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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- 妻：また庭の雑草がボーボーになってきて困ったわ。取っても取っても、次から次へと生えてくるし。 夫：いっそのこと、芝を張り替えようか。 妻：張り替えても、また雑草が生えるだけよ。誰が雑草取りするのよ。 夫：俺は仕事で忙しいし。。。 妻：お隣なんて、いつもご主人が芝刈りしてるでしょ。だから、青々として素敵な芝生じゃない。 夫：だから、「隣の芝生は青い」っていうじゃないか！？ 妻：それって、ことわざでしょ。本当に隣の芝生は青いのよ。 Click here to listen to the entire conversation ----Formal Vowelled---- つま：またにわのざっそうがボーボーになってきてこまったわ。とってもとっても、つぎからつぎへとはえてくるし。 おっと：いっそのこと、しばをはりかえようか。 つま：はりかえても、またざっそうがはえるだけよ。だれがざっそうとりするのよ。 おっと：おれはしごとでいそがしいし。。。 つま：おとなりなんて、いつもごしゅじんがしばかりしてるでしょ。だから、あおあおとしてすてきなしばふじゃない。 おっと：だから、「となりのしばふはあおい」っていうじゃないか！？ つま：それって、ことわざでしょ。ほんとうにとなりのしばふはあおいのよ。 ----Formal Romanization---- Tsuma: Mata niwa no zassō ga bōbō ni natte kite komatta wa. Totte mo totte mo, tsugi kara tsugi e to haete kuru shi. Otto: Isso no koto, shiba o hari kaeyō ka. Tsuma: Hari kaete mo, mata zassō ga haeru dake yo. Dare ga zassō tori suru no yo. Otto: Ore wa shigoto de isogashii shi... Tsuma: O-tonari nante, itsumo go-shujin ga shibakari shiteru desho. Dakara, aoao to shite suteki na shibafu ja nai. Otto: Dakara, “tonari no shibafu wa aoi” tte iu ja nai ka!? Tsuma: Sore tte, kotowaza desho. Hontō ni tonari no shibafu wa aoi no yo. ----Formal English---- Wife: The weeds in our garden are growing out of control again. What a drag. They keep popping up no matter how often we pull them out. Husband: Should we just re-do the entire lawn? Wife: But even if we do, weeds will grow back again. Who's going to do the weeding? Husband: I'm busy with work... Wife: The neighbor's husband is always mowing the lawn. That's why their lawn is always green and fantastic looking. Husband: That's why we have the saying, "The grass is always greener on the other side." Wife: That's a proverb. But in our case, the neighbor's lawn really IS greener. --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources!

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!

