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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You are the master of multitasking. While you read books, you have a Japanese television show on in the background. When you’re on the Internet, you chat on the phone in Japanese. Of course, you’re just so busy that you have to do two things at once all the time just to fit everything into your day. So naturally, you need to text in Japanese while you’re driving, right? Maybe not, since you can text your way to jail or an accident!

In this lesson, you will learn how to say “do something while doing another action” in Japanese. We’ll also show you how to give priority to one Japanese action over another. Today’s conversation takes place on the street between a police officer and a driver; therefore, the speakers are using formal Japanese. 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! Your friend tells you that she’s about to come visit you at your apartment in Japan, so you decide to start the clock. Although she’s a ten-minute Japanese subway ride away, she always takes four times as long to get to your house. To you, “about to” means immediate, but apparently these Japanese words mean something different to her!

In this lesson, you’ll learn about the usages of the Japanese word tokoro. Today’s two Japanese conversations take place on the phone and at a pizza place; the first is between a customer and a store clerk who are strangers; thus, they speak in formal Japanese. The second takes place between the store manager and a clerk, who speak informal and formal Japanese, respectively. You’ll learn how to use today’s Japanese word to say you’re “just about to” do something. 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! When you’re not feeling well, aside from medicine, what makes you feel better? For some, it’s sleep or eating the Japanese equivalent of chicken-noodle soup, but for me, it’s definitely visits from my Japanese friends. And it’s even better if they bring me a get-well gift or card-that makes me feel better twice as fast!

In this lesson, you’ll learn about the usage of toki, meaning “at the time when.” The Japanese conversations in this lesson take place at school between a teacher and a student and also between a group of students; therefore, the speakers will be speaking both formal and informal Japanese. You’ll also learn what types of gifts are appropriate for someone who is ailing 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! RING! RING! RING! You burrow your head under the pillow in your Japanese dorm room, but that annoying ringing just will not stop. Through the foggy haze of your waking state, you realize your phone is ringing. You glance at the phone’s display, which says in Japanese, “Mom.” You debate whether to answer, but then guilt kicks in and you mutter in Japanese, “Hi, Mom.” She tells you hello in Japanese, but then she pauses for a moment and asks in Japanese, “Are you still in bed?” You respond in Japanese, “Yes, Mom.” She exclaims in Japanese, “It’s almost eleven in the morning! Why are you still in bed?” Hoping for some sympathy, you tell your Mom in Japanese, “I’m just not feeling very well today.” Your Mom bites on the hook and asks you in Japanese, “I’m sorry, sweetie. Do you need anything?” You think to yourself in Japanese, “More sleep!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will review how to use the Japanese phrase no da when you are giving an explanation. We will show you how to use this Japanese construction in response to informal questions that demand you to provide an explanation in Japanese. 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! People love to tell stories, whether they are completely true or completely made up! Think about how you casually tell someone the events of your day. You might say something as simple as, “I woke up early then I went to work, but I forgot my coffee.” As you can see, talking about events is generally pretty casual, but it does take skill to do it correctly and keep your listeners interested.

In this upper intermediate Japanese lesson, learn even more uses of the Japanese phrase wake da. You’ll master how to put it at the end of a sentence to explain events. In addition, you’ll find out how to use it correctly no matter the circumstance. If learning the right way to speak interesting conversational Japanese is your goal, this is the lesson for you!

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