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  tightarse on 09/12/2014 - 12:32

  Am I missing something? This seems free…?

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    IVI on 09/12/2014 - 12:51

    You get (7 days?) free access, youf user name can stay for Life, meaning you'll get lots of offers, some useful.

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  greencowpat on 09/12/2014 - 12:34

  eh.. I paid $80 for 24 months closer to Christmas last year (20 Dec) and still get 2 emails daily about their deals/updates. They will have cheaper ones before the year is out

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    IVI on 09/12/2014 - 12:52

    Oy! Now, I really feel I paid too much…

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  Turd on 09/12/2014 - 12:42

  Go do a real lesson/class/course if you really want to study Japanese.
  頑張れよ

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    IVI on 09/12/2014 - 12:57

    At what cost? Lessons can be costly.

    So, by doing as much of JapanesePod101.com's content as possible, in advance, the "live lessons" can be more useful / effective, eg, tweeking the pronounciation or timing?

    PS At Hostels, I've seen some nicely0-written "Share/Swap Language" ad's (on bulletin boards), often by Japanese[-speakers] wanting to improve their English skills, etc.

    Even after such a the person returns to Japan, Skype or Zello lets lessons continue, if both wish.

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    burningrage on 09/12/2014 - 12:59

    Hmmm.. any suggestion?

    I am interested..

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  altomic on 09/12/2014 - 12:53

  +1

  "biru kudasai"
  the only japanese you need to know

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    Turd on 09/12/2014 - 12:56

    biru ippon onegaishimasu

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    IVI on 09/12/2014 - 12:58

    Nu? So, what am I missing (due to my current near-nil level of Japanese skills)?

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      altomic on 09/12/2014 - 13:03

      "biru kudasai" = beer please
      "biru ippon onegaishimasu" = may I please have one beer

      interesting note on japanese counting
      ippon = 1 cylindrical item i.e. glass

      Japanese have an interesting way of counting items by the items physical characteristics.

      so you wouldn't saw 1 beer the same as 1 bowl of noodles as a glass and a bowl are different shapes.

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        homersyd on 09/12/2014 - 15:18

        isnt english the same then?! I mean like 1 piece of toast, 1 bowl of chips, 1 glass of water?

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        altomic on 09/12/2014 - 15:40

        @homersyd: similar but different . English specify a number and then the item.

        1 piece of toast,
        1 bowl of chips,
        1 glass of water

        it's still "1"

        japanese uses different counting units

        this wikipedia page explains it better than I can.

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        IVI on 09/12/2014 - 19:50

        @altomic:

        Do drivers licenses still record ones date of birth, -relative- to the most recent Emporer?

        And are house-numbers of a street, still assigned in the same orders as homes were built?

        How do such traditions get started?

        • To honor Emporer? (Why do we cringe, eg, when we hear about the over-honoring og the living ruler)

        • For security / privacy, since people learn the house-numbers on your street on a "need-to-know" basis? (Is it an effective security / privacy measure>)

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        altomic on 09/12/2014 - 20:13

        @IVI: my drivers license did. yeah, Japan still uses emporer years.

        the house numbers on a street are assigned in numeric order.

        their postcodes and urban mapping utilise logical ordering.

        in Sendai city I lived at 17-8 Yagiyamakasumichō Taihaku-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken

        Miyagi -the prefecture (or state) ken means prefecture
        Sendai - the city shi means city
        Taihaku- ward (suburb) ku = ward
        Yagiyamakasumichō - district of ward. cho =district
        17 is the block
        8 is the house number

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  Roary on 09/12/2014 - 13:40

  グッディああ。別の機会には、無料のGoogleの翻訳を使用する

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    IVI on 09/12/2014 - 19:50

    +1

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  tg on 10/12/2014 - 00:39

  The Japanese lady at the front page of Japanesepod101.com: "Are you still here? Go inside. I will see you on the inside"
  JV, is that of correct grammar?