Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Yesterday we released our first Lower Intermediate lesson, and today we bring you the very first of our Season 2 Beginner Lessons! These lessons are designed to reinforce what has been introduced in our beginner lessons, as well as fill in any gaps in the curriculum. Today we talk about telling time, but this is no longer the basics! Tune in, and then stop by JapanesePod101.com to listen to the informal audio, and be sure to leave us your feedback!
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24 Responses to “Beginner Lesson S2 #1 - Change of Plan”
JapanesePod101.com says:
November 1st, 2006 at 8:09 pm
Mina-san,
Please let us know what you think about the Season 2 format and lesson!
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu! 
Carlo says:
November 1st, 2006 at 10:45 pm
By chance I’m home today (November 1st is holiday in Italy…), so I could listen the first Beginner Lesson Season 2 as soon as you issued it: I must say that once more JPOD101 team has done a great job!!!
I think this kind of lessons can be very useful both for refreshing the contents of previous Beginner Lessons (as the Latin saying goes: “repetita iuvant”, i.e. “repeating is good for you”) and for having a more in-depth view of the topics already dealt in the past. That is to say, I feel that all the listeners (both at the Beginner and Intermediate Level) may get a lot from these lessons. 
So, once more どうもありがとう and 頑張って下さい！！！ 
カルロ 
Jean-Michel says:
November 1st, 2006 at 10:47 pm
First today
I am proud to be first posting a comment to this new series, and happy to say that, once more, the learning material in there looks quite valuable. At least for me, the information on time was useful. I am looking forward to hearing more along this line. Well done!
Jean-Michel
maxiewawa says:
November 1st, 2006 at 10:47 pm
I was hoping I’d be the first commenter for Season 2, but apparently not. But I was the first comment on japanesepod101’s new promotional video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87kme4C8yYA
Liz21 says:
November 2nd, 2006 at 12:56 am
Fantastic!!!! Love it, love it, love it!! Thanks so much! You know I am very experienced at teaching. The great teachers listen to their students and adjust their teaching accordingly. You heard us moaning!
I learned so much from this lesson! Maybe I really can get to “the next level”!
Harv says:
November 2nd, 2006 at 1:35 am
I love season 2 already. This lesson brought a lot of Japanese back which I had forgotten, and I learnt some new stuff too .
I’m really looking forward to the next lesson.
ありがとうございます。
Jason says:
November 2nd, 2006 at 3:16 am
The great teachers listen to their students and adjust their teaching accordingly. You heard us moaning!
[squeaky wheel]
Jason says:
November 2nd, 2006 at 3:17 am
Gah. It didn’t show up. Let try that again.
[grease]——>[squeaky wheel]
Miranda says:
November 2nd, 2006 at 10:32 am
I like the hosts voices and manner of speaking-not cheesy or weird, professional & fun. Invaluable lessons. Thanks again.
Dan says:
November 2nd, 2006 at 10:40 am
Great lesson! I’d like to see more inclusion of “compound” words made up of 2 kanji. They are very useful.
marie says:
November 2nd, 2006 at 11:23 am
Are you going to have any more intermediate lessons? I found yesterday nice but was a little disappointed today…
But thanks! I really enjoy Nihongo this way.
すばらしいですよ！
JapanesePod101.com says:
November 2nd, 2006 at 11:39 am
Mina-san, thank you for your feedback on the first episode of Season 2. When we first started, we covered a tremendous amount of material in a short period of time. We never had the chance to really reinforce what we were teaching, and Season 2 provides the perfect opportunity to review and reinforce previously covered material, while at the same time cover topics and structures we left out.
Please keep the feedback coming.
よろしくお願いします！
Alan says:
November 2nd, 2006 at 4:19 pm
Revision’s always good to reinforce things that are a little rusty. I still need more practice hearing numbers correctly at full speed (times and prices mainly).
By the way, is the new lesson line up now:
Monday: Survival Phrases
Tuesday: Lower Intermediate
Wednesday: Beginner Season 2
Thursday: ?
Friday: Intermediate or Video
Saturday: Culture or News
Sunday: Blog
Paul says:
November 2nd, 2006 at 6:48 pm
OK, so 1 question. When do Newbie lessons start? Tomorrow by any chance? I hope so. The Lower Intermediate lesson sounded good yesterday and the Beginner Lesson today was awesome. I hope to see more of these lessons very soon. Good work!
Hugo says:
November 2nd, 2006 at 8:28 pm
Guys, your are amazing, all the new improvements are really priceless!
This lessons are perfect to reiforce what we already know, and to get a better understanding of the new materiaｌ . Again ありがとうございますfor all the hard work, please keep going!
Sorry, for not write more I have a lots of exams in this weeks 
sean somers says:
November 3rd, 2006 at 7:39 am
Please introduce some advanced or ‘upper intermediate’ (re: Chinese Pod) type lessons.
Peter says:
November 12th, 2006 at 6:07 pm
Sean-san, more advanced material is something we’re working on, and we’ll keep you posted.
Hugo-san, as always, thanks for the feedback! We’re really glad you liked this format, and please keep the advice coming!
Alan-san,
Monday: Survival Phrases/Newbie
Tuesday: Lower Intermediate/Beginner Lesson
Wednesday: Beginner Season 2
Thursday: Lower Intermediate/Beginner Lesson
Friday: Intermediate or Video
Saturday: Culture or News
Sunday: Blog
This is quite tentative, but something like this. However, we may switch things up a bit.
Sindy says:
December 22nd, 2006 at 2:02 pm
Great Season 2 keep it up!I’m very happy to be here witnessing everything everyday. Thank you once again JP101 very much for all! S_R_C
PS: Now it should be like this because there are no more Survival Phrases!
Monday: Newbie
Tuesday: Lower Intermediate/Beginner Lesson
Wednesday: Beginner Season 2
Thursday: Lower Intermediate/Beginner Lesson
Friday: Intermediate or Video
Saturday: Culture or News
Sunday: Blog
Rainwalker says:
December 11th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
I’ve just started here at Japanesepod101, and I was wondering when should S2 lessons be learned? Only after I’ve completed all of the original Beginner lessons, or should they be mixed in with the originals? If the latter, when would be the appropriate time to listen to each lesson?
JapanesePod101.com says:
December 12th, 2007 at 11:39 am
Rainwalkerさん、
Welcome!!
As for your question, I think it all depends on your level and how much time you have.
There are something like 170 Beginner Lessons. And the last ones are pretty much native level Japanese. Season 2 keeps practicing the basic grammar.
If you study for a test like JLPT, maybe season 2 is around level 3. Personally, I think Beginner Season 2 has the most fun lessons - there’s enough grammar for the stories to get kind of crazy and you’ll get some slang and high level things mixed in from time to time.
A lot of listeners listen to everything, especially if they’re following the current lessons. Even if it’s too difficult or too easy, you’re bound to learn something.
Also, be sure to interact with the community. They’re a very valuable resource here!! Lot’s of helpful and friendly people! 
Hope this helps,
Marky
Steve Campbell says:
December 21st, 2007 at 2:38 am
Hi,
I returned to the UK after heading up a technology marketing department for HP 5 years ago, a friend told me about JP101 - just joined and just wanted to say FANnnnnnnnnnnntastic.
Well done.
Daniel says:
April 7th, 2008 at 9:32 am
This lesson is excellent - thank you very much for it. I really like the way you repeat each word and sentence slowly, and then explain them. It’s so helpful, but surprisingly rare to find. Keep up the awesome work!
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