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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your friend tells you that you’re going out tonight. You assume he’s referring to one of the hot Japanese nightclubs that’s not too far away, so you get dressed to the nines. However, when he picks you up, he’s not dressed to hit a Japanese dance floor: he’s wearing very casual attire. You ask in Japanese what he has planned, and he explains that he thought you knew it was the fifteenth night and that were going stargazing.
In this lesson, you’ll learn about why Jūgoya , which means “the fifteenth night,” is significant in Japan. You’ll also find out about the Japanese tradition of gazing at the moon. 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!
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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your friend is checking the weather on the Japanese news website at least once an hour, and you’re starting to worry a bit. You ask him whether there’s a tsunami warning or something else going on that might affect the islands of Japan. He tells you in Japanese to relax: he just doesn’t want it to rain today—after all, it is a special day! In this lesson, you’ll learn about Tanabata, which is the Japanese word for the Star Festival. We’ll explain when this Japanese festival takes place and how it came about. We’ll also tell you how you can make a wish for something that might come true on this day in Japan. 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!
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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You thought you were just going to stop for one drink after you left work, but one became two, and two has now become four. Your co-worker just went to the bar and asked for drink number five, but you have to still get home, cook dinner, and do a little more work tonight. You wonder how you can bow out of the next drink gracefully…
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to say the numbers from zero to ten in Japanese. With these Japanese numbers, you’ll be able to pay your bill, give out your phone number, and much more! Our conversation takes place on New Year’s Eve as many people are counting down the time remaining until the new year 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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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When you meet your Japanese significant other’s parents for the first time, you have to make a good first impression. When you greet them at the airport in Tokyo, you carefully avoid asking them whether you can carry their luggage to your vehicle. Instead, as your significant other coached you, you politely tell them in Japanese that you’re going to carry it for them. Thankfully your car isn’t far away: these suitcases are heavy! In this lesson, you will learn the basic dos and don’ts for using extra formal Japanese. Our conversation takes place on a Japanese radio program between a radio host and an etiquette teacher. The speakers are using formal Japanese, and the host is reading a letter written in 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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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When you get home from your Japanese language class, you find your roommate packing her suitcase. This is a surprise to you: she hasn’t told you that she’s planning to travel. When you inquire about her plans, she tells you that she’s going on vacation for a week. Then she asks you whether you can take care of her dog while she’s gone. You tell her that you’d be happy to and ask when she’s leaving: she’s getting on a plane in an hour! In this lesson, you will review some of the different grammar points we have covered throughout this Japanese series. Our conversation takes place between three distant family members. Because they are not close relations, they are 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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