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Archive for June, 2011  

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When you attend your school reunion in Japan, you spot a classmate who tormented you as a child. She used to bully you, but you’d try to stand up to her in Japanese. Whenever you told her “make me” in Japanese, she’d call your bluff and pull your hair, steal your homework, or do something to make you comply with her wishes. Maybe you should walk over to the food table rather than talk to her! In this lesson, you’ll learn how to say “to let/to make someone go somewhere” or “to let/to make someone do something” in Japanese. Today’s Japanese conversation takes place at school between a high school student’s mother and his teacher; since the speakers do not know each other well, they are both speaking formal 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!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When you arrive at your friend’s home, he asks you in Japanese whether dogs are okay. You take this to mean whether you like dogs, and you say in Japanese that sure, you like them, but the little, loud, yippy dogs annoy you. Your friend explains that he meant whether you were allergic, and he brings out his dog, which you could fit in your purse. You smile politely and wonder whether you have a spare pair of earplugs in your bag. In this lesson, you will learn how to ask whether something or someone is okay in Japanese. We’ll teach you the many meanings of this versatile Japanese expression. The conversation takes place between three distant family members at one of their homes; therefore, they will be speaking formal 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!


Since moving to Japan, you have noticed so many different styles of clothing that you can’t decide on a favorite. You decide to go shopping with a Japanese friend to try on different styles. While putting on different outfits, your friend keeps asking you in Japanese which piece of clothing you like best. At first you you are a little confused, but soon you understand the Japanese words she is saying to you. It becomes a kind of Japanese lesson, and soon you don’t feel so naked! In this lesson you’ll learn Japanese expressions related to clothing and uncover some more Japanese vocabulary along the way!

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!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Traveling is always so confusing. Going places is fun, but it’s so easy to get lost. And with all the confusion, hustle, and bustle going on around you - it’s enough to drive one to distraction. You ask a clerk at the airport in Tokyo in Japanese, “Where can I find my gate?” However, as you make your way through the crowd, you’ve already forgotten the new Japanese words the Japanese clerk said about the gate. Did he say the clock “is” the gate in Japanese? Or did he say the clock is to the “left of the gate” in Japanese? Maybe he said it is to the “right of the gate” in Japanese. You’ve got to find the correct gate because you’ve already given the clerk your luggage; your luggage will get on board, but that’s no good if you’re not. Is there time to go back and ask directions again? Will the clerk think you’re a fool for asking directions after he told you already? What to do? What to do? Wait, there’s a sign for your gate. Whew! That’s a relief. You might just be able to do this traveling thing after all.

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson is all about placement. You have to be able to tell others where things are in Japanese and understand others when they tell you where things are in Japanese as well. That’s why you’ll want to check out this Japanese lesson that will help you with those tricky Japanese constructions for “above” and “below,” “in” and “out,” “left and right,” and more. 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!