Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re attempting to ask your new Japanese acquaintance over to your place for dinner, and so far you think it’s not going particularly well. She asks you in Japanese, “Are you a good cook?” You respond in Japanese, “Why, I think so…people never complain about my cooking.” She replies in Japanese, “Well, that doesn’t say much…people tend to be polite.” She inquires further in Japanese, “Has anyone ever complimented your food?” You tell her in Japanese, “Why, yes, all the time. I have certain dishes that friends ask me to make for them. They’ve tried to cook them, but they just can’t figure out my magic in the kitchen, I guess.” She says in Japanese, “And you’ll be sure to make one of these famous dishes of yours if I have dinner with you, right?” You tell her in Japanese, “Don’t worry. I think my cooking skills will impress you. All I ask is that you use your skills to bring over a delicious bottle of wine, and leave the rest to me.”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Upper Intermediate lesson will teach you a number of Japanese expressions that use the Japanese word meaning “arm.” These Japanese expressions use this Japanese word as a metaphor for “skill.” 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!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Try though you might, you simply cannot find anything in your Japanese kitchen! You wonder whether your spouse deliberately hides things from you to make your job of preparing a Japanese dinner harder. You call out to her in Japanese and ask, “Honey, these kitchen drawers are an absolute mess. I can’t find anything I need to make a Japanese meal in here!” Your spouse responds in Japanese, “Seriously, everything is in order. You just don’t understand my order for things. What are you looking for?” You reply in Japanese, “Well, I need a special knife to clean the fish for this dish.” Within five seconds, your spouse opens the proper drawer (which you already looked in) and pulls out the knife you’ve been looking for. You look at your spouse with wonder and say in Japanese, “Thanks, dear. How did you do that?”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Particle lesson will teach you the particles that explain that something is a means of doing something. We’ll also teach you how to say in Japanese that an item or ingredient is a part of something else. You’ll definitely want to be a part of the Japanese learning in this lesson! 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!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! After watching your roommate and her boyfriend cuddle all night in front of the television, you are sick of being alone! When her boyfriend leaves, you tell your roommate in Japanese, “The two of you are making me depressed!” Your roommate says in Japanese, “How can that be? He’s so nice to me!” You respond in Japanese, “That’s precisely it! I can never find anyone nice to date. I keep meeting a bunch of jerks.” Your roommate advises in Japanese, “Well, maybe you aren’t looking in the right place. I just heard about these new cooking classes where people get together and get to know each other. Quite a few people have said they met great people there to date.” You respond in Japanese, “Do those people cook as poorly as I do?” Your roommate chuckles and tells you in Japanese, “Think about it this way…if you don’t find a mate, at least you’ll be learning something helpful so your bad cooking won’t chase men away!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will show you how to use the Japanese phrase no da to confirm something or request confirmation. We’ll also tell you how to avoid upsetting someone when using this Japanese construction. 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!

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