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Mel talks about being homesick. Have you ever been homesick? Let's find out what Mel has to say. She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple and Easy, but some of the sentences would be a little challenging because she combines different grammar points in a sentence, which ...  Show more

Mel talks about ともだち. Is it easy to make friends for you？Let's find out what she has to say. She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple and Easy, but some of the sentences would be a little challenging because she combines different grammar points in a sentence, which Japa ...  Show more

In this lesson you will learn how to agree with people in Japanese. Check out the example sentences and dialogues to learn how these phrases are naturally used by native Japanese speakers in conversation. How to study This lesson includes the main podcast lesson, PDF show notes a ...  Show more

In this lesson Ami Sensei and I will teach you how to express different levels of certainty in Japanese. You’ll learn how to express the probability you think something will happen through various example sentences and dialogues. In English we do this all the time with words such ...  Show more

Join Anisa (yes I’m back!) as she talks about her trip to Japan. (And to my Japanese audience, I’m sorry if I pronounced some Japanese nouns wrong. It was purely muscle memory and a mistake.)The vocabulary and expression note: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DrlFL2khFiV06b4WM ...  Show more

In this episode, Andrew tells the story of his quick one-day visit to Osaka. You’ll hear about his record shopping plans, an unexpected tsunami alert, and how he had to make some tough decisions about his travel plans. This is perfect for English learners because you’ll hear natu ...  Show more