Quick Japanese Lessons: Best 3 Casual Phrases
In this post we’ll introduce you to some great phrases to learn Japanese from JapanesePod101! One of the great things about JapanesePod101′s Japanese lessons is that it’s truly easy to learn from them.
Your friends say they are going to introduce you to one of the great Japanese cultural events. But they won’t tell you where you’re going until you get there. You trust your Japanese friends, so you know it won’t be awful. But still, you’re getting a little nervous. What if they’ve arranged for a trip to a traditional Japanese bathhouse. You don’t think you could do that. However, as you get off the train, you see lots of people streaming into a building, so it looks to be okay. There couldn’t be that many people taking a bath all at once. Your friends hand you a ticket and announce you’re going to see a Japanese sumo wrestling match. “No way,” you exclaim in Japanese. At least you had the presence to say it in Japanese. “Yes,” they tell you in Japanese, “You’ll love it.” After you get to your seat, you see two enormous Japanese men staring at one another and you notice a small ring between them. You think the ring can’t be big enough to hold the two of them at once, much less allow them to wrestle. The gigantic Japanese men stretch and limber up. They each toss something-you know not what-over a shoulder and start to place themselves in the ring. The official checks each man. The two fighters tense and grimace. The official suddenly signals the start of the match. The giants catapult themselves at each other on thighs thicker than telephone poles. And it’s over in less than three seconds. “Wow, amazing!” you say in Japanese! But your friends stare in amazement at you because you have gotten the Japanese phrases correct all night! Good thing for those Japanese lessons you studied before, right?
Do not miss out on this and many other of their videos. In this and other video Japanese lessons like it, you will be introduced to three of the informal or casual Japanese phrases you will likely hear native Japanese speakers use frequently. It’s important to be formal and polite on the correct occasions in Japan, but it’s also important to know when to be informal or casual. Visit the main website of JapanesePod101 where you will find many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources! Comment on the lessons while you’re there and their teachers will answer any questions you may have.