Learn Japanese with Japanesepod101.com! Welcome to the Japanese Reading Comprehension for Absolute Beginners series. In this series, you will start to build up your Japanese reading skills through lessons focussed on everyday activities like taking the bus or train. You'll learn how to read tickets, notices in the station, timetables, and more. Improve your reading with this useful Japanesepod101.com series! In this lesson, we'll show you how to buy a train ticket. 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!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- 店員：ご注文を伺います。 秀太：とりあえずビールで。 康平：おれも。 恵理子：私は、キウイサワー。 店員：かしこまりました。 秀太：あれ、康平。お前、今日車で来たんじゃなかったっけ？ 康平：ああ、そうだよ。 秀太：飲酒運転はだめだぞ。 康平：ちょっと飲むだけなら、大丈夫だよ。 恵理子：最近、取り締まり厳しいし、罰金高いんだから。 康平：おれが通る道なら、警察いないはずだから、捕まらないよ。 秀太：捕まらないなら、良いってことじゃないんだよ。 :お酒が入っていると、判断も鈍くなるんだぞ。 :もし、交通事故を起こしたら、どうするんだよ。一生を棒に振るぞ。 康平：分かったよ。 :すみませーん、ウーロン茶お願いします。 康平：じゃあ、お疲れー。またねー。 （車のドアを開けて、閉める音。そして、エンジンをかけ、出発する） 康平：あれ、検問か。 警察官：はい、止まってください。 :『飲んだら乗るな。乗るなら飲むな。』。飲酒運転の取締りを強化しています。 :はい、息をはいてください。 :はい、大丈夫ですねー。どうぞ。 康平：ああ、良かったー。 :『飲んだら乗るな。乗るなら飲むな。』ね。 Click here to listen to the entire conversation. ----Formal Vowelled---- てんいん：ごちゅうもんをうかがいます。 しゅうた：とりあえずビールで。 こうへい：おれも。 えりこ：わたしは、キウイサワー。 てんいん：かしこまりました。 しゅうた：あれ、こうへい。おまえ、きょうくるまできたんじゃなかったっけ？ こうへい：ああ、そうだよ。 しゅうた：いんしゅうんてんはだめだぞ。 こうへい：ちょっとのむだけなら、だいじょうぶだよ。 えりこ：さいきん、とりしまりきびしいし、ばっきんたかいんだから。 こうへい：おれがとうるみちなら、けいさついないはずだから、つかまらないよ。 しゅうた：つかまらないなら、いいってことじゃないんだよ。 :おさけがはいっていると、はんだんもにぶくなるんだぞ。 :もし、こうつうじこをおこしたら、どうするんだよ。いっしょうをぼうにふるぞ。 こうへい：わかったよ。 :すみませーん、ウーロンちゃおねがいします。 こうへい：じゃあ、おつかれー。またねー。 （くるまのドアをあけて、しめるおと。そして、エンジンをかけ、しゅっぱつする） こうへい：あれ、けんもんか。 けいさつかん：はい、とまってください。 :『のんだらのるな。のるならのむな。』。いんしゅうんてんのとりしまりをきょうかしています。 :はい、いきをはいてください。 :はい、だいじょうぶですねー。どうぞ。 こうへい：ああ、よかったー。 :『のんだらのるな。のるならのむな。』ね。 ----Formal Romanization---- Ten'in: Go-chūmon o ukagaimasu. Shūta: Toriaezu bīru de. Kōhei: Ore mo. Eriko: Watashi wa, kiui sawā. Ten'in: Kashikomarimashita. Shūta: Are, Kōhei. O-mae, kyō kuruma de kita n janakatta kke? Kōhei: Ā, sō da yo. Shūta: Inshu unten wa dame da zo. Kōhei: Chotto nomu dake nara, daijōbu da yo. Eriko: Saikin, torishimari kibishii shi, bakkin takai n dakara. Kōhei: Ore ga tōru michi nara, keisatsu inai hazu dakara, tsukamaranai yo. Shūta: Tsukamaranai nara, ii tte koto ja nai n da yo. :O-sake ga haitte iru to, handan mo nibuku naru n da zo. :Moshi, kōtsūjiko o okoshitara, dō suru n da yo. Isshō o bō ni furu zo. Kōhei: Wakatta yo. Sumimasēn, ūroncha o-negaishimasu. Kōhei: Jā, otsukarē. Mata nē. ( kuruma no doa o akete, shimeru oto. Soshite, enjin o kake, shuppatsu suru) Kōhei: Are, kenmon ka. Keisatsukan: Hai, tomatte kudasai. :(Nondara noru na. Noru nara nomu na.). Inshu unten no torishimari o kyōka shite imasu. :Hai, iki o haite kudasai. :Hai, daijōbu desu nē. Dō zo. Kōhei: Ā, yokattā. :(Nondara noru na. Noru nara nomu na.) ne. ----Formal English---- Waitress: Can I take your order? Shūta: For the time being, I'll have a beer. Kōhei: Me too. Eriko: I'll have a kiwi sour. Waitress: Thank you. Shūta: Hey, Kōhei, didn't you come by car today? Kōhei: Yeah, I did. Shūta: You can't drink and drive. Kōhei: If it's just a little alcohol, there's no problem. Eriko: Recently there's been a crackdown as well as an expensive fine. Kōhei: On the roads I take, there shouldn't be any police, so I won't get caught. Shūta: It's not a case of "it's fine as long as you don't get caught." :When you drink, your sense of judgment gets slower. :What would you do if you had an accident? You'd be throwing away your life. Kōhei: All right, all right. :Excuse me, I'll have an oolong tea, please. Kōhei: It was fun, guys. See ya. (Sound of car door opening, then closing. Sound of the engine and driving off) Kōhei: A breathalyzer check, huh? Policeman: Please stop the car. :"If you drink, don't drive. If you're driving, don't drink." We are cracking down on drunken driving. :Please breathe out. :Okay, you're fine. Thank you. Kōhei: Ah, thank goodness. :"If you drink, don't drive. If you're driving, don't drink!" --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! [...]

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Asking questions is a big part of learning Japanese. Every day at JapanesePod101.com, we get so many great questions from you, the listeners. And in this video series, we'll answer those questions! Join Hiroko and get some answers! In this lesson, you’ll learn the answer to the question 'Should I use -SOU DA or -YOU DA? 'Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find many more fantastic learning resources. Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! In your home country, there are some phrases that are so common you use them or hear them every day. The same is true in Japan too, so why not give your Japanese an instant boost by learning them in this video lesson? With Risa's help, you'll be sounding like a native Japanese speaker in no time!In this lesson, you'll learn 10 Must Know Math Words. 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!

