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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You have been shopping like crazy lately to buy a new wardrobe for your job in Japan, and you’re starting to worry about whether you’ll be able to cover your rent at the end of the month. You ask your landlord for a short extension in Japanese, and he agrees. Now all you need to do is take some of the clothes back, even though you love them. Maybe you’ll have to get a second job!
In this lesson, you will review the Japanese grammar you have learned so far in this series. Our Japanese conversation takes place at a bank in Japan between a bank employee and a customer. Since the speakers do not know each other, they will be speaking formal 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! Your friends want to go away for the weekend to relax, and they suggest that you visit a resort with hot springs. You’ve never been to a hot spring, and you don’t even know what a hot spring is, but it sounds like fun. When you meet up, your friend hands you a sticker and says you’ll need to wear it over your tattoo. Puzzled, you wonder why you have to do this.
In this lesson, you will learn about using extra-formal language in Japanese as we review sonkei-go, or “honorific language.” Our conversation takes place in a travel agent’s office in Japan between a staff member and a customer. Since the speakers do not know each other, they are speaking formal Japanese. You’ll also find out about tattoos in Japanese culture. 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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Just in time for Halloween, there’s something mysterious lurking around at Innovative Language Learning. But it’s not a monster and it’s not scary either. Based on user feedback, we’re introducing a new feature to our language 101 sites. Have you seen it? This feature makes learning and reviewing easier. Find out which lessons to learn and which to skip if you’re already experienced!
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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! It’s the weekend in Japan, and you are not supposed to have to work, right? So then why did your boss come into your office in Japan in the late afternoon yesterday and drop a huge pile of work on your desk? You’ll have to work both days of the weekend just to finish half of it! So much for your plans with your Japanese friends!
In this lesson, you will learn how to say “it’s supposed to be the case” in Japanese. The conversation takes place in a Japanese office. The first half of the Japanese conversation, which takes place between a bank employee and a customer, uses formal Japanese, and the second part, which takes place between the employee and a colleague, uses informal 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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Are you ready to enter the shrine? There are many unique customs in Japan, some of the most interesting are the ones are associated with Japanese religion. Today’s lesson takes place under a chōzuya, the place where you purify yourself before entering a Japanese shrine or temple. We’ll be looking at practical Japanese phrase dō shitara ii no da, which is useful asking someone what to do. You’ll never be at a loss again!

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