Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! “Happy Birthday to…Somebody” In most of the world, Japan included, the day you were born is a day to celebrate. And what happens every time you go to a birthday party? Why everyone asks you when your birthday is. If you are celebrating your birthday or helping someone else celebrate theirs in Japan, you will need to know how to talk about birthdays and dates in Japanese! But dates are important for more than just birthdays! What day is your thesis due at the Japanese university you attend? What day are you scheduled to give that presentation to the investors in Tokyo? What day did your girlfriend tell you to make reservations at that romantic little Japanese restaurant she loves so much?! You really cannot afford to mess that one up!! Learning Japanese with
JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson teaches you the Japanese calendar. Wait! Don’t panic. It’s exactly the same as our calendar. Same number of months, same number of days in each month, and the same number of days in the week. Only the names have been changed to Japanese. Once you get the hang of it, you’ll start to think, why didn’t we do that? The answer to that question is all ancient Japanese history. But you can keep up to date with your Japanese days, dates, and months with JapanesePod101.com. 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! Have you ever gone through an entire day thinking it was a different day? Have you ever said to yourself, “It feels like Friday,” but it’s really only Thursday? Not only do we all lose minutes, even hours, when we’re engrossed in some absorbing activity, we lose entire days. Have you ever traveled clear across town only to realize you were at the right place, at the right time, but the wrong day? Time is sure to fly past you in a blur while you are traveling in Japan, be it all the fun you are having sightseeing, or the incredible jetlag! Being able to ask “What day is today?” in Japanese will definitely come in handy!!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson is about the expressions we use day to day in Japanese to politely converse with the people around us. Different people are addressed in different ways in Japanese depending on age, authority, and relationship to the speaker. We will also teach you different Japanese expressions to talk about the days, such as “tomorrow,” “today,” and “yesterday.” It’s a great lesson to improve your conversations in Japanese. 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! A student catches up with his sensei (teacher) outside of class to ask what the week’s plan is. She responds with an answer he may not be so happy about.
In this newbie Japanese lesson, we’ll take a look at the days of the week as well as Japanese words for “last week,” “this week” and “next week.” After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com. Are you busy? Are you free? How about tomorrow? What about Wednesday? Today we give you multiple ways to ask about someone’s schedule, and one way to turn them all down. Don’t miss today’s lesson!
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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com. Today we meet the newest member of JapanesePod101.com, as are ever growing and always changing staff allows us to bring you a variety of voices and speakers. You don’t want to miss our newest member as he has a way with words.
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