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Level: Yojijukugo

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Being in doubt isn’t fun, but it’s a fact of life. You are ready to learn to express doubt in Japanese. And, there are some popular phrases that you’ll only get from this lesson! Say things like, “He made a promise, but I only half believe him.” When you are able to use this phrase, there is no doubt that you really know your Japanese!

This Yojijukugo Japanese lesson provides all you need to know to express doubt in Japanese. Master 半信 (half believing) and other popular ways to share that you are feeling uncertain. As a bonus, learn to talk about jobs in Japan using 年功 to describe the seniority system. This Japanese lesson gives in-depth instruction on two aspects of Japanese that you can’t do without!

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8 Responses to “Yojijukugo #20 - Japanese You’ll Have a Hard Time Believing!”

JapanesePod101.com says:

Mina-san, nowadays less and less companies in Japan use a seniority-based salary system. How about in your country?

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Sami says:

Hi Peter and all the great stuff at the Japanese pod,
I want to share with you one idea. Is it possible to prepare the pdf files in such a way that the Hiragana will appear in a small size just above the Kanji. In the office word you can do that using the Asian Layout ( Format > Asian Layout ).
Hiragan alone is very hard to read and to separate the words.

Thank you.
Mesh0o0

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Eric says:

年功序列制より実力で給料を決めるのは、正しいと思う。 :mrgreen:

今日も勉強になりました。

ありがとうJPOD。

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Germán Lugo says:

Hello!

“Japanese You’ll Have a Hard Time Believing”
Perhaps is possible find this sentence in Japanese (i don’t know because I’m not taking the course yet”. But in english cannot. The verb “believe” can be used in progressive tense. Your believe or not believe.

Could you tell me more about this expression? Even in english is quite interesting.

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ジャービジ says:

That’s the second week in a row you’ve done one I already knew :razz:

What’s the future for this series anyway? Did Peter say it was a 12 part series at some point? I’d really like to see it expanded a little, since it seems so much shorter than the other lessons. Maybe 2 四字熟語 and 2 idioms using things like 気 :mrgreen:

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Hiroko says:

Sami san> Just added your suggestion to our “idea bank”. Thank you! :dogeza:

Eric san> 私も個人的にはそう思います  :mrgreen:

Germán Lugo san> For example, “I have hard time believing your story” あなたの 話は あまり 信用できない。
“Japanese You’ll Have a Hard Time Believing” “You’ll Have a Hard Time Believing” is explaining “Japanese”.

ジャービジ san>すごいですね!!  :shock:  もっと難しいチャレンジが必要なんですね  :grin:

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zack says:

年功序列とが分かっていましたけど四字熟語といわれるのがわかりませんでした。

本当にレッソン25が終わり?残念

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Phillip says:

In the notes of the actual podcast, instead of 半信半疑 it has 疑心暗鬼. Perhaps that’s next weeks?

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