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This beginner Japanese lesson teaches you everything you need to know to make a great first impression. Learn to introduce your peers (kore wa) and people in positions of authority (kochira). In addition, this Japanese lesson shows you how to discuss present continuing actions. And, you’ll pick up some great vocabulary words, too. The Japanese you will learn in this JapanesePod101.com lesson is not to be missed!

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Gonna sneeze? Run out to the street! In Tokyo, people give away free tissue to promote businesses. This means you can always keep a handy bunch of tissues for any emergency.
Our Japanese grammar point is -te iru, which you can use to express states of being. In conversational Japanese, written Japanese, formal or informal Japanese, this is one grammatical construction you must know to master Japanese.

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Learning Practical Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! You’re in Japan. You lose your wallet. There’s ¥15,000 and your ID in it. What do you do? Panic? Of course not, because you studied this lesson! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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