Fresh start! Feeling out of the loop? Well, today we're starting all the series from lesson 1! Now is the perfect time to get back in to Japanese. So join us as we start anew.
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Japanese not enough? Try another one of our 8 languages and get 50% off the subscription! Learn Japanese on Your Own Terms at JapanesePod101.com! The gang of friends find the place where they buried their time capsule and are excited about opening it up. What goodies could possibly be inside it? You’ll have to listen to find out! Our grammar is ~te aru, which will compare to last week’s lesson on ~te iru. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

Can a time capsule survive the demolition of a park? A group of Japanese friends is about to find out! The ginko tree landmark survived all these years, so there might be a chance they can find their time capsule and we can learn what mysteries are contained within!
Our Japanese grammar point is ~te iru, used to express states of being. Whether you live in Japan or not, this grammatical construction is used hundreds of times a day in conversational Japanese, so you really want to master this to become fluent quickly.

Category: Beginner Lessons (S3) | 10 Comments »
Grammar: te are | Function: digging up a gas main instead of time capsule and blowing yourself up | Topic: bombs, explosions, time, time capsule | Politeness Level: casual
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