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!

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! We’ve reached lesson 10 in the Dōjō! That means it’s time to review what we’ve learned. In today’s lesson, Shū accidentally gives Fabrizio’s precious umbrella to a customer and then troubles ensues! We’ll be covering everything from the affirmative and negative copula, to no and ka; from asking questions to making statements, and we’re even giving you a sneak peak at informal Japanese. It’s sounds like a lot, but these are basic building blocks! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! In today’s Nihongo Dōjō, the staff is going out to dinner. Everybody’s having a good time, but Fabrizio is worried about the food. We’ll learn the negative form of the copula, used for saying what things “are not.” Also, we’ll introduce kore, first of the ko-so-a-do demonstratives, used for pointing out location. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com to leave us a post!
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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Grammar: ja nai, kashira, wa, wa ne | Function: talking about things | Topic: celebrities, Harajuku, male speech, photographs | Politeness Level: casual
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