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SurvivalPhrases.com - Learn essential travel phrases, cultural insights and travel tips in 12 languages.Are you ready to enter the shrine? There are many unique customs in Japan, some of the most interesting are the ones are associated with Japanese religion. Today’s lesson takes place under a chōzuya, the place where you purify yourself before entering a Japanese shrine or temple.
We’ll be looking at practical Japanese phrase dō shitara ii no da, which is useful asking someone what to do. You’ll never be at a loss again!

Star light, star bright! When you see a shooting star in Japan, you have a few second to make your wish come true. Do you know how? Miki’s going to tell us how to make all of our dreams come true! After listening, stop by and be sure to leave Miki a post!

Wanna learn 3 great ways to invite your friends out in Japanese? We’ll show you 3 easy ways to do it with natural Japanese! Next thing you know, you’ll be rocking out Shibuya-style with cute Japanese girls - or Japanese guys, as the case may be! Basic and Premium membership has its privileges, because if you want to make friends or go on a date in Japan, this is the lesson for you!
We’ll be looking at the volitional form of Japanese verbs and negative form of Japanese verbs for making invitations and suggestions in Japanese. If you want to make friends or go on a date in Japan, this is the lesson for you!

We’re looking at a miko-san! “What’s a miko-san?!” you ask. They’re shrine maidens. What’s a shrine maiden? Well, tune and find out in our Premium “Sights & Sounds” series. Not only do we talk about Shinto shrines, but we also have a picture of one here. Furthermore, we cover some other interesting aspects of Japanese Culture.
For our grammar point, we’ll teach you 2 of the most useful Japanese conversation tools ever, tte and toka. These will make your spoken Japanese sound very natural!

Learn Japanese Culture at JapanesePod101.com! In today’s podcast, Miki is talking about how and why Japanese people choose names. We’ll learn about kanji stroke count, kanji meaning and using kanji for Nihonrashikunai namae (non-Japanese names). All in all this is a really interesting audio blog. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave her a post!
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Grammar: dō, dou, no da, tara, tara conditional | Function: asking how to do something, asking questions | Topic: shrines, temples, traditions | Politeness Level: casual
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