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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!
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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Learn Polite Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today we continue our conversation in the cafe. Tom is still trying to strike up a conversation with Junko, but it seems like he’s still trying a bit too hard (not the smoothest foreigner with an Ibaraki accent, lol). He explains his study habits using yō ni suru, which expresses modification of habitual actions, in this case his study habits as related to learning Japanese. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Tom, an American studying Japanese at his university meets Junko-chan, a cute girl from Japan who is visiting the US. He explains his reasons for approaching her which seems to freak her out a little bit. Our grammar point is a potential verb + yō ni naru which expresses one’s desire to become able to do something. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Grammar: tame, tame ni, yo, yō ni | Function: stating purpose | Topic: dialects, flirting, Ibaraki, masks, nampa, Scientology, Tom Cruise | Politeness Level: Polite
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