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January 18th, 2008 | help Need help?

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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Voice Actors: Sakura, Take, Yoshikai | Hosts:
Category: Upper Intermediate Lessons | 22 Comments »
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September 6th, 2007 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today we’ll be looking at some phrases you can you use in Business. The sales department is getting a few new members tomorrow. But what kind of people could they be? After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Voice Actors: Yuki, Take, Ushijima | Hosts:
Category: Lower Intermediate Lessons | 38 Comments »
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June 22nd, 2007 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! It’s Agnes’s first day on the job at Design Office J, she’s just learning her way around the office when she receives a strange phone call from a man a named Gori. His overly casual style puts in her in a difficult position as she has to use formal business Japanese. Can she handle this on her first day? In today’s lesson, we’ll take a look at many polite expressions used in Business Japanese. Also, we’ll cover the pitfalls of when to use honorifics and when to use humble forms. It’s a bit tricky, so after listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Voice Actors: Sakura, Jun, Yuki | Hosts:
Category: Intermediate Lessons | 10 Comments »
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May 11th, 2007 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Agnes went to a gokon (group date) and met many people. But today she receives a mysterious phone call from one of the attendees - a handsome doctor in need of some design advice! Recently things have been going well for this young lady, will her good fortune continue to rise? Listen to find out and then stop by JapanesePod101.com to leave us a post!

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April 13th, 2007 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Agnes is going to meet with the jinjitantō (human resources director) for her first mensetsu (job interview) at a Japanese design firm. Will she be good enough to get called back for a second interview? Stay tuned to find out! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Voice Actors: Ushijima, Sakura, Sachiko | Hosts:
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