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Summary: Learn Japanese with Daily Podcasts from Tokyo Whether you are Japan-bound or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at Japanesepod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Yoroshiku O-negai Shimasu!

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 Ultimate Japanese Pronunciation Guide #5 - Perfect Pronunciation of Japanese Consonants – Group 2 | File Type: video/x-m4v | Duration: 9:00

Learn Japanese pronunciation with JapanesePod101.com! Pronunciation is the key to clear communication in any language and in this video series, you'll learn to perfect your Japanese pronunciation! Whether you're new to Japanese or have been studying for a while and want to polish your pronunciation, this series is for you. Join us for the Ultimate Japanese Pronunciation Guide from JapanesePod101.com! In this lesson, you'll learn Perfect Pronunciation of Japanese Consonants - Group 2. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find Japanese lesson notes and many more fantastic lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

 Beginner Lesson #144 - Information | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 13:52

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- 堺:はい、104「いちれいよん」の堺です。 よし:赤坂のジャパニーズポッド101をお願いします。 堺:はい、ご案内します。ありがとうございました。 機械:お問い合わせの番号は03の2342の8923です。ありがとうございました。 Listen to the full conversation. ----Formal Vowelled---- さかい:はい、104「いちれいよん」のさかいです。 よし:あかさかのジャパニーズポッド101をおねがいします。 さかい:はい、ごあんないします。ありがとうございました。 きかい:おといあわせのばんごうは03の2342の8923です。ありがとうございました。 ----Formal Romanization---- Sakai:Hai, 104「ichireiyon」no Sakai desu. Yoshi:Akasaka no JapanīzuPoddo101 o onegai shimasu. Sakai:Hai, goannai shimasu. Arigatō gozaimashita. Kikai:O-toiawase no bangō wa 03 no 2342 no 8923 desu. Arigatō gozaimashita. ----Formal English---- Sakai:104, Information. Sakai speaking. Yoshi:JapanesePod101.com in Akasaka, please. Sakai:Certainly, I'll get the number for you. Thank you. Machine:The number you are inquiring about is 03-2342-8923. Thank you. --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources!

 Top 25 Japanese Questions You Need to Know #5 - Do you speak Japanese? in Japanese | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:03

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Q: 日本語を話せますか。 A: はい、ちょっと話せます。 A: いいえ、話せません。 A: はい、まあまあ話せます。 A: はい、流暢に話せます。 A: いいえ、全然話せません。 ----Formal Vowelled---- Q: にほんごをはなせますか。 A: はい、ちょっとはなせます。 A: いいえ、はなせません。 A: はい、まあまあはなせます。 A: はい、りゅうちょうにはなせます。 A: いいえ、ぜんぜんはなしません。 ----Formal Romanization---- Q: Nihongo o hanasemasu ka. A: Hai. chotto hanasemasu. A: Iie, hanasemasen. A: Hai. maamaa hanasemasu. A: Hai, ryuuchou ni hanasemasu. A: Iie, zenzen hanashimasen. ----Formal English---- Q: Do you speak Japanese? A: Yes, I speak a little. A: No, I don't. A: Yes, I can kind of speak Japanese. A: Yes, I speak fluently. A: No, I don't speak any at all. --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources!

 News #206 - Can You Really Master a Language in 3 Months? Exclusive Interview with Benny Lewis | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:40

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources!

 Beginner Lesson #85 - First Day of Summer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:59

