Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When you ask someone to go out with you, it’s often easier to do it in the form of a negative question. In other words, you’d say, “Why don’t we go on a date tomorrow?” It just seems to take some of the pressure off of you because you sound so casual and confident.

This newbie Japanese lesson exists to help you ask someone out using negative questions. You’ll master the formal negative form of verbs plus the question-marking particle ka to express invitation in a casually confident way. As a bonus, you’ll find a chart of English words along with their formal affirmatives and formal negatives.

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Learn JapanesePod101.com You “have to” do this. You “have to” do that. Everyone is always talking about what you “have to” do. But what about things you don’t have to do? Think about it. Talking about what “you don’t have to” do is just and critical as discussing what you do. Think about how often you say things like, “You don’t have to do that.” It is crucial for things like being tactful, politely declining things, and expressing your true feelings. These are just some of the things you’ll be able to do with this Japanese lesson.

Read this lower intermediate Japanese lesson to learn about the Japanese grammar point nai de sumu. This and other phrases allow you to discuss what doesn’t need to be done in Japanese. Along with key vocabulary words, this Japanese lesson offers crucial phrases you cannot do without.

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Wanna learn 3 great ways to invite your friends out in Japanese? We’ll show you 3 easy ways to do it with natural Japanese! Next thing you know, you’ll be rocking out Shibuya-style with cute Japanese girls - or Japanese guys, as the case may be! Basic and Premium membership has its privileges, because if you want to make friends or go on a date in Japan, this is the lesson for you!

We’ll be looking at the volitional form of Japanese verbs and negative form of Japanese verbs for making invitations and suggestions in Japanese. If you want to make friends or go on a date in Japan, this is the lesson for you!

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