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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Recently Miki visited one of Japan’s most treasured World Heritage sites, the famous Shirokawa Village (also known as Shirokawago). Today she’ll tell us about the unique gassho-zukkuri homes there. It’s a really interesting place for people who want to see a bit of old Japan. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave Miki a post!
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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You ask business representatives a lot of questions. But, I’ll bet that one you ask all the time is, “What are your hours?” In Japan, you’ll find yourself needing to ask this important question frequently. More importantly, you’ll need to understand the person’s reply.
This newbie Japanese lesson makes it easy for you to ask for a business’ hours. You’ll also learn important Japanese words including donichi (”weekend,” “Saturday,” “Sunday”) and heijitsu (”weekday”). This awesome Japanese lesson provides easy instructions for asking and talking about the times of day, like morning and evening. If you’re looking for a simple Japanese lesson that teaches you questions you’ll ask all the time, look no further!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! After an intense session on the dance floor at a Japanese nightclub, you rejoin your friends at the bar. You ask your Japanese friends how you looked while you were dancing, and they seem to not know what to say. Finally, one person pipes up and explains that you might be better off with the other animals at the Japanese zoo. You’re surprised at the criticism, but that would explain why everyone else exited the dance floor!
In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about animate objects in Japanese using imasu. You’ll also learn how to form tag questions in Japanese. The conversation takes place at the zoo in Japan between three distant family members; therefore, 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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Do you feel overworked? Think you might be working yourself to death? In Japan, people really do, quite literally, work themselves to death (karōshi). In this lesson, we talk about the contributing factors in Japanese society that cause karōshi. It may seem unimaginable, but it’s a serious reality of the Japanese lifestyle. If you’re studying for JLPT1 or JLPT2, you’ll need to know how to use naninani wo ii koto ni… suru, which is used to describe “taking advantage of a situation by underhanded means.” Also we’ll take a look at words useful for describing statistical relationships. These are must-know phrases if you plan to do business in Japanese (and subsequently work yourself to death, lol).

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’ve started jogging to stay in shape while you’re living in Japan for work, and you’ve recently been thinking about taking it to the next level. When they find out that you’re a runner, your Japanese colleagues ask you to join them in an upcoming race. You agree wholeheartedly to run if they help you train. Little do you know that the race they’re talking about is the upcoming marathon in Tokyo…not a 10-K!
In this lesson, you will learn how to how to say “if” in Japanese. The conversation takes place at an office between two co-workers. The speakers are good friends; therefore, they will be speaking informal Japanese. We’ll also tell you about the Tokyo Marathon, which takes place in Japan each year. 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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