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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! After you watch the evening news, you tell your friend in Japanese, “These newscasters have it all wrong. They’re buying into what the media says about the President, but they aren’t thinking about it for themselves.” Your friend tells you in Japanese, “How can you say that? What support do you have for your opinion? Just because your President is American doesn’t mean that he does the right thing all the time.” You tell your friend in Japanese, “That’s just my point. I don’t always agree with him, but the media personalities always seem to.” Your friend defends them by saying in Japanese, “Well, they’re paid to defend him…and if they didn’t, it would be bad for their careers, don’t you think?” You respond in Japanese, “I don’t know…maybe?” Your friend chides you in Japanese, “You always need to have an opinion! Don’t be wishy-washy.” You explain to your friend in Japanese, “I was trying to avoid fighting with you about that, but I guess everything I say is just wrong!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will review the last few Japanese Lower Intermediate lessons and cover how we’ve learned to use the Japanese phrase no da thus far. We’ll also tell you the common mistakes you should avoid when using this Japanese phrase. 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 at JapanesePod101.com! Today we’re going to a baseball game! Our conversation features a pitcher who’s got a problem with the umpire (or maybe it’s the other way around). We’ll review no ni and also take a look the te form followed by to. And if that wasn’t enough, we’ll learn some choice new vocabulary for trash talking on the field. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! From your living room, you hear your dog barking like crazy at someone walking by your Japanese townhouse. That can only mean one thing: someone is about to come to your door and try to sell you something in Japanese. As the person knocks, your dog starts to growl, so you go to try to rescue your Japanese visitor. You peer through the peephole, open the door just a crack, and ask the person in Japanese, “How can I help you?” The person says in Japanese, “I’d like to talk to you about a special offer. Do you have a minute?” You open the door a little further so the salesperson can see your dog and tell him in Japanese, “No, now is not a good time.” The salesperson persists and asks you in Japanese, “When would be a good time?” Before you can tell the person never to come back in Japanese, your dog starts to growl again. The salesperson tells your dog in Japanese, “Calm down, buddy. Heel!” As he continues to threaten the salesperson, you advise him in Japanese, “Sorry, my dog doesn’t understand Japanese. Thanks but no thanks!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will teach you how to use no da as opening remarks for another statement, such as a request, refusal, invitation, and so forth. You can also use this Japanese phrase to introduce a topic of conversation, and we’ll show you how 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! After watching your roommate and her boyfriend cuddle all night in front of the television, you are sick of being alone! When her boyfriend leaves, you tell your roommate in Japanese, “The two of you are making me depressed!” Your roommate says in Japanese, “How can that be? He’s so nice to me!” You respond in Japanese, “That’s precisely it! I can never find anyone nice to date. I keep meeting a bunch of jerks.” Your roommate advises in Japanese, “Well, maybe you aren’t looking in the right place. I just heard about these new cooking classes where people get together and get to know each other. Quite a few people have said they met great people there to date.” You respond in Japanese, “Do those people cook as poorly as I do?” Your roommate chuckles and tells you in Japanese, “Think about it this way…if you don’t find a mate, at least you’ll be learning something helpful so your bad cooking won’t chase men away!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will show you how to use the Japanese phrase no da to confirm something or request confirmation. We’ll also tell you how to avoid upsetting someone when using this Japanese construction. 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! RING! RING! RING! You burrow your head under the pillow in your Japanese dorm room, but that annoying ringing just will not stop. Through the foggy haze of your waking state, you realize your phone is ringing. You glance at the phone’s display, which says in Japanese, “Mom.” You debate whether to answer, but then guilt kicks in and you mutter in Japanese, “Hi, Mom.” She tells you hello in Japanese, but then she pauses for a moment and asks in Japanese, “Are you still in bed?” You respond in Japanese, “Yes, Mom.” She exclaims in Japanese, “It’s almost eleven in the morning! Why are you still in bed?” Hoping for some sympathy, you tell your Mom in Japanese, “I’m just not feeling very well today.” Your Mom bites on the hook and asks you in Japanese, “I’m sorry, sweetie. Do you need anything?” You think to yourself in Japanese, “More sleep!”

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will review how to use the Japanese phrase no da when you are giving an explanation. We will show you how to use this Japanese construction in response to informal questions that demand you to provide an explanation 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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