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- よし:今日何しますか。 たけ:今日?天気を見てください!いよいよ夏が来ました。 晴れで、暑くて、夏本番ですよ!今日は海に行きます。 よし:海ですか。あまり行きたくないです。 たけ:まあ、聞いてください。海に行って、泳いで、かき氷を食べて、まさに日本の夏ですよ。 ところで、あなたは海が好きですよね。 よし:そうですけど。実は、今、水着がちょっと厳しいんです。 たけ:ああ、確かに厳しいですね。 Click here to listen to the entire conversation ----Formal Vowelled---- よし:きょうなにしますか。 たけ:きょう?てんきをみてください!いよいよなつがきました。 はれで、あつくて、なつほんばんですよ!きょうはうみにいきます。 よし:うみですか。あまりいきたくないです。 たけ:まあ、きいてください。うみにいって、およいで、かきこおりをたべて、まさににほんのなつですよ。 ところで、あなたはうみがすきですよね。 よし:そうですけど。じつは、いま、みずぎがちょっときびしいんです。 たけ:ああ、たしかにきびしいですね。 ----Formal Romanization---- Yoshi:Kyō nani shimasu ka? Take:Kyō? Tenki o mite kudasai! Iyoiyo natsu ga kimashita. Hare de, atsukute, natsu honban desu yo. Kyō wa umi ni ikimasu. Yoshi:Umi desu ka. Amari ikitakunai desu. Take:Mā, kiite kudasai. Umi ni itte, oyoide, kakigōri o tabete, masa ni Nihon no natsu desu yo. Tokoro de, anata wa umi ga suki desu yo ne. Yoshi:Sō desu kedo. Jitsu wa, ima, mizugi ga chotto kibishii n desu. Take:Ā, tashika ni kibishii desu ne. ----Formal English---- Yoshi:What will we do today? Take:Today? Please look at the weather. Summer has finally arrived. It is sunny, it is hot. The real summer is here. Today we will go to the sea. Yoshi:The sea? I don't really want to go. Take:Please listen. We'll go to the sea, swim, eat kakigori. That is Japanese summer. By the way, you like the sea, right? Yoshi:That is right, but, the truth is, my bathing suit is a bit tight right now. Take:Ah, it is certainly tight. --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources!

 Japanese for Everyday Life Lower Intermediate #5 - Requesting a Redelivery in Japanese, Part 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 13:48

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Call center staff: はい、山猫宅急便です。 Customer: 不在連絡票が入っていたのですが、再配達をお願いします。 Call center staff: お客様のお名前と、不在連絡票の伝票番号をお願いします。 Customer: 名前はメリー スミスです。伝票番号は9876543です。 Call center staff: ご住所をお願いします。 Customer: 新宿区西新宿3の4の5です。 ----Formal Vowelled---- Call center staff: はい、やまねこたっきゅうびんです。 Customer: ふざいれんらくひょうがはいっていたのですが、さいはいたつをおねがいします。 Call center staff: おきゃくさまのおなまえと、ふざいれんらくひょうのでんぴょうばんごうをおねがいします。 Customer: なまえはメリー スミスです。でんぴょうばんごうは9876543です。 Call center staff: ごじゅうしょをおねがいします。 Customer: しんじゅくくにししんじゅく3の4の5です。 ----Formal Romanization---- Call center staff: Hai, Yamaneko takkyūbin desu. Customer: Fuzai renraku hyō ga haitte-ita no desu ga, sai-haitatsu o o-negai shimasu. Call center staff: O-kyaku-sama no o-namae to fuzai renraku hyō no denpyō bangō o o-negai shimasu. Customer: Namae wa merii Sumisu desu. Denpyō bangō wa kyū hachi nana roku gō yon san desu. Call center staff: Go-jūsho o o-negai shimasu. Customer: Shinjuku-ku, Nishi shinjuku, san no yon no go desu. ----Formal English---- Call center staff: Hello, this is Yamaneko delivery service. Customer: Hello. I've got an attempted delivery notice, and I'd like to ask for redelivery. Call center staff: OK. Please tell me your name and the tracking number on the notice. Customer: My name is Merry Smith. The tracking number is 9876543. Call center staff: Then, please tell me your address. Customer: 3-4-5, Nishi shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku. --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources!

