About our Printer-friendly lesson notes
Follow along to our award winning lessons with detailed PDF Lesson
Notes! These easy to print notes take a closer look at the grammar
point and vocabulary words presented in the audio lesson. Plus,
read more about
language101 cultural topics related to the lesson.
Re-activate or upgrade your account to access the PDF Lesson
Notes today!
Kanji Close-Up
Take a closer look at the kanji characters used in the lesson
Dialogue with the Kanji Close Up Practice Sheets! You'll learn the
meaning, readings, and stroke order of each character. Plus,
improve your writing with kanji stroke order practice sheets!
Re-activate or upgrade your account to access the Kanji Close Up
Practice Sheets today!
About our Review Audio Tracks
Listen and repeat with the Review Track. Hear the lesson
vocabulary and main phrases and repeat after the native speaker -
it's the best way to perfect your pronunciation!
Upgrade your account to access The Review Track and start
perfecting your pronunciation today!
About our Lesson Audio
Our team of
Japanese language specialists have been releasing new audio and video
lessons weekly since 2005. That's a lot of
Japanese language learning! All lessons are free for the first 2 weeks
before going into our Basic and Premium Archive.
Re-activate or upgrade your account to access every single
lesson we've ever created today!
About our Dialog Audio Tracks
The audio lesson is a comprehensive, easy to use lessons that
makes learning Japanese fun for anyone.
Each audio lesson contains can be downloaded in seconds
to your computer, iPod, phone, or mp3 player so that you can learn quickly and be speaking Japanese in no time at all.
The audio lesson is your ticket to learning to speak
Japanese with confidence and accuracy, and from your very first lesson!
About our Dialog Audio Tracks
Don't have enough time for an entire lesson today? Listen to the
Dialogue Only Track to hear the native Dialogue. Listening to a
little bit of
Japanese everyday, no matter how much, will greatly improve your listening
comprehension. Guaranteed!
Upgrade your account to access the Dialogue Only Track and other
Premium Tools today!
About our Grammar Audio Tracks
Tackle grammar head on with the lesson Grammar List. We break
down the grammar piece by piece so you fully master the structure
and formation.
Upgrade your account to access the Grammar List and other
Premium lesson tools today!
About our Videocasts
Our team of
Japanese language specialists have been releasing new audio and video
lessons weekly since 2005. That's a lot of
Japanese language learning! All lessons are free for the first 2 weeks
before going into our Basic and Premium Archive.
Re-activate or upgrade your account to access every single
lesson we've ever created today!
About our Learning Center
Listen and read the line-by-line breakdown of the lesson
conversation with this Premium Tool. Listen to each line as many
times as you need until you fully understand the conversation and
pronunciation. Line-By-Line Audio Transcripts are the perfect way
to improve your comprehension - fast!
Upgrade your account to access Line-By-Line Audio Transcript and
other Premium lesson tools today!
About our Videocasts
Our team of
Japanese language specialists have been releasing new audio and video
lessons weekly since 2005. That's a lot of
Japanese language learning! All lessons are free for the first 2 weeks
before going into our Basic and Premium Archive.
Re-activate or upgrade your account to access every single
lesson we've ever created today!
This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 at 6:30 pm and is filed under Beginner 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.
49 Responses to “Beginner Lesson #170 - Concert Ticket”
Tuesday at 6:30 pm
Mina-san, 本当にお疲れ様でした! Wow, is all we can say. You’ve put in a lot of hard work and made it to this point. We’ve had so much fun making these stories for you since the beginning and we hope you’ve enjoyed them just as much! If you still need a little practice, Beginner Season Two is continuing and if you’re confident enough, Lower Intermediate conversations are about where the Beginners stop (except there is more Japanese in the explanations). That said, what did you prepare for today? Can you use おく and tell us?
Tuesday at 8:24 pm
waaaahhh
But good to see how everyone is moving on
Very, very nice, ne!
By the way - what is the sign for thumbs up/down in Japan? You didn´t mention in the pod.
Tuesday at 8:38 pm
I ask about the thumbs up/down because I see most folks, girls especially, use the same signs. Are there japanese versions which are popular?
Also, is Peter casting as the next generation Morning Musume?
Tuesday at 9:01 pm
Doraemon-san, haha…didn’t even know they were holding auditions.
But anything for our listeners!
Tuesday at 10:24 pm
Thank you everyone and well done on the series.
Thank you for the oku explanation .I undertood it clearly thanks to you.Robert
皆様、お疲れ様でした。
置くの説明ありがとうございました。
良く分かりました。
宜しくお願いします
ロバート
Tuesday at 11:25 pm
I wonder what’ll happen when season 2 reaches #170. hahaha
Wednesday at 1:29 am
It’s the end of an era; a new paradigm of Japanese language learning excellence is upon us. Prepare yourself for the trailblazing innovation, the concise efficiency, and the unmatched entertainment value of - the Next Generation-ation-ation… That’s what I got from this lesson anyway, so hopefully I’m not let down
I think learning these kinds of auxiliary verbs is fairly straightforward to the point of being able to understand them when they’re used, but knowing when to use them and sound natural yourself takes a bit of getting used to, I think.
