Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! “Are you cold?” your friend asks. “No,” you answer in Japanese, “I’m not cold; I’m just fine.” Now you’ve just hit on a universal topic of discussion in Japan and everywhere else in the world - the weather. On your trip to Japan, you’ll want to be able to talk about the weather in Japanese. It’s one of the best ways to start conversations with almost anyone, young, old, and in between. However, I don’t recommend starting conversations with strangers by telling them you HAVE a cold, so make sure you know how to form these Japanese sentences correctly. Otherwise, you’re not likely to make people in Japan – or anywhere else – want to get too close to you!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will teach you how to discuss the weather in polite conversation. Hot, cold, cool, and not hot, not cold, not cool, as well as just right are just some of the words and phrases you’ll learn in this lesson. You’ll be ready to praise or complain about the weather in no time. 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! The shopkeepers in Japan are often very polite and generous to customers. Sometimes that might lead to problems. It’s not a good idea to give away your friend’s or your colleague’s favorite 28,000 yen umbrella. But come to think of it, how do you know an umbrella costs 28,000 yen? How can you tell it from any other umbrella in Japan? Maybe the handle is made of gold? Or maybe the struts are silver? The covering might be silk brocade? In any case, be sure to keep an eye out for the fancy possessions of your friends, colleagues, and even yourself in Japan. You probably don’t want to sit idly by in Japan while anyone gives away your friend’s 28,000 yen umbrella!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will help you over the rough spots. You know, those situations when you’ve made a mistake or insulted someone or stepped on someone’s foot in Japan. You must know how to apologize in Japanese. Just as in English, Japanese has a number of ways to say, “I’m sorry.” You’ll learn several in this lesson as well as when to use them. Some are extremely informal and others are extremely formal You’ll learn a lot about apologizing in Japanese 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! Is this anything? Life can be tedious sometimes for a visitor to a foreign country. The foods in Japan may not look, or taste, at all like what you are used to. So, even if you’re not a vegetarian, you must learn the Japanese phrases that will get you through the day. “Is this meat?” “Is this chicken?” “Is this fish?” You must know the answers as well as the questions – and how to be polite about it too! Remember, some people have allergic reactions to foods the rest of us find innocuous so this Japanese lesson is mighty important. You already know how to eat; now learn how to ask for what you want in Japanese.
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will have you eating what you want to eat in Japan and not eating the things that might make you sick. Great food can really enhance a trip to a foreign country such as Japan, but bad food can turn a good trip sour in minutes. Learn the Japanese words for many foods such as beef, chicken, and vegetarian, as well as the Japanese copula desu. You’ll be eating well in Japan. 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! “My name is …” “I am a(n) …” How often do you say that? How often have you heard that? Whether you’re speaking Japanese or English, you cannot start a conversation and meet someone new without a few basic pieces of information. “I’m a jeweler.” “I’m a lumberjack.” “I’m a mortician.” The more you are able to tell someone about yourself in Japanese will help the person to remember your name in the future. However, if it’s the first time you meet someone, you may want to add, “It’s a pleasure to meet you.” Of course, it’s always possible that it won’t be a pleasure at all, but it’s best to assume the best about all acquaintances until they prove otherwise. And it’s very important to be polite in Japan where levels of politeness are embedded directly in the language. And after this Japanese lesson, you’ll be ready to jump right in there and strike up a conversation with anyone you meet in Japan!!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will have you introducing yourself in Japanese to one and all in no time flat. You’ll learn how to give your name, tell people where you come from, and tell them your occupation in Japanese. That’s a lot of conversational power packed into just one Japanese lesson. Such is the norm at 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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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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