 Ultimate Japanese Pronunciation Guide #4 - Perfect Pronunciation of Japanese Consonants – Group 1 | File Type: video/x-m4v | Duration: 10:54

Learn Japanese pronunciation with JapanesePod101.com! Pronunciation is the key to clear communication in any language and in this video series, you'll learn to perfect your Japanese pronunciation! Whether you're new to Japanese or have been studying for a while and want to polish your pronunciation, this series is for you. Join us for the Ultimate Japanese Pronunciation Guide from JapanesePod101.com! In this lesson, you'll learn the Perfect Pronunciation of Japanese Consonants - Group 1. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find Japanese lesson notes and many more fantastic lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

 Upper Intermediate Lesson S4 #19 - I Cannot Agree with Your Japanese Opinion | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 21:25

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- 父:お前も、もう大学三年か。早いなぁ。 :あと半年もしたら、就職活動を始める時期じゃないか。 将太:あー、まぁね。 母:大学3年の秋から就職活動なんて、早いわよねぇ。 :ついこの前、大学入試が終わったと思ったのに。 :大学の勉強や部活も忙しいだろうけど、今は就職難だから、がんばらないと! 将太:はいはい。。 父:なんか、気合が入ってないみたいだな。大丈夫か? :友達は、もう、企業研究したり、OB訪問したりしてるんじゃないか。 将太:そうだねぇ。俺も、一応やってるからさ、心配しなくていいよ。。。 :じゃ、明日は早いから、俺、もう寝るからさ。お休み。。。 :(部屋から出て行く音) 母:まさか・・・あの子「就職しない」・・・なんていうんじゃないでしょうね。 :せっかく大学まで行ったのに、ニートにでもなったら、困るわ。 父:まさか。。。 :だけど、今は雇用環境が悪化しているから、うかうかしてると、就職浪人することになりかねないぞ。 母:そうよ。 :新卒でなんとか正社員として就職しないと、そのままフリーターになんてことになりかねないわ! ----Formal Vowelled---- ちち:おまえも、もうだいがくさんねんか。はやいなぁ。 :あとはんとしもしたら、しゅうしょくかつどうをはじめるじきじゃないか。 しょうた:あー、まぁね。 はは:だいがく3ねんのあきからしゅうしょくかつどうなんて、はやいわよねぇ。 :ついこのまえ、だいがくにゅうしがおわったとおもったのに。 :だいがくのべんきょうやぶかつもいそがしいだろうけど、いまはしゅうしょくなんだから、がんばらないと! しょうた:はいはい。。 ちち:なんか、きあいがはいってないみたいだな。だいじょうぶか? :ともだちは、もう、きぎょうけんきゅうしたり、OBほうもんしたりしてるんじゃないか。 しょうた:そうだねぇ。おれも、いちおうやってるからさ、しんぱいしなくていいよ。。。 :じゃ、あしたははやいから、おれ、もうねるからさ。おやすみ。。。 (へやからでていくおと) はは:まさか・・・あのこ「しゅうしょくしない」・・・なんていうんじゃないでしょうね。 :せっかくだいがくまでいったのに、ニートにでもなったら、こまるわ。 ちち:まさか。。。 :だけど、いまはこようかんきょうがあっかしているから、うかうかしてると、しゅうしょくろうにんすることになりかねないぞ。 はは:そうよ。 :しんそつでなんとかせいしゃいんとしてしゅうしょくしないと、そのままフリーターになんてことになりかねないわ! ----Formal Romanization---- Chichi: O-mae mo, mō daigaku san-nen ka. Hayai nā. :Ato hantoshi mo shitara, shūshoku katsudō o hajimeru jiki ja nai ka. Shōta: Ā, māne. Haha: Daigaku 3-nen no aki kara shūshoku katsudō nante, hayai wa yo nē. :Tsui kono mae, daigaku nyūshi ga owatta to omotta noni. :Daigaku no benkyō ya bukatsu mo isogashii darō kedo, ima wa shūshoku-nan da kara, ganbaranai to! Shōta: Hai hai.. Chichi: Nanka, kiai ga haitte nai mitai da na. Daijōbu ka? :Tomo-dachi wa, mō, kigyō kenkyū shitari, OB hōmon shitari shite ru n ja nai ka. Shōta: Sō da nē. Ore mo, ichiō yatte ru kara sa, shinpai shinakute ii yo... :ja, ashita hayai kara, ore, mō neru kara sa. O-yasumi... (heya kara dete iku oto) Haha: Masaka... ano ko (shūshoku shinai)... nante iu n ja nai deshō ne. :Sekkaku daigaku made itta noni, nīto ni demo nattara, komaru wa. Chichi: Masaka... :Dakedo, ima wa koyō kankyō ga akka shite iru kara, ukauka shite ru to, shūshoku rōnin suru koto ni nari kanenai zo. Haha: Sō yo. :Shinsotsu de nantoka seishain to shite shūshoku shinaito, sono mama furītā ni nante koto ni nari kanenai wa! ----Formal English---- Father: You're already in your third year of college. Time flies. In half a year, it'll be time to start the job-hunting process. Shota: Uhhh, yeah. Mother: Starting the job-hunting process in the fall of your third year of college - that's fast! It feels like only recently you've finished your college entrance exams. You must be busy with your college studies and extracurricular activities, but finding employment is difficult right now so you need to be persistent! Shota: Yeah, yeah... Father: You don't seem to be fired up about it. Are you okay? Aren't your friends doing things like researching companies and listening to alumni company speakers? Shota: Yeah...I'm doing stuff too, so you don't have to worry... Okay, I have an early start tomorrow, so I'm off to sleep. Good night. (leaves the room) Mother: Surely...he's not going to say "I'm not going to get a job," is he? It would be a waste since he went all the way to university if he became a NEET. I'd be troubled. Father: Surely not...but, now the employment situation is getting worse, so if you're lazy and not trying hard, then you might end up as a jobless university graduate. Mother: That's right! If you don't find a job as a full-time employee as a new graduate, then you could end up being a part-time job hopper! --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePo [...]

