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March 7th, 2008 | help Need help?

Learning Real Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Spring is around the corner and soon the cherry blossoms will be blooming and all of Japan will be covered in hanafubuki (flowers falling like snow). Since enjoying hanami (cherry blossom viewing) is in the hands of mother nature’s schedule, Japanese companies often decide at the last minute when to do a company outting. But getting a good, large space is nearly impossible. In today’s lesson, we’ll look at using de wa nai desu ka and no de wa nai desu ka to make suggestions and mild assertions. There’s a lot going on in this lesson, so after listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

Hanami at Himeji Castle

Cherry Blossoms at Himeji Castle

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Voice Actors: Take, Yoshikai, Nori, Miki | Hosts:
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October 30th, 2007 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! At last our infamous maid series comes to an end. And what a long, strange trip it’s been. We’ve looked at various politeness levels, from slang to humble forms. And we’ve gotten some cultural insights too. Don’t miss the Premium Combined Dialog to bring the whole story together. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post! Moe!!!

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September 11th, 2007 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! After work, Koshiba and Masa hit up a Maid Café in Akiba. 2 beautiful maids serve them a couple of frosty beers and, well, they’re in heaven! Again, we’re focusing on male speech patterns. Due the massive amount of interest in the phenomenon of Maid Cafés and Maid Bars, and young male and young female speech, this series will run for 5 episodes! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Voice Actors: Miki, Take, Ushijima, Yoshikai | Hosts:
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August 28th, 2007 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! 2 friends are making their plans to hit up a Maid Cafe in Akihabara. We’re focusing on their slangy, informal way of speaking. We’ll hear some young male speech patterns showing some trendy grammar borrowed from other dialects. This is 5 part series, so it’s gonna be a long night! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Voice Actors: Take, Yoshikai | Hosts: Peter, Natsuko, Naomi
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July 20th, 2007 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Today our two friends are talking about what kind of guys they like. We’ll cover a lot of vocabulary that you can use to describe yourself and others. Also we included a bonus track to give you a little cultural insight into Japanese physical comedy. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and tell us what your type is!

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