Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! “My name is …” “I am a(n) …” How often do you say that? How often have you heard that? Whether you’re speaking Japanese or English, you cannot start a conversation and meet someone new without a few basic pieces of information. “I’m a jeweler.” “I’m a lumberjack.” “I’m a mortician.” The more you are able to tell someone about yourself in Japanese will help the person to remember your name in the future. However, if it’s the first time you meet someone, you may want to add, “It’s a pleasure to meet you.” Of course, it’s always possible that it won’t be a pleasure at all, but it’s best to assume the best about all acquaintances until they prove otherwise. And it’s very important to be polite in Japan where levels of politeness are embedded directly in the language. And after this Japanese lesson, you’ll be ready to jump right in there and strike up a conversation with anyone you meet in Japan!!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will have you introducing yourself in Japanese to one and all in no time flat. You’ll learn how to give your name, tell people where you come from, and tell them your occupation in Japanese. That’s a lot of conversational power packed into just one Japanese lesson. Such is the norm at JapanesePod101.com. 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! Who are we? In Japanese, as in other languages, you can say, “My name is…” but you can also say, “I am…” We are our names. When you meet someone and hear their name, if you didn’t quite hear it right the first time, you repeat it and ask if you understand. But where do you go from there when you meet someone for the first time in Japan? Why, asking more about a person is a great place to start! You can ask about nationality in Japanese, “Are you an American?” If you’re in Japan, be prepared to answer that question a lot. And don’t forget basic greetings and showing respect in Japanese! Be prepared to meet people and exchange names and other important information. It’s all a part of learning to converse in Japanese.
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will have you speaking Japanese greetings and politely giving your name to those whom you meet in no time. In moments, you’ll be saying, “Good morning. My name is …” It’s easy with JapanesePod101.com. 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! Is this anything? Life can be tedious sometimes for a visitor to a foreign country. The foods in Japan may not look, or taste, at all like what you are used to. So, even if you’re not a vegetarian, you must learn the Japanese phrases that will get you through the day. “Is this meat?” “Is this chicken?” “Is this fish?” You must know the answers as well as the questions – and how to be polite about it too! Remember, some people have allergic reactions to foods the rest of us find innocuous so this Japanese lesson is mighty important. You already know how to eat; now learn how to ask for what you want in Japanese.
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will have you eating what you want to eat in Japan and not eating the things that might make you sick. Great food can really enhance a trip to a foreign country such as Japan, but bad food can turn a good trip sour in minutes. Learn the Japanese words for many foods such as beef, chicken, and vegetarian, as well as the Japanese copula desu. You’ll be eating well 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! Some words and phrases in Japanese, or any language for that matter, are just so vital, so central to daily conversation, you just can’t be without them. Can you imagine being in Japan, or any foreign country, and not being able to ask, “What is this?” “What is that?” “Is this medicine?” These are just some of the enormously useful things you’ll learn in this Japanese lesson. You’ll learn how to answer these questions, too. So learn how to put your Japanese skills to work to learn more Japanese – NOW!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will have you talking like a three-year-old. Not really. You’ll be speaking excellent Japanese, but have you noticed that everything is new and exciting to a three-year-old. They constantly ask, “What’s this?” and “What’s that?” Well, that’s just what you’ll be doing, but in Japanese. Actually, you might find it fun to act like a three-year-old again. 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! “Do you know your password?” you ask the secretary in Japanese as you fumble with the lock on your desk. Whispering, she replies in Japanese, “It’s the same as your PINs.” You think to yourself…”I have nine.” You buzz her again to ask in Japanese, “Can you just give me the password, please?” She replies with another hint in Japanese, “It’s the same as the company telephone numbers.” You have four - home, office, fax, and cell. Do you have trouble remembering all these numbers? How do you keep them all straight? Well numbers are everywhere, and people have some really strange ways of remembering them. There are a couple things that your phone number, password, and PIN all have in common – they are strings of numbers this Japanese lesson will teach you, and you don’t remember any of them!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will teach you to count in Japanese and much more. You’ll learn how to ask for numbers and passwords in Japanese. And you’ll learn about a very important word in Japanese, no, but don’t skip this lesson because it doesn’t mean what you think it does. 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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