Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You tell your friend in Japanese, “You’re good at predicting things, right?” Your friend responds in Japanese, “What do you mean?” You explain in Japanese, “You appear to always give smart advice because you can see in advance what might happen.” Your friend replies in Japanese, “Well, I suppose I am pretty practical, but I don’t have a crystal ball that allows me to see the future, if that’s what you mean.” You say to your friend in Japanese, “Well, I have a situation that I could use your advice about. I have a job offer, but I’m not happy with the money the employer offered, and I want to know whether to ask for a bigger salary.” Your friend asks in Japanese, “How am I supposed to know the answer to that question?” You respond in Japanese, “Because it’s the job you used to have with your old company!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Lower Intermediate lesson will explain how to use yō da to express the likelihood of something happening in Japanese. We’ll also explain the subtle differences between this Japanese phrase and sō da. 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!
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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Isn’t it great to talk about things you like? We love to talk about everything from our favorite foods to people we are fond of. When you visit Japan, it’s crucial that you can express your likes.
This newbie Japanese lesson makes learning to talk about what you like fun. You’ll use watashi wa to talk about what you like, from food to snowbarding! This Japanese lesson is chock full of examples that make adding this phrase to your language easy.

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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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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.

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!











