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Learn Japanese Social Trends at JapanesePod101.com! We return to our Karoshi series (destined to become another JPod101 cult classic). We’re going to look at the pressures that keep people on the job. We have two grammar points, no ni tai shite, used when contrasting items, and wake de wa nai, used for complex negation of previously stated ideas. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Japanese Hot Topics at JapanesePod101.com! Setting aside the jokes for a few lessons, we turn to the serious subject of karōshi (death from overworking). Students are discussing the topic in their class and we’re going to listen in. This is quite a serious problem in Japan, but why? And is this problem unique to Japan? We’re introducing a lot of vocabulary in this episode, so we kept the grammar points simple: to wa, –o imi shimasu, which is used to give definitions in writing and formal situations; and nante, which means “things like” with a negative connotation. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Learn Business Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Our intrepid businessman, Mr. Matsudaira explained his needs to the interpretation company and today he receives their proposal by FAX. Will he get the services he needs at the price he wants? There’s only one way to find out! Our grammar point is using the phrase ~ni kanshimashite wa to establish relative topics. Also we’ll look at the useful suffix ~gimi used to show tendencies or attributes. Also, don’t miss out on the Combo track which brings all 4 lesson conversations together for review — that’s over 4 minutes of straight Japanese! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Learn Business Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today is part three of our four part look at polite business expressions used in Japan. Today the customer is detailing his requirements for their business transaction. We’ll look at not only proper keigo, but also talk a little about the prevalence of baito keigo (McKeigo). Our grammar point is ni yotte which is used a bit like the English phrase “depending on.” After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Business Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today we return to our series going over common business expressions and honorific and humble forms. While this isn’t the easiest grammar, it’s definitely something you’ll come in contact with if you plan to do business using the Japanese language. Our grammar is using zonjiru and tsukimashite wa which can’t be summed up neatly here, but will get the full treatment from Naomi and Natsuko and Peter. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Grammar: no ni tai shite, wake de wa nai | Function: discussing current events, explaining things, giving definitions | Topic: business, death, dying, jobs, karōshi, work, working, workplace in Japan | Politeness Level: casual
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