Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your friend suggests to you in Japanese, “The leaves are turning colors for fall. We should go to the mountains this weekend and hike.” You respond in Japanese, “I don’t know. I’ve never been hiking before. I don’t think I can do it.” Your friend answers in Japanese, “But you don’t know. If you don’t try, how will you know whether you can hike?” You protest in Japanese, “I don’t have any clothes, and I don’t have any shoes. Don’t I need special hiking boots?” Your friend replies in Japanese, “Don’t worry…we aren’t climbing Mount Fuji. We’ll just do some gentle hills. You can wear your tennis shoes.” You inquire in Japanese, “Just how long do you think we’ll be climbing? Do I need to go work out so I can get into better shape? I’m worried I won’t make it!” Your friend reassures you in Japanese, “I know you can do this. If you can walk, you can hike!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Beginner lesson will teach you how to use the Japanese verb that means “to try.” We’ll teach you two senses of this Japanese word, which you can use to say “try to do something” and to “try something out” 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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Learn Japanese on Your Own Terms at JapanesePod101.com! The year is 2028 and the children are having a class reunion when they remember the time capsule they buried. As they reminisce, they decide it’s time to go and find the time capsule. Today’s grammar point is -te miru, which means to try and do something for the first time or just for the sake of doing it. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Casual Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Japanese are notoriously punctual. But from time to time things happen and you end up running a little late. Today two friends are waiting for their friend who is late. Our grammar is -te miru, which is used to express things you are trying. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In today’s lesson two college guys are taking a walk through the park, minding their own business when they come across 180 massive barrels of sake. sugee! But it doesn’t just stop there… oh no. We’re bringing you the volitional as your all-star grammar point, so don’t miss out on the PDF. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When you’re big in Japan, people want to know what famous (or not so famous) places you’d like to go. Well, in today’s lesson we’re going to introduce you to a useful construction that will let you say where you’d like to go (for the first time). This is a natural pattern that will set you apart from all the rest. You’re not just jōzu, you’re o-jōzu, baby! After listening, grace JapanesePod101.com with your awesome presence and be sure to leave your adoring fans a post!
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