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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When you’re waiting in your Japanese class, about to take your oral exam, you decide to pour on the charm thickly. You’re as polite as you possibly can be, use the most humble language you can, and even notice your Japanese teacher’s haircut to get on her good side. If this won’t get you the top grade, nothing will?

In this lesson, you will learn how to be extra formal in Japanese using kenjō-go, or “humble language.” Our conversation takes place at a ryokan, or a Japanese inn, between a room steward and a couple who are guests of the inn. The steward is using extra formal Japanese, while the couple speaks formal Japanese. You’ll also learn the Japanese word that means “futon.” 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!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your friends want to go away for the weekend to relax, and they suggest that you visit a resort with hot springs. You’ve never been to a hot spring, and you don’t even know what a hot spring is, but it sounds like fun. When you meet up, your friend hands you a sticker and says you’ll need to wear it over your tattoo. Puzzled, you wonder why you have to do this.

In this lesson, you will learn about using extra-formal language in Japanese as we review sonkei-go, or “honorific language.” Our conversation takes place in a travel agent’s office in Japan between a staff member and a customer. Since the speakers do not know each other, they are speaking formal Japanese. You’ll also find out about tattoos in Japanese culture. 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!


Going to a hot spring or public bath? You’ll need to know the proper etiquette if you want to be comfortable and get the most of your time there. In this series we’ll walk you through step by step, so you can bathe like a pro and impress everyone with your knowledge of Japanese culture! Today we’ll learn how to make commands and negative commands in Japanese. This is done with imperatives in Japanese. We’ll also learn the Japanese phrase -te wa ikenai to make prohibitions.

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Going to a hot spring or public bath? You’ll need to know the proper etiquette if you want to be comfortable and get the most of your time there. In this series we’ll walk you through step by step, so you can bathe like a pro and impress everyone with your knowledge of Japanese culture! Our grammar point is how to use tame ni to express purpose in Japanese. Be sure to get the PDF, because we explain a couple of other uses of tame ni that you’ll need to know to master Japanese!

Japanese hot springs, hot springs in Japan, Onsen, Japanese baths

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Going to a hot spring or public bath? You’ll need to know the proper etiquette if you want to be comfortable and get the most of your time there. In this series we’ll walk you through step by step, so you can bathe like a pro and impress everyone with your knowledge of Japanese culture! We’ll look at grammatical constructions combining the volitional plus to omotte iru, which is how you say “I’m thinking about doing something” in Japanese. We’ll also learn how to use no da or n da to give explanations in spoken Japanese.

Hakone is a beautiful place to relax in Japan.

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