Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! “Hello, I thought you were coming to work today?” “No, sorry, boss. I’m taking the day off. I’m sick.” “Are you sure you’re sick? You don’t sound sick to me.” “I am. I have the flu.” Have you been making excuses for not coming in to work? Does your telephone suddenly develop mysterious problems whenever you talk to your boss? You need better excuses. You need a list of diseases and ailments that sound really bad but don’t last long. Maybe twenty-four hour typhoid, or acute intermittent leprosy, which only occurs on Mondays, or anaphylactic malaria, which can be cured only by taking Friday afternoon off. No, this Japanese lesson won’t help you to find better excuses to get out of working while you’re in Japan. However, you’ll be able to explain them on the phone, coughing and hacking of course, to your boss in much better Japanese when they do occur.
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson is about Japanese conversations on the telephone as well as a review of past Japanese Newbie lessons. You need certain, special Japanese words and phrases to use on the telephone in Japan. You’ll find them here. You can practice your Japanese telephone conversations without ever leaving home, assuming you and your family don’t mind expensive, long-distance telephone calls to Japan. Or you can practice your Japanese telephone conversations with us in the comment section for free! 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! “Are you going to Osaka? How are you going to get there?” “I’m going by train. When does the next train leave for Osaka?” That Japanese conversation can soon be yours. If you’re going to Japan, getting to know the trains in Japan and when they run is an important thing. Trains are used a lot in Japan - and it’s easy to get around on them, but you do have to know the Japanese words and phrases for trains, stations, and time schedules. Otherwise, you might end up in Sapporo instead of Fukuoka. But that’s okay if you don’t mind being 1100 miles off in the wrong direction in Japan! As a second precaution though, it might just be easier to learn these Japanese phrases.
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson helps anyone get around on the trains in Japan. You’ll not only learn the Japanese words of travel, but you’ll learn how to make sure those around you, such as ticket-sellers and conductors, understand the questions you ask in Japanese as well as the answers. Otherwise, you could be lost and stranded in Japan. It’s JapanesePod101.com to the rescue. 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! It’s another essential part of living in Japan, getting from place to place. We go so many more places and more often than our ancestors did. Can you imagine trying to get from place to place in Japan without knowing the language? Sounds tough, doesn’t it? Getting around in Japan does not have to be difficult if you know the right Japanese words to get you moving!! Are you going to travel principally by car, taxi, train, or even by foot in Japan? You’ll be ready to negotiate any method of Japanese transportation. So enjoy the Japanese nightlife and seeing the sights with your friends, but don’t stay out too late, or you may find yourself without Japanese transportation to get you home. The trains don’t run all night long…
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson gives you essential Japanese words and phrases of time and transportation to let you navigate around Japan and Japanese cities with ease. You’ll learn about Japanese trains, taxis, subways, and a lot of the phrases of transportation and time. 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! “What are you doing tonight? Would you like to see a Japanese avant-garde country and western band with me?” “No thanks, I’m going to see a Japanese movie tonight.” “How about you?” “Nope, I’m going to a Japanese restaurant with a friend.” Seven more times you ask and get the same answer, “Sorry, busy.” And so it goes. Are all your acquaintances in Japan busy or? Or could it be that you are the only one who likes Japanese country and western music. Nah. How could anyone not be fascinated by the complex mixture of the Japanese musical scale combined with the foot-stomping patterns of country western rhythms and the heart-rending poetry of the lyrics? Well, some people just have no taste. The important thing is that everyone seems to be “going” in Japan…and that means you too – thanks to Japaneseod101.com!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson really extends and polishes your Japanese sentences. The power of a couple of Japanese particles and some Japanese verbs and nouns will have you saying things in Japanese that you would never have guessed just a short time ago. How did you learn so quickly. It’s the sophisticated learning methods of JapanesePod101.com, of course. 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! Two things to notice about people with buds in their ears and Pods in their pockets. First, they’re usually smiling. Second, they talk louder when they’re listening. You’d be surprised how many new friends you can make in Japan because you can talk about the music on your iPods in Japanese. It’s one of the newest and best icebreakers. You see someone listening to music and you ask in Japanese, “What are you listening to?” I see that happen a lot every day. And people listen to music everywhere in Japan - while they’re on their way to school, work, even the grocery store!? Why? I don’t. I listen to podcasts from JapanesePod101.com of course! But you can’t use this new Japanese icebreaker without understanding how to form sentences with Japanese verbs!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson is a treasure chest of Japanese verbs. If you’ve been faithfully following the entire set of Newbie lessons, you already know a substantial number of Japanese nouns. Now, get ready for a big leap forward. With all the Japanese verbs in this lesson, you’ll be talking up a storm in Japanese in no time. 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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