Archive for August, 2010 
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! From everyone here at JapanesePod101.com - Happy New Year!! We hope you all had a great 2006! Today we’re bringing you a small lesson to refresh you on the phrases we gave you last year to wish others a Happy New Year! And yes, we do refresh you on the alpha male Kazunori’s super-condensed versions, as well, so don’t miss out! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

・
Review
|
Play
|
Popup
Dialog
|
Play
|
Popup
Video Vocab | Watch
Premium Learning Center
Premium Lesson Checklist
|
No Comments » |
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re sitting on the exercise bike at the gym in Japan, furiously pedaling your feet. The person on the bike next to you notices how hard you are working out and asks you in Japanese, “Wow…working out some aggression on that bike, are you? Good for you!” You respond in Japanese, “Well, I guess that’s somewhat true. I’ve been studying for a big test for the last few months. Whenever I start studying, I get hungry, so all I’ve done is snack the whole time I’m hitting the books. Because of that bad habit, I’ve put on almost ten pounds since I started studying two months ago.” Your neighbor replies in Japanese, “As young as you are, you shouldn’t have any trouble dropping the weight.” He pats his stomach and says in Japanese, “I have about thirty pounds to go myself, but I don’t have a good excuse. Too much sake, not enough exercise!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese JLPT lesson will tell you what you’ll find in question one of the grammar and reading comprehension section of the Japanese Language Proficiency Exam. In this lesson, we’ll review Japanese function words, which we use to connect words and sentences in Japanese, such as words that indicate a reason, make comparisons, or suggest a change. 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! During your vacation to Japan, you’re enjoying taking in the sights and sounds of your homeland, and your significant other seems to be doing the same. One morning, he awakens you with breakfast in bed and tells you in Japanese, “It’s about time you woke up!” You respond in Japanese, “You’re not a morning person… What are you doing awake so early?” He proudly replies in Japanese as he hands you a tray of breakfast, “It goes without saying that I had to get up early to order your favorite, scrambled eggs and bacon, but I also found a place that sells freshly squeezed orange juice.” Between mouthfuls, you tell him in Japanese, “This was so thoughtful of you! Why are you trying to butter me up?” He responds in Japanese, “So that when I ask you another question, you’ll be sure to give me the answer I want to hear.” You wonder for a moment whether he’s going to propose, but instead of getting down on one knee, he asks you in Japanese, “Needless to say, it should be an easy question to answer now that your stomach is full. How would you feel about spending the day with my parents today?”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Upper Intermediate lesson will teach you how to express that something is unexpected in Japanese when compared to something else. We’ll also teach you a number of expressions in Japanese, including “needless to say” and others you can use to describe trends 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!

Review
|
Play
|
Popup
Dialog
|
Play
|
Popup
Premium Learning Center
Premium Lesson Checklist
Audio
|
Play
|
Popup
Lesson Notes
Kanji Close-Up
Lesson Notes Lite
Basic Lesson Checklist
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! It’s almost the start of the school year in Japan, and even though you aren’t attending school anymore, you still feel the same nagging need to update yourself a bit. You go to your salon and tell the stylist in Japanese, “I want to update my hairstyle a bit. What do you recommend?” The stylist replies in Japanese, “Well, here are a few of the more modern cuts…lots of people are choosing to do their hair this way.” You respond in Japanese, “Well, that might be true about people who are in their twenties, but now that I’m in my thirties, maybe something a bit more…professional would be in order?” Your stylist thinks for a moment, pulls out a Japanese magazine, points to a picture of a fifty-something Japanese television star, and asks you in Japanese, “What about this? This would be an easy change for us to make.” You shake your head emphatically, telling her in Japanese, “Okay…there’s a definite difference between too young and too old here. I don’t want to look like I’m a grandparent! Let’s find a happy medium!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Beginner lesson will show you how to use a Japanese verb to indicate change. We’ll also talk about the distinction between intentional and natural change 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!

Review
|
Play
|
Popup
Dialog
|
Play
|
Popup
Premium Learning Center
Premium Lesson Checklist
Audio
|
Play
|
Popup
Lesson Notes
Kanji Close-Up
Lesson Notes Lite
Basic Lesson Checklist
Lunchbox – check! Pencils – check! Cool new backpack – check! A head start learning Japanese with the best language-learning program in the world – uh oh! You just thought you had everything ready to head down the hallway of learning this year…but you were wrong. Don’t worry! JapanesePod101.com has everything you need to jump ahead of the others – AND you’ll save some school-shopping money while you’re at it!
School starts in just a few weeks and the summer is (unfortunately) winding down. Saying good-bye to summer and heading back into those cold, boring classrooms is never easy. Your brain is a bit slower than usual…your handwriting is a little sloppier…it’s just too hard to motivate yourself to start studying again, right? Well, we can’t help with math or science, but we can definitely make studying Japanese easier for you! And you don’t even have to be a student to take advantage of our Back to School Special! Save 29% on ANY one of our subscriptions until August 20th! Our fast and fun audio lessons are the perfect way to shake you out of your summer slumber! Go to JapanesePod101.com and choose from either our Basic or Premium memberships to get started now! But hurry, this offer is only good through August 20th! Use coupon code BACK2SCHOOL at checkout – and use the extra money for that cool new backpack!











