Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your Japanese teacher glares down at you, and you sink further and further into your desk. Suddenly, she raps on your desk and asks in Japanese, “What is wrong with the sentence you just said?” You pause and manage to stammer in Japanese, “Uh…I…uh…” You cringe even further as your Japanese teacher hovers over your desk, praying that she’ll move on to another victim. But it’s not your day. She stays there and asks you in Japanese, “What’s that? Are you capable of speaking Japanese?” You reply in Japanese, “Yes ma’am, I am capable. I just don’t know what you’re asking me.” She audibly sighs and instructs in Japanese, “I just want you to tell me what was wrong with that sentence you just put together. Here’s a hint. It has something to do with the level of formality and informality.” You respond in Japanese, “It does?”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will show you how to interact with people using varying levels of politeness in Japanese. We’ll also show you how to use several formal and informal Japanese expressions. Finally, we’ll share some common Japanese name suffixes with you. 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’ve always been a matchmaker, and now that you’re in Japan, you have a whole new group of people to work with! When you meet unmarried Japanese people, you think about your other single Japanese friends who could use a date. Sometimes you tell your victims in Japanese, “I have the perfect person for you to meet!” but other times you stay mum. Today you’re introducing two of your Japanese acquaintances at a cocktail party and are hoping that sparks will fly. Of course, just in case they don’t, you decided not to tell your Japanese friends. When you get them together, you say to your female friend in Japanese, “Mornin’! I’m so excited for you to meet my friend, who is a great architect.” You turn to your other friend and explain to him in Japanese, “This is my wonderful and beautiful friend, who is a model and actress.” While they tell each other in Japanese, “Nice to meet you,” you turn to the rest of the party attendees and try to find another couple to set up!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will teach you Japanese phrases to use when you’re meeting someone in an informal situation in Japan. You’ll find these Japanese phrases extremely handy because you never know when you’ll run into friendly faces 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’re about to meet a bunch of Japanese people for the first time, so you’re a bit nervous. You wonder whether they’ll be able to understand your Japanese. Maybe they’ll send you back for remedial Japanese lessons after they hear you! Your friend tells you in Japanese, “You should relax.” You respond in Japanese, “That’s easy for you to say…you’re not the one meeting a bunch of people who don’t speak your language.” Your friend replies in Japanese, “Are you seriously nervous? All you have to do is be on your best behavior, and you’ll be fine. Since you don’t know this group of people, err on the side of being extremely polite and a little more formal with your Japanese. If you do that, you won’t have any problems.” You tell your friend in Japanese, “In other words, now you’re telling me I can’t relax!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will show you how to introduce yourself and others in Japanese in a polite, formal way. You’ll also learn how to express your nationality 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 carefully inspect the pile of Japanese food on your plate, and you contemplate your options. Your roommate knows you’re a picky eater, but you don’t want to offend his parents, who have taken you to dinner in a nice Japanese restaurant. You think to yourself in Japanese, “I could make a sculpture out of this mound of noodles, or maybe I could mash that stuff over there down so it looks like I’ve eaten more.” Your roommate, who has been watching you out of the corner of his eye, whispers to you in Japanese, “If you don’t like something, just leave it on your plate. It’s not a big deal.” You respond in Japanese, “Just tell me what stuff is that’s near the edge of my plate.” Your roommate responds in Japanese, “That’s just a special kind of Japanese noodle. It won’t bite you. Try it.” You put some of the Japanese food in your mouth, and while your roommate is correct that it’s not biting you, it’s doing all sorts of other things to your mouth. Thank goodness some Japanese sake is close at hand!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will show you how to use demonstrative words that mean “this” and “that” in Japanese. We’ll also teach you how to express agreement in Japanese, so you can tell your dinner hosts when you find a Japanese dish you really enjoy. 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 picked up two Japanese boxed lunches on your way to work for yourself and your friend. When you picked up the lunches, you told the caterer in Japanese, “Just give me your best dishes.” You’ve always had good food from this place, so you figure it’s safe to offer to your Japanese friend. When you arrive at work, you join your friend in the conference room and tell him in Japanese, “Wait till you try this food! It’s always delicious.” Your friend opens the box and says in Japanese, “Well, I’m sure you’re right, but what is this?” You respond in Japanese, “What do you think it is?” Your colleague tells you in Japanese, “It looks like vegetables, but it smells like something else entirely. What do you have?” You reply in Japanese, “I don’t think I have the same thing…this looks entirely different. I guess we’ll have to try each other’s to find out what these things are and decide what tastes best.”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will teach you how to ask what something is in informal Japanese. We’ll also teach you the proper responses in Japanese, including how to say whether something is good or bad. 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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