Get outta the way! A guy from Osaka is causing a problem on the escalator. Why? He doesn’t know which side to stand on. Today we’ll tell you the rules of Japanese escalator etiquette in Kanto and Kansai so you can fit in like a native!

In addition to looking at some Osaka-ben (Osaka Dialect) we’ll compare a few phrases that’ll definitely turn some heads. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Have Fun Learning Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Yasumi is still trying to get to Hajime’s house, but the windy streets of Kawagoe aren’t so navigable for poor Yasumi. We’ll continue looking at conditional phrases for our grammar point. This week it’s the -tara conditional. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Have Fun Learning Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today is the exciting conclusion of our 5 part series covering yō ni and tame ni. Tom has been trying and trying to get Junko’s attention to avail. Will he finally succeed and win her heart - or will she call the police? Stay tuned for the answer to this and other exciting questions and after listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com to leave us a post!

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Have Fun Learning Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! We return to the 4th installment of this series in which Tom the American is trying to nampa (hit on) Junko the cute Japanese girl. So far everyone around here seems to think he’s a slime ball, but who knows? Maybe today he’ll turn around and act like a gentleman! (Or not.) Our grammar point is a pretty tricky one, yō ni iu. We’ll also talk a little bit about ~te oku and ~te miru. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Have Fun Learning Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today Tom is still harassing Junko in the cafe. He’s definitely a persistent fellow. We’re going to continue looking at yō ni, but today we’ll talk about a plain form verb followed by yō ni which is used to express purpose. This is a really useful grammar point, so you don’t wanna miss this one! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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