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May 3rd, 2008 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese on Your Own Terms at JapanesePod101.com! When you’re sick, it’s good to be able to describe your symptoms to a doctor or pharmacist. Today we’ll take a look at some great vocab for talking about symptoms. We’ll also take a look at using the useful adjectival suffix -ppoi to describe qualities and traits. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Voice Actors: Take, Ushijima
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February 29th, 2008 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese on Your Own Terms at JapanesePod101.com! in today’s lesson, a patient is visiting the dentist because her tooth hurts. But this doctor has a slight hearing problem… (among other things). Well, at least his Japanese is good! And so are our grammar points. Today we’ll look at the negative stem plus -zaru wo enai and yō ga… mai ga. These constructions are kind of formal, so it should be good practice for those of you who are preparing for the JLPT. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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February 22nd, 2008 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Going to the doctor isn’t always a fun experience, as you well know. Sometimes you get poked and prodded and sometimes… well, you get needles! Today’s patient is suffering from a loss of appetite due to depression. But when the doctor wants him hooked up to an IV, the patient resists violently! Why? Stay tuned to find out! Our grammar point is demo shitara, an advanced variation on the classic -tara conditional. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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February 15th, 2008 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese on Your Own Terms at JapanesePod101.com! This week we have another patient visiting another doctor. At first the doctor thinks the problem is sōutsu (manic depression), but later he seems more like shinkishō (hypochondria). Our grammar point is using kurai/gurai. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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February 8th, 2008 | help Need help?

It’s Time to Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Breaking bad habits is hard to do. But if it’s for your health, it’s really important. In today’s lesson a woman is visiting a doctor, a rather unique doctor. We’ll look at two grammar points, -ba… hodo which is used to show proportional relationships and natte kuru to show gradual change over time. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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