Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Learn Practical Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Two friends are wandering through Harajuku and stumble upon a crazy street. Where could they possibly be? We’ll take a look at two grammar points. The first is the sentence ending particle nā and the second is the copula followed no da as used by females. [...]
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Learn Japanese Social Trends at JapanesePod101.com! We return to our Karoshi series (destined to become another JPod101 cult classic). We’re going to look at the pressures that keep people on the job. We have two grammar points, no ni tai shite, used when contrasting items, and wake de wa nai, used for [...]
English as a Second Language (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Slow dialogue: 1:16 Explanations: 3:17 Fast dialogue: 12:03 Order clerk: Hello, Torino’s Restaurant. Nancy: Hello, I’d like to place a delivery order. Order clerk: Can I have your address and the major cross streets, please? Nancy: It's 1212 Main Street, and the nearest cross streets are Speedway and Highland. Order clerk: Okay, it looks like you're in our delivery area. What would you like to order?...
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Learn Japanese on Your Own Terms at JapanesePod101.com! We’re going on a date tonight! First it's to the cafe to talk about Murakami Haruki books, then we’ll fast forward to next weekend for a samurai movie. Our grammar point is nara, used to offset topics and is a great way to make [...]
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Learn About Japanese Lifestyles at JapanesePod101.com! One for the more convenient advances in Japan has been the introduction of IC Cards (cards with integrated chips) and Keitai Seifu (cellphone wallets). Miki is going to tell us a little bit about them today. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave [...]
English as a Second Language (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Topics: Ask an American: Bluegrass music; résumé versus curriculum vitae, the number 0 versus the letter O, one over the other Words: to bring over to pass down something to flatten bridge basically roots origins melody acoustic fiddle banjo bass résumé curriculum vitae
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Learn Japanese on Your Own Terms at JapanesePod101.com! The year is 2028 and the children are having a class reunion when they remember the time capsule they buried. As they reminisce, they decide it's time to go and find the time capsule. Today's grammar point is -te miru, which means to try [...]
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Start Learning Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Fabrizio lost his wallet (seems he loses lots of things!) so he goes to ask a keisatsukan (police officer) about it. We’ll introduce o- and go-, two important honorific prefixes. We’ll also review some verb conjugation. If you're wasureppoi (person who tends to lose things), [...]
Learn Italian (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Learn Italian with Learn Italian Pod! The new, fun, and exciting way to learn "Advanced Level Italian" is finally here! Each advanced level lesson includes a short original lecture, a grammar rule with examples, and some idiomatic expressions and vocabulary with definitions. Jane & Massimo speak almost only Italian on this series. But what's really exciting [...]
English as a Second Language (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Slow dialogue: 1:20 Explanations: 4:28 Fast dialogue: 15:36 Wanda: I can't take it anymore. I try to put up with Robert, but I’ve had enough! Dana: I’m not surprised. That guy is a big bully and it's time somebody stood up to him. What has he done now? Wanda: This was the last straw. We’re both managers and we’re supposed to work together, but Robert looks for every opportunity to put me down in front...
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Start Learning Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Fabrizio is still with Fuyuka, visiting her jikka (parents’ home). We’ll look at some extremely polite set phrases used when visiting someone’s home. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post! Premium Content Dialog | Play | Popup Review | Play | Popup Video [...]
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Learn Casual Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Japanese are notoriously punctual. But from time to time things happen and you end up running a little late. Today two friends are waiting for their friend who is late. Our grammar is -te miru, which is used to express things you are trying. After [...]
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Learn Japanese Hot Topics at JapanesePod101.com! Setting aside the jokes for a few lessons, we turn to the serious subject of karōshi (death from overworking). Students are discussing the topic in their class and we’re going to listen in. This is quite a serious problem in Japan, but why? And is [...]
English as a Second Language (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Slow dialogue: 1:34 Explanations: 3:23 Fast dialogue: 13:31 Caridad: Look at this! The president of McQuillan University is stepping down. He submitted his resignation this morning after an undergraduate student made allegations that they had an affair and that she’s pregnant with his baby. Nate: That's terrible. Maybe they were in love. Caridad: In love? He’s married and has four kids, and when she...
Japanese Pod 101 (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Learn How to Nanpa at JapanesePod101.com! Today we begin a much requested series about dating. This story is told from the female perspective. But we also have the guy's version available too! Be sure to check them both out! Our grammar point is using demo to soften requests and offers. [...]
