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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! During your vacation to Japan, you’re enjoying taking in the sights and sounds of your homeland, and your significant other seems to be doing the same. One morning, he awakens you with breakfast in bed and tells you in Japanese, “It’s about time you woke up!” You respond in Japanese, “You’re not a morning person… What are you doing awake so early?” He proudly replies in Japanese as he hands you a tray of breakfast, “It goes without saying that I had to get up early to order your favorite, scrambled eggs and bacon, but I also found a place that sells freshly squeezed orange juice.” Between mouthfuls, you tell him in Japanese, “This was so thoughtful of you! Why are you trying to butter me up?” He responds in Japanese, “So that when I ask you another question, you’ll be sure to give me the answer I want to hear.” You wonder for a moment whether he’s going to propose, but instead of getting down on one knee, he asks you in Japanese, “Needless to say, it should be an easy question to answer now that your stomach is full. How would you feel about spending the day with my parents today?”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Upper Intermediate lesson will teach you how to express that something is unexpected in Japanese when compared to something else. We’ll also teach you a number of expressions in Japanese, including “needless to say” and others you can use to describe trends 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 Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re taking the day off from your job in Japan, and as your roommate is cooking breakfast, you ask her in Japanese, “What do all these symbols mean?” She replies from the kitchen, “What symbols?” You explain in Japanese, “I’m watching the market on television, and there are a bunch of letters and symbols, and everyone on the floor is yelling at someone else.” Your roommate asks you in Japanese, “Haven’t you ever watched the stock market before?” You reply in Japanese, “Um…no. I’m usually at work.” She tells you in Japanese, “Oh. I follow the market all day long on my computer.” Surprised, you ask her in Japanese, “Does that mean you own stock?” She replies in Japanese, “I do, but I’d watch it even if I didn’t. Let’s suppose the yen is appreciating. That’s a major reflection on how Japan’s economy is doing in the world. You do understand that, right? You respond in Japanese, “Um, of course it is. I knew that!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Upper Intermediate lesson will teach you how to offer a tentative assumption using a certain Japanese adverb. We’ll teach you how to use this Japanese adverb in two ways in this lesson. 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! Nothing is more frustrating than realizing you’ve been given the wrong change after a shopping trip. Imagine being in Japan and not understanding how many yen you should get back. Also, what if you would like to say, “Receipt, please”? Understanding how change is given and how to ask for a receipt are critical skills that you’ll need to make it through daily life in Japan.

This newbie Japanese lesson makes counting change and asking politely for a receipt easy! You’ll master tsuri (”change”) and kaikei (”bill” or “account”). In addition, you’ll find super easy charts that break down Japanese counting and a number of words that will come in handy if you’re ever in a Japanese hospital. This Japanese lesson focuses on real-world skills that you can’t go without!

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What does money say about your country? Do you know the cultural icons printed on Japanese coins and bills? Find out what Japanese currency looks like and how it represents Japanese history and Japanese culture. After that, stop by and let Miki know what the coins and bills in your country look like!

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Are you a freak of nature? Miki thinks she is! She has a strange effect on magnetized strips. What do you think? Is Miki a freak of nature? Or do you have the same problem? After listening, stop by and be sure to leave her a post!

Learn Useful Japanese Online

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