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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You are so grateful to have a colleague in Japan you can share your thoughts about your work assignments with. Your wife doesn’t care about hearing about your daily work stresses, but sometimes you need to get your true feelings off your chest in Japanese. Confide in your colleague, but make sure he isn’t wagging his tongue and sharing your secrets in Japanese behind your back!

In this lesson, you’ll learn some set expressions that use the word 舌 (shita), meaning “tongue.” Our Japanese conversation takes place at a press conference room and is between two colleagues, Kaga and Fukada. Because Kaga is older than Fukada, Kaga is speaking in informal Japanese, and Fukada is speaking in formal Japanese. You’ll also learn how to indicate when something sudden or unexpected happens. 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! Phew! You finally feel like you’ve gotten a handle on the vocabulary portion of the Japanese proficiency test. You’ve listened to our Japanese lessons, made flash cards with Japanese words-and, in short, you’ve taken every step necessary to pass that portion of the Japanese test. Do you think you can cram more Japanese in that head of yours? Of course you can! Now it’s time to take the next step in your preparation for the Japanese proficiency exam…studying for the grammar (we can hear you groaning in Japanese!) and reading comprehension section. Don’t stop now…you’re a third of the way there!

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese JLPT lesson will tell you about the next part of the Japanese proficiency exam: grammar and reading comprehension. We’ll tell you what Japanese you need to know to prepare for this very important part of this Japanese exam, and we’ll also give you some insight into what this Japanese exam tests most often. 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! Sometimes you have a hankering for fried food. But now that you’re in Japan, you’re under the impression that everything that your Japanese hosts will offer you will qualify as health food. After all, most Japanese people you know are skinny and active! So how will you satisfy your craving? Tempura! This is a delicious Japanese comfort food, and its many variations make it a treat anyone will appreciate.

In this lesson, you will learn about the Japanese dish tempura and the steps to making the perfect version of it. We’ll tell you about the different ways to enjoy this Japanese meal too. In addition, you’ll learn about its Japanese history. 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 raced to the airport in Japan, worried that you would not make it on time for your flight. However, now that you have arrived, the Japanese flight has been postponed, and you have some extra time on your hands. What will you do with all this extra time?

In this lesson, you’ll learn about a new usage of the verb naru and the usage of the honorific verb nasaru. Our Japanese conversation takes place at an airport in Japan and consists of an announcement and a conversation between a girl and her father at the airport. The speaker is announcing information about a flight in formal Japanese; the girl and her father are speaking informal Japanese. You’ll also learn about a popular type of Japanese airline. 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! Your friends have never known you to be a person who is on time. In fact, they usually lie and tell you a different time so you aren’t running late! But now that you’re in Japan, you’re determined to change your tardy ways and stay on schedule. After you think for a while about how you can accomplish this, you have a eureka moment. You’ll set your clocks and watches fifteen minutes ahead of the true Japanese time. Maybe then you’ll arrive at your Japanese destinations right on schedule!

In this lesson, you will learn how to ask about timetables in Japanese. Our Japanese conversation takes place at a train station in Japan between a traveler and a station attendant. Since the speakers are strangers, 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!