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Learn Polite Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today is the final lesson in our ryokan series. Mr. Iga spent a lot of time trying to find a place for his family. Today they final arrive and get to check out the room, but they may have brought an unwelcome guest. Today’s grammar is another use of sekkaku and we’ll take a look at a new idiom. Don’t forget to check out the Combo track which features the combined dialog from all four ryokan lessons, a sure fire way to improve your listening skills with no English at all. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Polite Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today Iga-san is still on the phone with the proprietor of the ryokan he’d like to visit with his family. They are confirming the details. We’ll look at some easy - but useful - grammar points today, chinami ni and tsumari. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Practical Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Last week Iga-san tried to book a room for his family at a ryokan (Japanese style inn) but couldn’t get one. Today he’s trying a different place, so let’s see if he has any luck. We’ll take a look at an interesting grammar point, which is the non-contrastive use of the particle ga. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Real Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In today’s conversation we’re going to learn how to make reservations at a ryokan, or a Japanese style inn. Our characters are trying to plan a family trip to Shimoda which is located at the southernmost part of the Izu Peninsula. Our grammar point is using sekkaku shita no ni to express disappointment after going through a lot of effort to do something. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In Japan, Christmas is a romantic holiday for couples. For Tokyo couples, it’s usually spent on a quiet date. But some couples choose to stay in a hotel or take a 1 day trip outside of the city (if they’re lucky enough to get the day off!!). Today we’ll take a look at one couple’s version of a Japanese Christmas. We’ll go over the conjunctive particle shi and the emphatic particle nante. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Category: Upper Intermediate Lessons | 17 Comments »
Grammar: ashi, sekkaku | Function: showing a room to customers | Topic: idioms, ryōkan, travel | Politeness Level: casual, formal, honorific, Humble, Informal, Polite
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