Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You have been shopping like crazy lately to buy a new wardrobe for your job in Japan, and you’re starting to worry about whether you’ll be able to cover your rent at the end of the month. You ask your landlord for a short extension in Japanese, and he agrees. Now all you need to do is take some of the clothes back, even though you love them. Maybe you’ll have to get a second job!
In this lesson, you will review the Japanese grammar you have learned so far in this series. Our Japanese conversation takes place at a bank in Japan between a bank employee and a customer. Since the speakers do not know each other, they will be speaking formal 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! You tell your friends you want to go to the Japanese fashion show, but you explain that you just can’t fit it in with all the work you have. In truth, you don’t want to go and see all the skinny Japanese models walking the runway! Though you’re certainly not fat, seeing such thin people makes you feel guilty about eating. Even if you exercise and eat well, you know you’ll never be that tiny. Besides, you tell yourself in Japanese, you’d rather be healthy, even if your clothes aren’t size zero!
In this lesson, you will learn how to how to say “even if” in Japanese. The conversation takes place at a Japanese restaurant between friends. Since speakers are close, they will be speaking informal 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! The voice in your head echoes in Japanese, “It’s too late now…you made your choice.” You respond in Japanese, “No! It’s not too late. I changed my mind! I don’t want to quit my job and go back to school!” Your roommate comes rushing into your bedroom and shakes you. She asks you in Japanese, “Why are you yelling? What is wrong with you?” You respond in Japanese, “I was yelling? Sorry…I was asleep.” Your roommate tells you in Japanese, “You were yelling at someone in your dreams? Was someone chasing you?” You reply in Japanese, “No…I’m not quite sure what it was, but someone was telling me that I shouldn’t have quit my job, and it made sense, so I agreed.” Your roommate responds in Japanese, “Well, it’s too late to worry about that now. You made your choice, so it’s useless to worry about it. You’ll enjoy being back in class next week. Remember the fun we used to have in college?” You respond in Japanese, “Yeah…but now we’re older and less fun!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Upper Intermediate lesson will teach you how to say that something is “useless” or that “there is no point” to doing something in Japanese. We’ll also tell you about some Japanese expressions that you might find useful on your job hunt. 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! As you daydream in your cubicle in Japan, you wonder whether you’re in the right job. While you like coming to work, it’s more about hanging out with your Japanese friends and, of course, the paycheck. You’ve thought about taking some career aptitude tests to see what else you might do, but inertia has set in and it’s hard to make a change. Of course, with the recent economic slowdown, you also worry that your Japanese employer might also have layoffs. So you try to stay under the radar, do just enough to please your Japanese boss, and play your share of solitaire on the computer. Of course, when your boss comes round the corner and bellows so all your colleagues can hear in Japanese, “I have an announcement,” it sends shivers down your spine! He says in Japanese, “Even though he’s worked here for some time, our manager has decided to retire. That leaves an opening…” Hmm. You ponder to yourself in Japanese, “Despite my work habits, maybe I’m management material?”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will review how to use the Japanese conjunctions temo and noni. We’ll tell you when and, perhaps more importantly , when you cannot use these Japanese constructions, which set up conflicting sentences. The only conflict you’ll feel after this lesson is whether you might need a snack before tackling your next Japanese lesson! 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! Ever since you finished your huge project at your job in Japan, you’ve been ready for a vacation. Finally, you decide to take a few days off, and you tell your significant other in Japanese, “It’s time that we travel somewhere for a few days. I need a break!” Your significant other replies in Japanese, “Well, even though I don’t have a lot of money, I still want to go.” You respond in Japanese, “I’ll meet with the travel agent then. No matter what, we are going to get away for a few days…even if it means taking a shorter trip or going somewhere close by.” Your significant other responds in Japanese, “Even if you strike out…we could always go visit my parents…” Now if that isn’t motivation to find somewhere else to go, I don’t know what is!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will teach you how to use the Japanese conjunction that means “even if,” “even though,” or “no matter what,” among other things. No matter how much you want to avoid learning Japanese grammar, this Japanese lesson makes using this conjunction easy for you! 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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