Learn Spoken Japanese on Your Own Terms at JapanesePod101.com. Onigiri are delicious rice balls that make portable and healthy snacks. Princes are the sons of western kings. What do they have in common? We have absolutely no idea, but we have a great grammar point for you today plain non-past verb + koto ga aru. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Some questions really startle a person. You can’t quite believe them. Sometimes, people ask questions so peculiar that you just don’t know what to do. It was an innocent discussion of cars: what you like, what you don’t like. Then out of the blue, your friend asks in Japanese, “Is a Lamborghini a type of Suzuki” How could anyone mix up Japanese sedans with the hottest Italian sports car on the planet? She’s your friend, and she’s really cute, so you can’t really break out laughing; that would be insulting. What do you say to a question like that? Maybe you misunderstood her…you don’t speak Japanese very fluently – yes, that must be it! Probably the best thing to do is to just try to keep a straight face and ask her in Japanese, “Do you like Italian sports cars…such as the Lamborghini? They are a lot sportier than Suzukis.” Giggling, she answers in Japanese, “Oh, my mistake. Yes, I like Lamborghinis a lot!” Well, it doesn’t really matter what she knows or doesn’t know; she’s a great singer, a good friend, and don’t forget, really cute and likeable.

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson is about what you like and don’t like, well, how to talk about them in Japanese anyway. It’s a common thing to say what you like and what you don’t like in many Japanese conversations.. You’ll appreciate this addition to your Japanese knowledge. 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! This girl has a pasokon (computer), a terebi (TV) and all the things normal little girls have. But there’s something else lurking in her room, and we’re gonna find out what they are!

In this newbie Japanese lesson, we’ll be reviewing the differences between iru and aru, which are used to say where things are, as well as the conjunction to used for listing things. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and let us know what’s in your room!

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