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Archive for November, 2011  

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How are you? Where are you from? Are you single? Yes, these are all frequently asked questions, but not exactly the kind that we get asked on a weekly basis at JapanesePod101.com. No no, what we hear is a lot more tame and a little mundane. But they’re frequently asked nonetheless! So we thought to help you listeners get the answers you’re looking for in our Help Center. We beefed up the information and made it a lot more user friendly. In today’s news, we’ll tell you just where to go to get the answers you’re looking for…and more!

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As you know, you only get one chance to make a great first impression. When you’re in Japan, you’ll need to quickly and confidently tell people who you are, where you’re from, and what you enjoy doing. These three simple facts about yourself are enough to form lasting friendships. Sentences as simple as, “My name is Cindy” and “I’m from America” along with those as complex as, “I enjoy running, reading, and cooking,” are a critical part of making a killer first impression.

This newbie Japanese lesson provides you with all the tools you need to make a great first impression using Japanese. You’ll first master shusshin to talk about your hometown and shumi to discuss your hobbies. Next, you’ll discover how easy it is to talk about your hobbies in Japanese. This Japanese lesson comes complete with helpful charts of countries and hobbies along with plenty of examples and practice sentences. If you want to make a perfect first impression, don’t miss this Japanese lesson!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Sometimes you just wish you could run away from all the stress and cares of your world in Japan. Even though it’s impossible, it seems that if you could just get away for a little while, everything would become more manageable. Maybe if you just had a little more time in your day in Japan, procrastinated a little less, or had a little more Japanese money, or maybe if things were just slightly different…

In this lesson, you will learn about the Japanese song Tsubasa o kudasai, meaning “Give Me Wings.” You’ll hear about the background of this Japanese song as well as learn why so many Japanese and other artists have covered it. 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!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You were minding your own business studying your Japanese in the library when you were hit by something in the back of the head. You turn around, but you cannot find the source of the missile…which turned out to be a small piece of paper. You pick up the paper and read the note inscribed in it in Japanese, which is an invitation to go out for coffee. Since its author didn’t have the courage to approach you directly, you think you’re going to pass! In this lesson, you will learn how to create the passive form of Japanese verbs. Our Japanese conversation takes place at an office in Japan between two colleagues. One is speaking informal Japanese, and the other is 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! Airports! If you don’t travel a lot by airplane, airports can be very confusing. Especially if everything is in Japanese. Your friend told you in Japanese, “I am at the spa. It is near the ticket counter and the exit.” A spa in an airport? Does that make any sense? Wouldn’t the ticket counter be near the entrance, not the exit? What confusion! How are you going to be able to find her in this crowd? And you’ll probably get some really strange looks if you start asking people in Japanese, “Where can I find the spa in this airport?” You really begin to wonder about a spa in a Japanese airport. What’s it like? Do they have announcements in Japanese about plane departures and arrivals in the spa? Wouldn’t that disrupt the serenity? Isn’t a spa a place to get away from all the noise and bustle of life? After all this hassle, you’ll need some peace and quiet yourself. Hmmm…maybe you should come back to the Japanese airport spa after you get your work done for the day.

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson is about location. Where are things? This is an essential part of any language, and Japanese is no different. This lesson shows you how to construct sentences that tell people where things are 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!