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Learning How to Give Directions in Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! The directions Hajime gave Yasumi sent him in a circle around the town of Kawagoe. Nearly at the same place he began he arrives at his friend’s house. He’s probably worked up quite an appetite, good thing it’s a pizza party! Our grammar point is the -ba conditional, used to express counter-factual states. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!


Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In today’s lesson two college guys are taking a walk through the park, minding their own business when they come across 180 massive barrels of sake. sugee! But it doesn’t just stop there… oh no. We’re bringing you the volitional as your all-star grammar point, so don’t miss out on the PDF. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

Meiji Jingu, Sake Barrels


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!

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! This week Kōji and Tarō return for more monkey business Tokyo Style. Taro’s skill set has expanded tremendously - he’s even cooking dinner these days! But Kōji seems to be demanding more and more from this talented monkey. We’ll be taking a look at some common contractions used in casual Japanese… oh, and you don’t wanna miss this week’s bonus track. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!


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!!!