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Archive for May, 2010  

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Where can you go in Japan to hear some of the most colorful language? The hairdresser’s of course! You won’t find too many quiet days at any hairdresser’s, which makes it the perfect place to hear and learn many colorful Japanese adjectives! In Japan and around the world, the hairdresser’s is a place to talk and to be with people you know. Hairdressers are notoriously good psychologists, too. And you know hairdressers are always good for an ego boost. They know how to make their customers’ hair beautiful, and by extension, the customer. It’s as much about feeling and attitude as it is hair. So drop in to the salon in Japan, practice your Japanese adjectives, and leave feeling more beautiful and enriched on both the inside and out!!

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson tells you how to work with Japanese adjectives. You’ll learn how to use them properly in sentences and construct the negative forms as well. By the time you complete the lesson, you will have an enhanced Japanese vocabulary and better Japanese grammar than before. You’ll be ready to add color and flair to your 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! Your friend whispers to you in Japanese, “There she is. What can I say to her?” Your friend is nervous because you’re going to introduce him to a girl he has longed to meet ever since she joined the Japanese class that the two of you attend. You coach him in Japanese, “Just say, ‘Hello.’ Just let the conversation flow as it always does for you.” Your friend is very glib. He speaks several languages, but Japanese is not his first. He’s surprisingly tongue-tied around this girl. As she approaches, you smile and tell her in Japanese, “Hello, this is John. John, this is Nanami.” You understand a little of your friend’s condition. She is very pretty. She speaks in perfect Japanese, “Hello. I’m pleased to meet you.” You have to goad your friend a little, asking him in Japanese, “Is something wrong?” John manages to stammer a little bit of Japanese, “No. I’m all right. Hello, I’m pleased to meet you, too. Would you like to get a cup of tea?” You can see the color drain from your friend’s face as he waits for the answer that could send him over the edge. After what must be for him an agonizing pause, she answers in lilting Japanese, “That would be nice. Where can we go?” Your friend seems to melt right there on the pavement.

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Particle lesson explains more of the details of the Japanese particle ga. You’ll learn how to use this particle with objects of desire, objects of ability, objects of necessity, and more. Your Japanese skills will improve as much as your desire. 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! RING! RING! RING! You burrow your head under the pillow in your Japanese dorm room, but that annoying ringing just will not stop. Through the foggy haze of your waking state, you realize your phone is ringing. You glance at the phone’s display, which says in Japanese, “Mom.” You debate whether to answer, but then guilt kicks in and you mutter in Japanese, “Hi, Mom.” She tells you hello in Japanese, but then she pauses for a moment and asks in Japanese, “Are you still in bed?” You respond in Japanese, “Yes, Mom.” She exclaims in Japanese, “It’s almost eleven in the morning! Why are you still in bed?” Hoping for some sympathy, you tell your Mom in Japanese, “I’m just not feeling very well today.” Your Mom bites on the hook and asks you in Japanese, “I’m sorry, sweetie. Do you need anything?” You think to yourself in Japanese, “More sleep!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will review how to use the Japanese phrase no da when you are giving an explanation. We will show you how to use this Japanese construction in response to informal questions that demand you to provide an explanation in 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! Finally! You’ve been waiting for a chance to talk to the cute girl who sits behind you in Japanese class, and today is the day! Apparently, you both enjoy the local Japanese teashop that’s near your campus. You decide to make your approach and get her attention after she orders her Japanese teal. You ask her in Japanese, “Hello there! How’s class going?” The object of your affection responds in Japanese, “Oh, I love the class. Our professor is great, and the material is interesting. From the moment we get in class until we leave, I enjoy every minute.” You tell her in Japanese, “Absolutely…our professor is great, but sometimes she speeds through the material too quickly for me to pick it up.” You hope she picks up on the opportunity to help you with your Japanese…but you worry you were too subtle. She replies in Japanese, “I’m used to fast talkers. If there’s ever anything you need help with, we could form a study group. I’m usually free on Friday nights.” Hmm. Either this Japanese student is really studious and likes to stay in on Friday night, or you just scored yourself a date! It’s too soon to tell!

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will show you how to use the Japanese word that means “too.” We’ll also teach you how to use the Japanese particle that means “from.” Finally, we’ll teach you a Japanese phrase you can use to answer the phone or to get someone’s attention. 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 hear the notes of a Japanese song wafting your way, and it sounds like they’re singing something about carp. You think to yourself in Japanese, “I must be hearing it wrong! I’m still learning Japanese…certainly they aren’t singing about carp!” Sure enough, the more you listen, the more you become convinced the Japanese singers are happily singing about carp. Curious, you ask your friend whether the Japanese word that means “carp” has another meaning that you don’t know about. Your friend tells you in Japanese, “No…that’s an odd question. Why do you ask?” You explain to your friend in Japanese that you overheard people singing about carp, and your friend says in Japanese, “Oh, the song we call Carp Streamer? I love that song! Let me tell you why!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Songs lesson will teach you the verses of a popular Japanese song that celebrates carp. We’ll tell you what the carp symbolizes in Japan, and we’ll also explain what the Japanese words mean and teach you the Japanese grammar in each line of this song. 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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