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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You look at the clock, and you exclaim in Japanese, “Oh, no!” Just to confirm what you’re seeing, you turn on the television and tune to the Japanese news station. You listen to the newscaster prattle on in Japanese and notice the time stamp in the corner of the screen: seven-thirty. You’re late! You shake your alarm and ask it in Japanese, “Why didn’t you wake me up?” You then call the front desk of the hotel and complain in Japanese, “I asked for a six-thirty wake-up call, and now it’s seven-thirty and no one has awakened me!” The hotel clerk says in Japanese, “Let me check…oh, I’m sorry, we have you down for a six-thirty call this evening. Is that not right?” You reply in Japanese, “Who needs a wake-up call at night? Now I’m going to be late to meet the author on the book tour that I signed up for!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will show you how to use a Japanese expression that you can use to indicates the result of something. We’ll teach you the two forms of this Japanese expression that you will use with transitive and intransitive Japanese verbs.  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! Your roommate asks you in Japanese, “Are you sure?” You reply in Japanese, “For the millionth time, yes, I have everything I need.” Your roommate says in Japanese, “I just have to ask, because usually you forget something and then have to come back or I have to bring it to you. And I’m not going mountain climbing to bring you any necessities, no matter what. I hate heights!” You respond in Japanese, “Don’t worry. I’ve been preparing for this hiking trip for months now. I’ve made list after list after list, and I’m sure I have everything under control.” Your roommate asks in Japanese, “Just to be sure, did you remember to bring your iPod?” You ask your roommate in Japanese, “No, but why would I need my iPod to hike?” Your roommate says in Japanese, I’m packing it for you, because if I don’t, you’ll decide you need it an hour into your trip!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will tell someone that you are prepared or that you are doing something for convenience in the future. With this Japanese expression, you’ll be able to wow people with how organized and thoughtful you are. 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 tell your friend in Japanese, “You’re good at predicting things, right?” Your friend responds in Japanese, “What do you mean?” You explain in Japanese, “You appear to always give smart advice because you can see in advance what might happen.” Your friend replies in Japanese, “Well, I suppose I am pretty practical, but I don’t have a crystal ball that allows me to see the future, if that’s what you mean.” You say to your friend in Japanese, “Well, I have a situation that I could use your advice about. I have a job offer, but I’m not happy with the money the employer offered, and I want to know whether to ask for a bigger salary.” Your friend asks in Japanese, “How am I supposed to know the answer to that question?” You respond in Japanese, “Because it’s the job you used to have with your old company!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will explain how to use yō da to express the likelihood of something happening in Japanese. We’ll also explain the subtle differences between this Japanese phrase and sō da. 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! Your friend asks you in Japanese, “Did you hear the latest gossip?” You reply in Japanese, “I’m sure you have something hotter off the presses than I do. I’ve had my head in the books all weekend.” Your friend says in Japanese, “Well, then, you’re not going to believe what I just heard.” You answer in Japanese, “You’re probably right… You tell me stuff all the time that you heard from someone who heard it from someone else, and inevitably it turns out not to be accurate.” Your friend responds in Japanese, “Well, that might be true sometimes, but this time, I think I’ve heard information from a reliable source. And it’s information you’ve been waiting to hear for a long time.” You inquire in Japanese, “Okay, I give in. What did you hear?” Your friend explains in Japanese, “You know that person you’ve had a crush on for a long time? Guess who’s single?” You tell your friend in Japanese, “They’ve been dating each other forever. Can that really be true?” Your friend exclaims in Japanese, “Now’s your chance!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will show you how you can say in Japanese that you’re making an assumption based on something you heard. We’ll also share a more casual Japanese expression with the same meaning. 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! At a wedding in Japan, you run into some former work colleagues from your Japanese firm. After you greet them in Japanese, you try to keep the small talk going and ask in Japanese, “So are you still working for our former company?” The person replies in Japanese, “Oh, no. I left shortly after you did, and now I work for another firm doing advertising work.” You respond in Japanese, “Oh, that’s nice. If I remember correctly, you had a background in that kind of work from your university days, right?” Your former colleague answers in Japanese, “Wow, you sure have a good memory. Yes, that’s right. And what are you doing these days? Did I hear that you took a break from work to have a family?” You say in Japanese, “No, that must have been someone else. I’m still working. In fact, I haven’t taken time off for any reason in several years!” Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will explain how to use the past tense in Japanese to do two things. First, we’ll show you how to use the past tense to politely confirm something in Japanese, even if it didn’t happen in the past. Second, we’ll show you how to use this Japanese tense when you recall 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!