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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Today we bring you a conversation between a husband and wife. Normally, a couple would speak very informally to each other at home, but today the husband is speaking very formally for some reason. Perhaps it has to do with today being his wife’s tanjoubi, or birthday?

Tune in to this newbie Japanese lesson to find out! You’ll also master the ways to use the most polite of Japanese linking verbs: de gozaimasu. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com, and be sure to leave us a post!

 

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We’ve been missing an opening theme for the past 5 lessons, but that all changed today! Our latest hero, Kazushi Takada, cut a new opening intro for us, using Sakura’s vocals. We’ll be using this one for a while, so we take the time to break it down for you and explain the Japanese as this will be daily practice for you. So be sure to iTune in!

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