Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re visiting your parents in Japan for a long weekend, and your mom is fussing over you, as usual. Of course, she knows you are stressed about studying for the Japanese proficiency test, so she is being especially kind by making your favorite meals and preparing snacks for you as you study. She walks upstairs while you’re reviewing your study materials and tells you in Japanese, “I’m making some cookies for our neighbors. Do you want me to make some for you too?” You say in Japanese, “Please don’t trouble yourself.” She replies in Japanese, “You mean you don’t want the cookies?” Shocked, you turn around and realize your mom was in the room and speaking to you. You pull off your headphones and tell her in Japanese, “I’m sorry…I didn’t hear what you said. I was listening to a Japanese lesson and practicing some common Japanese phrases.” Your mom replies in Japanese, “That makes more sense…it didn’t seem like you to pass up a chance for cookies!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese JLPT lesson will tell you what you’ll find in question five of the language knowledge section of the Japanese Language Proficiency Exam. In this lesson, we’ll review the everyday Japanese words and phrases you’ll need to know to pass this section of the Japanese test. 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’re sitting in the library with your headphones on reviewing your lessons for the upcoming Japanese proficiency test. You’re just minding your own business when someone else in the Japanese library comes up to you and taps you on the shoulder. The stranger asks you in Japanese, “Are you feeling okay?” You respond in Japanese, “Yes, of course. Why do you ask?” The stranger replies in Japanese, “Well, I was sitting a few tables away and I couldn’t help but overhear you braying like a horse.” You respond in Japanese, “Oh, I’m so embarrassed! I’m practicing my onomatopoeia for a Japanese proficiency exam.” The stranger nods and tells you in Japanese, “Oh, I understand that it requires a lot of studying to pass that test. Good luck to you. If I may offer a word of advice, you might want to consider reserving a study room with a door so you can keep your animal noises to yourself.”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese JLPT lesson will describe what you’ll see in questions three and four of the Kanji and vocabulary section of the Japanese Language Proficiency Exam. We’ll give you some practice words and questions to help you master these sections of this Japanese exam. 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!
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! It may seem as if you’re talking to yourself in Japanese, but you don’t care. As you walk down the street with your iPod, you’re saying Japanese words in pairs…each is an antonym of the other. You get some strange looks, but finally one person taps you on the shoulder with a smile, so you decide to interrupt your Japanese lesson and take off your headphones. The person asks you in Japanese, “What are you doing?” You explain in Japanese, “I’m studying for a test.” The person inquires in Japanese, “How can you study for the test while you’re walking with your headphones and talking to yourself?” You put your headphones on the person’s head and say in Japanese, “Listen to this. It’s easy, and I like to maximize my time.” The person nods and says in Japanese, “Oh, okay. That’s great. Multitasking. I wish I could do that!” You tell the person in Japanese, “Oh, but you can! Let me tell you about this great language website, JapanesePod101.com!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese JLPT lesson will provide an overview of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, which was revised for 2010. First, we’ll give you an overview of the sections of this Japanese test. Then we’ll dive into the specifics of the Japanese kanji and vocabulary section, giving you plenty of opportunities to practice your Japanese skills. 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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