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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your significant other tells you in Japanese, “Are you ready for dinner with my parents?” You respond in Japanese, “Of course, dear. When am I not respectful?” Your significant other replies in Japanese, “You usually are. I like to remind you just in case you forget. It’s very important. I want them to like you.” You say in Japanese, “That’s fine. I just hope your father doesn’t tell one of his boring stories again.” Your significant other tells you in Japanese, “I hope not, but if he does, just smile and nod politely.” You inquire in Japanese, “And what do I do if we are watching the game on television and he is rooting against my team? Am I supposed to stay quiet then?” Your significant other says in Japanese, “No, but just watch what you say. Be polite and treat him respectfully. I taught you how to ask questions in extra-formal Japanese. This would be a good time to try those questions out. He is your future father-in-law, you know.” You spin around and ask in Japanese, “He is?”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Beginner lesson will teach you the honorific form of the Japanese language. We’ll also show you an extra formal way to ask someone for something 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!

 

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You just earned a promotion at work, so you take your family out for dinner at a fancy Japanese restaurant to celebrate the good news. When the host seats you, your children sit very properly as they peruse the Japanese menu. One child demands in Japanese, “Mom, I want french fries.” You respond in Japanese, “Honey, I don’t think they serve french fries here. This is a fancy restaurant—not fast food. But I’ll ask for a child’s menu just in case.” When the waiter passes by your table, you inquire in Japanese, “Do you happen to have a children’s menu?” The waiter answers in Japanese, “No, but we can certainly improvise if that becomes necessary.” You reply in Japanese, “I think we’ll be just fine, thank you.” You explain to your child in Japanese, “I’m sorry, but they don’t have french fries for you. Can you find something else on the menu? Do you need me to help you?” Your eight-year-old child says in Japanese, “Of course I can. I’m not a little kid anymore!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Beginner lesson will teach you humble language, which you can use when you want to be very formal in Japanese. We’ll show you the humble forms of several regular and irregular Japanese verbs so you can use the proper level of respect while you’re 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!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You ask your hairstylist in Japanese, “What was that? I couldn’t hear you over the noise of the hairdryer.” Your stylist replies in Japanese, “I heard that your friends were getting a divorce.” You respond in Japanese, “You did? I think I would have known about that by now. Where did you hear that?” Your stylist replies in Japanese, “I heard another stylist’s client talking about the divorce the other day. Sounds pretty nasty.” You remark in Japanese, “Well, it’s possible that my friends didn’t tell me, but I think it’s unlikely that I wouldn’t know. I’m pretty close to them. Maybe the stylist and client were talking about someone else.” Your stylist responds in Japanese, “No, I don’t think so. I know what I heard!” You think to yourself in Japanese, “Yeah, right. I can barely hear you with all the noise, and I’m less than a foot away from you! This has to be a mistake!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Beginner lesson will teach you how to use the Japanese words that mean “I heard that.” We’ll distinguish the use of these Japanese words in this context from their other usage, and you’ll also learn a number of helpful Japanese phrases that you can use when you visit a hair salon 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 with JapanesePod101.com! Your friend suggests to you in Japanese, “The leaves are turning colors for fall. We should go to the mountains this weekend and hike.” You respond in Japanese, “I don’t know. I’ve never been hiking before. I don’t think I can do it.” Your friend answers in Japanese, “But you don’t know. If you don’t try, how will you know whether you can hike?” You protest in Japanese, “I don’t have any clothes, and I don’t have any shoes. Don’t I need special hiking boots?” Your friend replies in Japanese, “Don’t worry…we aren’t climbing Mount Fuji. We’ll just do some gentle hills. You can wear your tennis shoes.” You inquire in Japanese, “Just how long do you think we’ll be climbing? Do I need to go work out so I can get into better shape? I’m worried I won’t make it!” Your friend reassures you in Japanese, “I know you can do this. If you can walk, you can hike!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Beginner lesson will teach you how to use the Japanese verb that means “to try.” We’ll teach you two senses of this Japanese word, which you can use to say “try to do something” and to “try something out” 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!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You told some friends you’d make dinner for them this weekend, but now you’re thinking to yourself in Japanese, “What have I done? I’ve never cooked for anyone before!” You call your mother in a panic and ask her in Japanese, “What can I make for dinner for a group of friends?” Your mother responds in Japanese, “You can make something easy like pasta, or maybe you can order takeout so you don’t have to cook?” You whine in Japanese, “But Mom, I promised them I would cook for them!” Your mother tells you in Japanese, “You only have a few days before dinner, but you could watch a few cooking shows on television and the Internet. Maybe you can pick up some tricks and learn some new dishes.” You tell your mother in Japanese, “Those are great suggestions! I knew you’d know what to do!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Beginner lesson will teach you how to use two Japanese words that mean “only” - dake and shika. We’ll also teach you some Japanese expressions that you can use to explain the order of something. 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!

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