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Hello, and welcome to Gengo Japanese, start speaking Japanese in minutes! This 10 part mini-course is designed to introduce you to Japan and the Japanese language and get you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson! We'll also provide you with cultural insight to utterly shock and amaze your friends and colleagues. To get the accompanying lesson notes and bonus material for our 10 lesson mini-course, completely free visit GengoLanguages.com/Japanese, and sign up! It's that simple. To get the complete mini-course for free visit GengoLanguages.com/Japanese, and sign up for the complete mini-course.

Hello, and welcome to Gengo Japanese, start speaking Japanese in minutes! GengoLanguages.com is designed to introduce you to Japan and the Japanese language and get you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson! To get the complete mini-course for free visit GengoLanguages.com/Japanese, and sign up for the complete mini-course.

Welcome to your very first Japanese lesson. This series is your go-to authority on everything Japanese. In these lessons, you'll learn about Japan's language and culture firsthand. From the people who brought you sushi, anime, and martial arts... a language like no other! Listen to The Top Five Reasons to Study Japanese and start learning Japanese today! In this All About Japanese lesson, we'll share some background about Japan and its native language and boil it down to bring you the top five reasons to learn Japanese!

Picture this: while touring along the streets of Tokyo on your vacation, you and your friends are searching for a Japanese sushi restaurant. But you can't find one-all you see are signs with beautifully calligraphed letters surrounding you everywhere in Japan. Your stomach is growling, your friends are tired of walking, but the word "sushi" is nowhere to be seen. Before you dive into the Pacific to get some fresh fish, maybe it would be a good idea to brush up on your knowledge of the Japanese language. This Japanese lesson will teach you about the three types of artistic scripts that make up the written Japanese language, kanji, hiragana, and katakana, and the roles they play in putting together sentences. To get the complete mini-course for free visit GengoLanguages.com/Japanese, and sign up for the complete mini-course.

Think back to the first time you learned about an irregular verb in English class. Take a moment to reflect on the fun you had learning how to decline nouns and conjugate verb tenses when you studied romance languages. If those memories are less than pleasant for you to revisit, then Japanese is the perfect language for you to learn! With only two Japanese verb tenses and Japanese nouns that don't change depending on gender or number, you might actually-gasp-start to enjoy learning Japanese grammar! This Japanese lesson will help you navigate your way through Japanese grammar conventions. To get the complete mini-course for free visit GengoLanguages.com/Japanese, and sign up for the complete mini-course.

Remember the song you say po-TAY-to, I say po-TAH-to, you say to-MAY-to, I say to-MAH-to? Have you ever debated which way is the correct way to pronounce these words? Well, the Japanese would never need to have such a debate, because these issues don't exist in their language-in Japanese, each vowel has only one sound! The same is true of other words with the same spelling but different meanings depending on which syllable you stress. For example, take the word "present." If you stress the first syllable, it means "gift" or "existing," but if you stress the second, it means, "to offer." The same is true of words like "contract" and "object." The Japanese simplified our lives by eliminating the stressed syllables. All syllables are created equal and receive the same amount of stress-none! Talk about stress-free! This Japanese lesson will help you with your Japanese pronunciation skills. To get the complete mini-course for free visit GengoLanguages.com/Japanese, and sign up for the complete mini-course.

You've just arrived in Japan for a weeklong business trip and you are dying to impress your Japanese hosts with your knowledge of the Japanese language. But you also don't want to offend them by saying the wrong thing in Japanese at the very beginning! In English, it's hard to go wrong with "Hi, my name is Bob. Nice to meet you!" But in Japan, depending on whom you're speaking to, even such simple Japanese phrases can be potential minefields if you're not careful. With all the Japanese business meetings and formal dinners scheduled for the week, you want to be sure to introduce yourself in Japanese properly every time. Sure, your Japanese hosts might know English, but why not impress them by correctly speaking a little of their language? Their pleased reactions will be reward enough! This Japanese Basic Bootcamp lesson will teach you how to introduce yourself to others in Japanese while making a positive lasting impression at the same time. To get the complete mini-course for free visit GengoLanguages.com/Japanese, and sign up for the complete mini-course.

You've just arrived at your hotel in Tokyo and are at the counter to check in. When you introduce yourself in Japanese, the clerk tries hard to hide a smile, but you notice it anyway. What? Did you say it wrong? You took the time to look up each word in your Japanese dictionary, so what gives? Of course, your Japanese accent probably isn't the best, but you have the feeling it's something else. As it turns out, the order of words in Japanese sentences is different from the word order in English! So instead of saying word-for-word, "My name is Marge," you would say (in Japanese), "I Marge am." It sounds odd, but people in Japan probably think our way is strange too! So take a little time to go through this Japanese lesson and learn how to properly phrase a sentence in Japanese. Then you can go about your business or vacation in Japan with confidence. And the next time you speak to someone in Japanese, they won't hide their smile! This Japanese Basic Bootcamp lesson will teach you how to talk about yourself in Japanese-who you are and where you're from-as well as how to phrase basic sentences in Japanese. To get the complete mini-course for free visit GengoLanguages.com/Japanese, and sign up for the complete mini-course.

