Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re about to meet a bunch of Japanese people for the first time, so you’re a bit nervous. You wonder whether they’ll be able to understand your Japanese. Maybe they’ll send you back for remedial Japanese lessons after they hear you! Your friend tells you in Japanese, “You should relax.” You respond in Japanese, “That’s easy for you to say…you’re not the one meeting a bunch of people who don’t speak your language.” Your friend replies in Japanese, “Are you seriously nervous? All you have to do is be on your best behavior, and you’ll be fine. Since you don’t know this group of people, err on the side of being extremely polite and a little more formal with your Japanese. If you do that, you won’t have any problems.” You tell your friend in Japanese, “In other words, now you’re telling me I can’t relax!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson will show you how to introduce yourself and others in Japanese in a polite, formal way. You’ll also learn how to express your nationality in Japanese. 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 intermediate Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! The epic saga that debuted with the introduction of intermediate Japanese lessons at JapanesePod101.com has finally ended, and a new story has begun! Tune in today to meet Agnes Murakami, an ambitious young lady who has decided to leave her quiet inaka life behind and head to the city of opportunity - Tokyo. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a comment!

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Well, New York is not the only one with strike trouble. Today my faithful staff bailed on me, so we had to go the pinch DJ, who may I say, is a natural. Sakura and I work through the Emperor’s Birthday to bring you another great lesson. Today we review this weeks work by incorporating it into lesson form, so don’t miss this unique lesson. It is the last one before the weekend, so itune in.

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Today we take a gigantic step towards having a conversation, as we introduce how to ask questions. We follow this up with some important adjectives; and finally, we show you how to react to the avalanche of complements you should expect to receive just by coming to Japan. Don’t miss today’s lesson.

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We know that you are fed up with talking about yourself, watashi this and watashi that, so today we introduce the words for other people! Sorry it took so long, but today we give you the tools to talk to someone else! The world just got a whole lot bigger as you’ll now be able to address 129 million people.

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