Learn Japanese | JapanesePod101.com (Audio): Episodes
Learn to speak Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! With the last two lessons, you’ve learned to speak Japanese in the passive voice. This final lesson of the three part series puts the finishing touches on your excellent new abilities! Quite often, passive Japanese sentences are formed from active sentences. ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! In this episode of Miki’s blog, learn about Japan’s new woman! Many women who are married and have families still like to shop, eat or even vacation alone. This isn’t unusual in the U.S., but do you think it’s common in Japan? Miki teaches us all about ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Which is better, your English or your Japanese? As you know, you make comparisons all the time. You may want to ask, “Which is faster, the bus or the train?” to get around Japan faster. You may ask, “Which is better, sushi or tempura?” There are all sorts ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Being in doubt isn’t fun, but it’s a fact of life. You are ready to learn to express doubt in Japanese. And, there are some popular phrases that you’ll only get from this lesson! Say things like, “He made a promise, but I only half believe him.” When ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com. You can’t make plans without agreeing on a day, right? A certain someone might ask you, in Japanese, “Are you free next Friday?” Not understanding him or her might make you miss the date you’ve been waiting for. You’ll also need to ask questions like, ...
Upper Intermediate Lesson S2 #18 – Japanese Superstitions: Fact or Fiction? Every culture has interesting superstitions. For example, what do you do when you spill salt? What about if you accidentally break a mirror? People do an array of interesting things to keep bad luck from coming their way. Have ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! In the last lesson, you mastered the basics of speaking in the passive voice. This skill is critical to speaking natural-sounding Japanese, so this lesson delves a bit deeper. Often, Japanese sentences are formed so that the person receiving an action is the subject ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Miki is blogging again! This time, she talks about Tokyo’s famous Mt. Takao and what you can find there. You’ll find that Mt. Takao is rich with plant and wildlife, but it’s at risk. Because a new road is being built, a tunnel is currently being constructed-right ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! The last thing you want is to get lost in Japan. You’ll probably be using public transportation. And, you’ll certainly need to ask for directions. It’s important that you understand where you need to go and how to get around. You’ll need to ask questions ...
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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com. One of the first things people ask is, “Where do you work?” If you love your job, do you know how to express that you work at the right place for you? What about if you don’t? Can you talk about finding the right job? I don’t have to tell you [...]
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com. In a restaurant, you say, “Check, please.” At the store, you ask, “Do you take credit cards?” You might ask, “May I write a check for this?” You probably take these phrases for granted in English. But, just imagine how confusing it could be to not know ...
There are a whole lot of English expressions that use the word “hand.” Japanese is no different. You might want to say, “You won’t get your hands on her money!” Or, you might want to say something subtle like, “I haven’t started my paper yet.” Believe it ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Without even realizing it, you speak in the passive voice all the time. Instead of saying, “My mother yelled at me,” you might say, “I was yelled at by my mother.” The passive voice is even more common in Japanese. So, it’s a necessary part of speaking ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! It’s time for another awesome episode of Miki’s blog. Have you ever been curious about Japanese ninjas? If you think they are just the stuff of movies, you’re wrong. They are very real, and did you know they could even walk on water? People are still fascinated ...
Blurb: Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! What if you have an emergency in Japan? Do you know what number to call and how to ask for help? Will you be able to tell the dispatcher what type of emergency is taking place? What if you need to say, “There has been an [...]
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com. Nobody wants to be an outcast. But, chances are you’ll need to talk about a time when you felt like an outcast in Japanese. What if you want to say something like, “Everyone disagreed with me, and I was a complete outcast”? You need to be a talented ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! JapanesePod101.com is an innovative and revolutionary approach to mastering the Japanese language at your own pace - take the classroom with you, and spend as much time as you need on each lesson!
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! JapanesePod101.com is an innovative and revolutionary approach to mastering the Japanese language at your own pace - take the classroom with ...
Master Japanese Vocabulary in Just Minutes a Day!
Portable and convenient learning wherever, whenever. Specific vocabulary in each lesson is presented with timed gaps to enable the listener with a chance to practice and perfect their Japanese pronunciation in literally just minutes a day. But watch ...