Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today’s lesson features a highly motivated student (maybe a little too motivated). He’s asking his teacher for some advice. So we’ll learn how to use shita hō ga ii to give advice and suggestion. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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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!
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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