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Our language training system consists of free daily podcast audio lessons, a premium learning center, and a vibrant user community. Stop by JapanesePod101.com today to learn more! JapanesePod101.com JapanesePod101.com contactus@japanesepod101.com No No http://japanesepod101.com/images/itunes_logo.jpg http://www.japanesepod101.com 144 144 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/29/beginner-lesson-170-concert-ticket/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/29/beginner-lesson-170-concert-ticket/#comments Tue, 29 May 2007 09:30:57 +0000 JapanesePod101.com Beginner Lessons baai doing things in advance Morning Musume Politebuying ticketscasualgetting a promotion (creatively)oku http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/29/beginner-lesson-170-concert-ticket/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/29/beginner-lesson-170-concert-ticket/feed/ Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Congratulations, you're no longer a beginner! You've come a long way from Lesson #1. That's 170 Japanese Lessons! ... Stop by JapanesePod101.com for the accompanying PDFs, line-by-line audio, and more! Be sure to leave us a post! Rōmaji: Buchō: Sumanai ga, kaigi no shiryō o kaigi-shitsu ni oite oite kure. Kirihara: Ryōkai shimashita. (10 pun go) Kirihara: Kaigishitsu ni ninzūbun, oite okimashita. Anō... Buchō: Nanda. Kirihara: Buchō wa Mōningu Musume no fan na no desu ka. Tsukue no keitai no chakushin on ga "Rabu Mashīn" datta mono de. Buchō:(Kogoe de) Sō na n da yō. Mago no eikyō de ne. Saisho wa baka ni shite ta n da ga, ima wa fan na n da. Demo konsāto no chiketto ga, dō shite mo torenakute ne. Kirihara: Mō musu no chiketto nara, torerukamo shiremasen yo. Tomodachi ga rekōdo gaisha de hatarai te iru node. Buchō: Hontō ka?! Kirito kun, bāi ni yotte wa, raigetsu no jinji kaigi de, kimi no koto o kakarichō ni suisen shite mo ii n da ga.... Kirihara: Yoyaku o tanonde okimasu! Translation: Department Chief: Sorry to trouble you, but could you bring the documents for the meeting to the meeting room? Kirihara: Yes, sir. (10 minutes later...) Kirihara: I put enough documents for all the attendees. Say... Department Chief: What is it? Kirihara: Are you a fan of (the female idol group) Morning Musume? Your cell phone ringe tone is the song "Love Machine" by Morning Musume. Department Chief: (whispering...) Actually, I am, thanks to my grandchildren. At first I made fun of them, but now I'm a fan. But I can't get tickets to their concert no matter how hard I try. Kirihara: I might be able to get tickets for you. A friend of mine works at their label. Department Chief: Really? Kirihara, at the next personnel meeting, I could recommend that you be promoted to division chief... Kirihara: I'll reserve those tickets right away! learn, japanese, language, japan, culture, travel, japanesepod101, japanesepod101.com JapanesePod101.com No No 22:38 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/22/beginner-lesson-169-disaster-drill-2/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/22/beginner-lesson-169-disaster-drill-2/#comments Tue, 22 May 2007 09:30:32 +0000 JapanesePod101.com Beginner Lessons kuse ni Polite school in Japanbakaridisaster preparednessInformal http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/22/beginner-lesson-169-disaster-drill-2/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/22/beginner-lesson-169-disaster-drill-2/feed/ Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Last week the children learned about Oasis and what to do in an emergency. But today, two students' disagreement ... Stop by JapanesePod101.com for the accompanying PDFs, line-by-line audio, and more! Be sure to leave us a post! Rōmaji: Nozomi:Sensei, Yamada-kun wa "oashisu" nante, dekinai to omoimasu. Sensei:Nande, sō omou n da. Nozomi:Datte, itsumo Mami-chan no koto o, rōka de oshitari, ōgoe o dashitari, itazura bakari surushi. Onna no ko ni ijiwaru