Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! The Postcards series continues with part five! Today, Ishihara sends a follow-up letter to Sasaki regarding his last. Did the two meet at the place they first met as he requested? Tune in to find out! Today’s grammar point is sonkeigo using the passive form of verbs. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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11 Responses to “Lower Intermediate Lesson #15 - Postcards V”
JapanesePod101.com says:
March 8th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Mina-san,
Do you think that Sasaki-san is done with Ishihara-san for good?
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu!
アニタ ビヤヌエバ says:
March 9th, 2007 at 12:13 am
可哀想、石原さん！I think Sasaki-san should really give Ishihara-san a chance! Hmm, well maybe Sasaki-san actually wanted to go & meet him, but something unexpected came up and she couldn’t make it that day?? Who knows….it’s going to be tough waiting another week for the next installment! 
Anyway, thanks JPod101 for another great lesson, and especially for mentioning about the sonkeigo using the passive form (I’ve learned that in class before, but still I often get thrown off when seeing it used).
Liz21 says:
March 9th, 2007 at 1:00 am
JOPD Team:
面白いはなし！
I have so many questions and comments!
1) Why are they writing post cards? Would people really put such intimate things on a post card, so that others could read it?
2) Maybe this is an old story because now people could call on cell phones if they couldn’t arrive on time.
3) Maybe Sasaki-san has become dis-enchanted with Ishihara-san because he lied to her as a way of testing her.
4) Maybe something bad really did happen to Sasaki! 
Then Ishihara will feel sad he didn’t contact her earlier!
Thanks for all the information about “passive” form. I am just starting to understand this! All the vocabulary was interesting. And the podcast explained every so well! Thanks!
Can’t wait for the next one! I’m a sucker for these kinds of romantic stories! 
clienad says:
March 9th, 2007 at 10:01 am
いや、信じられません、いいえ信じられたくないと思いますそのことはひどいすぎます。たしかささかきさんの心が壊れてしまいましただめですいしはらさんどうしてだまされたがったの？ばかみたいですした？？今心が痛くているんじゃない？ 今週から新しいの童話は泣いたばかいしはらかもしりません。
今からどうなりますささきさんのことを。
お待ちしております。
Liz21 says:
March 9th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
About that word, “mairimasu” used on the trains in Japan, I went to Japan before I studied much Japanese and that word dumbfounded me. I kept asking my Japanese hosts, “Why do they keep saying that word, Mighty Mouse?” I don’t think they understood what I was referring to.
Thanks for sharing that!
João Paulo says:
March 9th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
JPOD team… great lesson.
Natsuko-san and Sachiko-san… you two are great together doing vocabulary. It’s really funny. I love listening to your comments!!! I don’t have to mention Peter-san, do I??? You are an amazing team!!!
Liz-san… “mighty mouse”???? That’s a brand new way of understanding Japanese. Thanks for helping me remember this word!!! 
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!
lulu_chan says:
April 3rd, 2007 at 2:00 am
liz-san– love that “might mouse”. i think Hesig should use that for his “remmebering the Kanji”. I’ll never forget the meaning of that word, thanks to you.
jpod みなさんーーありがとございます。このSeriesはとても面白くてべみょうになりました。皆さん 最古ですよ。
crackerjacksoul says:
June 10th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Sometimes it’s difficult to listen to these lessons due to all the smug.
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Category: Lower Intermediate Lessons |
Grammar: sonkeigo, ukemi | Politeness Level: honorific, Humble, Polite
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