 Top 25 Japanese Questions You Need to Know #4 - What do you do? in Japanese | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:35

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Q: 仕事は何ですか。 A: 教師です。 A: 会社員です。 A: 弁護士です。 A: 銀行員です。 ----Formal Vowelled---- Q: しごとはなんですか。 A: きょうしです。 A: かいしゃいんです。 A: べんごしです。 A: ぎんこういんです。 ----Formal Romanization---- Q: Shigoto wa nan desu ka. A: Kyoushi desu. A: Kaishain desu. A: Bengoshi desu. A: Ginkouin desu. ----Formal English---- Q: What do you do? A: I'm a teacher. A: I'm a company employee. A: I'm a lawyer. A: I'm a bank worker. --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources!

 News #205 - The Exclusive Inner Circle Kicks Off! Tips, Tools & Strategies For Mastering Japanese | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4:31

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources!

 Basic Japanese #6 - 3 Useful Classroom Expressions | File Type: video/x-m4v | Duration: 4:05

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your airplane has landed at Narita, and you've made it through Japanese customs. As you exit the airport, you see a person holding a sign with your name on it. He greets you in Japanese, and you answer. Then he says something in Japanese you don't understand. It sounds familiar, but not quite. You're not sure, so you answer in Japanese, "Once again, please." This time, as you walk to the car, he again speaks to you in Japanese, but this time he's just too fast for you. You know you can't keep up with that yet. So, you flex your Japanese again and ask your companion, "Slowly, please." He smiles and speaks the same Japanese words again, but this time, he says them carefully and apologizes for speaking too quickly. You think you might be able to handle this after all; this time you understood everything. He gives you a ride to your hotel and bids you a good day. Exhausted as the jetlag sets in, you collapse onto your hotel room bed, thankful for the useful Japanese phrases that got you here today.Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Basic Japanese video lesson provides you with three of the most valuable Japanese phrases you can learn either in the classroom or out. In Japanese, or any other language, you should be able to ask people to repeat themselves, ask them to speak slowly, and ask them to write down the information you need. That's why this Japanese lesson is so vital. 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!

