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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your friend tells you that today is an important holiday for many children in Japan. When you ask your friend to explain the significance of this Japanese holiday, he tells you about its history and symbols, and then he asks you whether you can see a pattern of holidays on the Japanese calendar. What is he talking about?

In this lesson, you’ll learn about the next of our top ten Japanese holidays: Shichi-Go-San. We’ll tell you who this Japanese holiday celebrates and when it is celebrated. You’ll also find out this holiday’s origins and how the Japanese have modernized its traditions. Finally, we’ll explain the unique pattern among Japanese holidays. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find Japanese lesson notes (remember—this Advanced Audio Blog lesson is spoken entirely in Japanese!) and many more fantastic lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You can’t stand leaving voicemail messages! For some reason, talking to a machine in Japanese makes you nervous. So you usually avoid calling people and text them in Japanese instead. And if you call and get a machine, you hang up and try again later. If all else fails, you resort to writing an e-mail in Japanese!

In this lesson, you’ll learn how we use the words itadaku and itasu, which are part of Japanese humble language. Our Japanese conversation takes at a home and also on the phone, mostly between a customer and a deliveryman. Since the speakers do not know each other, they will be speaking extra formal Japanese. The announcement is in extra formal Japanese. We will also teach you the two official ways to “sign” your name 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!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Welcome to JapanesePod101.com’s Learn Japanese Grammar Video Series-Absolute Beginner. Over twenty-five video lessons, we will teach you the absolute essentials of Japanese grammar using a powerful combination of audio and video. Each audio grammar explanation is enhanced with motion graphics so you can follow along visually every step of the way. Are you ready for an all-new way to learn Japanese grammar and expressions? Join us for our Learn Japanese Grammar Video Series at JapanesePod101.com!

JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese. In this video lesson, you’ll learn the past and negative forms of the copula desu. Are you ready to learn even more Japanese? Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources, including other great videos like this one, audio podcasts, review materials, applications, and more. Leave us a message while you are there!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Talking about giving and receiving in Japanese can be a bit confusing. That’s why you are embarking on this exciting four-part series that will introduce you to the right way to do it. You might want to say, “He got a present from his girlfriend” or “I got this from my dad.” To say these sentences correctly, there are a few basic things to learn first.

This lower intermediate Japanese lesson introduces you to ageru, kureru and morau, the Japanese giving and receiving verbs. Who the speaker and recipient are determine which verb to use. In this lesson, learn the difference between these three verbs. In the next three lessons, you’ll master the usages of each verb to make sure your Japanese is on point. If you get confused, there are plenty of helpful examples to keep you going.

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You hear an insane amount of noise outside the bedroom of your Japanese apartment, and you bury your head further in your pillow. However, the noise doesn’t subside. Instead, it seems to grow stronger! You hear voices speaking Japanese and then what sounds like a crash. You decide you can’t stay in bed any longer: you have to investigate. It turns out that your roommates, who are incapable of cooking, were deliberately trying to wake you up so you would make breakfast. How considerate!

In this lesson, you will learn about the usage of the Japanese words koso and -ba koso. Our Japanese conversation takes place at home between a father, mother, and their daughter. Since the speakers are family members, they will be speaking 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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