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Upper Intermediate Lesson #01 - We Need a Translator 1

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! We are proud launch our first Upper Intermediate series today! In today's conversation we have a typical business phone call chock full of great Japanese. This may not be the easiest Japanese in the world, but if you're doing business in a Japanese company, these are some essential phrases you need to know. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Upper Intermediate Lesson #02 - We Need a Translator 2

Learn Business Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today we return to our series going over common business expressions and honorific and humble forms. While this isn't the easiest grammar, it's definitely something you'll come in contact with if you plan to do business using the Japanese language. Our grammar is using zonjiru and tsukimashite wa which can't be summed up neatly here, but will get the full treatment from Naomi and Natsuko and Peter. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Grammar: tsukimashite wa, zonjiru Function: business Japanese Topic: business Politeness Level: formal, honorific, Humble

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Upper Intermediate Lesson #03 - We Need a Translator 3

Learn Business Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today is part three of our four part look at polite business expressions used in Japan. Today the customer is detailing his requirements for their business transaction. We'll look at not only proper keigo, but also talk a little about the prevalence of baito keigo (McKeigo). Our grammar point is ni yotte which is used a bit like the English phrase "depending on." After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Grammar: ni yotte Function: meeting with a client Topic: business Politeness Level: formal, honorific, Humble

Upper Intermediate Lesson #04 - We Need a Translator 4

Learn Business Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Our intrepid businessman, Mr. Matsudaira explained his needs to the interpretation company and today he receives their proposal by FAX. Will he get the services he needs at the price he wants? There's only one way to find out! Our grammar point is using the phrase ~ni kanshimashite wa to establish relative topics. Also we'll look at the useful suffix ~gimi used to show tendencies or attributes. Also, don't miss out on the Combo track which brings all 4 lesson conversations together for review -- that's over 4 minutes of straight Japanese! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Grammar: ~gimi, ~ni kanshimashite wa Function: discussing a business deal Topic: business, phone conversations, translation Politeness Level: casual, honorific, Humble, Polite

Upper Intermediate Lesson #05 - The Doctor is In 1

It's Time to Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Breaking bad habits is hard to do. But if it's for your health, it's really important. In today's lesson a woman is visiting a doctor, a rather unique doctor. We'll look at two grammar points, -ba... hodo which is used to show proportional relationships and natte kuru to show gradual change over time. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Grammar: ba, ba ~ hodo, conditional, hodo, natte kuru Function: hypnotizing people Topic: doctor, hypnotism, sick, smoking Politeness Level: formal, Informal

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