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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!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Very often in every language, we have words that sound the same. Take for instance the following conversation: “Would you like a pear? I have two.” “Of course a pair is two. Or are you saying you have two pairs, which is four?” “No, I don’t have four, I only have two pears.” “But two pairs is four.” “Oh, forget it, I’m just going to get a knife and pare the pears.” “Why are you trying to match up pairs? Are they socks?” When words sound the same but have different meanings, things can get very confusing, as is the case in today’s dialogue when our speakers have a double Mac attack!! However, the more Japanese words you learn, the less you will find yourself in these confusing situations – so let’s get started, that is, unless you are having a REAL Japanese Mac attack – then we can wait.

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson really brings it all together, nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, particles, even the wily adverbs. Here you have a torrent of new words and constructions to make your Japanese take a big leap forward. 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 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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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 moraitai 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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