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Archive for December, 2011  

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Happy Holidays! The countdown to New Years is on! The countdown until that delicious holiday goose in the oven is done is on too! We too have a countdown of our own! A 10 day countdown from December 12th to December 23rd - not including the weekends! But what happens when the time finally counts down you ask? Something huge! And no, not an overweight Santa. You’ll have to stick around and find out.

Tune in to find out about the holiday countdown and what you should expect! Visit the Holiday Deals to get great deals starting 12/12!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Greetings, young warrior. Today you will proceed one step further in your quest to become the master of introductions! As your clan leaders here at JapanesePod101.com, we will guide you along the treacherous path of introducing an acquaintance. Actually, it’s quite simple! Today we also try getting a little more interactive, so stop by JapanesePod101.com after listening and let us know what you thought!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When you and your Japanese host open the door to his house, he tells you to duck. When you ask why, something small hits you in the head. Then you decide to follow your Japanese host’s advice and get down on the ground. Are you under fire? You look around on the ground for what hit you, and it’s a bean. Why is someone throwing beans at you today?

In this lesson, you will learn about Setsubun, which is the Japanese celebration on the last day of winter. We’ll tell you about how the Japanese traditionally celebrated this day and explain how those traditions are changing with the times in Japan. 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! When you get to the golf course at the Japanese country club, you’re about to drive your ball off the first tee when you notice a few menacing clouds rolling in. It looks like it’s going to start storming within the hour. Your golf partner mentions in Japanese that he thinks you have enough time to at least get a few holes in, so you better hurry up and swing!

In this lesson, you will learn how to say “looks like” in Japanese. 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. We’ll also fill you in on some social graces you’ll need to know about in Japan. 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 at JapanesePod101.com! Tom, an American studying Japanese at his university meets Junko-chan, a cute girl from Japan who is visiting the US. He explains his reasons for approaching her which seems to freak her out a little bit. Our grammar point is a potential verb + yō ni naru which expresses one’s desire to become able to do something. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!