That’s right; we said it! We don’t think you can do it! Oh, don’t get us wrong, we believe you can do anything you set your mind to here at JapanesePod101.com… but how hard will you really try to bleed us of our money? Hmm… I guess we’ll see at the end of August. What are we talking about? Our $10,100 Summer Giveaway, that’s what! And what is THAT, you say? Well, first of all, we are giving away many, many, MANY free subscriptions - $10,100 worth of FREE Premium and 101 Basic subscriptions to be exact! And entering is a piece of cake! You can enter in JapanesePod101.com’s $10,100 Giveaway, by doing one or ALL of the following:  Follow JapanesePod101.com on Twitter  Become a fan of JapanesePod101.com on Facebook  Subscribe to... Show more

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How to Really Learn Japanese in Just Minutes a Day and Stick with it Get an Instant 10% OFF with coupon code FF2009 for a limited time. The Myth What if I told you mastering Japanese wasn't that hard. That actually learning the language itself is not nearly as difficult as you may have heard. And that the problem to progressing is an age old one...failure to execute. The Real Issue Said another way, "People don't progress 'cause they don't do! If you don't do the work, you won't reach your goals." It's a bold statement, but think about it. How many things have you tried, only to give up at some later point in time. Exercising daily, diets, hobbies, etc. Language learning is no exception. We tend to start out... Show more

Thanks for following us on Twitter! We hope you have been enjoying the mini lessons we’ve been updating everyday. Our next theme will be "Bikkuri Adverbs"! Over the next couple of weeks we will introduce you to a new "Bikkuri Adverb" everyday on Twitter. "Bikkuri Adverbs" are set of adverbs that are interesting because they follow a certain pattern: they are all four syllables, and they follow the pattern of , as in: 「__っ__り」, where syllables go into the two blanks. The name "Bikkuri Adverb" comes from Tim in Takamatsu, who decided to call them this "because bikkuri means 'surprise' and is itself a good example of one". The Japanese language doesn't actually have a name for these kinds of adverbs, despite the large number of them.... Show more

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Hi everyone! Did you know that JapanesePod101 is on Facebook? On Facebook, you can find a JapanesePod101.com Group, FanPage, and Application! If you're not quite sure what Facebook is,  it's a Social Networking Service that allows you to keep up with your friends and learn more about the people you’ve met. You can also share your photos, videos or other information with each other. What can you get from joining us on Facebook? - Updates on what's happening at JapanesePod101.com - The latest information on our daily lessons - FREE STUFF! That's right, starting now, Sunday 6:30 p.m. Tokyo time, we'll be giving away 5 Free App Codes to the first 5 people that grab them from our Fan Page on Facebook. This app code will give... Show more

Thanks for following us on Twitter! We hope you have been enjoying the wasei-eigo mini lessons we've been updating everyday. We plan to change the theme for the vocabulary every 2 weeks or so, which means that the wasei-eigo lessons are coming to an end and it's time for a new theme. Our next theme will be counter words! Over the next couple of weeks we will introduce you to a new counter everyday on Twitter. We'll be alternating between elementary counters for beginning students and more difficult counters for advanced students. So what are counters and how do they work? Counters, or 助数詞 (josūshi), are words that are paired with numbers and are used to count things and events. They are similar to English phrases such as "a... Show more

So what exactly is 和製英語 (wasei-eigo)？ Good question! Wasei-eigo literally means Japanese-made English. No, not the grammatically incorrect English you see on sites such as Engrish.com, but  pseudo-English expressions that are rendered in katakana that have become part of the Japanese language. Some of these wasei-eigo expressions more or less get their meaning across to English speakers, even if they are not phrases used in English: イメージチェンジ (ime-ji chenji = "image change"), for example, refers to getting a makeover or changing ones image. Not that much of a stretch. Others, however, are much less obvious and can cause confusion for English speakers: A コンセント (consento = "consent"), for example, refers to... a wall outlet!... Show more

Hello! Thanks to everyone who has been following us on Twitter and playing Kanji Scrabble lately! Here at JapanesePod101.com, we think that Twitter is great for communication and sharing information. We also think it makes for a powerful learning tool! So starting today, we'll be introducing Japanese vocabulary and phrases daily on Twitter that follow a set theme. Each day we'll tweet at 10 a.m. Tokyo time (except for the first one, which is already out!). Our first theme will be 和製英語 (wasei-eigo). You'll get the wasei-eigo term in katakana, followed by the romaji, the original English it comes from, and an explanation of its intended meaning (which is often different from the meaning of the English words!) So don't forget to... Show more