Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #147: なくてはならない must; have to

なくてはならない must; have to 明日(あした)までに借金(しゃっきん)を返(かえ)さなくてはならない。 Click for and English tomorrow | by | debt | (direct object marker)

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An Ancient Pond by Basho

Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) is undoubtedly the most famous of the classical haiku poets. His mastery of haiku and

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Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #146: なくてもいい need not; don’t have to

なくてもいい need not; don’t have to 今日(きょう)は、日曜日(にちようび)なので学校(がっこう)に行(い)かなくてもいいです。 Click for and English today | as for | Sunday |

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Nihongo no Tane 144: 電気ってすばらしい Electricity is Wonderful | Japanese Immersion Podcast

For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions below. セントオーガスティンの旅その一

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Using “A Little” in Japanese: From ちょっと to いささか and Beyond

When learning Japanese, you'll often come across situations where you want to express the idea of "a little,"

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Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #145: ～のですか？ Or んですか？ (used with explanations or to show an expectation)

～てくれる please do; do something (for me) 日本語(にほんご)を教(きょう)えてくれてありがとうございます。 Click for and English Japanese language | direct object marker

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