bakari suru n desu. Sensei:Dō nanda,Yamada. Sō na no ka. Yamada:Ē ! sonna koto shinai yo. Nozomi:Uso daa. Itsumo, chokkai dashiteru kuse ni. Bē. Yamada:Urusai na. Nozomi ni wa nanimo shitenai daro! Nozomi:Fun. Barentain no Choko ageta no ni....gusun (namida) itsumo hoka no onna no ko bakari de, watashi ni wa, nani mo shinai anta nante...gusun(namida). Yamada:.... Sensei:Na, nan nanda, kono futari wa!? Translation: Nozomi: Teacher, I don't think Yamada can abide by the Oasis rule of emergency. Teacher: Why do you think that? Nozomi: Because Yamada is always pushing Mami in the corridor, or shouting and just being obnoxious. He always teases the girls. Teacher: What do you think, Yamada? Is that true? Yamada: What? I don't do that! Nozomi: You liar! You always bother the girls! (sticks out her tongue) Yamada: Be quiet! I haven't done anything to you! Nozomi: Yeah, I gave you chocolate for Valentines and yet....(cries) You always tease other girls, never me....(cries) Yamada: ... Teacher: What's going on between these two?!?!?! learn, japanese, language, japan, culture, travel, japanesepod101, japanesepod101.com JapanesePod101.com No No 16:32 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/15/beginner-lesson-168-disaster-drill-1/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/15/beginner-lesson-168-disaster-drill-1/#comments Tue, 15 May 2007 09:30:41 +0000 JapanesePod101.com Beginner Lessons school in Japanbaaidisaster preparednessPolitetalking about hypothetical situations http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/15/beginner-lesson-168-disaster-drill-1/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/15/beginner-lesson-168-disaster-drill-1/feed/ Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! In Japan, being prepared for earthquakes is very important. Today the children are reviewing OASIS, the acronymn Japanese school ... Stop by JapanesePod101.com for the accompanying PDFs, line-by-line audio, and more! Be sure to leave us a post! Rōmaji: Sensei:Kyō wa, hinan kunren ga aru. Seitotachi:Ē. Yadā. Sensei:Kinkyū no baai ni, mamoranai to ikenai, taisetsu na kotoba wa nan datta ka, wakaru hito wa te o agete? Seitotachi: Hai! Hai! Hai! Hai! Sensei:Jā, Yamada. Yamada:Ētto, "Oashisu" desu. Sensei:"Oashisu" tte dou iu imi da. Yamada:Osanai Awatenai Shizuka-ni Subayaku no atama no moji o totta mono desu. Sensei:Ō, seikai. Masaka, Yamada ga seikai suru to wa.... Translation: Teacher: We have a disaster drill today. Students: What? We don't want to. Teacher: Who remembers the important phrase we have to abide by in case of an emergency?　The person who knows, please raise your hand. Students: Me! Me! Me! Me! Teacher: Well, how about you, Yamada? Yamada: Umm. "Oasis." Teacher: And what does "Oasis" stand for? Yamada: It's the first letters from the (Japanese) words, "Don't push, don't rush, be quiet but nimble." Teacher: Wow. That's correct. I never expected Yamada to give the right answer! learn, japanese, language, japan, culture, travel, japanesepod101, japanesepod101.com JapanesePod101.com No No 15:25 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/08/beginner-lesson-167-text-message-turmoil-ii/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/08/beginner-lesson-167-text-message-turmoil-ii/#comments Tue, 08 May 2007 09:30:38 +0000 JapanesePod101.com Beginner Lessons Informal love mitai nara tara tsumori dacasualconditionalinfidelity http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/08/beginner-lesson-167-text-message-turmoil-ii/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/08/beginner-lesson-167-text-message-turmoil-ii/feed/ Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Shiho & Mizuho return with part 2 of their conversation. This week, Shiho offers some questionable advice ... Stop by JapanesePod101.com for the accompanying PDFs, line-by-line audio, and more! Be sure to leave us a post! Rōmaji: Mizuho:O-furo kara dete kitara sa, Tarō ga, oni mitai na gyōsō de tattete sa... Mō shuraba