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October 11th, 2007 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In today’s lesson we have a very majime student who wants to take extra classes in the summer, but it seems the teacher has other plans! Our grammar point is dōshitemo, which is used in extreme situations (positive or negative). We’ll also look at a few constructions for expressing necessity. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Voice Actors: Take, Ushijima | Hosts:
Category: Lower Intermediate Lessons | 23 Comments »
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October 1st, 2007 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In today’s conversation, we’re encounter a little computer trouble and find out how to ask for help. We’re going to keep reviewing adjectives and focus on making negative forms. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Voice Actors: Take, Ushijima, Ushijima's Evil Twin | Hosts:
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August 3rd, 2007 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com!  In today’s conversation, two acquaintances are relaxing at the beach and one offers free baseball tickets.  However, an unforseen problem arises when loyalties are revealed.  We’ll take a look extremely polite phrases used to ask for things and express appreciation.  After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Voice Actors: Take, Ushijima | Hosts:
Category: Intermediate Lessons | 11 Comments »
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July 12th, 2007 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! On Tokyo streets you can always find a Kōban (police box, police sub-station). But because crime is so low, often we just use them for asking directions. In today’s conversation a traveler has been looking for her youth hostel and decides to ask for help. Our grammar point is -te moritai no desu ga, which is a very polite way to ask for a favor. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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