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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your spouse waltzes into the room and announces in Japanese, “I have something to tell you.” Your interest piqued, you respond in Japanese, “Is it a surprise?” Your spouse says in Japanese, “Yes! Can you guess what it is?” You respond in Japanese, “I have no idea! This is so unexpected. Maybe it’s a puppy? I’ve been wanting a puppy.” Your spouse replies in Japanese, “You have? But no, it’s not a puppy.” You tell your spouse in Japanese, “Maybe we can go looking for a puppy this weekend.” Your spouse says in Japanese, “Maybe. But now I’m going to tell you what we’re going. You’re coming with me on vacation!” You look crestfallen, so your spouse pleads with you in Japanese, “Don’t be upset. Come with me to Hawaii.” Your face lights up and you say in Japanese, “We’re going to Hawaii? I thought you were going to drag me to your parents’ house again…not that I don’t like your parents. But how about that puppy? Can we get one when we get back?” Your spouse says in Japanese, “Can’t you just be satisfied with something for a few minutes?” You tell your spouse in Japanese, “Well, you always tell me to be more ambitious!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Beginner lesson will show you how to use the Japanese imperative tense. With this verb tense, you’ll be able to command someone to do something in Japanese. We’ll also show you how to soften the Japanese imperative to give advice, console, or encourage someone. 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 man on the television show is telling a woman in Japanese, “I’d never lie to you. I’m not interested in seeing my ex-girlfriend any more. I care about you!” The woman responds in Japanese, “I don’t even know you at all! Please pack your things and leave.” You turn to your significant other and ask in Japanese, “Why do you watch these silly dating shows? No one ever ends up married.” Your significant other responds in Japanese, “Just look at how ridiculous their behavior is. It’s pure entertainment.” You tell your significant other in Japanese, “What a waste of time. I can’t imagine people even believe this whole thing isn’t scripted.” Your significant other replies in Japanese, “Oh, I think it probably is, but it’s so well-done that many people believe every word these people say. Who thinks you’d be ready to marry someone after just a few dates? The whole concept is insane!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Beginner lesson will show you how to tell someone that you have or don’t have some particular experience in Japanese. We’ll teach you the key Japanese words you can use to show your level of experience doing things, including special Japanese counters for occurrences. 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 at JapanesePod101.com! Today we’re going to a baseball game! Our conversation features a pitcher who’s got a problem with the umpire (or maybe it’s the other way around). We’ll review no ni and also take a look the te form followed by to. And if that wasn’t enough, we’ll learn some choice new vocabulary for trash talking on the field. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your significant other calls you at your office and tells you in Japanese, “Let’s go to lunch today.” Focused on responding to an e-mail on your computer, you respond in Japanese, “Uh-huh.” Your significant other continues in Japanese, “Let’s meet at the new place a few blocks from your office that serves sushi. Do you know the name of the place I’m talking about? What’s it called?” You respond in Japanese, “Uh-huh.” Your significant other then asks you in Japanese, “What did I just say to you?” You reply in Japanese, “Uh-huh.” Your significant other yells at you through the phone in Japanese, “Are you working while I’m talking to you? Put down that computer and meet me in front of the train station in ten minutes!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Beginner lesson will show you how to say what something is named or called in Japanese. We’ll also teach you how to introduce a quotation and set a time to meet 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! Ahhh! It’s three o’clock in the morning, and you’re staring at the ceiling of your Japanese bedroom. You’ve tried everything you know of, but no matter what you do, you can’t stop replaying the events of your Japanese workday in your head. You need to fall asleep, or you’ll surely be less than bright eyed and bushy tailed for your meeting with the Japanese boss in the morning. It’s too late to take a sleeping pill, or you’ll sleep through your alarm, so you decide to try to sing yourself to sleep with a Japanese lullaby. Two Japanese verses in, you quit and tell yourself in Japanese, “This is ridiculous. I need to find something that works.” You decide to go to the fridge and drink some warm milk and eat a piece of cake. You tell yourself in Japanese, “If this doesn’t do the trick, nothing will. If I can’t sleep anymore, I’ll just go to work in two hours and come home early.”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Beginner lesson will teach you the Japanese words that mean “something” and “anything.” We’ll also review what we’ve covered so far in this fifth season of Japanese Beginner lessons. 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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