Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! How does your Japanese compare? If you want it to stack up, you need to know how to make comparisons and talk about what is “the best” or “the most.” Think about the popular saying, “Love is the most important thing of all.” Without being able to make comparisons in English, you wouldn’t be able to say this. Once you learn how to say that something is “the most” in Japanese, you’ll use it all the time!

This beginner Japanese lesson introduces you to superlative sentences that compare quantity or quality. You’ll also master Ichiban (first, number one) to talk about what is “the best” or “the most….” As a bonus, pick up all sorts of popular vocabulary words and phrases you can use to ask about peoples’ physical conditions. This is one JapanesePod101.com lesson you’ll be glad you read!

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In Japan, Christmas is a romantic holiday for couples. For Tokyo couples, it’s usually spent on a quiet date. But some couples choose to stay in a hotel or take a 1 day trip outside of the city (if they’re lucky enough to get the day off!!). Today we’ll take a look at one couple’s version of a Japanese Christmas. We’ll go over the conjunctive particle shi and the emphatic particle nante. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Last week things were looking up for our young couple. The girl’s very strict father looked like he was about to say yes. But today he’s got a few questions for his future son-in-law. We’ll continue looking at causatives this week. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today we continue our story with our young couple begging for permission to marry. Last week things didn’t go so well for them. Hopefully they’ll have better luck this time! We’re continuing our look at the causative and we’ll also cover using -nakereba nai or -nakereba ikenai to express necessity. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In Japanese society, meeting a girlfriend’s father for the first time can be a harrowing experience, especially in a traditional family. In today’s dialog we have a young couple who is asking dad’s permission to marry and this particular otōsan is a really scarey guy! This is part of a 3 part series looking at the causative. Sit back, and enjoy - this is bound to be a rollercoaster of a series. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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