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Learn to Speak Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today we continue our story about Wasabi-chan. All the wasabi in Izu is missing and our intrepid heroine sets out for a wasabi-batake (wasabi field) to see if she can spot the culprit. Our grammar point is the construction -te kuru, used in this case to show doing an action and then coming back (last week was -te iku). After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When you don’t want to answer your parents’ questions about your grades during your study in Japan, you tell them that you’re doing well in certain aspects of your Japanese courses. Of course, your parents pick up on the fact that you’re hedging the question, and they ask you about how you’re doing in terms of the rest of your Japanese courses. After a while, you admit in Japanese that you’re finding it difficult but doing the best you can!

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use the Japanese words ten and men, meaning “in terms of.” Our Japanese conversation takes place on a television program between a reporter and a specialist. Since the teachers do not know each other and are broadcasting on television, 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!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When you greet a new acquaintance on the streets of Japan, you say hello and then “How are you?” in Japanese, However, instead of stopping to chat, you keep on walking. The person turns around and starts walking with you, continuing the conversation. When you ask your acquaintance what she is doing, she explains that you started the conversation in Japanese, and she just wanted to be polite and finish it!

In this lesson, you will learn how to ask “How are you?” in Japanese. Our Japanese conversation takes place on Skype between two distant relatives. Because the speakers are not close, they will be speaking formal Japanese. We will also tell you an important distinction between asking about someone’s well-being in English and 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’re not sure how it happened, but you’ve become separated from your friends in Japan. The shopping area where you’ve been doing some shopping is huge. You can’t hope to find them in this enormous crowd. You decide to make your way back to the car and wait for them there. But just because it’s sensible, doesn’t make it easy. All the signs are in Japanese. You’ll have to ask for help. So preparing to use your best Japanese, you ask a lady standing nearby, “Excuse me, where is the exit?” She replies in Japanese, “It’s over there.” So you make your way to the exit, and as you get outside, you realize it’s not the same exit where you entered. Now you need more help. Well, at least you’ve had some practice now. So you ask in Japanese again, “Excuse me, where is the parking lot?” A man standing nearby answers in Japanese, “I don’t know, I came by train.” You try again with another person. “Excuse me, where is the parking lot?” “It’s over there,” he answers. Hopefully, once you get to the parking lot, you can find your friend’s car. You don’t think asking a stranger in Japanese, “Where is my friend’s car?” is going to get you far!

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Basic Japanese video lesson is about not getting lost. It’s easy to get lost, even in your own home city. But in Japan, it’s even easier. So you must know how to ask where things are 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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