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How about this weather? Don’t you find that many casual conversations turn to the weather? What if you want to say, “It’s warm for autumn, isn’t it?” in Japanese? Can you name the months in Japanese? Knowing how to talk about seasons and months is an important part of a lot of conversations. It will help you ask and answer important questions and even keep you from running out of things to say! This newbie Japanese lesson gets you started on the right foot by teaching you about the seasons and months. Learn to talk about natsu (summer) and the other seasons. Master go-gatsu (May) and the other months of the year. In addition, you’ll learn to ask questions including, “From what month to what month is summer in Japan?” As you can see, this JapanesePod101.com lesson is not to be missed!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Do you know the most talked about topic in the elevators of Tokyo? Yep, you got it! The weather. Talking about the weather is a national pastime in Japan, and one that will help you start conversations in Japanese. Finding topics to talk about can be challenging when speaking in Japanese, but not if you can speak about the weather.

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Can you understand a Japanese weather report? It’s not the easiest thing to do, but today we’ll give you the basics you’ll need to find out what tomorrow’s weather will be like.

We’ll learn some important Japanese phrases commonly heard in weather forecasts. Mikomi da is a common Japanese expression which means “it is likely that…” and moyō da is another phrase common in Japanese forecasts which means the same thing only the results are undesirable. 2 useful Japanese expressions you can hear every day on TV in Japan.

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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today’s lesson is a timely one, as we are currently in the middle of the taifū (typhoon) season. Our 2 characters are talking about all the bad things associated with typhoons. Even after the typhoon is gone there are things to complain about. Our grammar point is using mono, which is usually used by women and children to make excuses. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Today we’re talking about the weather changes in Japan! If you’re traveling here or living here, the weather is probably the number one small talk topic. In this lesson, we’re going to skip the grammar point and give you 25 weather related words you can wow your friends with. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and tell us how the weather is in your city!

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