datta yo. Shiho:Sore de, dō suru no. Yappari, hosuto to wa wakareru n desho. MIzuho:Ūn. Hon no asobi no tsumori ga, watashi, kekkō maji ni nacchatta mitaina no yo ne. Ā, watashi wa ittai dōshitara ii n darō. Shiho:Sonna no kantan jan. Futamata da yo, futamata! Translation: Mizuho:When I came out of the bath, Tarō was standing there with a look of a monster. It was hell! Shiho:And what you are gonna do? You're going to break up with the host, aren't you? Mizuho: Uhhh. Initially, I only wanted to has some fun. But I started to fall for him. Oh, what should I do? Shiho: That's easy. Just keep two-timing them, two-time them! learn, japanese, language, japan, culture, travel, japanesepod101, japanesepod101.com JapanesePod101.com No No 19:07 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/01/beginner-lesson-166-text-message-turmoil-i/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/01/beginner-lesson-166-text-message-turmoil-i/#comments Tue, 01 May 2007 09:30:19 +0000 JapanesePod101.com Beginner Lessons conditional love nara taracasualinfidelitymitai http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/01/beginner-lesson-166-text-message-turmoil-i/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/05/01/beginner-lesson-166-text-message-turmoil-i/feed/ Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Shiho's best friend, Mizuho, is depressed because of serious love problems. It turns out Mizuho's boyfriend has been ... Stop by JapanesePod101.com for the accompanying PDFs, line-by-line audio, and more! Be sure to leave us a post! Rōmaji: Shiho: Dōshita no. Sonna byōnin mitai na kao shitē. Mizuho: Kinō, Tarō ni uwaki ga barete, taihen datta no yo. Shiho: Ē ! Hosuto to no uwaki bareta no. Nande, bareta no. Mizuho: Sore ga, keitai o mita mitai na no yo. Watashi ga o-furo ni haitte iru sukini. Shiho: Mēru keshite nakatta no. Baka da nā. Mēru kesu no wa tessoku deshō. Translation: Shiho: What's wrong? You're pale. You look like a sick person. Mizuho: Yesterday, Tarō found out I was cheating on him, and it was a mess. Shiho: What? He found out about you seeing a host? How did he find out? Mizuho: I think he saw my cell phone, while I was taking a bath. Shiho: You hadn't erased your email messages? You fool! That's a golden rule! to be continued... learn, japanese, language, japan, culture, travel, japanesepod101, japanesepod101.com JapanesePod101.com No No 16:37 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/24/beginner-lesson-165-house-of-horrors/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/24/beginner-lesson-165-house-of-horrors/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:30:20 +0000 JapanesePod101.com Beginner Lessons haunted places in Japan yūenchicasualhaunted houseste mitaithings you would like to try and do http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/24/beginner-lesson-165-house-of-horrors/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/24/beginner-lesson-165-house-of-horrors/feed/ Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Today a father & daughter are going to an amusement park. Little Mihiro wants to try and take her ... Stop by JapanesePod101.com for the accompanying PDFs, line-by-line audio, and more! Be sure to leave us a post! Rōmaji: Otōsan: Sā, yūenchi dazo. Takusan asobu zō. Mihiro: Otōsan, are ni notte mitai. Otōsan: Soratobu jūtan ka... Doredore, ā, 10 sai jūssai ijō kara ja nai to, norenai n da yo. Mihiro: Ē. Jā, asoko ni itte mitai. Otōsan: Ge. Are wa, o-bake yashiki ja nai ka. Kowai zō. Mihiro: Daijōbu da yo. Itsumo "Ge ge ge no Kitarō" miteru mon. Donna o-bake ga dete kuru ka mite mitai. Otōsan: Komatta nā. Otōsan kowai no hontō ni nigate na n da yo. Mihiro: Ē, o-bake ga kowai no?! Otōsan, dasasugī! Translation: Father: Here we are, at an amusement park. We're going to have lots of fun! Mihiro: Dad, I want to ride that! Father: The flying carpet?...Let's see. Oh, you have to be over ten years old to ride that. Mihiro: What? Then I want to go over