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Archive for September, 2010  

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! “Bugs? Are you really singing about bugs?” you ask your friend in Japanese. Your friend tells you in Japanese, “Yes, we are. Why? Don’t you like the song?” You respond in Japanese, “It’s not the song…it’s the bugs! They get inside my house and make me crazy; when I am outdoors, they bite me and they sting me. Why would I want to sing about them?” Your friend replies in Japanese, “Well, some insects are good. Do you hate all bugs?” You defiantly say in Japanese, “Yes, I do.” Your friend sighs and says in Japanese, “What about the ladybugs, who eat other insects and are helpful to us? Or the fireflies who light up and beautify the night? They are good insects, no?” You pause and reflect on this a moment, and you tell him in Japanese, “Sure, but they don’t make noise…this song celebrates the noise of bugs! The only bug noise I like is the one I hear when they meet my bug zapper.”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Songs lesson will teach you a Japanese song that celebrates the sounds that insects make in Japanese. You’ll learn the Japanese lyrics in this lesson, some verb constructions, and some onomatopoeia, all from this Japanese children’s 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!


Level: Kantan Kana

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Welcome to JapanesePod101.com’s Kantan Kana. Japanese has three writing systems: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. In this series of twenty-five lessons, you will learn both Hiragana and Katakana, collectively known as Kana. Over twenty-five lessons, we will teach you Japanese Kana using simple steps, showing you the correct stroke order, helpful tricks for memorization, and proper usage in common Japanese words. If you want to get started reading and writing Japanese, this is THE place to start. You’ll learn Japanese in mere minutes with these audio and video lessons, so join us for Kantan Kana from JapanesePod101.com!

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! Up until now, you’ve learned 46 characters that represent 46 sounds. That was the hard part! In this lesson, you’ll learn how to slightly modify the characters you already know to create 23 more sounds! Ready to see how easy it is? Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find other language-learning content, including other great Japanese videos like this one, audio podcasts, review materials, blogs, iPhone applications, and more Japanese learning resources. Leave us a message while you are there!

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Learn intermediate Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! With millions of people riding the Tokyo Metro system everyday, you never know who you’ll run into. Today 2 former Japanese university classmates, Sayuri and Yoko, meet by chance on the densha. In today’s grammar point, the ~ba yokatta noni construction is introduced. Tune in to learn about this very useful Japanese grammar construction!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re progressing well in your study for the Japanese proficiency exam, and you feel confident about your level of Japanese ability. But you want to make sure you sound as natural as possible when you use Japanese, whether you’re speaking or writing. This lesson looks at Japanese auxiliary verbs and suffixes, which will help your Japanese sound more natural.

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 three of the grammar and reading comprehension section of the Japanese Language Proficiency Exam. We’ll review some of the Japanese expressions that appear most frequently on this exam—investing some time in this Japanese lesson is sure to pay off! 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! Your friend is playing with your dog in your backyard in Japan, and the two of them seem to be roughhousing a bit much. Your friend is tossing a stick to the dog, and then when your dog retrieves it, he’s teasing her with it before throwing it again. Your friend calls out to you in Japanese, “Hey, your dog is pretty stupid.” You just nod and wait…knowing your dog’s patience is not infinite. Finally, after he taunts your dog one more time, she walks up to him, raises her leg, and pees on his shoe. Your friend shrieks at the dog and then turns to you and yells in Japanese, “Nice dog there, buddy.” You call your poodle over and tell your friend in Japanese, “Well, that’s what you get for calling my dog stupid.” Afterward, you whisper to your dog in Japanese, “Good girl.”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Upper Intermediate lesson will teach you certain expressions using the Japanese word meaning “body.” Of course, these expressions are more figurative than literal, so their Japanese meanings vary. You’ll have to see what they are in this Japanese lesson! 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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