Archive for April, 2011 
You’ve finally made the move to your own apartment in Japan. You’ve always thought it would be great to entertain guests in Japanese, but now that you have the chance, you know you have to clean. Even if your Japanese can impress your guests, you won’t get very far if they think you’re a slob. The only problem is you don’t own any cleaning supplies! Looks like you may meet your neighbors faster than you thought when you ask to borrow their vacuum cleaner in Japanese. In this lesson you’ll learn Japanese expressions that will help with housework.
This Japanese video series is a brand new way to learn Japanese. Learn everyday vocabulary and key verbs in this Japanese video lesson. Read the Japanese lesson notes to learn about the Japanese verb tenses.. Join us, and see what you’ve been missing! 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!
|
2 Comments » |
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Just a few more days until Haha no Hi (Mother’s Day) and Miki can’t decide on a present. What do you think she should do? How will you celebrate Haha no Hi in your country? After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’ve been in Japan for an exchange program for two months, and the time has flown by. It seems like you just arrived in Japan yesterday! You can’t believe you only have a few more weeks before you’ll be leaving Japan to return home—in no time you’ll board the plane. So when people tell you that you can get together “whenever” in Japanese, you correct them in Japanese and pin them down on your schedule immediately!
In this lesson, you’ll learn about three different Japanese time expressions: tabi (”whenever”), irai (”since”), and totan (”in no time”) Today’s Japanese conversations take place at school between several classmates; therefore, they will be speaking informal 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! What’s the best way to learn Japanese? To immerse yourself in the Japanese language, of course. But how can you do that without asking any questions in Japanese? You can’t! So, one of the first things you need to do when you start learning Japanese is find out how to form questions.
In this lesson, you will learn how to ask questions in Japanese. This conversation takes place in an unknown location between three distant family members; therefore, they will be speaking formal Japanese. Today, you’ll find out just how easy it is to form questions in Japanese. We’ll also tell you about a sweet Japanese treat you can enjoy as a reward for learning such an important Japanese construction! 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
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Since you’ve been in Japan, you’ve kept hearing the name Osamu Dazai over and over again. First Japanese people quoted him to you, and then it was movie after movie that your Japanese friends encouraged you to see. Now that you know he’s a Japanese author, you simply have to go find and read his novels. He is so popular that you just might be the last person in Japan to do so! In this lesson, you will learn about Japanese author Osamu Dazai. We’ll tell you why this Japanese author’s works are so popular and describe his writing style. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find Japanese lesson notes (remember—this Advanced Audio Blog lesson is spoken entirely in Japanese!) and many more fantastic 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











