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Level: Yojijukugo

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com. Let’s say you’re talking to your best friend, and she’s acting weird. Too formal and a bit stuffy. Can you tell her in Japanese, “Stop acting like a stranger”? What about if that friend does something really brave. Can you tell her she’s got guts in Japanese?

Take a look at this Yojijukugo lesson if these phrases fit the bill. This Japanese lesson teaches you to use taningyōgi na koto suru na yo (don’t be such a stranger) and daitanfuteki na kōdō (a fearless action). Chock full of real-world examples, this Japanese lesson is one you don’t want to miss.

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This entry was posted on Monday, September 22nd, 2008 at 6:30 pm and is filed under Yojijukugo . 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.

10 Responses to “Yojijukugo #12 - Being Polite to Keep Distance”

JapanesePod101.com says:

Mina-san, Have you ever taken a fearless action?

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Zoran says:

I need year and good Japanese friend(she) to figure how little difference mean everything in conversation, after one year she tell me “Could you stop , please writing’s like we first time meet” and explain me “Too much politnes between people who know each other long time make cold speak. It is not good and polite become rude”.Today I write with my friend casual. It is logical know each other long time, and same age and interest have.
Regards

ゾラン

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sam says:

one question..since i got a new pc when i try to download a audio lesson it takes me to a quick time player instead of giving me the option ti save it..my friend has the same problem, can this be helped?

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ヴィルモシュ&ゆか says:

ピーターがいないレッスンの時は、私たちはとても悲しくなります。
彼のユーモアは、温泉よりも何よりもすばらしいからです。
私たちは、彼を私たちファミリーの一員のように思っています。なぜなら、いつも彼のレッスンを聞いてからベッドに入るため、彼なしの私たちの生活は考えられないのです。
ハンガリーよりスペシャルグリーテリング :kokoro:

ヴィルモシュ&ゆかより

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Kiiran says:

Hi Natsuko and Peter!!
I was really excited about this lesson, that taught new expressions and phrases. I am trying to improve my Japanese ability as a busy person without much time. I really think that my kanji related ability is poor so I really liked this lesson. Thanks a lot.

Kieran

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Peter says:

ゾランさん、I can definitely relate! There are still times when I am unsure of when to make the switch. Sometimes I’ll bring up the topic as a way of initiating a conversation on politeness. Then I follow it with, “how should we address one another?” :grin: That usually works. But now I have this expression!

Sam-san, hmm….what operating system and browser are you using? Vista? Please let us know by commenting, posting in the forum (those guys are really fast!) or e-mailing us. Thx!

ヴィルモシュ&ゆかさん、コメントを本当にありがとうございます! :grin: ヴィルモシュ&ゆかのお陰でやる気は満々です!本当に感謝しています!今後も是非聴き続けてください!よろしくお願いいたします! :dogeza:

Kieran-san, thank you for commenting and for the feedback! :dogeza: This series was intended just for that! Thank you for noticing and letting us know! :dogeza:

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Eric says:

great expressions again this week ~ :mrgreen:

I always learn a lot from these lessons

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Gretchen says:

These have become my favorite part of the weekly lessons :) Thanx :dogeza:

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JKid says:

Sam-san, It seems that you have the Quicktime plugin enabled for your browser(s). Follow the steps posted by JTB at: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071113125707AAgXKBS

One of the methods he details should work for you.

I’m sorry I can’t offer more exact instructions but I am not sure of your specific setup i.e. (OS, browser type and version number) If you still need help feel free to reply and if you know these details be sure to let us know :)

Thanks.

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Peter says:

Eric-san, thanks for the comment! We look forward to yours every week! :dogeza:

Gretchen-san, thank you for letting us know! :dogeza: I really like these lessons too! The expressions are really great to use!

JKid-san, keep up the great work! :dogeza:

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