the earlier copy of the notes! There was actually a mistake in there. すみませんでした! It is actually 朝飯前. I went back and changed. Sorry for the inconveince! And please keep the posts coming.

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japanesepod101.com says:

Mina-san・皆さん Apologies for the inconvenience, but…..
yesterday, the early notes for this lesson include

朝名前 which should in fact be 朝飯前. :oops:

Current notes have been corrected. Apologies for the inconvenience.
よろしくお願いします。

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Sakura says:

Heather-san, an exchange program sounds exciting! 頑張ってくださいね。 Marcos-san, mata comment mattemasu. Cindy-san, your ambition is subarashii! Ganbatte :razz: baka4Areason-san, I’m glad you liked the show. When my friend and I took a trip to the U.K., we meant to take a train from London heading south, but we took a wrong train and ended up staying overnight in Wales :mrgreen: It’s so important to check where the train is bound for, isn’t it? :wink:

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iYensLoveit says:

:smile: Konichiwa……mmmm what a great podcast!
i learned a lot so far…..domo arigato gozaimasu.

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iYensLoveit says:

please make an artcover for this pod

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Dominic says:

I haven’t had a chance to listen to the podcast yet but 朝飯前 gives off a strong connotation of being 江戸っ子 (someone from Tokyo)

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japanesepod101.com says:

iYensLoveit-san, thanx for the post and the suggestion, we’re on it!

Dominic-san, the Japanese staff loved your post, please keep them coming. Sounds like you know your stuff! Please keep the posts and comments coming!

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Sakura says:

iYensLoveit-san, thank you for the posts. Korekaramo douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu! :razz:
Dominic-san, very interesting point. Nowadays 朝飯前 is used as a general term, but as you say, the term seems to have been very frequently used by 江戸っ子 when being asked to do something. So, there is a brisk air to it. また何か気づいたことがありましたら、是非コメントしてくださいね! :razz:

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Keith says:

I was trying to take a train to Miyanoshita during vacation once and had a lot of trouble finding the right one. With some help, I finally got on what I thought was the right train. There was only one other person in the car with me but I did my best and asked if I was on the right train. He responded with one word that sounded like “よろせ.” I had never heard that phrase before, but I took it for an affirmative since it sounded like 宜しい. The train did indeed go to Miyanoshita after all, so it worked out great!

So, what does よろせ mean? Was it slang?

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andrea says:

Domou arigatou gozaimasu for the sugoi podcasts. :dogeza: I really want to learn Nihongo and it’s great I’ve come across this website. I’m having fun while learning. Nice voice, Peter and Sakura. :wink: More power!

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Jacqueline (ジャケリン) says:

ありがとう for this interesting lesson!

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monisha says:

Dear peter and Sakura,
Its a pleasure following your podcasts! I dont feel like a dodo on the streets of Tokyo anymore!You couldnt have decoded the jumble any better!Great effoort to be great teachers! :smile:

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David says:

Thanks for a great podcast, it’s helping me ALOT!
In this episode we learned “tokyo yuki desuka” but what if i am going with a bus and not a train?
Thanks,
/D.S.

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Hiroko says:

David san> You can also use that phrase for Bus too! :wink:
Or if you want to check if the bus/train actually gets you to where you want to go, you could say “Place ni ikimasuka?” ex. Tokyo ni ikimasu ka?

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Maria says:

Peter-san, Sakura-san, thank you for teahing us all these usefull things! I’m almost through the first 10 Survival Phrases, and I’m very exited about being able to move up to the main courses so soon!

When I heard this podcast yeaterday, I thought about this: if you ask someone “PLACE yuki desu ka?” and the person you ask answers “iie, chigaimasu”, what should you reply? In my head it sounds funny to reply with “domo arigato” (or one of the variations) when the person tells you that you were wrong, and just hurrying off the train to find the right one wouldn’t be so polite!!

I hope you can give me an answer!
I learn a lot from you. Domo arigato gozaimasu. :dogeza:
//Maria

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Jessi says:

Mariaさん>
Glad to hear you’re enjoying the Survival Phrases lessons!
And good question, too. Actually, it would be okay to answer with “arigato gozaimasu”, since you’re thanking them for giving you that information. If you’re on the right platform but just on the wrong train, then a simple thanks would be fine as you wait for the next one, but if you are on the wrong platform all together, you could ask for the correct platform it leaves from with something like: “(place) yuki no densha wa nanbansen desu ka?” Nanbansen is how you ask for the platform number :wink:

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Maria says:

Jessi-san,
Thank you so much for your answer! I’ll definitely remember that. :wink:

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Ron says:

I am so grateful for all of you and the vast amount of information that you have made available to all of us. I work with a Japanese Auto Maker and last year had the wonderful opportunity to visit Japan for 5 weeks. I only knew a little Japanese then and I am preparing for another trip in the next 3 weeks. I will be there for a month and also back again in November and next summer. This is such a great tool. I am loading up my IPOD with as much of Japanesepod101.com

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Salivia Baker says:

“Eigo de daijoubu desu ka” or “Eigo o hanasemasu ka” which is better to use?

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Mehdi says:

Hi
I’m a postgraduate student in dental school of Tohoku university in Japan, I have experienced being here for 1 year,the only thing which I can tell about the english speaking of Jaopanese postgraduate students is this: it will take about 5 s for them even to tell Good!!!!!!!!
so think about the other problems which I have…..

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