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In this week’s podcast, Waka sensei teaches us how to use the phrase 間に合う/ ma ni au / to be in time. The easiest example of this would be "電車に間に合った” densha ni ma ni atta – I was on time for the train or I made it in time for the train. This is a really useful phrase that I hear all the time.

However I was interested to learn that this in fact has another meaning I had never heard of before which means to "be enough". For example, "お金は間に合ってる” okane wa ma ni atteru – I have enough money. This isn’t quite as common as the first usage but it is used. Enjoy the podcast.

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In this week’s podcast we learn possibly the single most useful word in the entire vocabulary of Japanese. You’ll have to listen to the podcast to find out how it can be used

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In this podcast we study different levels of politeness in Japanese

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In this week’s podcast, DJ Wes and I attempt ordering a pizza and trying to understand what the hell the guy on the other end of the phone is saying. If you can understand everything in this podcast, then maybe you could teach me some Japanese!

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In this week’s podcast we talk about the problem of hay fever in Japan