Learn Real Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today’s conversation takes place in a bromide photo shop. Now what exactly is a bromide photo? Well, you’ll just have to tune in and find out! We’ll take a look at some female speech patterns using kashira and the sentence final wa ne. We’ll also take a look at the casual usage of ja nai as a tag question, essential for daily conversation. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! The shopkeepers in Japan are often very polite and generous to customers. Sometimes that might lead to problems. It’s not a good idea to give away your friend’s or your colleague’s favorite 28,000 yen umbrella. But come to think of it, how do you know an umbrella costs 28,000 yen? How can you tell it from any other umbrella in Japan? Maybe the handle is made of gold? Or maybe the struts are silver? The covering might be silk brocade? In any case, be sure to keep an eye out for the fancy possessions of your friends, colleagues, and even yourself in Japan. You probably don’t want to sit idly by in Japan while anyone gives away your friend’s 28,000 yen umbrella!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will help you over the rough spots. You know, those situations when you’ve made a mistake or insulted someone or stepped on someone’s foot in Japan. You must know how to apologize in Japanese. Just as in English, Japanese has a number of ways to say, “I’m sorry.” You’ll learn several in this lesson as well as when to use them. Some are extremely informal and others are extremely formal You’ll learn a lot about apologizing in Japanese in this lesson. 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! Is this anything? Life can be tedious sometimes for a visitor to a foreign country. The foods in Japan may not look, or taste, at all like what you are used to. So, even if you’re not a vegetarian, you must learn the Japanese phrases that will get you through the day. “Is this meat?” “Is this chicken?” “Is this fish?” You must know the answers as well as the questions – and how to be polite about it too! Remember, some people have allergic reactions to foods the rest of us find innocuous so this Japanese lesson is mighty important. You already know how to eat; now learn how to ask for what you want in Japanese.
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will have you eating what you want to eat in Japan and not eating the things that might make you sick. Great food can really enhance a trip to a foreign country such as Japan, but bad food can turn a good trip sour in minutes. Learn the Japanese words for many foods such as beef, chicken, and vegetarian, as well as the Japanese copula desu. You’ll be eating well 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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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Today, tune in to experience a morning in the life of Takahashi-san, a secretary for a ibatteru shachou (more on this great vocab in the podcast). Takahashi-san brings the boss the usual cup of coffee and an extra little something, but… well, tune in to find out how the boss shows his appreciation. Today’s grammar point is the negative form of the copula used in casual Japanese - ja nai
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