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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You raced to the airport in Japan, worried that you would not make it on time for your flight. However, now that you have arrived, the Japanese flight has been postponed, and you have some extra time on your hands. What will you do with all this extra time?

In this lesson, you’ll learn about a new usage of the verb naru and the usage of the honorific verb nasaru. Our Japanese conversation takes place at an airport in Japan and consists of an announcement and a conversation between a girl and her father at the airport. The speaker is announcing information about a flight in formal Japanese; the girl and her father are speaking informal Japanese. You’ll also learn about a popular type of Japanese airline. 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!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re rushing to pick up your little brother from the Japanese game arcade you left him in while you did a bit of shopping. You arrive right on time to collect him as the game arcade curfew starts, but he’s nowhere to be seen. You wonder if your Japanese is good enough to apologize for your forgetful little brother!

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone to do something in an extra formal situation, using the Japanese phrase -te kudasaimasu yō onegai itashimasu. Our Japanese conversation takes place at a game arcade in Japan and is mostly an announcement. The announcement is in extra-formal Japanese. We will also teach you the Japanese words that describe a Japanese entertainment phenomenon! 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!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When you get on the ride at the amusement park in Japan, an attendant comes by and checks to make sure that your seat belt is fastened tightly. You then hear a lengthy recorded announcement in Japanese telling you to keep your hands in the car during the ride. The longer the Japanese announcer keeps talking, the more terrified you become. Maybe it’s not too late to get off?

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to give a warning using the Japanese phrase o-kotowari itashimasu. Our Japanese conversation takes place at a theater in Japan and is mostly an announcement. The announcement is in extra-formal Japanese. We will also teach you the Japanese words that describe the types of theater you’ll see 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!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’ve done it again: you lost your car in the parking lot in the Japanese mall. Once you send your friend off to look for your Japanese car, you roam row after row before finally coming upon it. But by then, you can’t find your friend in the maze of Japanese cars. Since there isn’t a public announcement system handy, maybe you’ll just have to drive around until you find your poor lost friend!

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use the Japanese honorific verbs irassharu and -te irassharu. Our Japanese conversation takes place in an amusement park and is mostly an announcement about a lost child. The announcement is in formal Japanese. You’ll also learn a Japanese word commonly used in announcements in public places. 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!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You don’t have any change on you, and you always worry about taking the bus with Japanese paper money. For some reason, the change machine on Japanese buses makes you nervous. You don’t want it to eat your money! You ask your roommate for the right change, but he doesn’t have any either. He tells you to learn how to use the machine to change your Japanese bills.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use gozaimasu and kudasai. Our Japanese conversation takes place on a bus between the bus driver and a girl. Since the speakers do not know each other, they will be speaking formal Japanese. The announcement from the bus driver is in extra-formal Japanese. We’ll also share some tips for taking the bus 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!