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!

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!

Learn more about Japanese culture with JapanesePod101.com! After months of planning, you're finally on holiday in Japan! Since you're starving, the first thing on your list is a visit to a sushi restaurant. The sushi in front of you looks so good, you can't wait to dive in. But...where do you begin? Chopsticks or no chopsticks? What's the best way to eat it without embarrassing yourself?  In this lesson, you will learn how to eat sushi like a pro and build your Japanese vocabulary, all at the same time, with your hosts Jessi and Hiroko. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com for many more fantastic lessons and learning resources. Be sure to leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- これは何ですか。 それは何ですか。 あれは何ですか。 ようかんは何ですか。 歌舞伎は何ですか。 お仕事は何ですか。 ----Formal Romanization---- Kore wa nan desu ka. Sore wa nan desu ka. Are wa nan desu ka. Yōkan wa nan desu ka. Kabuki wa nan desu ka. O-shigoto wa nan desu ka. ----Formal English---- What is this? What is that?  What is that(over there)? What is yōkan? What is Kabuki? What is your job? --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- これはおいしいです。 私はうれしいです。 かおりさんは優しいです。 私の髪は長いです。 私の髪は長くありません。 あなたの髪は長いですか。 ----Formal Romanization---- Kore wa oishii desu. Watashi wa ureshii desu. Kaori-san wa yasashii desu. Watashi no kami wa nagai desu. Watashi no kami wa nagaku arimasen. Anata no kami wa nagai desu ka. ----Formal English---- This is delicious. I'm happy. Kaori is kind. My hair is long. My hair is not long. Is your hair long? --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- 私は鈴木です。 私は医者です。 これはおみやげです。 私は学生です。 私は学生ではありません。 あなたは学生ですか。 ----Formal Romanization---- Watashi wa Suzuki desu. Watashi wa isha desu. Kore wa o-miyage desu. Watashi wa gakusei desu. Watashi wa gakusei dewa arimasen. Anata wa gakusei desu ka. ----Formal English---- I am Suzuki. I am a doctor. This is a souvenir. I am a student. I am not a student. Are you a student? --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources!

Since moving to Japan, you have noticed so many different styles of clothing that you can't decide on a favorite. You decide to go shopping with a Japanese friend to try on different styles. While putting on different outfits, your friend keeps asking you in Japanese which piece of clothing you like best. At first you you are a little confused, but soon you understand the Japanese words she is saying to you. It becomes a kind of Japanese lesson, and soon you don't feel so naked! In this lesson you'll learn Japanese expressions related to clothing and uncover some more Japanese vocabulary along the way!This Japanese video series is a brand new way to learn Japanese. Learn everyday vocabulary and key verbs in this Japanese video lesson. Read the Japanese lesson notes to learn about the Japanese verb tenses.. Join us, and see what you've been missing! 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!

Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- 葉月: メリークリスマス！旦那とイルミネーションを見に行ってきます。 愛美: どこもカップルばっかり！！ 優子: 今夜はホワイトクリスマスだね。 翔: 俺は今年もクリスマスは仕事です。。。彼女ほしい。 結衣: メリクリ！今年も１年早かったわ〜。 ----Formal Vowelled---- 葉月: メリークリスマス！だんなとイルミネーションをみにいってきます。 愛美: どこもカップルばっかり！！ 優子: こんやはホワイトクリスマスだね。 翔: おれはことしもクリスマスはしごとです。。。かのじょほしい。 結衣: メリクリ！ことしもいちねんはやかったわ〜。 ----Formal Romanization---- Hazuki: Merī Kurisumasu! Danna to iruminēshon o mi ni itte kimasu. Manami: Doko mo kappuru bakkari!! Yūko: Konya wa howaito kurisumasu da ne. Shō: Ore wa kotoshi mo kurisumasu wa shigoto desu... Kanojo hoshii. Yui: Merikuri! Kotoshi mo ichi-nen hayakatta wa. ----Formal English---- Hazuki: Merry Christmas! Off to see some illuminations with my husband. Manami: Couples everywhere!! Yūko: Tonight is a white Christmas. Shō: Working this Christmas as usual... I want a girlfriend. Yui: Merry Christmas! This year went pretty quick for me. --------------------------- Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101! Don't forget to stop by JapanesePod101.com for more great Japanese Language Learning Resources!