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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your well-meaning friend wants to take you back out on horseback today before you return home. But today’s agenda is bird watching. He believes this is a great way to see the country while relaxing and unwinding for the day. But you have a trick up your sleeve this time. Last time, he embarrassed you by continuously rolling his eyes at you every time you didn’t know the Japanese word for an animal. This time, knowing the agenda ahead of time, you prepared. As you saddle up and head out over the hills, you spot some vultures in the trees. Seizing an opportunity, you call out in Japanese, “Look, those vultures are eyeing that cheetah’s lunch!” Surprised, he looks at YOU and not the vulture. Acting as if you don’t notice, and not missing a beat, you call out in Japanese, “Ooh, hurry! That quail is about to fly away!” Still looking shocked, he decides to try to trick you. He looks around and calls out in Japanese, “Those ducks, they are bobbing in the water.” Calmly, you reply in Japanese, “Yes, there are a few in the water and few over there on the grass too.” Finally you smile, rolling your eyes, and tell him in Japanese, “I guess birds of a feather flock together. You didn’t think I was going to come unprepared again, did you?”
JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about birds and some common things they do in Japanese. In this Japanese vocabulary video, you will learn Japanese by watching the video, seeing both Japanese and Japanese translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Japanese translations being read aloud by our native Japanese speakers. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find many more great Japanese lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!
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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You learned a lot the last time you agreed to watch your niece…and this time, the joke’s on her. Yes, last time, she thought she was so smart because she knew the Japanese names for so many insects in your garden. But she is only five years old, and you are pretty sure that you have her this time! You have a bug day planned - of gardening again. She loves it, and it is an excellent chance for you to show off your new Japanese insect vocabulary that you have been practicing. As you follow her out into the flower garden, she looks back at you with those big patronizingly sweet eyes and says in Japanese, “Look, what is this bug called?” Oh, she’s fast: she thinks you don’t know this answer. You kneel down next to her, sneer on your face, and reply sweetly in Japanese, “Honey, that is a spider, and it looks like it’s protecting itself from you.” Astonished, she whips her head around to face you and replies with a simple, “Oh.” You point to another bug nearby and explain in Japanese, “And look here, the cicadas are climbing up the tree.” She stares at you in disbelief and replies in Japanese, “I don’t want to look at bugs any more, let’s go work in the garden!” Looks like you beat her at her own game AND get some help with that unruly garden too! Nice job!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Video Vocabulary lesson is part two of our Insect vocabulary, and it will teach you how to talk about insects in Japanese. In this Japanese vocabulary video, you will learn Japanese by watching the video, seeing both English and Japanese translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Japanese translations being read aloud by our native Japanese speakers. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find many more great Japanese lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You are enjoying what was a quiet picnic lunch in a quiet park, when suddenly, your children come barreling towards you screaming! It seems like it takes ten minutes to calm them and their friends down enough so that you can concentrate on one voice at a time! Your son yells in Japanese, “”Mom, mom!!! We were at the pond and we saw something moving in the water!!”" His friend, equally excited, continues in Japanese, “”Come see, come see!! Pleeeease! What IS it?”" Laughing, both out of relief and because they are adorable, you agree to go explore the depths of the pond with them. As you reach the edge of the water, both boys are tugging at you and screaming in Japanese, “”See it? There it is!! What is that???”" You move a little closer to get a better look, almost stumbling into the water (which you are SURE they would have enjoyed tremendously), when you realize what it is they are talking about. You point to the little swimmer in the water and tell the boys in Japanese, “”That is a frog…and that one there, that is a newt.”" The boys stare into the water with a newfound fascination; you can almost hear the wheels spinning in their heads, when they turn and look at you and both reply in Japanese, “”Can we keep him, can we keep him? PLEEEEEAAAASE???”" Well, JapanesePod101.comcan’t prepare you for everything, you know?
JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about amphibians and reptiles in Japanese. In this Japanese vocabulary video, you will learn Japanese by watching the video, seeing both Japanese and Japanese translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Japanese translations being read aloud by our native Japanese speakers. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find many more great Japanese lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! There absolutely could not be a more beautiful day than today. The weather is perfect, the sun is shining! Even the birds seem to notice what a great day you are having! As you casually stroll around a park on your way to meet a friend, the beauty of the day overwhelms you. As you reach the café in your dreamy state, your friend looks at you questioningly as you approach and asks in Japanese, “”Are you okay?”" Bursting with the excitement of the day, you begin to tell her in Japanese all about how beautiful the day has been. However, when you get to the part about the birds singing, you stop abruptly at a complete loss for the appropriate Japanese words. Again, noticing the sudden disappointment on your face, your friend asks in Japanese, “”You still okay?”" Deeply saddened by your inability to express the beauty of the swans in the pond or the beautiful peacock with its colorful display that you experienced today, you drop your head and answer in Japanese, “”Well, there were these birds, and they were pretty.”" Your friend looks at you as if you have lost your mind, replying in Japanese, “”Oh, that’s nice.”" Another lost opportunity…
JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Video lesson will teach you the Japanese vocabulary you need to talk about some beautiful birds and their actions in Japanese. Don’t miss the opportunity to share your beautiful day with your friends in Japanese! In this Japanese vocabulary video, you will learn by watching the video, seeing both Japanese and Japanese translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Japanese translations being read aloud by our native Japanese speakers. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find many more great Japanese lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! It’s almost the one-year anniversary of your first date in Japan, and you’re sure your boyfriend is about to pop the question. You’ve been dropping subtle hints in Japanese, but you’re wondering whether your boyfriend is deliberately ignoring them or is just clueless. One day, you ask him in Japanese, “Have you been doing any shopping lately?” He responds, “No, you know I hate to shop. Why do you ask?” You reply in Japanese, “I just thought with our anniversary around the corner that you might have been thinking about what to buy me.” Surprised, he asks you in Japanese, “Our what?” You tell him in Japanese, “Um…our one-year anniversary?” He responds in Japanese, “I’m sorry. That wasn’t on my radar. When is it?” You tell him in Japanese, “It’s in a couple of weeks, just before we go on our vacation. I guess this means you haven’t thought about getting me a present, doesn’t it!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Beginner lesson will show you how to explain a timeline using Japanese phrases. We’ll teach you key Japanese words that you can use to explain a sequence of events. Finally, we’ll teach you a Japanese expression you can use to make sure someone is on the same page with you. 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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