Ep. 55: Location & Togetherness

Ep. 56: Requests & Help

Seven episodes of real-life Japanese — and today the arc closes with the most human skill of all: asking for help. You will learn お願いします (the all-purpose please), the polite request form てもらえますか (could you~?), すみません as a request opener, and the direct call for help 助けてください. With a full politeness spectrum — from the blunt to the beautifully polite. JLPT Level: N5 | Duration: 08:45 Grammar covered: Request Help Expressions Vocabulary: お願いします, てもらえますか, すみません, 助けて, 助けてください, 助けてもらえますか, ちょっと待ってもらえますか Key sentences: * 助けてもらえますか。 * ちょっと待ってもらえますか。 * すみません、これをお願いします。 * 助けて。 Full transcript and practice at jivx.com [https://jivx.com/learn/podcast/ep-056-requests-help]

Ep. 55: Location & Togetherness

Walk into a real Japanese scene — a Saturday café meet-up with a friend — and pick up five words that let you describe where things are and who you're with. 友達と (with a friend), 近く (near), 隣 (next to), 前 (in front of), and 一緒に (together). All sit before the verb, marked by に. One predictable structure that covers every spatial situation you'll need. JLPT Level: N5 | Duration: 09:22 Grammar covered: Location Togetherness Vocabulary: 友達と, 近く, 隣, 前, 一緒に, 会います, あります, 座ります, 飲みます Key sentences: * 友達と会います。 * 駅の近くにあります。 * 友達の隣に座ります。 * 前にメニューがあります。 Full transcript and practice at jivx.com [https://jivx.com/learn/podcast/ep-055-location-togetherness]

Ep. 54: Frequency & Degree Adverbs

Four adverbs that color your verbs with frequency — いつも (always), よく (often), たまに (sometimes), ぜんぜん (not at all). Each anchored to a vivid scene so the abstract word becomes concrete and memorable. Learn where they sit in a sentence, and why ぜんぜん requires a negative verb every time. JLPT Level: N5 | Duration: 08:39 Grammar covered: Frequency Degree Adverbs Vocabulary: いつも, よく, たまに, ぜんぜん, 起きます, 読みます, 作ります, 飲みます Key sentences: * いつも六時に起きます。 * たまにパンケーキを作ります。 * ぜんぜん食べません。 * 朝はいつもコーヒーを飲みます。 Full transcript and practice at jivx.com [https://jivx.com/learn/podcast/ep-054-frequency-degree-adverbs]

Ep. 53: Time & Counter Expressions

Japanese has a counter for almost everything — long thin things, flat things, people, small animals. But before all that, there is a universal native counter that works for almost any object: 一つ, 二つ, 三つ, 四つ, 五つ. Learn the counter chant, use it in real sentences, and get a first look at how to ask and say what time something happens. JLPT Level: N5 | Duration: 07:50 Grammar covered: Time Counter Expressions Vocabulary: 一つ, 二つ, 三つ, 四つ, 五つ, 何時, 何時に, りんご, コーヒー, ください Key sentences: * 一つ * 二つ * 三つ * 四つ Full transcript and practice at jivx.com [https://jivx.com/learn/podcast/ep-053-time-counter-expressions]

Ep. 52: Review 10 — Expressions & Sequencing

Four grammar points. Eight drills. This review closes the Expressions & Sequencing arc — too much with すぎる, sensations with がする, time sequencing with のあとで, and connecting with と. Walk back through all four and make sure they land cleanly in your mouth. JLPT Level: N5 | Duration: 06:58 Key sentences: * このジャケットは小さすぎます。 * 昨日食べすぎました。 * 音がします。 * いい匂いがします。 Full transcript and practice at jivx.com [https://jivx.com/learn/podcast/ep-052-review-10-expressions-sequencing]