Learn Fun Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Our daring and intrepid unagi made the long and dangerous journey to Japan. Now they’re hanging out in a river near Naomi’s house. If you ever wondered what unagi do in the their spare time, well… then this is the story for you. Our grammar point is shite iru tokoro da, used to describe actions which are in progress. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Heros stand up for what is right. They protect the innocent and serve as role models for everyone to emulate. Sometimes you can become a hero just by being in the right place at the right time and doing the right thing. That’s what happened to Ryu-kun the other day… sort of. Our grammar point, tokoro, is one of the most useful tools for specifying tense in Japanese! Very useful considering the simple verb structure of this language. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Satoshi woke up with amnesia from a year long coma and is slowly discovering things about himself, including the shocking fact that he is a spy in Japan’s elite PSIA. Today, the hospital director tries to contact the Shushō (Prime Minister) about this delicate situation. The mystery is getting more interesting.

In this newbie Japanese lesson, discover the polite past tense of class II verbs, which you’ll use all the time. There are plenty of samples sentences that you’ll you in your own Japanese speech. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Times are changing, and so is the modern household. It’s not so uncommon recently to come across a house-husband, and today Yoshi is just that! And it’s a good thing, because Natsuko’s weakness is souji (yes, Natsuko and Peter do have some things in common). Today’s grammar point is tokoro, used to indicate the time or circumstances relating to an action or state. Tune in, and then stop by JapanesePod101.com to leave us a post.

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Learn intermediate Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Today we meet Yoko Yamaguchi, the final key player in soon to be award winning mini-series.(lol) Today she meets with the Dean of the school, so it must be something important! Also in the edition, guest appearances by Eri and the “Dean”. You don’t want to miss part 3 of this on going soap!

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