Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!カーテン (カーテン) curtain (noun)光が入るように、カーテンを開きなさい。ひかりがはいるように、カーテンをひらきなさい。Open the curtain to let in some light.金色のカーテンきんいろのカーテンgold curtainsリビングのカーテンリビングのカーテンliving room curtainsOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!ペーパークリップ (ペーパークリップ) paper clip (noun)ペーパークリップありますか？ペーパークリップありますか？Do you have a paper clip?箱に入ったペーパークリップはこにはいったペーパークリップbox of paper clipsOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!欠席する (けっせきする) absent (verb)二度と欠席してはいけません！にどとけっせきしてはいけません！Don't be absent again!学校を欠席するがっこうをけっせきするabsent from school授業を欠席するじゅぎょうをけっせきするbe absent from classOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Listener, have you ever been in love before? Here at JapanesePod101, we may not be able to teach you a thing about romance, but we can show you how to fall in love with the Japanese language. Because when you fall in love with Japanese... it will never leave you. Just like with real love, it will only get better. Sure, Japanese has lots of grammar. Words you can’t pronounce? You bet. Sound hard? Wait, stop. The question of whether it’s “hard” or “easy” is not important. If you love something enough, obstacles don’t stand a chance against you. ‘Til death do you part, you and Japanese are in it for the long haul! Since Valentine’s Day is all about love, fall CRAZY in love with Japanese. The greatest advice of all: Love what... Show more

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!水族館 (すいぞくかん) aquarium (noun)水族館で、ナマズを見た。すいぞくかんで、ナマズをみた。I saw a catfish in an aquarium.水族館で魚が泳ぎまわるのを見るのが大好きです。すいぞくかんでさかながおよぎまわるのをみるのがだいすきです。I love to watch all the fish swim at the aquarium.水族館の水槽にいる魚すいぞくかんのすいそうにいるさかなfish in a fish tank at the aquariumOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Hello Listener, You’ve probably thought about it at least once. You know...about who is really behind the voice of your favorite JapanesePod101 lessons. Who are these mysterious multilingual strangers? Where do they come from? What are their hobbies? Or maybe you just want to match a voice to a face. Here’s your chance to see the faces and learn a little more about our mix of native Japanese speakers who bring you our weekly lessons. In fact, you’d be surprised to know just how international the team is! Almost all of them have lived and studied abroad at some point. Given their love for language and international experience, we knew they’d be perfect to teach authentic Japanese the easy, fast, and fun way. Ready?... Show more

Hello Listener, Remember sitting in class that one time and understanding everything? The teacher was saying this and that, and you were like “Yeah, Yeah!” Life was great. For some of us, that was waaay back in 5th grade. Then we got lost along the way because things got complicated and nobody explained it in simple terms. And this can happen while learning Japanese too. We’re here to ease the pain. The “Learn Japanese Grammar Video” series is a brand new video series that breaks Japanese grammar rules down at a comfortable pace. If you’re a visual learner, this is the perfect series for you! Go from Japanese Grammar Newbie to Ninja with this series. Each video lesson covers: Explanations of grammar formulas and rules ... Show more

Welcome to the New Year! This is the year of DECISION2012. If you haven’t yet decided to make 2012 an amazing year for Japanese learning, then here’s something to think about. What’s the difference between speaking fluent Japanese and knowing a few words? A decision. A decision to become fluent. Yes you’re right – it won’t magically turn you fluent. But nobody speaks great Japanese by accident either. Nobody gets fluent by twiddling their thumbs and hoping “Maybe, I think, I’d like to try it..but I don’t know.” They decide to become fluent. Then they do it. They rampage through dictionaries, workbooks, audio lessons and any other material they can find. They speak and read and write and make mistakes, and make mistakes,... Show more

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!血液検査 (けつえきけんさ) blood test (noun)血液検査で彼の血液中のアルコール度数が高い事がわかった。けつえきけんさでかれのけつえきちゅうのアルコールどすうがたかいことがわかった。The blood test found his blood alchol level was very high.血液検査用の小ビンけつえきけんさようのこびんvial of blood for a blood testOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!エアコン (エアコン) air conditioner (noun)暑い夏の日は、エアコンのおかげで一日中涼しくいられる。あついなつのひは、エアコンのおかげでいちにちじゅうすずしくいられる。On a hot summer day, the air conditioner works all day to keep us cool.外付け式のエアコンは結構安い。そとづけしきのエアコンはけっこうやすい。External air conditioners are quite cheap.セントラルエアコンセントラルエアコンcentral air conditionerエアコンの室外機エアコンのしつがいきexternal air conditioner unit壁掛け式エアコンかべかけしきエアコンwall-mounted air conditionerOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!