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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When your mother offers you some vegetables with your dinner, you decline, explaining in Japanese that you would prefer not to eat them. When she presses you about your health and the importance of eating a balanced diet, you insist that you cannot eat them. You tell her in Japanese that your mouth is hurting and you can’t crunch on the vegetables right now. When she replies that you shouldn’t make excuses, you remind her that you just had a cavity filled at the dentist! In this lesson, you will learn about the negative markers -zu and -nu. Our Japanese conversation takes place on the phone between a mother and her son. Since the speakers are related to each other, 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!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re taking the day off from your job in Japan, and as your roommate is cooking breakfast, you ask her in Japanese, “What do all these symbols mean?” She replies from the kitchen, “What symbols?” You explain in Japanese, “I’m watching the market on television, and there are a bunch of letters and symbols, and everyone on the floor is yelling at someone else.” Your roommate asks you in Japanese, “Haven’t you ever watched the stock market before?” You reply in Japanese, “Um…no. I’m usually at work.” She tells you in Japanese, “Oh. I follow the market all day long on my computer.” Surprised, you ask her in Japanese, “Does that mean you own stock?” She replies in Japanese, “I do, but I’d watch it even if I didn’t. Let’s suppose the yen is appreciating. That’s a major reflection on how Japan’s economy is doing in the world. You do understand that, right? You respond in Japanese, “Um, of course it is. I knew that!”

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 offer a tentative assumption using a certain Japanese adverb. We’ll teach you how to use this Japanese adverb in two ways in this 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!

learn Japanese, hypothetical situations, advanced Japanese

Public transportation is big in Japan. You’ll probably need to catch a bus at some point. So, you will want to ask questions such as, “Is this bus bound for Tokyo?” You’ll probably also need to tell people things like, “I need to get off the train at Nagano station.” Phrases and questions like these are the key to getting around in Japan.

This newbie Japanese lesson is here to help you! You will learn how to ask and answer questions about where you are trying to go. Ask Kono basu wa Tokyo-iki desu? (Is this bus bound for Tokyo?) and similar questions in Japanese. This JapanesePod101.com lesson is the key to getting where you are headed!

Learn Japanese, time, bus

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You return from a wonderful trip to Japan, and coming home is as good as the trip. Isn’t that the way it always is. Travel is great, but coming home is even better. Especially when the trip was to see some of the best sights of Japan with your Japanese girlfriend. Can’t beat that. It’s also fun to talk about your Japanese adventure with your friends. They get to enjoy your trip to Japan vicariously. They ask in Japanese, “Tell us all about your trip. Where did you go? How was the weather?” Happily, you reply in Japanese, “Oh, we went all over the area where her parents live. It’s very scenic and the weather was very good.” You hear a question from behind you and you know who’s asking it before you turn around. Your friend asks in Japanese, “What did you eat…and did you bring everyone, um, souvenirs?” Yeah, he’s always interested in the food. He knows every food term in Japanese. Sometimes he forgets easy words, but never if it has to do with food. You explain in Japanese, “We had great Japanese food at several places. We had udon and tempura and this fabulous Ichiroku-tart I brought back with me. Everyone must try it.” Everyone chimes in as they grab a portion of the Japanese delicacy, “Thank you very much. I can’t wait. It is fabulous.” The wonders of Japanese food.

Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson is about the language of Japanese travel. Learn casual Japanese conversation words such as “weather,” “souvenir,” and “everyone.” Your friends, whether Japanese or not, will want to hear all about your Japanese travels. We will also review the adjectival te-form, i-adjectives, na-adjectives, and the polite past and non-past Japanese verbs. After this lesson, you will be ready to move on to our Japanese Beginner lessons! 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!

Delicious Japanese Sweets: Ichiroku Tart
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Learn Real Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Kumi and Kenji are driving back to Tokyo after spending Golden Week out of town. Problem is, they’re not the only ones. Now they’re stuck in 4 km traffic jam, part of the yearly U-Turn Rush. We’ll focus on some formal language used on television and radio, traffic terms and a rather easy grammar point, -tto. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!