Learn Japanese | JapanesePod101.com (Audio): Episodes
You’re looking to power up your Japanese, right? Every learner is. Basics like “Hello” and “How are you?”…that’s easy. But speaking Japanese without stopping to think? Having all the words needed for conversational fluency? And sounding like a native speaker? ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! What vocabulary do you need to know to have a conversation with Japanese-speaking locals? You’ll learn all this and more in this Culture Class: Essential Japanese Vocabulary series! Vocabulary is essential to mastering Japanese. In this 25-lesson series, ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’ve always considered it a special talent that you can listen to several conversations going on around you at the same time. An old Japanese friend used to call you “Prince Shōtoku,” which you always assumed was a Japanese joke you didn’t ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When your Japanese friends tell you they’re taking you on a picnic in Hiroshima today, you’re a little surprised. You’ve read about what happened to Hiroshima in World War II, but you weren’t aware that this Japanese area was rebuilt and ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your Japanese friend invites you out for lunch, and though you’re hungry, you really should say no because you’ve been trying to stretch your money. Your rent is high in Japan, and you need to save! You start to decline, saying that you can’t ...
Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! This week Kōji and Tarō return for more monkey business Tokyo Style. Taro’s skill set has expanded tremendously - he’s even cooking dinner these days! But Kōji seems to be demanding more and more from this talented monkey. We’ll be taking ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! What vocabulary do you need to know to have a conversation with Japanese-speaking locals? You’ll learn all this and more in this Culture Class: Essential Japanese Vocabulary series! Vocabulary is essential to mastering Japanese. In this 25-lesson series, ...
It’s no lie. You start speaking Japanese minutes into a lesson. But reading and boosting your comprehension and listening skills? That’s where PDF lesson notes come in. They’re available for every lesson. And best of all, they’re completely redesigned for easy reading on any device ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your Japanese host family’s dog passed away unexpectedly, and everyone is distraught. The parents tell you they’re hosting a funeral for the dog, believing it will give their children closure, and they ask you to attend it. You come out of your room ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You are trying to draw up some plans for a new home in Japan, and you and your spouse are having a disagreement. He wants to build a brick house, but you want to use wood. After your husband argues with you for a while, he asks for one reason that [...]
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re trying to figure out why the Japanese guy you’re dating is behaving the way he is. He used to call you every day and send you sweet text messages in Japanese, but now he’s disappeared! You don’t think you did anything wrong, but you’re ...
Need to convert dollars to yen? Coins to bills? Today we’ll show you how to convert any kind of currency to something else. If you’re traveling to Japan to living in Japan, this series is critical to your financial transactions. And we still have 1 more next week! For [...]
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! What vocabulary do you need to know to have a conversation with Japanese-speaking locals? You’ll learn all this and more in this Culture Class: Essential Japanese Vocabulary series! Vocabulary is essential to mastering Japanese. In this 25-lesson series, ...
Learn Japanese and about Japanese culture with JapanesePod101.com! Today Sakura and Yoshi are back from O-Bon yasumi, and they join us in the  studio to talk about the different types of Japanese Weddings. With Shintō, Bukkyō, and Kirisutokyō style weddings, there is a lot to cover! It’s ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You know you’ve heard of Nagano, Japan before, but you can’t quite place it. When you look up this Japanese area on the Internet, you get more than 11.5 million results. This must be a popular place to visit in Japan! As you scan the list of websites, ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You follow your friend onto her elevator, and she presses the button for the thirteenth floor of her Japanese apartment building. You comment in Japanese that the number thirteen is bad luck; you would never take an apartment on that floor. In fact, some buildings ...
You’ve heard at least one JapanesePod101.com lesson by now. You know how it works. You jump into Japanese conversation and start speaking and understanding in minutes. How? Native Japanese speakers guide you every step of the way, from Beginner to Advanced. All you have to do is start! Tune in ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You cannot believe your luck. You tell your girlfriend in Japanese, “You won’t believe what happened.” “What?” she answers excitedly in Japanese. “I’ve got a dream job. It’s so good you won’t believe it.” ...
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! What vocabulary do you need to know to have a conversation with Japanese-speaking locals? You’ll learn all this and more in this Culture Class: Essential Japanese Vocabulary series! Vocabulary is essential to mastering Japanese. In this 25-lesson series, ...
Have Fun, Learn Japanese JapanesePod101.com! Today Miki is talking about Setsubun which is an old Japanese custom for bringing good luck to the home. It’s a pretty unique tradition which involves throwing beans. Well, there’s more to it than that, so we’ll let Miki do the explaining. ...