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Archive for April 4th, 2008

Premium Lesson #18 - SS14: A Really Long Line

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Learn Japanese on Your Own Terms at JapanesePod101.com! Young Japanese girls loves eating in cheap all-you-can eat restaurants. In today’s dialog, two friends spot a potential lunch spot, but there’s a problem! It’s so popular that there is already a really long line queued up in front. What would you do if you were in their position? After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Grammar: demo, yappari | Function: asking things, making decisions | Topic: all you can eat, crepes, food, pasta | Politeness Level: casual

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Upper Intermediate Lesson #13 - Booking a Ryokan in Shimoda 2

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Learn Practical Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Last week Iga-san tried to book a room for his family at a ryokan (Japanese style inn) but couldn’t get one. Today he’s trying a different place, so let’s see if he has any luck. We’ll take a look at an interesting grammar point, which is the non-contrastive use of the particle ga. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Grammar: ga (non contrastive), no da | Function: booking a room, making reservations | Topic: ryōkan, travel | Politeness Level: formal, honorific, Humble, Polite

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