Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Have you ever said, “This is the way things should be”? If so, you’re expressing your expectations. I’m sure you do that all the time in English. If you want to express your expectations clearly and concisely in Japanese, you need this lesson.

This lower intermediate Japanese lesson is here to help you talk about your expectations. You’ll learn the correct way to use hazu to talk about what you expect in Japanese, and there are plenty of sample sentences that you’ll want to use right away. Don’t miss this lesson!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Things in life are rarely certain, so we need to talk about the probability of things happening. You might say something like, “The weather will probably clear up tomorrow,” or “I’ll probably be there.” As you can see, we express probability all the time in a number of ways.

This lower intermediate Japanese lesson is here to make sure you master all the ways to talk about probability using de aru (”probably”). Don’t miss all the helpful sample sentences and Japanese language tips in this fun, informative lesson.

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! No matter the language, people love to express their opinions. I’ll bet you love to tell other people what you think about a range of subjects and people. From, “I think this is easy” to “I think he’s nice,” it’s all about what you think!

In this lower intermediate Japanese lesson, learn to express your opinion using omou (”to think”). This phrase can be used in so many ways, and you’ll have fun learning how dynamic it really is. Don’t miss all the helpful sentences in this must-have Japanese lesson.

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! “It might be true,” “It might get cold” and “I might go” are all common statements that express possibility. You might not even realize it, but you make statements all the time that use the word “might” to express possibility.

In this lower intermediate Japanese lesson, learn all about expressing possibility using Kamo shirenai. This Japanese phrase is used to talk about something that might happen. As you can imagine, this is a Japanese phrase that you’ll use constantly. Don’t miss this awesome Japanese lesson!

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