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“Let’s take a look at this informative video from the “Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101” YouTube channel. In it, video presenter Risa introduces 10 words that foreign learners of Japanese often find difficult to pronounce. Naturally, she also includes the correct pronunciation to help you practice!”

“Below is an informative video from the “Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101” YouTube channel. In it, video presenter Risa introduces 10 words that foreign learners of Japanese often find difficult to pronounce. Naturally, she also includes the correct pronunciation to help you practice.”

“Use the language first and focus on the grammar later, Lewis said. When you are ready to pick up the grammar, he recommended using podcasts at sites such as radiolingua.com or languagepod101.com as particularly useful in picking up grammar and dissecting the language.”

“You may have already come across JapanesePod101 if you’ve searched for podcasts in your target language. This series is always my first port of call when starting a new language. The podcasts cover a huge range of languages and the discussions are followed by in depth breakdowns of the individual elements of the specific language. Rather than translating whole phrases for you, you gain an understanding of each word and how it can be used in other contexts.”

“This online learning site makes Japanese video lessons and listening comprehension exercises. A good section to check out is ‘Weekly Japanese Words with Risa’, which introduces new words and example sentences on a range of topics – from weather to falling in love. What I like about these videos is the explanations and commentary are mostly in Japanese, with just a little supplementary English.”

“The content is breezy and fun, though the brief, au courant English introductions from a young American woman in Paris can be silly. We liked the function that let us hear just one line at a time, allowing for pauses for speaking practice and to go over vocabulary lists and sample sentences.”

“That got me thinking. Virtually all the popular Japanese-learning Web sites — YesJapan.com, JapanesePod101.com, even Ken Tanaka of YouTube fame — offer lessons on getting laughs with oyaji gyagu. The problem is that even though familiarity with these jokes helps build cultural knowledge of the sort gladiators and other people need to forge meaningful relationships in Japanese, the puns ought to come with a warming label: most Japanese think oyaji gyagu are KY (kuki yomenai, 空気読めない, awkward).”

“Those planning vacations to Japan and who only want to learn a few phrases, beginners just getting started on the road to fluency, as well as Japanese language students already at an intermediate level, all will find material of interest here, and definitely need to add JapanesePod101 to their podcast download lists as soon as possible.”

“JapanesePod101.com was named one of iTunes Best Audio Podcast of 2007 under the Classic: Audio category. The list was compiled by the Apple iTunes’ staff and highlights a sampling of the top new and classic podcasts from independent producers and corporate entities in both audio and video formats.”

“… this Tokyo-produced podcast offers a painless—and free—way to bone up on the language and culture of the Land of the Rising Sun, offering the sort of relevant real-world preparation that you won’t get in a classroom or on a CD-ROM.”

“Interview with co-founders Eran Dekel and Peter Galante. Podcast411 is the leading Interview show focused on Podcasting.”

“If you’ve always wanted to learn Japanese but never known the right place to look, then look no further than JapanesePod101.com. … it’s a really easy site to navigate around and the podcasts are really, really good.”

“Before my wife and I traveled to Japan for the summer, we glued ourselves to our iPods and to the free language-training podcast, JapanesePod101, available on iTunes. On the entertaining podcast, Queens, New York-native Peter Galante and his Japanese colleagues wove instructive lessons around functional tips for navigating Japanese society–like what to do when you miss the last subway at night.”

“Beginners may find it difficult to enter directly into this Japanese material, but the popular podcast www.JapanesePod101.com attempts to teach the language within a bilingual environment. Creator Peter Galante hosts his podcast in English, explaining most of the lesson’s key concepts, while authentic Japanese natives sound out the words with proper pronunciation.”