Vending Machines that entertain you while you wait? Machines that sell you a frosty beer or frothy cappuccino? There are so many kinds of vending machines in Japan, you’d be amazed at what you can buy! Today Miki takes us on a wild ride through the world of Japanese jidō hanbaiki (vending machines) and tells us about all the great things you can experience!

Start Learning Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Fabrizio is still with Fuyuka, visiting her jikka (parents’ home). We’ll look at some extremely polite set phrases used when visiting someone’s home. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! After work, Koshiba and Masa hit up a Maid Café in Akiba. 2 beautiful maids serve them a couple of frosty beers and, well, they’re in heaven! Again, we’re focusing on male speech patterns. Due the massive amount of interest in the phenomenon of Maid Cafés and Maid Bars, and young male and young female speech, this series will run for 5 episodes! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Counting in Japanese is difficult for any beginner because there are so many counter words. Today’s lesson takes place in a pub, but don’t over consume, this is an important lesson that you’ll want to remember! We cover some of the common counter words which will help you sound really natural when speaking and writing Japanese. Don’t forget to the check out the PDF for a detailed list! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and leave us a post!
Category: Audio Blog | 15 Comments »
Topic: beer, dialects, Osaka Dialect, vending machines | Politeness Level: Polite
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