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Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Particle lesson explains some of the uses of the Japanese particles wa, no, and o. These Japanese particles have many uses, and this lesson will show you some of the most valuable ways to apply them to your 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. We ask people to turn a blind eye to our mistakes. We tell people that we’ve got our eye on them. All sorts of phrases use the word “eye.” In Japanese, these phrases are especially popular. Let’s say a friend gets a promotion. You might say, “I can just imagine how happy you are.” Mastering phrases like this one takes your Japanese to a whole new level.
You will discover a number of helpful Japanese phrases in this upper intermediate Japanese lesson. Learn tsukeru (to have an eye on) and Me ni ukabu (to imagine as though you can see it). Also, learn how to talk about something that is intolerable in Japanese. This JapanesePod101.com lesson is a must-read for anyone who wants to use and understand popular Japanese expressions.

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today’s lesson features a highly motivated student (maybe a little too motivated). He’s asking his teacher for some advice. So we’ll learn how to use shita hō ga ii to give advice and suggestion. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! What’s the matter with kids today? Two mothers bump into each other at an elementary school open house. Immediately they begin talking about how wonderful each other’s child is… at the expense of their own! Our grammar points are shika… nai and ~to kitara. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In today’s lesson we have a very majime student who wants to take extra classes in the summer, but it seems the teacher has other plans! Our grammar point is dōshitemo, which is used in extreme situations (positive or negative). We’ll also look at a few constructions for expressing necessity. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!