Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Well, driving with your boss to to pick up the big client wasn’t so bad. You got through the Japanese streets and to the airport with no harsh words, no frayed nerves, and most important, no tickets or accidents. But how will you find the client. Surely, the airport signs will be in Japanese, too. Once again, Everyday Kanji is helping you out. You recognize the Japanese signs for Terminal 1 departures, and you know not to go there. You recognize the Japanese Kanji in the signs for the bus stop at Terminal 2, and you know you’re getting close. Finally, you are able to direct your boss towards the baggage claim area where you find the client waiting for his bags. He’s impressed you found him and are a little early even. These Japanese Everyday Kanji lessons seem to be paying off…well, every day!

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Everyday Kanji Video shows you how to recognize common Japanese airport signs. Although such signs are often written in both Japanese and English in the larger cities, in the smaller or private airports, you’re not likely to find English. Study this lesson so you won’t lose your baggage at the airport because you can’t find baggage claim. 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! We talk to close friends very casually, even when asking for a favor. I’ll bet you’ve asked a friend, “Hand me that, will you?” Being comfortable with someone means that formal language isn’t necessary. Japanese is no different.

In this lower intermediate Japanese lesson, discover how to casually ask a close friend for a favor. You’ll find the correct way to use and pronounce the Japanese word kurenai to add “will you?” to a casual request. This Japanese lesson is packed with example sentences that you’ll use all the time!

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Introducing… YOU!
But wait!
How can you introduce yourself when making new Japanese friends? Well, it’s easier than you think!

Today we’ll learn some basic Japanese self-introductions that will help you make friends. Don’t want to talk about yourself the whole time? Don’t worry, because we’ll also learn how to ask basic questions using desu ka.

We’ll also get our first glimpse of the honorific suffix, -san, which is attached to people’s names. We’ll introduce the Japanese possessive particle no, similar to the possessive ’s in English. There’s a lot of great stuff packed into this concise Newbie Lesson, so don’t miss out on the fun!

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Last week Mr. Yamada just barely made it in time to check in for his flight to Vancouver. Today he is arriving with his extremely heavy luggage. It seems he was trying to save money by packing something unusual in his suitcase. Our grammar point is the sentence final particle kai and the polite auxiliary verb oru. Also we’ll cover a few popular words borrowed from the Osaka Dialect. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Mr. Yamada is late for his flight to Vancouver! His luggage is way over the allotted weight, so he has to pay a penalty fee. What could be so heavy? We’ll be covering the causative form and the humble expression -te itadaku, both of which are critical for the JLPT - so you don’t wanna miss this one! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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