Archive for January, 2010 
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Despite your protests in Japanese, the doctor insists in Japanese that he needs to take your blood. He says in Japanese, “When we get the results of this blood test back, we’ll know what type of blood you have.” You respond in Japanese, “Great…whatever you say. Just get it over with!” The doctor says, “Okay, here goes,” in Japanese and jabs the needle in your arm. You clench your fist and dig your nails into your palm, willing yourself not to scream out in pain in Japanese. Once the doctor withdraws the needle, he sends the vial of blood out with a nurse and instructs her in Japanese, “When the test results are ready, please bring them in here immediately.” Then he tells you in Japanese, “Because you’ve been protesting so much, I’m going to bet that you’re not a Type-B person.” You ask him in Japanese, “How can you tell that just by my reaction? No one likes needles!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will teach you how to build a cause and effect relationship using the Japanese conjunction to. No matter what type of Japanese learner you are, it doesn’t take a crystal ball to know that when you’re done learning this Japanese construction, you’ll know more about Japanese! 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 with JapanesePod101.com! You’ve always been a matchmaker, and now that you’re in Japan, you have a whole new group of people to work with! When you meet unmarried Japanese people, you think about your other single Japanese friends who could use a date. Sometimes you tell your victims in Japanese, “I have the perfect person for you to meet!” but other times you stay mum. Today you’re introducing two of your Japanese acquaintances at a cocktail party and are hoping that sparks will fly. Of course, just in case they don’t, you decided not to tell your Japanese friends. When you get them together, you say to your female friend in Japanese, “Mornin’! I’m so excited for you to meet my friend, who is a great architect.” You turn to your other friend and explain to him in Japanese, “This is my wonderful and beautiful friend, who is a model and actress.” While they tell each other in Japanese, “Nice to meet you,” you turn to the rest of the party attendees and try to find another couple to set up!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will teach you Japanese phrases to use when you’re meeting someone in an informal situation in Japan. You’ll find these Japanese phrases extremely handy because you never know when you’ll run into friendly faces in Japan! 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 with JapanesePod101.com! You call up your good friend on Friday night and ask him in Japanese, “Hey buddy, what are your plans for tonight?” He responds in Japanese, “Um, nothing…I just want to stay in and catch up on house chores and watch some television.” You reply in Japanese, “You’ve got to be kidding me. Are you twenty-five or fifty-five years old?” He laughs and tells you in Japanese, “I just don’t feel like hitting the bar scene tonight. It’s always the same old thing, the same old drinks, the same old girls, and the same old lines. I’m tired of it.” You tease him in Japanese, “You ARE fifty-five years old. You know, I just heard a new Japanese word people are using for people like you.” He responds in Japanese, “Oh yeah? What’s that?”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Culture Class lesson will teach you the latest Japanese buzzwords that won awards last year in Japan. One of those Japanese expressions applies to our friend who likes to stay home rather than go out and pick up women. Tune in to see what this Japanese expression is! 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!
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Do you get tongue tied when meeting new people? Are you at a loss for words when you see your acquaintances every day? Maybe not, but what about meeting people who speak a foreign language such as Japanese? To be polite, you will want to say, “Hello,” In Japanese. Maybe you want to impress that really cute Japanese girl in the next office. Then you’ll want to spend just three minutes with this JapanesePod101.com lesson, and you’ll be able to have a complete conversation. “Hello, how are you?” “I’m fine, how are you?” That’s a big payback for three minutes. Good luck with the Japanese girl.
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Video lesson will teach you how to meet new people and say hello to friends and acquaintances in polite Japanese. And you’ll learn how to answer the question, “How are you?” All in three minutes! 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 to Read Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! As all parents know, getting children interested in reading is no easy task. The problem is compounded if the parents themselves aren’t big readers. Today a father is listening a teacher explain how to get children excited about reading books. We’ll look at a few expressions using ki. Our grammar point is using dake with the meaning of “as much as you like.” After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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