Ummmm! I am ashamed to admit I have not listened to the last two podcasts…..But I will do I have been busy, but during a quiet 10 minutes I came across this site by accident:
http://www.kanjisite.com/index.html
For those that want to learn Kanji, it is a helpful site.
Jaa Mata
Steve

Another great lesson!
I’ve been entertained by your podcasts every day since you started, and I’m always excited when I see that a new podcast is available for download.

I understand from the comments that a lot of the listeners learn Japanese in a school or university, and see this as break from the usual classroom teaching. This shows that language teaching can be different and that the staff of japanesepod101 has accomplished something great.

By the way, I’m trying to learn to speak Japanese on my own. I have no idea why, since I’m fully occupied with a full time job and my family. It is becoming some kind of posession, and you’re only making it worse

What is different about japanespod101?

I think the answer is the focus on communication and passion for communication. Through examples and frases from daily japanese we feel that we are actually taking part in the conversation. It’s so nice to sit next to Natsuko-san, Sakura-san, Peter-san and Kazunori-san when I commute to work!

I just happened to listen to a tape I have from Japanese for Busy people. What a difference That reminds me of the school days with audio lab and the teachers robotic voice. Please keep up your work so I don’t have to return to that type of material.

どうもありがとうございます！

Jon

I am now downloading the last 2 podcasts on my home computer, but I just want to say..
Jon-san. Like you I am trying to teach myself Japanese and I am like you also fully occupied with a full time job and my family. But I know why I am learning Japanese…I am a Japanphile…if that is the right phrase.
I have heard a tape from Japanese For Busy People and also I have the Linguaphone tapes….but I have found these podcasts so much more helpful. In fact, a couple of years ago, I started a website to help others like me with simple Japanese, but I stopped, but listening to these podcast as encouraged me to carry on with it, which is one of the reasons I have not yet heard the last two podcasts….Ooooops! Sorry Japanesepod101 team.
The podcasts have now finished downloading..I will listen now
O-genki de
Steve

http://web.uvic.ca/kanji-gold/

Minna-san. genki? Ne steve-san, just read your post, I too have :job and school full time, plus 19 month daughter and my wife who is from japan. I am also trying to teach myself japanese(my wife takes care of our daughter and works too, so she doesn’t have much time to teach me . Keep it up we can do it yo! Ganbarimasu yo!

I put a link for a cool program to download kanji flash cards. I hope it can be helpful, I use it .

Have a great day. mata ne.
tony g

Hi! なつこです。
Thank you for all of you who posted comments. I always feel really encouraged. どうもありがとうございます！

Nathan-san,
こちらこそ、ありがとうございます。I’m glad you liked our grammar lessons. I found out it’s pretty hard to explain grammars of your native language… I have to study more Japanese!

Jon-san,
Thank you for such a warm compliment. I’m very impressed to hear that you are studying Japanese on your own, and I’d be so glad if these lessons could be some help.　がんばってください！

Dr. Lalo-san,
Body language would be a very interesting topic!
Just a few examples…as for “yes” and “no,” gestures are the same here in Japan as in U.S. You can also use thumbs up for the same meaning. (Maybe Japanese people imported that from U.S.)

Steve-san, tonyg-san,
Thank you for trying to listen to our lessons although you are so busy. Also, we always appreciate your information!

みなさん、本当にどうもありがとうございます！
また明日も聞いてくださいね。

Hello Peter, Sakura, Natsuko, Sasahara-Sensei (in the background till now), and Mr. SometimesAvailable none other than Kazunori,

I am following youe podcasts from the day one.
You guys are really making japanese 朝飯前。

I listen it daily in train to your podcast and it has become
an integral part of the day.
I make sure that whatever i learnt today from the podcast, i will
use it.

Lot of other podcast are also available, but NONE of them
is really well planned like your`s. Keep it up.

I am a software engineer by profession. Please plan
your lessons keeping in mind people like us also.
I am basically from India and working here in Tokyo.
I have shared this podcast site with my 60 more colleagues
there back in India. So be sure that you are being heard there
too.

I would like to contirbute to this community in some way or the other. I love photography and have collected few real life written Kanjis of shops, streets, road signals, few warnings or so. Since a picture is worth thousand words I would like to share this with everybody out there. Please do tell me where can we have a section named “Photos” or anything like that where they can be shared.

Also I saw the videos and TAXI video was worth seeing, since my
Japanese colleagues too didn`t knew about that They also enjoyed that video. Please do tell me if I can help you in making
few minutes` videos on certain topics like that one. I guess then only the true meaning of community will achieved.

Best of luck.
Prem

justin-san, our team was so excited to hear that your grade improved so much!! Omedetou gozaimasu Thank you very much for letting us know. Mata komento shite kudasaine!
Prem-san, komento arigatou gozaimasu! It’s great news for us that your colleagues (and so many!) in India are listening to our shows Sugoi! I’d love to see your photos. I’m sure Peter will come up with some idea about it. Arigatou gozaimasu.
Steve-san, いつもありがとうございます。Oshigoto ganbatte kudasaine

I invite you too see the kind of snaps i can contribute to this wonderful learning community. I am just a tyro in photography,
so please bear the photo quality with me

I have created two albums named viz;

1. Real Life Kanjis and Signs in Japan
(Shot randomly spread over a period of last two years)

2. Metro Subway Train signs
(Might be useful for making a new traveller aware of
all possible signs here while usinf Tokyo Metro. The snaps
are taken in the museum for Tokyo Metro located in Kasai.)

I have not yet written descriptions of those kanjis
since i am not still aware of each kanji . Some of the snaps
may be blurred since they are taken on the go.
Will be adding more snaps and letting you know.

To locate these snaps easily…

1. Go to the URL.
http://360.yahoo.com/straighttoprem
2. Go to PHOTOS drop down box (in right hand side)
3. Select any one of the album
4. Double click the snap appeared so that you can get a larger view
to the album.

Please do let me know if can take some more snaps, whose explaination can be covered here in this forum. From now onwards
whenever i click a Kanji or site, I will keep this in mind that it may be shared and hence will ensure its can be HAKKIRI seen.

JP: take care so you dont get fired like this guy

You know, Ramen is a very popular food among American college students, too! 10 packs for a dollar! can’t beat that!

the pronunciation is like お

ヲ is the katakana equivalent but it’s rarely used.

awwww yeah!

Hello Japanese Pod 101.com
First of all may I say,this is the most enjoyable learning course I have ever done.
Your lessons are light happy and totally alive with lot’s energy ,as if real.
I worked in Tokyo for one year some time back ,learning a little Japanese form books and friends ,a little dificult’,but I did learn some Japanese,what a pity I did not find Japanese Pod 101.com at that time.
Anyway I will enjoy what I can learn now.
Thanking you
Ray Pedler.

Hi! The etimology root for “pan” is probably the french word : “pain”. Here in France, we use it also in the term “compain” (friend) who means literally “somebody who’s sharing bread with you”. In France, it’s all about food…
Bye

I have a question regarding the Vocabulary Expansion test. I see that the kanji for 拉麺 is given there in several of the questions, however I don’t find the characters in the Kanji Close-Up or the Kanji List. I do notice them in the Lesson Notes, defined as “noodles with soup,” or ramen.

I am very curious to know how often the Japanese write and use these characters for ramen. Just because someone felt it was important enough to ask test questions on them, I am wondering. In all of my trips to Japan, I have only seen the katakana for ラーメン.

Thank you for your attention to this, and for your response.

Regards,
Tommy