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100 cellphone e-mails in one day? From the same person.
Is it too much?
Probably. But if you’re having fun, who’s counting? Many Japanese have merutomo (e-mail friends) and write back and forth all day long. They may never meet in real life. But some merutomo become really good friends and hang out all the time.
Today we’ll study 3 basic Japanese grammar points. We’ll look at the difference between sou da and you da. And review the correct usage of no ni.
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Best friends with a person you’ve never met in real life?
The arrival of social networks and e-mail enabled cellphones brought a new phenomenon to Japan, the merutomo (e-mail friend). People find new friends, but sometimes you can even find your soulmate! Find out what kind of friendship is developing in this story!
We’re learning an important grammar point, both which involve the particle no being used as a nominalizer. We’ll take a look at how to nominalize Japanese verbs (similar to a gerund in English), and we’ll look at the construction noun + particle + no.
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Learn Japanese Trends at JapanesePod101.com! One interesting aspect of life in Japan is the ubiquitous keitai strap (decorative straps that people attach to their cell phones). From children to businessmen to little old ladies, everyone has 1 or 2 (or more)! Miki talks in detail about this unique phenomenon. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave her a post!
Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! We are proud launch our first Upper Intermediate series today! In today’s conversation we have a typical business phone call chock full of great Japanese. This may not be the easiest Japanese in the world, but if you’re doing business in a Japanese company, these are some essential phrases you need to know. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Do you like movies? Are you fond of any special type of movie? Do you like mysteries, horror films, epics, comedies, westerns, or some other genre of movie? How about Japanese films? Now let me ask you this… Have you experienced the terror of picking up the telephone only to hear a voice speak in a foreign language you don’t know? What do you say on the telephone to someone who is speaking, for instance, in Japanese? How do you tell such a person that you don’t know the language he’s speaking? Well, I guess he’ll figure that out quickly enough. It’s a good thing you have many friends who speak many languages so you’ll find someone to answer that call. And it’s even better that you’re studying your Japanese so diligently…that’s one more phone call that you’ll be ready to answer!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson is about movies and the foreign language telephone call. What? Those things aren’t related. You’d be surprised. Check out this lesson for an understanding of countries, their citizens, and their languages. At least, the Japanese names for those things. 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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