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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! How many times have you lost your umbrella? Probably too many times to even count. Do you leave things behind in taxis, trains, and friends’ automobiles? Then there’s the embarrassing ritual of “Whose umbrella is this?” “Is it yours?” And you must admit that once again you’ve forgotten your umbrella. What if that happens while you’re traveling in Japan? Well, there are a couple of ways to handle this situation. You could try to move to a place in Japan where it never rains. Or maybe you could tie your umbrella to your wrist, but then you’d probably forget something else in Japan. There is a much easier way to handle your forgetfulness (and maybe help someone else with theirs) when you ride in taxis, trains, and automobiles…oh, and don’t forget airplanes. (One person even left her child behind in a train.) Just learn how to talk about possessions in Japanese!

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson is about travel and possession. When you go to Japan, you will undoubtedly need phrases such as, “Whose umbrella is this,” and “That’s mine.” In this Japanese lesson, you’ll learn about the words and phrases that we use everyday to identify our own possessions as well as ask about the possessions of others. It’s just another service of JapanesePod101.com. 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!  In today’s conversation a student is trying to find her lost saifu (wallet/purse).  We’ll review using no da to ask for more details about a previously stated topic.  We’ll also take a look at to shitara, used in making assumptions.  After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Will you be going to Japan? Then get ready to shop! You won’t believe the variety of interesting things to buy in Japan. Unfortunately though, you can’t shop unless you either have so much money you don’t care about price or you can say, “How much is this?” in Japanese. AND, you need more than one Japanese phrase because you must also be able to understand the answers the clerks give you. You’ll want to know about counting far beyond the thousands and all about Japanese money. There’s a big difference between one-hundred yen and one-hundred dollars. But don’t stress for even a minute – we’ll have you shopping ’til you drop in Japan in no time with this Japanese Newbie lesson!! So learn all about counting, money, and shopping in Japan right now.

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson contains the essentials of shopping in Japan. Counting, money, asking the shopkeepers questions of price, and telling them what you would like in Japanese. All in one lesson. You’ll be buying things right and left in Japan after this lesson. 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 to Speak Japanese Fluently with This Lesson!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Today is the final installment of this Newbie series. Satoshi was in a coma and suffering from amnesia when the Hospital Director explained that he was actually a member of the PSIA, an elite Japanese intelligence agency. Today he is handed a cell phone for the first time. Who will he call first?

This newbie Japanese lesson focuses on dō iu + noun and koto to discuss the intangible. As always, you’ll enjoy the plethora of sample sentences. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

 


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! For a year, Satoshi has been konsui jōtai (in a comatose state). Now that he’s awake, he has a lot of unanswered questions. Luckily a friendly nurse arrives to give him some answers.

Listen as his incredible story unfolds in this newbie Japanese lesson. You’ll also learn how to use dare, itsu and nande to talk about “who,” “when” and “why.” After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com to leave us a post!