Are Morning Musume the band with 10+ (constantly changing) members as young as 12 who perform in department stores to an audience of mainly strange looking guys in their 30s-40s? I saw something on TV about that and found it a little disturbing.
Wednesday at 2:44 am
woooooooooooooo! was that a great beginner series or what??
Javizyさん、the Next Generation-ation-ationって面白かったです。超エコだったな。
Morning Musume is a large girl group with an ever changing line up. i don’t think they play department stores since they are so famous. i mean, they usually play stadiums…… but as for the crowd, i’m not sure if it’s male or female cuz personally, i think they’re awful.
doraemonさん、in japan, people know the American thumbs up, thumbs down thing. but i don’t see it used much here.
but when it’s time to take a picture, girls love to make the ‘victory V!’
an interesting note, when i lived in italy, thumbs up meant ‘number 1′ because they start counting with the thumb (whereas americans use the index finger).
marky
Wednesday at 3:16 am
Hmm, I’m not sure who they were then, but they were very similar. The label exec that they interviewed was intentionally targeting this oddball demographic of 30-40 y/o men, despite the fact that their interest obviously went beyond the music and the girls were aged so young. Things like this and the whole densha chikan problem are a mixture of
and
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a picture of a Japanese girl who wasn’t doing the ‘victory V’. It always reminds me of the line ‘Here vee goooooo!’
Wednesday at 3:24 am
待ってよ!
is Jpod over? will there be no more intermediate and lower intermediate lessons?

i’m confused
全部はとてもややこしいですよ
can someone clear this up?
ありがとう
ーJordi
Wednesday at 6:40 am
thank you for your hard work
i’m looking forward for more lessons
ganbatte
rigo
Wednesday at 7:03 am
Jordi I think they mean the beginner lessons aren’t going to be no more. But season 2, lower intermediate etc are still going strong…
Personally I think this is good haha because I am behind with the lessons ^^ When I think about, I’ve been absent for quite some time haha… But now the school ends and I can return to my japanese studies…
Hisashiburi everyone
Wednesday at 8:11 am
あぁよっかたねありがとうJockZonさん それはいいね
ジョルヂ
Wednesday at 5:59 pm
お寿司が好きです。
いつか東京へ行くから、買って置いてください。
I like sushi.
I’m going to Tokyo someday, so please buy some in preparation.
Are there any other things that Japan needs to do in preparation for before your arrival? おしえてください!「-ておいて」をつってね!
Tell us, and please use -te oite kudasai (please in preparation)!
Wednesday at 6:59 pm
OK, I’ll do it:
夕べ、鍵を置かなかったから、今朝見つけられなかったよ!
Wednesday at 8:11 pm
忘れないようにマーキ先生の手で「鍵忘れない」をかいて置いた。
I wrote “don’t forget keys” on Marky’s hand so that he wouldn’t forget.
I’m not sure i got the particles right!
Wednesday at 8:35 pm
Congratulations! Omedeto! 170 Beginner Lessons!
Sometimes I became so enthralled with the stories and the characters that I listened for enjoyment and neglected to study!
So, I guess the Beginner Lessons will be there for all eternity for us to go back and catch up on our own.
Logically, of course, there had to be an end to “Beginner”. I often wondered about it. In my own case, I was keeping up pretty well at first. Then I fell behind. The Beginner lessons seemed to become more difficult at a fast pace OR I wasn’t really studying hard enough.
On the other hand, I would enjoy seeing some slower paced lessons with lots more practice. Maybe it would help me catch up? I guess Season 2 is like that.
Another question: Will you still put out a podcast every day? Perhaps it is too grueling a pace!
Can’t wait to see that movie!!!! When is it coming out??
I want to say, “For the concert I must practice in advance”. Can anyone help me say that?
Wednesday at 9:12 pm
コンサートのために、練習しておきます。
I practice for the concert.
正解ですか。 Maybe someone else can help if I’m wrong!
Wednesday at 9:18 pm
Maxiewawa,
Doumo! You’re the best!
Wednesday at 9:39 pm
Survival phrase will be back? Waw… I’m really looking forward to ear that…
I’m also one of those who are way behind (I’m around Beginner lesson 95), but it doesn’t matter. I also think that sometimes the pace was too fast, but hey, at least now we have Begginer S2 to help us with that…
Wednesday at 10:50 pm
Hello all I just want to know if the lesson you are learning are fast and easy? I really want to learn but sometimes it’s
hard for me to remember japanese I can say things like “Asa”for (Morning) and so on but when try to really get down to it I forget it makes me so mad. (Help!!):???:
Wednesday at 11:44 pm
Mina-san! Thanks for all the comments! We’ll be back with the same 6-day schedule, just adding some more fundamental material.
Next Tuesday will be a newbie class, a continuation of this week. Lot’s more good stuff to come!
よろしくお願いします!
Also, we are resurrecting the blog!! Lots of exciting things going on!
よろしくお願いします!
Sunday at 12:24 pm
I was very suprised Hello!Project was brought up in this lesson.
Just one thing:
Morning Musume is not pronounced “musumai”. Just normal “musume”.
