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Archive forSeptember 5th, 2008

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com. Have you seen a Japanese newscast? Notice how completely different it is than the conversation with your Japanese friends? The Japanese, the style of speaking and the Japanese words used in a Japanese newscast are examined in this advanced Japanese class. If you are interested in understanding the Japanese news, this lesson is for you.

In this lesson we’ll learn how to understand the news in Japanese, and learn about Japanese terminology related to earthquakes. The focus of this lesson is speaking style, politeness level, and the Japanese phrase ni yoru to , which is often translated as “according to.”

Japan Earthquake terminology