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Archive for November, 2009  

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Talk about confusion. It’s your first time in a Japanese grocery, and you are whelmed by the situation. So many choices, and, of course, all the labels on all the packages and all the signs are in Japanese. You have a list of items to buy, but you didn’t write your list in Japanese. You have to figure out how to recognize the Japanese signs and labels for the things on your list. You decide on a systematic approach. You’ll walk down each aisle looking at the packages checking against your list. If you can only remember the Kanji for the groceries you need. You remember eating some really good fruit and nut bars at your Japanese friend’s house. Maybe you can remember the Kanji for that. There it is! That wasn’t so bad. One item in the cart. Well, the next one shouldn’t be too difficult; you need milk. That can’t just sit out on a counter or shelf; it must be refrigerated. You find the refrigerated foods section, and you have a second success in Japanese Kanji reading. “You’ve got milk,” just took on a whole new meaning in Japanese. Next, you’re looking for the Chinese noodles you remember eating the other night. Those might be a bit more difficult. However, you remember that simple Kanji for “Chinese,” so maybe that will lead you to the right package. And there it is. You’re glad you spent time playing those Everyday Kanji videos.

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Everyday Kanji Video shows you how to recognize some of the Japanese Kanji you’ll find in grocery stores and food shops. The Kanji for natto, miso, Chinese noodles, and more will be familiar to you. No matter what happens in Japan, you won’t go hungry. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find many more great Japanese lessons and learning materials. Leave us a message while you are there!




Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Here at JapanesePod101.com, we’ve discovered the easiest way for you to learn Japanese vocabulary words. Put us to the test with this video tutorial designed to teach you about something that you can’t live without.

In this Japanese video tutorial, you’ll learn the words for Winter. They’re presented so that you’re sure to learn and retain them: hear a native speaker repeat the word three times, fast, slow, then fast. The video also shows the Japanese characters for each item, and there’s a fun self-test at the end so you can see just how much you learned.

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! “Come on, you’ll really want to see this.” Your friend has been practically dragging you through the walkways of the Japanese temple, and you’ve been dragging your feet ever since you passed the red gate. At least you have the strength to answer him in Japanese. “Why don’t we just sit here for a while and then walk back down the hill.” You didn’t tell him it felt like a mountain, not a little hill. Your friend has cajoled you into visiting another famous temple in Japan, this time the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto. On the map, you could see the temple grounds are gigantic, but you had no idea it was so long a walk from the gate to the pagoda. “No,” he answers in Japanese, “You’ll see, the walk will be worth it when we get there.” “Maybe you could go ahead, and I’ll wait here.” “Now you’re whining,” he replies in Japanese, pulling you by the arm, “Do I have to carry you.” Now that thought makes you get up. You wouldn’t mind being carried by such a nice looking guy, but the embarrassment! What would all the Japanese people think? Finally, you see the pagoda, and it is impressive. As you get right up to it, your Japanese friend says, “Now turn around.” “What, I’m not going to stop now!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Audio Blog lesson describes some of the sites at a very famous temple in the Kyoto district of Japan. The Kiyomizu Temple is famous for its size, its age, it’s pure water, and the spectacular views of the surrounding area. Check out JapanesePod101.com where you will find many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! It’s been a whirlwind time in Japan. Your work for the transnational company went really well because you learned your Japanese lessons quite well. You made many Japanese friends. And you found a truly wonderful Japanese girl that you want to marry. Now, the crisis is upon you. Just a little while after you proposed to your Japanese girlfriend, your company announced they are promoting you and transferring you back home. You never expected that, and now it’s time to face the most fearful thing you’ve ever encountered. And you must face it with the most audacious request imaginable. In absolutely perfect Japanese, you must ask the man you nicknamed Jurassic-San to let you take his Japanese daughter thousands of miles away. This episode will test your Japanese listening and speaking abilities as well as your courage.

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson continues the discussion of the Japanese causative form. In the previous Japanese lesson, you learned about the Japanese causative form and the coercive version of it. This Japanese lesson will teach you about the Japanese permissive causative version. Study carefully; you never know when you’ll be in the position of our audacious Japanese hero. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

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Learn Japanese travel phrases with Japanese Survival Phrases! A little Japanese can go such a long way! Whether you’re traveling to Japan for business or pleasure, these phrases will help make your trip much more pleasant and meaningful!

Today, we’ll review the Japanese currency and large numbers that will come up as you spend money. What denominations do we have in Japan? What is the unique Japanese concept relating to counting numbers? Tune in to find out! And be sure to comb through Japanese Survival Phrases to learn more about Japanese customs and phrases. When you do, leave us a post!

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