You've arrived in Japan for a long overdue vacation and can't wait to indulge in Japanese culture, including finally putting to use the words and phrases you learned in the Japanese guidebook. As you're out and about, riding the trains and sightseeing, you become more and more fascinated with everything in Japan. You quickly realize you want to learn even more Japanese words and phrases to make your visit especially meaningful. And of course, it will be fun to go back home and show off your newfound Japanese language skills to your friends! But there has to be a better way than just pointing to something with a confused look on your face, hoping someone will tell you what it's called in Japanese. Why not learn a few Japanese phrases asking how to say something in Japanese? People will most likely be more willing to help you if you speak to them in Japanese rather than just point! This Japanese Basic Bootcamp lesson is double-barreled. You'll not only learn more useful Japanese words and phrases, but you'll also learn how to ask someone to help you learn more Japanese words and phrases. You'll learn how to ask, "How do you say that in Japanese?"-in Japanese! To get the complete mini-course for free visit GengoLanguages.com/Japanese, and sign up for the complete mini-course.

While visiting Japan with a friend, you decide to stop by and see a former coworker who now lives in Tokyo. As you walk down the hall of the coworker's apartment building, you and your friend practice your Japanese by saying the numbers on the doors aloud. Your friend suddenly stops, looking confused. There's no door number four, he's noticed; the numbers skipped from number three to number five. You jump in, delighted at the chance to show off a little. You explain to your friend that people in Japan consider the number four to be very unlucky; thus, many Japanese apartment buildings and hospitals don't have room numbers that have a four in them. You note that it's kind of like in the United States, where many buildings don't have a thirteenth floor. Your friend is quite interested in this glimpse into Japanese culture and is dying to know how you learned so much Japanese language and culture before going on the trip. Go ahead tell him about GengoLanguages.com! Being selfish is not becoming! This Japanese Basic Bootcamp lesson teaches you how to say numbers from one to one hundred in Japanese, and gives you interesting information on numbers that Japanese people consider lucky or unlucky. To get the complete mini-course for free visit GengoLanguages.com/Japanese, and sign up for the complete mini-course.

One morning, a coworker named Kyle comes to you in a panic. He's just received a voicemail from the Tokyo office regarding a big project and needs help translating it from Japanese ASAP. The person who left the message doesn't speak English very well, and as a result, he says many numbers in Japanese rather than English. The project deadline is noon, and Kyle needs those numbers! Can you help? You grin and say of course! Thank goodness, you already had this helpful lesson on Japanese numbers! Now you get to put your new Japanese number sense into practice. You listen to the message and copy down the Japanese numbers in question. Kyle is so thankful that he takes you to lunch-at a Japanese restaurant! This Japanese Basic Bootcamp lesson will teach you all about Japanese numbers from one hundred and up. When you're finished, you'll be a pro at saying just about any number you want in Japanese! To get the complete mini-course for free visit GengoLanguages.com/Japanese, and sign up for the complete mini-course.

You have been busy packing and getting ready for your flight back to Japan all morning. Suddenly, the phone rings. Your anxious friend is on the other end asking in Japanese, "Is your departure tomorrow?" Laughing, you reply in Japanese, "No, my departure is today!" Excitedly, he yells back into the phone in Japanese, "Yeah! Your flight is leaving now?!" You are sure at this point the he must have stayed up all night in anticipation of your return! You explain to him in Japanese, "No, it is only 4:00 AM in New York!" My flight is departing at 11:00!" Saddened by the fact that he will have to wait several more hours, he answers in Japanese, "I hope your flight is nice...." Aww, he is missing you! This Japanese Gengo lesson will teach you how to form simple (A is B) sentences in Japanese! These Japanese sentences are very simple to create and the best part is we will walk you through every step as well as provide a few Japanese examples to get you started! To get the complete mini-course for free visit GengoLanguages.com/Japanese, and sign up for the complete mini-course.

Congratulations, you've just finished our Gengo Japanese mini course! This mini course was designed to allow you to master the basics of Japanese. We also covered cultural insight to utterly shock and amaze your friends and colleagues, and above all, get you speaking right away with proper pronunciation! Inside the accompanying lesson notes and bonus material at GengoLanguages.com/japanese you'll find clear explanation and additional information will have you speaking in Japanese in minutes. Written by a team of professional Japanese teachers, you'll have fun learning step-by-step with this complete Japanese course. You're off to a great start in your Japanese studies, and it doesn't have to end! You've mastered the first 10 lessons, so you have a great base to work with! However, it's really only the beginning... To get the complete Gengo Japanese course instantly visit GengoLanguages.com/Japanese, and purchase it now. Now if you enjoyed the first 10 lessons, there are 65 additional Japanese lessons, all with accompanying lesson notes at GengoLanguages.com/Japanese. You'll learn to read, write and speak Japanese with audio lessons, lesson notes, videos, and quizzes. There is a vibrant language learning community, a forum, and professional teachers to answer questions. Subscribers even get to practice their Japanese with a real live teacher. We also cover many other topics including: getting around in Japan, basic business greetings, making friends, going out, asking for recommendations, asking for help, and much more! Go to Gengolanguages.com/japanese, and get the remaining lessons instantly. You can conveniently access Gengolanguages.com/japanese from the website link in iTunes or by entering Gengolanguages.com/japanese directly into your favorite browser or search engine.