 Japanese for Everyday Life Lower Intermediate #4 - Ordering Pizza in Japanese, Part 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:52

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Shop staff: では、ご注文をお願いします。 Person A: テリヤキピザのLサイズを一枚、お願いします。 Shop staff: はい。ピザの生地はどうしますか。 Person A: どんな生地がありますか。 Shop staff: はい、パン生地タイプの厚い生地と、クリスピータイプの薄い生地がございます。 Person A: じゃあ、薄い方でお願いします。 Shop staff: かしこまりました。ご注文は以上でよろしいでしょうか。 Person A: はい。どれくらいかかりますか。 Shop staff: 40分程でお届けします。ご注文ありがとうございました。 ----Formal Vowelled---- Shop staff: では、ごちゅうもんをおねがいします。 Person A: テリヤキピザのエルサイズをいちまい、おねがいします。 Shop staff: はい。ピザのきじはどうしますか。 Person A: どんなきじがありますか。 Shop staff: はい、パンきじタイプのあついきじと、クリスピータイプのうすいきじがございます。 Person A: じゃあ、うすいほうでおねがいします。 Shop staff: かしこまりました。ごちゅうもんはいじょうでよろしいでしょうか。 Person A: はい。どれくらいかかりますか。 Shop staff: よんじゅっぷんほどでおとどけします。ごちゅうもんありがとうございました。 ----Formal Romanization---- Shop staff: Dewa, go-chūmon o o-negai shimasu. Person A: Teriyaki piza no eru-saizu o ichi-mai o-negai shimasu. Shop staff: Hai. Piza no kiji wa dō shimasu ka. Person A: Donna kiji ga arimasu ka. Shop staff: Hai, pan kiji taipu no atsui kiji to, kurisupī taipu no usui kiji ga gozaimasu. Person A: Jā, usui hō de o-negai shimasu. Shop staff: Kashikomarimashita. Go-chūmon wa ijō de yoroshii deshō ka. Person A: Hai. Dorekurai kakarimasu ka. Shop staff: Yonju-ppun hodo de o-todoke shimasu. Go-chūmon arigatō gozaimashita. ----Formal English---- Shop staff: OK, Order, please. Person A: One large teriyaki pizza, please. Shop staff: Sure. Which pizza crust would you like? Person A: What kind of crust do you have? Shop staff: We have a pan style of thick crust and a crispy style of thin crust. Person A: Then, thin type, please. Shop staff: OK. Is that all? Person A: Yes. How long will it take? Shop staff: It would be delivered in about 40 minutes. Thank you for the order. --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources!

 Ultimate Japanese Pronunciation Guide #3 - Perfect Pronunciation of The 5 Japanese Vowels | File Type: video/x-m4v | Duration: 4:12

Learn Japanese pronunciation with JapanesePod101.com! Pronunciation is the key to clear communication in any language and in this video series, you'll learn to perfect your Japanese pronunciation! Whether you're new to Japanese or have been studying for a while and want to polish your pronunciation, this series is for you. Join us for the Ultimate Japanese Pronunciation Guide from JapanesePod101.com!In this lesson, you'll learn the Perfect Pronunciation of The 5 Japanese Vowels. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find Japanese lesson notes and many more fantastic lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

 Top 25 Japanese Questions You Need to Know #3 - Where do you live? in Japanese | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:27

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Q: どこに住んでいますか。 A: ニューヨークに住んでいます。 A: ソウルに住んでいます。 A: マドリードに住んでいます。 A: リオデジャネイロに住んでいます。 ----Formal Vowelled---- Q: どこにすんでいますか。 A: ニューヨークにすんでいます。 A: ソウルにすんでいます。 A: マドリードにすんでいます。 A: リオデジャネイロにすんでいます。 ----Formal Romanization---- Q: Doko ni sunde imasu ka. A: Nyuyoku ni sunde imasu. A: Souru ni sunde imasu. A: Madorido ni sunde imasu. A: Riodejaneiro ni sunde imasu. ----Formal English---- Q: Where do you live? A: I live in New York. A: I live in Seoul. A: I live in Madrid. A: I live in Rio de Janeiro. --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources!

 News #204 - Quick Sneak Peek at 2 New Languages & An Olympic-Sized JapanesePod101.com Deal | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4:07

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources!

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