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January, 2008 
Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today is part 2 of of our series about getting children interested in reading books. This is a pretty important lesson as we’ll be looking at some really difficult grammar, namely the causative and causative passive. These tenses are used to show when we coerce someone to do something or are made to do something. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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JapanesePod101.com Makes Learning Japanese Fun! Every year, Hokkaido hosts one of Japan’s most famous -and coldest- matsuri (festivals). Giant snow sculptures and snow buildings are built and tourists from all over the world descend upon Sapporo to enjoy the frozen creations before they melt. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave Miki a post!
It’s time to Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In today’s story Kumi is waiting around for Taro (not that Taro - c’mon, it’s a popular name!). Since he’s late she befriends a kindly security guard and has a little chat. Our grammar point is how to use shika to express the idea of “nothing but” or “only.” In the following episodes we’ll compare this with a 2 other similar particles, dake and bakari. This is some important, but essential grammar that you can use right away! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! “Look, it’s over there. No wait, I see it over here. Oh my goodness, they’re EVERYWHERE!” Do you have this conversation with people whenever you see some creepy, crawly insects in the house? You can sure lose your appetite in a hurry when you see bugs and such scurrying about. They’re fast, too, and they can hide in the most remarkably small places. Well, you can’t escape the bugs by going to Japan. And if you want help wrangling that critter into a corner, or better – out the door – you had better know how to tell someone ELSE where that nasty little thing is in Japanese! Because standing there with your mouth open screaming and pointing frantically all over the room isn’t getting you anywhere!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Newbie lesson is about this and that. Really, it’s about the words “this” and “that,” which in Japanese identify the location of an object relative to the speaker. Much as we say, “this here” and “that there.” Visit us at JapanesePod101.com where you will find many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!
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Have Fun & Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In today’s lesson, Maki-chan stepped in something outside of Harajuku Station. What was it? You’ll just have to listen to find out. Our grammar point is useful when expressing unfortunate situations, it’s none other than -te shimau. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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