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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your young cousin is visiting from another part of Japan and wants to help you in the kitchen. You ask her politely in Japanese to be careful around the stove. As you put some cookies in the oven, you explain that many fires in Japan start in the kitchen. Just then, as if on cue, you hear a siren outside and a Japanese announcement about a fire.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to make an extra-formal request and how to use -te orimasu. Our Japanese conversation takes place in a residential area of Japan. Part is an announcement from fire patrol warning of hazards and a fire; the other part is between a father and his daughter. The announcement is in formal Japanese, while the father and daughter are 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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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! After work, Koshiba and Masa hit up a Maid Café in Akiba. 2 beautiful maids serve them a couple of frosty beers and, well, they’re in heaven! Again, we’re focusing on male speech patterns. Due the massive amount of interest in the phenomenon of Maid Cafés and Maid Bars, and young male and young female speech, this series will run for 5 episodes! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Greetings, young warrior. Today you will proceed one step further in your quest to become the master of introductions! As your clan leaders here at JapanesePod101.com, we will guide you along the treacherous path of introducing an acquaintance. Actually, it’s quite simple! Today we also try getting a little more interactive, so stop by JapanesePod101.com after listening and let us know what you thought!
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your Japanese host family’s youngest child is about to experience Coming of Age Day, and the family is busy with preparations for visits from extended family in Japan and a host of celebrations. When the child asks you whether you have come of age yet, you explain in Japanese that no…you’ve decided to put off being an adult for as long as you can!
In this lesson, you will learn about the Japanese traditions associated with Seijin No Hi, which is “Coming of Age Day” in Japan. You’ll find out about the roots of this ancient Japanese tradition and when people in Japan typically celebrate this day. 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 youngest sibling, along with the rest of your immediate family, is visiting you while you’re studying in Japan. Your sibling is as meddlesome as ever, needling you about your grades and whether you’ve met a significant other. Though it’s good to know that nothing has changed while you’ve been in Japan, you’re still feeling annoyed by him. Even though the Japanese politeness has rubbed off on you, there are limits to your patience, so you tell him to mind his own business!
In this lesson, you will learn how to create passive sentences in Japanese. Our Japanese conversation takes place at an office in Japan between two colleagues, who are also good friends. Since they are close, 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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