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If you come to Japan it is impossible to avoid the phrase sho ga nai which means it can't be helped . This phrase along with it's more formal version shikata ga nai is used to express the concept of c'est la vie when life throws an unpleasant situation your way and you feel powerless to avoid or correct it. It's raining today, we can't go on a picnic, sho ga nai . I failed my entrance exams, sho ga nai . The entire world is against us on our whaling policy, sho ga nai . Sho ga nai has been interpreted as the stoic self sacrificing nature of the Japanese which can also be found in Buddhist teachings and their emphasis on group identity. I have to go into work on sunday- sho ga nai The ultimate expression of sho ga nai was at the end of the second world war when their emperor asked his people to endure the unendurable and embrace defeat. An unkinder and more western interpretation would conclude sho ga nai means I can't be bothered . Arguably, you cannot run a sucessful company by shrugging your shoulders when your employees are lazy and unmotivated. Regardless of whether you think sho ga nai expresses a fatalistic unwillingness to make changes or is an enlightened acceptance of life, sho ga nai is an essential phrase for students of Japanese. In this lesson, Waka teaches us how to use sho ga nai just like a native. Enjoy. Links: Kyuma Fumio and Sho ga nai

Today, Waka teaches us how to order a beer in Japan. She also teaches us how to stop your boss trying to get you drunk. KAMPAI!

This week's fun Friday comes from the conveyor belt sushi restaurant or Kaitenzushi. We sat and talked about various topics while stuffing our faces with delicious sushi. Some ginger slices and cups of green tea made it a fantastic meal. Enjoy!

a href= http://www.socialmarker.com Social Bookmarking /a Waka sensei was kind enough to teach me Japanese outside on her sunny flower filled wooden deck. This week we studied the verb Kariru which means to borrow. This is a very useful word you can use in everyday conversation. Sorry about the noisy dog in the background.

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In the second episode of the Of Rice and Zen videocast, "A" takes a classic Japanese Super Nintendo commercial, bends it over and makes it his bitch. This videocast accompanies the blog and podcast at http://www.memoirs-of-a-gaijin.blogspot.com

In the seminal first ever Memoirs of a Gaijin videocast, the now slightly less than mysterious "A" takes a loving butchers at the glorious cheese and the equally glorious Japanese expressions used in an NES Zelda advert from the 80s. This videocast accompanies the Of Rice and Zen Podcast of http://www.memoirs-of-a-gaijin.blogspot.com

In the second episode of the Of Rice and Zen videocast, A takes a classic Japanese Super Nintendo commercial, bends it over and makes it his bitch. This videocast accompanies the blog and podcast at: http://www.memoirs-of-a-gaijin.blogspot.com

Welcome to Fun Friday, a podcast where we put away our text books, relax and talk about issues on Japan and studying Japanese. This week, Waka sensei and myself talked about Genetically Modified organisms, whaling and other environmental issues and how they affect Japan. I hope we didn't get to preachy for you and we are certainly not experts on environmental issues. I just hope this podcast could be act as a point of departure for your own research and conversations on the environment. Here are some links to sites we talked about: Letter to Simon Crean of the Australian Ministry of trade to ask him to stop GMOs being grown in Australia and being imported to Japan. https://www.greenpeace.or.jp/ssl/gm/cyberaction/canola/?cyber Greenpeace anti whaling campaign Save Mr Splashy pants Campaign to stop Meiji using GMOs in their products. http://www.greenpeace.or.jp/campaign/gm/cyberaction/meiji2 The Pinky Show explains What's wrong with GMOs. And here are some useful vocabulary we used to talk about the environment: çåããenvironment ããããã éäåçãæãïäçï Genetically Modified (crops) ããããããããïããããï æé Whaling ããã Feel free to email us at mail[at]alexbrooke.com if you have any comments or responses to this. Don't forget to join the forums Our Facebook community Hang out in the chat room and the general blog

Hello again everyone and Learn Japanese Pod is back with a new free Japanese lesson podcast for your entertainment and edification. In this lesson Beb and I discussed the use of the word åã/ããã/samuiâ or cold. However, this word can also mean something is unfunny. Why? The idea is, when you hear a joke that is so bad, it sends shivers down your spine, hence Samui! . So it's a great way to tell someone not to give up their day job. Another word in Japanese that is used to describe something cold is åãã/ãããã/tsumetaiâ. Like Samui, this means cold however it is used to describe objects and liquids. Samui is usually used just to talk about temperature. For example you can say kyou wa samui or today it is cold. However you say kono koucha ga tsumetai or this tea is cold. Another possible use is ano hito wa tsumetai or that person is cold. (Standoffish/distant/unfriendly) Check out the show notes below for a full explanation and other examples. Also check out the Learn Japanese Pod Blog for general news and on Japan and Japanese lessons. And of course listen to the podcast! YOROSHIKU ONEGAISHIMASU Also, don't forget to join the forums to ask your questions about Japan and join the growing community.

Welcome to Fun Friday, a chance for us to put away our text books and talk about all things Japanese. This week Waka sensei and myself talked about various finds on the internet and TV that I have found helpful for studying Japanese. First off is The World Of Golden Eggs . It is a hilarious anime with English subtitles I found on the internet and that really helped me with my Japanese. After that we talked about Matsumoto's suberanai hanashi. Suberanai Hanashi basically translates as funny stories. In this program, Matsumoto, the famous Japanese comedian, gathers together some of his friends to spin some humourous yarns. Pretty hard stuff if you don't have Waka sensei to help you out. Finally we checked out the horror that is Japanesebugfights.com Links from the show: 1) The World of Golden Eggs 2) Matsumoto's Suberanai hanashi 3) Japanesebugfights.com 4) Learn Japanese pod Facebook community. Osaka beats Tokyo hands down community. Don't forget to join the forums and check out the chat room and blog. An apology for the sound which occasionally skipped. Gomen. I think we should have that problem fixed for next time.

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Hiragana a,i,u,e,o. PS. This is a beta video so expect much better in the future with sound and the works.

It's been a long time but I got in touch with D.J Wes who has just got out of hospital. Waka sensei and I talked to him about open heart surgery and hospitals in Japan and his upcoming Japanese Language Proficiency test amongst other things. Waka and I wish Wes a speedy recovery and success in taking the level one JLPT ! Ganbatte Wes ! Enjoy

I'm all on my own this week's Fun Friday as Beb, Waka sensei and Rob are all scattered across the globe. The intro music is by Ulfuls from their album Banzai. Here are this week's topics... 1) Latest Japanese pod news 2) Learning Japanese with The A-Team 3) Dogs and Demons by Alex Kerr 4) A TV Haiku 5) Hiking in Japan and the Hyakumeizan Enjoy !

Today Beb and I escaped the Learn Japanese studio and went to Osaka castle to get blown around by the approaching typhoon. Oh the things we do for our dear listeners. Anyway this is a basic introduction into talking about the weather in Japanese. Hope you like it. In the future we might do another more advance lesson about the weather. Please feel free to leave you comments and ideas on the blog or mail us at: mail@alexbrooke.com DOZO YOROSHIKU ONEGAISHIMASU !

Today we've decided to try a different approach to the podcast. Sorry, there's no shownotes this time. We hope you enjoy it. Special Edition 01 Also, if you download this before July 15th and would like to nominate our podcast for a Podcast Award, please visit http://www.podcastawards.com and click the link at the top of the page. Note, they only accept 1 nomination per IP address, so multiple votes will not be counted. And please visit our forums and say hello! We're always happy to have new friends join in our conversations. Technorati Tags: Japanese Lessons, Japan, Learn Japanese

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