there! Father: Uh...That's the Haunted House. It's scary! Mihiro: That's alright. I always watch (the TV series) "Ge Ge Ge No Kitaro." I want to see what kind of ghosts pop out. Father: That's a problem. I really don't like scary things. Mihiro:What? You're afraid of ghosts? You're so not cool! learn, japanese, language, japan, culture, travel, japanesepod101, japanesepod101.com JapanesePod101.com No No 16:52 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/17/beginner-lesson-problem-on-the-pitch-ii/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/17/beginner-lesson-problem-on-the-pitch-ii/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:30:31 +0000 JapanesePod101.com Beginner Lessons conditionalan argument breaks out during half time!bacasualdiscussing strategy http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/17/beginner-lesson-problem-on-the-pitch-ii/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/17/beginner-lesson-problem-on-the-pitch-ii/feed/ Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com!　It’s sokkā taimu (soccer time) again and another argument breaks about game strategy. Will the players start brawling or will they savor ... Stop by JapanesePod101.com for the accompanying PDFs, line-by-line audio, and more! Be sure to leave us a post! Rōmaji: (Sakkā no shiai chū, kōhan) Shimada:Chotto Yamada! Nande hidari no watashi ni bōru dashite, hashiranai no yo! Yamada:Nani yo! Sakki wa migi ni dase tte, itteta no ni, kondo wa hidari ni dase datte. Dōiu koto! (Kōchi futari o yobu) Kantoku: Dōshita no yo. Futari tomo ochitsuki nasai. Futari ga chikara o awasereba kitto kateru wa! Katte shōri no bishu ni yōu ja nai no! Translation: (In the soccer game, the second half) Shimada:Hey, Yamada! Why don't you kick the ball to the left and run? Yamada:Come on! You told me to kick to the right just a minute ago, but now you're telling me to kick to the left? What do you mean! (Coach calls them) Coach:What's up. Calm down, guys. If you work together, we will definitely win. Let's enjoy the sweet taste of victory! learn, japanese, language, japan, culture, travel, japanesepod101, japanesepod101.com JapanesePod101.com No No 15:43 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/10/beginner-lesson-163-problem-on-the-pitch/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/10/beginner-lesson-163-problem-on-the-pitch/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:30:31 +0000 JapanesePod101.com Beginner Lessons Politean argument breaks out during half time!casualdiscussing strategyte form http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/10/beginner-lesson-163-problem-on-the-pitch/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/10/beginner-lesson-163-problem-on-the-pitch/feed/ Stop by JapanesePod101.com for the accompanying PDFs, line-by-line audio, and more! Be sure to leave us a post! Rōmaji: （Sakkā no shiai hāfu taimu hikaeshitsu） Shimada:Yamada! Sakki no purē, nande migi saido ni kette, migi ni ugokanakatta no yo! Yamada:Ē! Asoko wa hidari ni tama o dashite, hidari saido kara kōgeki suru no ga tokusaku deshō! Kantoku:Oioi. Futaritomo ōgoe dashite, dōshita n da. Motto ochitsuite,hanashiai nasai. Yamada:Hidari kara kuzusu tte iu kantoku no senjutsu dōri ni shita no ni, Shimada ga monku iun desu! Kantoku,shimada o shikatte kudasai! Shimada:Yamada no yatsu ga jōkyō mo kangaezuni,zutto hidari ni shika pasu o dasanai noga mondai nandesu.Aitsu no sei de nando chansu o tsubushita kotoka! Translation: (Soccer pitch, half-time break) Shimada:Yamada!　In that last play, why (on earth) didn't you kick to the right side and move to the right? Yamada:What! The best tactic was to kick to the left to make an attack from the left side! Manager:Hey! You guys are shouting, what's up? Calm down, and talk each other. Yamada:I did it like you planned to attack from the left, but Shimada complained about me! Coach, yell at him! Shimada:The problem is Yamada always passes to the left in any situation without thinking. How many chances have we missed because of him! Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! It's sokkā taimu (soccer time) and an argument breaks about game strategy. Will the coach step in to smooth things out or will the players start brawling? We'll also make complex sentences using the connective te form, a natural way to free yourself from the simple sentence syndrome. After listening, be sure to stop by JapanesePod101.com and leave us a post!Download AudioDownload Lesson NotesDownload DialogDownload Kanji Close-Up Download Learning Center learn, japanese, language, japan, culture, travel, japanesepod101, japanesepod101.com JapanesePod101.com No No 13:05 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/03/beginner-lesson-162-youtube-celebrities/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/03/beginner-lesson-162-youtube-celebrities/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:30:12 +0000 JapanesePod101.com Beginner Lessons nocasualnominalizerspitching a TV showYouTube http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/03/beginner-lesson-162-youtube-celebrities/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/04/03/beginner-lesson-162-youtube-celebrities/feed/ Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! In today's conversation, let's take a look at colloquial Japanese. This is the kind of informal Japanese you can hear ... Stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure leave us a post! learn, japanese, language, japan, culture, travel, japanesepod101, japanesepod101.com JapanesePod101.com No No 13:05 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/27/beginner-lesson-161-jacoby-matsuzaka/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/27/beginner-lesson-161-jacoby-matsuzaka/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:30:46 +0000 JapanesePod101.com Beginner Lessons Informal te ageruinterrogationlawPolitete shimau http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/27/beginner-lesson-161-jacoby-matsuzaka/ http://www.japanesepod101.com/2007/03/27/beginner-lesson-161-jacoby-matsuzaka/feed/ Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Today we'll take a peak at another classic JapanesePod101.com dysfunctional family. In today's lesson, not only will we learn how to ... Stop by JapanesePod101.com for the accompanying PDFs, line-by-line audio, and more! Be sure to leave us a post! Rōmaji: Musuko：Okāsan! Otōsan! Hanashi ga arimasu! Haha：Ryō-kun, dōshita no? Musuko：Okāsan, shiranai furi shinai de. Chichi：Ryō-kun, mama ni taishite sono taido wa yamenasai. Musuko：Otōsan mo. Chichi：Ā, mata hajimatta. Musuko：Jā, jinmon o hajimemashō. Sakuya, watashi ga rusu ni shite ita toki ni watashi no paso-kon o katte ni tsukatte shimatta no wa dare desu ka? Chichi：Ryō-kun, kono bakabakashii shitsumon o yamenasai. Musuko：Kotae ga demashita. Haha：Ryō-kun! Watashi-tachi ga sono pasokon o katte ageta no yo. Musuko：Yappari, okāsan. Ageta to sureba, hōritsu no ue de watashi no kyoka ga hitsuyō desu yo. Haha：Hai, hai. Sore de, dō suru no? Musuko：Konkai wa keikoku dake desu. Ijō desu. Shitsurei shimasu. Haha：Ano ko wo rō sukūru ni ikaseta no wa dare? Translation: Son：Mom! Dad! We need to talk! Mother：What's wrong, Ryo? Son：Mom, don't pretend like you don't know. Father：Ryo, don't use that tone of voice with your mother. Son：You too, dad. Father：Oh, here we go again. Son：Okay, let's start the examination. Who was it that felt compelled to use my computer while I was away last night? Father：Ryo, stop this silly questioning. Son：And there's our answer. Mother：Ryo, we bought you that computer. Son：That's just what you would say, mother. If you gave it to me then you need my permission according to the law. Mother：Okay, okay. So what happens next? Son：This time it's just a warning. That is all. I'm through here. Mother：Who was it that sent you to law school? learn, japanese, language, japan, culture, travel, japanesepod101, japanesepod101.com JapanesePod101.com No No 17:13