I find the beginner lessons helpful, but at about episode 45 I stopped understanding most of the conversation (and this is with 1 1/2 years of Japanese lessons a few years ago. The survival phrases get me up to speed much faster.

Season 2 could expand on topics already introduced. For example, I would like to know more phrases for hotels than “Chekku in o-negai shimasu”. How about things like: “Is breakfast included?”, “the toilet is broken”, “I’d like another pillow”, etc

Another example is emergencies. After calling for help I’d like to be able to explain something about the problem in Japanese, e.g. “I think I sprained my ankle”, “He is having an asthma attack”, “My wallet was stolen”, etc. I’d feel more confident about traveling in Japan if I knew stuff like this, just in case.

I can provide lots of other examples if you like.

I believe it would be beneficial and convenient if Jpod101 could continue producing practical survival Japanese episodes.

thanks

I have not read all the comments but I would like to add mine in support of the continuation of the survival phrase series.

The point is not so much that there is little Japanese in these type of lessons - that can be remedied by adding a little more Japanese through more repetitions through slightly different examples. It is that the survival phrases are aimed specifically at the skills of communicating needs and making requests in a practical context, something other lessons need not to be focused on. Also, they give a lot of information on what to expect in given situations- so there is a cultural knowledge aspect as well.

Remember Peter-san’s ’swiss army knife’ analogy? Still useful even if you are not a beginner!

So please keep the survival phrases going - maybe you can make them more fun for the more advanced listener by giving both simple phrases and more complex phrases and adding a little explanation on the way the language works in the examples (so we can use the words in other contexts, too).

…and please STOP picking on TAKASE_SAN! She gives a great contribution to the show.

Takase-san gambatte kudasai!

Yoroshikuonegaishimasu.

mikuji

I like the idea of raise and new series, too. Yeah, how about a new survival phrase series for surviving in the Jpod office with a new host?

Yoshi

Are you looking for a new host for NageSE ConnectionPod101? I may be free.

Takase