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July 22nd, 2008 | help Need help?

What should you do and say when you meet a Japanese person for the first time? More importantly, what should you not say! In this lesson we’ll learn how to talk about yourself in a polite manner. We’ll also learn the must know expression “Where are you from?” A staple of Japanese small talk.

We’ll look at sai, the Japanese counter for age. We’ll also look at how to use wa to imply a question, a useful grammatical structure in Japanese.

talking about Japanese family members; meeting a Japanese person for the first time; using counters in Japanese

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July 19th, 2008 | help Need help?

We’ll learn about the polite copula, desu, which in Japanese approximates the English verb “to be.” We’ll also introduce the Japanese topic marking particle, wa.

How go through customs in Japan at Narita International Airport

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Voice Actors: Ushijima, Take | Hosts: Eric, Naomi
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April 22nd, 2008 | help Need help?

Start Learning Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Fabrizio and Fuyuka are visiting her jika (parents’ house) in Shizuoka. It’s deep in the countryside, so things are a little different than Tokyo. We’ll look at some common expressions that are heard when entering someone’s house for the first time. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Voice Actors: Take, Ushijima, Yoshikai | Hosts: Naomi, Rebekah
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March 31st, 2008 | help Need help?

Start Learning Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Fuyuka and Fabrizio are still hanging out in Dogo Onsen, and today they’re doing some shopping when suddenly a celebrity walks into the shopping center! Then much zaniness ensues. We’ll talk about describing body parts and people using wa and ga. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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September 10th, 2007 | help Need help?

Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! It’s time for the Dōjō again! This time, Shū-san notices that Fuyuka-san is not feeling well. Turns out she and Peter have the same thing: natsu-kaze, a summer cold! Today we’ll review the topic marking particle, wa. We’ll also cover -i adjectives and their negative form (made by -kunai). This is a good lesson for trying out small talk, so don’t wanna miss out. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Voice Actors: Miki, Yoshikai | Hosts: Naomi
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