Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! “You’re kidding,” you remark to your Japanese friends. “It can’t be. I’ve been around Tokyo, I’ve looked at the maps, and there just cannot be a forest in the middle of the city.” And you’re sure that no place in the middle of Tokyo can ever be quiet, peaceful, and energizing. [...]
English as a Second Language (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Slow dialogue: 1:24 Explanations: 3:02 Fast dialogue: 15:44 Reiko: When I die, I want a big funeral. The more mourners the better! Lucas: Not me. I’m just the opposite. I don’t want any kind of funeral or wake. I just want to be cremated and have my ashes scattered. Reiko: What? You don’t want to be buried in a beautiful casket with a big headstone? Better yet, how about being interred...
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! How does he do it, you wonder. You have seen him time and again penetrate right to the heart of any situation and then say the perfect thing in Japanese. If the situation is tense, his lighthearted jokes in Japanese will make everyone relax without embarrassing anyone. If someone is embarrassed, [...]
English as a Second Language (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Topics: Ask an American: sleep and weight gain; to slip through (one's) fingers; drink versus beverage; individually versus separately versus independently Words: pretty much anecdotally largely half-eaten buffet to shift to graze shift worker disruption metabolic change to slip through (one's) fingers drink beverage individually separately independently
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Learn Japanese travel phrases with Japanese Survival Phrases! Whether you’re going to Japan for business or pleasure, a little Japanese can help make your trip so much more pleasant. Today, we’ll go over how to pay bus fares. Buses are pretty useful for getting around Japan if you have a detailed map of the bus routes. [...]
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! It’s not clear to you why, but you seem to have little difficulty reading the hiragana and kanji you see every day in Japan. However, listening to Japanese has proven to be quite a challenge. For some reason, listening to the Japanese language is more difficult than reading it. You notice [...]
English as a Second Language (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Slow dialogue: 1:29 Explanations: 3:35 Fast dialogue: 15:58 Luigi: What do you think of this new email program? Selma: I don’t know yet. I just started using it. The interface is pretty intuitive, but I haven’t figured out how to sort my inbox by date. Luigi: That’s easy. Let me show you. All you have to do is hit one of these buttons and it’ll sort automatically. Selma: Oh,...
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Family, friends, good food, prosperity…all things we give thanks for at this joyful time of year. And JapanesePod101.com has our own list of things to be thankful for as well. Oh sure, as we bustle around the office this week, we are consumed by thoughts and chatter of family, friends, and plans for the Thanksgiving [...]
English as a Second Language (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Slow dialogue: 1:20 Explanations: 2:48 Fast dialogue: 13:59 Ruth: Now that we’ve picked out a new couch, we need to pick out an upholstery fabric. What do you think of this checkered one? Gerry: That’s an eyesore. I prefer something a little more subtle. Ruth: Subtle? What’s fun about subtle? I want something bold and that’ll make a statement. How about this one with the polka...
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! The essential question is “Were you taken advantage of or not'” The Japanese salesman talked you into buying a motorcycle! A Japanese motorcycle. You had gone to the showroom to look at them, but not because you were really serious about buying one. You just thought they looked great. Japanese motorcycles [...]
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
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.” Surprised, she asks in Japanese, “You got a job? Here in Japan? Well, your Japanese must be...
English as a Second Language (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Topics: Steroid use and other doping in professional sports; The Juilliard School; shell-shocked; way to go; be good Words: performance-enhancing drug steroid bodybuilder dose acne to cheat to dope prestigious audition humanities to rehearse composer shell-shocked way to go be good
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Learn Japanese travel phrases with Japanese Survival Phrases! A little Japanese can go such a long way! Whether you’re traveling to Japan for business or pleasure, these phrases will help make your trip much more pleasant and meaningful! Today, we’ll learn about Internet cafés in Japan. We’ll also introduce a wonderfully relaxing place that offers access [...]
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your Japanese friends are all very proud of you. You got a great job in Japan and are doing well. Well, you’re proud of yourself. You learned enough Japanese to actually work in Japan. But this morning, your Japanese boss came to you with good and bad news. The good news [...]
Learn Italian (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod. Episode #28 of the "Upper-Intermediate Level Series" is entitled "I'm Left On Feet!". Does it sound like nonsense? Well, let's explain! - Italians use the famous expression "rimanere a piedi", which in English can be translated as "to be left on feet", to say that their car broke down and [...]
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