Archive for July, 2011 
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Have you ever heard the saying that before you can know where you’re going, you have to know where you’ve been? That’s true in Japan as well as elsewhere in the world, and Japanese history is rich with important stories to tell. In short, Japanese history is important for teaching us lessons.
In this lesson, you will learn about popular Japanese author Ryōtarō Shiba, who writes historical novels in Japanese. Even if you aren’t a fan of history textbooks, we think you’ll like reading Shiba’s Japanese tales. Instead of offering boring lectures on Japanese history, he tells the stories of Japanese historical characters in a very readable way. 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
|
2 Comments » |
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Isn’t it always the same? When the girls get together, the talk always comes around to guys. “Who do you like?” “Why do you like him?” It’s hard enough to keep up with the conversation when just two of you are talking, but with three and more girls talking in Japanese, you better make sure you can keep up. What was that? No, she couldn’t have said that. Your Japanese must be faulty or your ears are going bad. You thought for sure you heard her say in Japanese, “I like dull Japanese guys who mumble.” Doesn’t anybody else think that’s really odd? Well, the next girl isn’t any better. She claims in Japanese, “I like American guys who are loud and obnoxious!” Are they serious? You chime in quietly in Japanese, “I just like guys who are tall, quiet, and very patient better.” They both look at you as if you are crazy. Maybe your Japanese is just very very bad, but you have to know. “Excuse me,” you ask in Japanese, “What kind of guys did you say you liked?”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson is all about describing the characteristics you like in a person and your preferences for personal characteristics in Japanese. You’ll be able to chat with your friends in Japanese to tell them those qualities you like in the opposite sex. 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
Grammar
|
Play
|
Popup
Video Vocab | Watch
Premium Learning Center
Premium Lesson Checklist
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! It’s your first day of your summer job at the Japanese radio station, and you’re walking around greeting the people you’ll be working with. When you meet the host of a popular Japanese radio show, you’re surprised at how humble he is and taken aback when he kindly allows you to sit in his studio during an interview with a famous guest. You love your job already!
In this lesson, you will learn how to how to use the causative to say “someone kindly let me/allowed me to do something” in Japanese. The conversation takes place on a radio program between a radio host and an etiquette teacher. Because they are speaking in a professional capacity to their audience, they are using formal Japanese. We’ll also share some insight into Japanese funeral rituals. 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! During a road trip to Tokyo, you decide to teach your Japanese friends how to play twenty questions. Once your friends understand the game, they are able to dominate play, since they are native Japanese speakers and have a much wider vocabulary. Of course, it would help if you knew more Japanese adjectives, but you try to guess what they are thinking of with just the Japanese words you know. When you start to run out of Japanese words to describe things, your friends teach you new ones. Who knew learning Japanese adjectives could be so much fun! In this lesson, you will learn how to describe what something is like in Japanese. The conversation takes place outdoors between three distant family members ; 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!
Review
|
Play
|
Popup
Dialog
|
Play
|
Popup
Premium Learning Center
Premium Lesson Checklist
Learning Japanese on the go - does that even work? It works only if you’re passionate! Master the 2000 Japanese core vocabulary with our WordPower App for iPhone/iPad/Android. WordPower has been upgraded to make it a breeze.
Smartphones are pretty smart. But they can also make you smarter! Our upgraded WordPower App for iPhone/iPad/Android puts 2000 core Japanese vocabulary in the palm of your hand. Master these words and you’ll have an 80% grasp on the language. But there’s more. Listen to today’s lesson to find out just how much more!
To download WordPower or WordPower Lite, click here!











