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SurvivalPhrases.com - Learn essential travel phrases, cultural insights and travel tips in 12 languages.Learn How to Nanpa at JapanesePod101.com! Today we begin a much requested series about dating. This story is told from the female perspective. But we also have the guy’s version available too! Be sure to check them both out! Our grammar point is using demo to soften requests and offers. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Japanese on Your Own Terms at JapanesePod101.com! Young Japanese girls loves eating in cheap all-you-can eat restaurants. In today’s dialog, two friends spot a potential lunch spot, but there’s a problem! It’s so popular that there is already a really long line queued up in front. What would you do if you were in their position? After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu! Happy New Year! Today’s conversation is between 6 people: ojiichan (grandpa), obaachan (grandma), okaasan (mother) and 2 musuko (sons). The whole family is gathered at the grandparents’ house in the country to celebrate the new year together. We’ll talk about some traditional food and drink and enjoy Japanese New Year. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Monkey shows featuring Nihonzaru (Japanese Monkeys) are very famous throughout Japan. In today’s lesson, Kōji the Trainer has been training Tarō to do some, shall we say, special tricks! At first Tarō seems excited about all his hard work paying off. Then he starts to realize that Kōji has bigger plans in store for him. Our grammar points are datte and nandatte as used in casual speech. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today’s conversation is a little strange, Yuuji called his mother, but at first his mother didn’t recognize him. He was really hurt by this and is trying to figure out why. His wife, Satomi, isn’t much help. She says she’d never make the same mistake, but her reason is pretty funny. We’ll look at using -tari to discuss people’s habits and tendencies as well as demo to make polite discussions. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Category: Lower Intermediate Lessons (S2) | 19 Comments »
Grammar: demo | Function: inviting someone to do something | Topic: date, dating, Murakami Haruki, nampa | Politeness Level: casual, Polite, rude
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