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March, 2008 
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You walk with her into the Japanese shop at the hot springs, and the person behind the counter asks, in Japanese, “Can I help you find a yukata.” It’s a good thing you have your friend with you to advise you about the yukata. You ask in Japanese, “How do I pick the right one? Can I get anything I like?” She smiles and begins choosing different styles and fabrics from the racks for you to try. You appreciate her helpfulness as you tell her in Japanese, “You are very intelligent and patient with me. Thank you.” As she begins to explain how to pick out an appropriate Japanese yukata, you realize just how popular the Japanese hot spring must be. You are both distracted from your shopping as a famous Japanese singer come in. Suddenly, you have no fear. You know you must approach her and try to make her acquaintance…but, how do you do that? She’s really quite something…you and your friend take turns admiring her many attributes in Japanese, “She’s very tall.” Your friend remarks in Japanese, “She’s so beautiful, and her eyes…they’re so big!” You agree in awe in Japanese…well what woman wouldn’t be impressed by an Italian fashion coordinator? Flattery in Japanese should get you everywhere! Now’s the time you’re glad you practiced you introduction in Japanese. “How do you do…”
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Learn Japanese On The Go JapanesePod101.com! Today Chigusa makes a special guest appearance to talk about one of her favorite hobbies: stuffing her face with as much food as she can for 90 minutes and only pay a fixed price. Today’s conversation takes place in front of an all-you-can-eat pasta and pancake shop in Harajuku. We’ll cover some interesting Japanese vocabulary and grammar that’s sure to come in handy the next time your o-naka (stomach) is suita (empty). After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Learn Real Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In today’s conversation we’re going to learn how to make reservations at a ryokan, or a Japanese style inn. Our characters are trying to plan a family trip to Shimoda which is located at the southernmost part of the Izu Peninsula. Our grammar point is using sekkaku shita no ni to express disappointment after going through a lot of effort to do something. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Have Fun Learning Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! We return to the 4th installment of this series in which Tom the American is trying to nampa (hit on) Junko the cute Japanese girl. So far everyone around here seems to think he’s a slime ball, but who knows? Maybe today he’ll turn around and act like a gentleman! (Or not.) Our grammar point is a pretty tricky one, yō ni iu. We’ll also talk a little bit about ~te oku and ~te miru. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Learn Japanese Culture at JapanesePod101.com! This month is a really important one for Miki because she’s graduating from university. Graduation in Japan is probably a little different from graduation in your country. So today she’ll tell us about some of the differences. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave her a post!
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