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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You carefully inspect the pile of Japanese food on your plate, and you contemplate your options. Your roommate knows you’re a picky eater, but you don’t want to offend his parents, who have taken you to dinner in a nice Japanese restaurant. You think to yourself in Japanese, “I could make a sculpture out of this mound of noodles, or maybe I could mash that stuff over there down so it looks like I’ve eaten more.” Your roommate, who has been watching you out of the corner of his eye, whispers to you in Japanese, “If you don’t like something, just leave it on your plate. It’s not a big deal.” You respond in Japanese, “Just tell me what stuff is that’s near the edge of my plate.” Your roommate responds in Japanese, “That’s just a special kind of Japanese noodle. It won’t bite you. Try it.” You put some of the Japanese food in your mouth, and while your roommate is correct that it’s not biting you, it’s doing all sorts of other things to your mouth. Thank goodness some Japanese sake is close at hand!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will show you how to use demonstrative words that mean “this” and “that” in Japanese. We’ll also teach you how to express agreement in Japanese, so you can tell your dinner hosts when you find a Japanese dish you really enjoy. 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! You wake up in a cold sweat in your Japanese bed. Maybe you’re just annoyed that you have to go to work at your job in Japan…or maybe you’re actually feeling ill? Either way, you decide to persevere and go to work. You take the Japanese train to the office, even though you’re a bit feverish. You try to sit far away from the Japanese person next to you so you don’t breathe on him, just in case you’re really sick. When you get to your office, the receptionist says to you in Japanese, “Good morning… Wow, you don’t look like you’re feeling well. Rough night last night?” You respond in Japanese, “Very funny…let me come over there and cough on you and we’ll see whether I’m hung over or really sick.” The receptionist responds in Japanese, “That’s gross. I don’t know why you sick people just don’t stay home from work so the rest of us don’t get sick!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Beginner lesson will show you how to describe how you are feeling in Japanese. We’ll also show you how to use a Japanese phrase to provide someone with an explanation in Japanese. You’ll feel better soon knowing this Japanese construction! 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! You’ve just sat down for dinner at your in-laws’ house, and your Japanese mother-in-law is bringing out the main course. She announces in Japanese, “I decided to try to make something different tonight…I tried to make some pork barbecue.” You tell her in Japanese, “That sounds great! I can’t wait to try it!” She responds in Japanese, “I wanted to learn more about American culture, so this is a good first step.” As she piles some barbecue on your plate, you study its texture carefully…that doesn’t look like any barbecue you’ve ever seen! Nonetheless, you thank her profusely in Japanese, pick up a fork, and dig in. As you start to chew the pork, your mother-in-law turns to you and asks in Japanese, “Well, what do you think?” You put your finger up to indicate that you’re still chewing and will respond in a second…but a minute later, you’re still chewing! Finally, after your spouse kicks you, you push the meat to the side of your mouth, grit your teeth, and say in Japanese, “It’s got a great chewy texture-just like my mom makes back home!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Upper Intermediate lesson will teach you common Japanese expressions that use the Japanese word that means “tooth.” We’re sure you can’t wait to sink your teeth into these colorful Japanese expressions! 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! Despite your protests in Japanese, the doctor insists in Japanese that he needs to take your blood. He says in Japanese, “When we get the results of this blood test back, we’ll know what type of blood you have.” You respond in Japanese, “Great…whatever you say. Just get it over with!” The doctor says, “Okay, here goes,” in Japanese and jabs the needle in your arm. You clench your fist and dig your nails into your palm, willing yourself not to scream out in pain in Japanese. Once the doctor withdraws the needle, he sends the vial of blood out with a nurse and instructs her in Japanese, “When the test results are ready, please bring them in here immediately.” Then he tells you in Japanese, “Because you’ve been protesting so much, I’m going to bet that you’re not a Type-B person.” You ask him in Japanese, “How can you tell that just by my reaction? No one likes needles!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will teach you how to build a cause and effect relationship using the Japanese conjunction to. No matter what type of Japanese learner you are, it doesn’t take a crystal ball to know that when you’re done learning this Japanese construction, you’ll know more about 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! You’ve always been a matchmaker, and now that you’re in Japan, you have a whole new group of people to work with! When you meet unmarried Japanese people, you think about your other single Japanese friends who could use a date. Sometimes you tell your victims in Japanese, “I have the perfect person for you to meet!” but other times you stay mum. Today you’re introducing two of your Japanese acquaintances at a cocktail party and are hoping that sparks will fly. Of course, just in case they don’t, you decided not to tell your Japanese friends. When you get them together, you say to your female friend in Japanese, “Mornin’! I’m so excited for you to meet my friend, who is a great architect.” You turn to your other friend and explain to him in Japanese, “This is my wonderful and beautiful friend, who is a model and actress.” While they tell each other in Japanese, “Nice to meet you,” you turn to the rest of the party attendees and try to find another couple to set up!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will teach you Japanese phrases to use when you’re meeting someone in an informal situation in Japan. You’ll find these Japanese phrases extremely handy because you never know when you’ll run into friendly faces 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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