Upper Intermediate Lessons
Learn Japanese Hot Topics at JapanesePod101.com! Setting aside the jokes for a few lessons, we turn to the serious subject of karōshi (death from overworking). Students are discussing the topic in their class and we’re going to listen in. This is quite a serious problem in Japan, but why? And is this problem unique to Japan? We’re introducing a lot of vocabulary in this episode, so we kept the grammar points simple: to wa, –o imi shimasu, which is used to give definitions in writing and formal situations; and nante, which means “things like” with a negative connotation. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Real Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Kumi and Kenji are driving back to Tokyo after spending Golden Week out of town. Problem is, they’re not the only ones. Now they’re stuck in 4 km traffic jam, part of the yearly U-Turn Rush. We’ll focus on some formal language used on television and radio, traffic terms and a rather easy grammar point, -tto. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Learn Polite Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today is the final lesson in our ryokan series. Mr. Iga spent a lot of time trying to find a place for his family. Today they final arrive and get to check out the room, but they may have brought an unwelcome guest. Today’s grammar is another use of sekkaku and we’ll take a look at a new idiom. Don’t forget to check out the Combo track which features the combined dialog from all four ryokan lessons, a sure fire way to improve your listening skills with no English at all. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Learn Polite Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today Iga-san is still on the phone with the proprietor of the ryokan he’d like to visit with his family. They are confirming the details. We’ll look at some easy - but useful - grammar points today, chinami ni and tsumari. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Practical Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Last week Iga-san tried to book a room for his family at a ryokan (Japanese style inn) but couldn’t get one. Today he’s trying a different place, so let’s see if he has any luck. We’ll take a look at an interesting grammar point, which is the non-contrastive use of the particle ga. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Grammar: nante, to wa... o imi shimasu | Function: discussing current events, explaining things, giving definitions | Topic: business, death, dying, jobs, karōshi, work, working, workplace in Japan | Politeness Level: casual, Polite
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