When I heard Morning Musume in this one, I started laughing. I don’t know why, I guess becuase my favorite group is getting more famous…?
Monday at 4:04 am
who said musumai? i went thru the lesson to see if i could fix it, but i couldn’t find it. let me know i’ll fix it.
marky
Monday at 1:18 pm
Thank you very much for the seven day trial! Natsuko has a good speaking voice and the lesson materials are well prepared…
Wednesday at 11:46 pm
Completely unrelated question:
Can you help clarify a usage of boku? I’ve heard Peter-san say frequently that boku is used by men in their 20s, but not by men in their 30s. However, I’ve heard men who are in their thirties on dramas use it? Is this just a guideline or a set rule that these people are purposefully violated whether for dramatic purposes or affect?
Thanks in advance!
Tryllid
Thursday at 1:28 am
tryllid san> There is no “age limit” for using boku. I think what Peter meant by
>boku is used by men in their 20s, but not by men in their 30s
is that the men in their 30s are likely to face more serious and important business situation or be in higher status in business, and boku shouldn’t be used in a formal business setting, therefore, you hear more men in their 20s using boku compared to men in their 30s.
So if there is any unspoke rule, it would be something like this:
boku shouldn’t be used in a formal business situations.
boku can be used by any men in any age in a casual setting such as among friends and family, although, if a guy looks like he’s a “mama’s boy” and use boku as in a childish way, some people may think he’s little wimpy or childish. But often times when a cool looking old man uses boku, it sounds intelligent and gentle, compared to “ore”.
And if the men in their 20s use boku it may sound ok even in a business situation because obviously they are usually the youngest ones in the companies and it may sound somewhat “humble” to use boku, but for the men in their 30’s that’s a bit too childish, therefore “watashi” is better.
But all in all, it really depends on the person and the environment one is in.
Hope it helped!
Friday at 11:36 pm
douyatte downloadsurundesuka?
Saturday at 12:41 am
Zoloo-san,
To download the audio file of the lesson to your hard drive please see “Method 3″ on this page: http://www.japanesepod101.com/downloads/
If you’re wanting to download the lesson files (or other material to your hard drive) on a regular basis please consider subscribing to the relevant feeds in a way that suits you. The page I link to above lists your options.
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to ask.
Thanks for Listening!
Thursday at 2:59 am
Great lessons, thanks a lot.
Wednesday at 10:44 pm
Thursday at 2:18 pm
craig-san,
Thank you for your kind comment!
Tuesday at 9:28 am
great website!! I studied Japanese more than 10 years ago and it was quite difficult without and iphone, thank god for technology, I get to study all day for as many times as I want and the more I listen to your lessons the more I get into them, keep up the good work!!!
Thursday at 7:11 am
hi,
I’ll go to a morning musume concert in the next few days. is there any offense if I use binoculars in their concert?
thanks, great lesson
Saturday at 9:51 am
I’m not a premium member and I can’t access the beginner lesson season 1 #41-# 170.
sooooo sad….anybody can help me….how to listen for free…..
Saturday at 9:57 am
Help me plsssssss…..
I reaally want to listen beginner season #41—#170 for free….but I’m not a premium member……
Saturday at 10:14 am
velcorさん,
Thank you for your kind comments! I hope you continue to enjoy the lessons
bobさん,
Nope, I think it’s pretty common for people to bring binoculars to concerts
sakuraさん,
You need to have a Basic or Premium membership to access the audio for lessons #41-170
Friday at 1:22 am
The lesson isn’t working. It just comes up with a message saying that there was an error when loading. I’ve had this issue with a few other lessons, and sometimes I can reload the page and it’ll work, but not this time.
Perhaps someone can fix it? Thanks for your help.
Friday at 9:20 am
Jonathanさん,
Thanks for posting!
The lesson is intact, so I would try again after waiting awhile, and/or clearing the cookies and cache of your browser and then trying again. Let me know if that works
Thursday at 9:03 am
Yes, the lesson notes lite seems to be broken - says “file damaged or in repair”.
Thursday at 10:31 am
tim t.さん,
Thanks for pointing this out! I’ve reuploaded the Lesson Notes lite
Thursday at 12:17 am
just completed lesson 170. all was great but still having comprehension issues. also where do i find (the movie) i cant find. thanks all
Tuesday at 11:31 am
Arigatou Japanesepod101 Team! This course increased my Japanese level greatly …
Friday at 11:23 am
I have so looked forward to this lesson, receiving no lesson yesterday, that I am disappointed to find that there is no audio player on the page!!! So I am unable to listen tonight while I work. Please to remedy this problem. Thank you!
Friday at 7:38 pm
sugoi ne
Friday at 7:39 pm
suki wa Japanese pod 101!
Friday at 9:22 am
honto ni arigato gozaimasu to all the japanesepod101 team you have helped me alot
Wednesday at 6:44 pm
te oku is equal to “will” in english
tabete oku i will eat
Friday at 11:27 am
wael-san,
that’s true.
Te oku literally means “to do something in advance for the purpose of some other future event.” but as this lesson notes mentions, it is often left untranslated.
If you like, Beginner Season6 #5 also covers te-oku.
Leave a Reply