Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Today Yoshi and Natsuko head to the local music shop to check out some of the gakki, and Yoshi is in for a bit of a surprise - he had no idea that instruments can be so takai! This lesson gives you some more practice with those big numbers (we’re talking tens of thousands), so don’t miss out! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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26 Responses to “Beginner Lesson S2 #8 - Music Shop”
JapanesePod101.com says:
December 20th, 2006 at 5:25 pm
Mina-san,
Today’s location is オーランド・Ōrando - hello to all of our listeners in Orlando, Florida!
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu!
Emil says:
December 20th, 2006 at 7:47 pm
quick question - how does this compare to the romajinisation of Holland?
mikuji says:
December 20th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
If you want to browse the ‘rakuten’ site here is the address:
try cutting and pasting 楽器 into it and see what it comes up with!
Yoroshikuonegaishimasu
mikuji
Yvonne says:
December 20th, 2006 at 9:38 pm
I live in orlando! (well near it)I love living near orlando, i dont have to travel far to see my favorite J-Rock bands ^_^
Peter says:
December 20th, 2006 at 9:38 pm
Mikuji-san, ありがとうございます！Here is another link explaining in English.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakuten
Peter says:
December 20th, 2006 at 9:41 pm
Max-san, thanks for the cool B-day video!
Emil-san, yes Oranda for Holland. Thank you Mikuji-san.
Yvonne-san, thanks for listening! We love to hear from people who live in the locations we say! Arigatou! 
John C. Briggs says:
December 21st, 2006 at 2:44 am
In the PDF, in the Romaji we have
yen
but maybe you meant to have
en
Perhaps this is just style, but perhaps it slipped.
If you are editing the PDF, perhaps you can capitalize “I” in the vocabulary phrase “May I help you?”
John C. Briggs says:
December 21st, 2006 at 2:50 am
Thank you so much for the detailed breakdown of this dialogue. It is very helpful to have each bit of it explained. The connecting words can often be a mystery so the explanation is helpful. Also, explaining the missing (implied) parts of the sentences also helps to demystify the language.
I had to chuckle a little at time marker 14:34. Peter says
“Japanese numbers get quick very fast”.
Well if you are going to get “quick” perhap you should do it fast. Peterさん, I don’t mean to pick on you. You are doing a great job.
じゃ また
ジョン
Liz21 says:
December 21st, 2006 at 5:07 am
Peter-san,
Don’t worry about your funny mistake! I bet your mind is on your coming vacation! 
We know what you meant, anyway. 
The dialogue today was very interesting and helpful. Also, I looked up “rakuten” web site. For a foreigner, this is a fascinating look into what’s available in Japan — fashions, foods, etc. Even if we don’t buy, we can look!
ところで 私はバイオリンをひきます。Old violins are usually more expensive than new ones.
Daniel Beck says:
December 21st, 2006 at 7:36 am
Johnさん、
No need to apologize for your efforts in the Save Peter Campaign™! 
Hugo says:
December 21st, 2006 at 7:45 am
Greetings to everybody, I just want to say what now I am officialy a psychology professor, yesterday a pass my last exam!.
Now I hope to take some vacation and put me in day with japanese
Harv says:
December 21st, 2006 at 8:05 am
Good lesson, I really need to look over the numbers again 
. Also thanks for the rakuten link it’s very interesting and decent reading practice too.
Hugoさん、おめでとうございます。
JapanesePod101.com says:
December 21st, 2006 at 9:25 am
Briggs-san,
Thanks! Just trying to keep you on your toes
Hugo-san,
Congratulations! That’s excellent news!
Sølvi says:
December 21st, 2006 at 10:15 am
Hugoさん、おめでとうございます！You’ve just fullfilled the dream everybody has for my boyfriend’s future… It must have been a long way to go, I admire you!
Nyah! i wish I were going on vacation!
João Paulo says:
December 22nd, 2006 at 6:11 am
JPod team, 本当に有り難うございます。
Sorry for making a comment so late, but I have some trouble due to the time zone. We’ve got a 12 hour difference!!
Anyway, I’m amazed. How can you guys get a beginner lesson and turn it so interesting and full of important information… even for intermediate and advanced students, I believe.
I just love the fact you put so much numbers in the lessons. I still have some problems to understand them in the middle of a conversation and you have helped me a lot overcome this.
また！
Lambrix says:
December 22nd, 2006 at 10:26 am
Enjoyed the repeat at the end of the lesson of the dialogue. Also thanks for the wiki link.
Sindy says:
December 22nd, 2006 at 12:08 pm
Hi JP101 Crew and Listeners!
YEAH! Today’s lesson is about Music Shop. I love music! of course Peter-san we are happy to have Chigusa-san always and more surpise that she is a bass player! I have and play the piano and guitar all cost me $1,500 dollars but it was worth it!
Now what’s hard is to learn how to play them with all and the classes but I enjoy it very much. 
Hey Katie-san its been very long time since you posted. We miss you! beside you also play the guitar, do you still play it? let me know! S_R_C
Emil says:
December 22nd, 2006 at 3:36 pm
lol forgot to check back for a couple of days but thanks mikuji and peter for your answers Does anyone else think Oranda is an unusual japanisation of ‘Holland’ given that a ‘d’ final sound is usually pronounced ‘do’ not ‘da’. Also why ‘o’ not ‘ho’?
btw i enjoyed this lesson and I own an electric guitar that cost me AU$1300 a few years back. And for a Fender telecaster, its quite a cheap model 
thanks again, E
Sindy says:
December 23rd, 2006 at 4:30 am
Your Welcome Emil-san and your right our instruments doesn’t compare with a artists instruments.
Their instruments cost more that $1300 AU or $1500 dollars! 
Our instruments are very cheaper for them.:???: Thank You Emil-san for sharing with us! S_R_C
Laura says:
December 26th, 2006 at 4:38 am
I always think of “desu ne” as kind of like “eh”. As in, “It’s hot today, eh!” rather than “It’s hot today, right?”
It doesn’t really work in America though because it just makes people think of Canada. It doesn’t really work in Canada either, because their “eh” is a bit different, just kind of tacked on the end. It matches the NZ and Australian “eh” quite nicely though, except for level of formality. You wouldn’t say “eh” to the queen.
Lulu-chan says:
December 29th, 2006 at 5:29 am
wow..rakuten is one of the ten largest internet shopping sites in the world? It’s great reading practice. I should ask my japanese friends about it. I am sure they have shopped there.
and, I like the repition of the conversation at the end of the lesson. it reinforces what i just learned and tests my retention. ^___^ I would love to see that continue.
steffen says:
March 1st, 2008 at 3:52 am
this kind of advertisement is really annoying!!!! (rakuten)
I just want to learn the language and pay for accessing all your material - so advertisement should be banned!!!!!
Steffen
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Category: Beginner Lessons (S2) |
Function: understanding large numbers | Topic: numbers | Politeness Level: Polite
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