Archive for 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!
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!
Study Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today we have a great lesson for you! Last week Shu asked Kim Mi Yeon if she had a boyfriend and today he gets the answer!! After her secret is revealed, Fabrizio starts freaking out about something that he saw in the bathroom. We’ll review the kosoado kotoba and continue working on iru and aru (expressing existence.) After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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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Category: Lower Intermediate Lessons (S2) | 26 Comments »
Grammar: causative, causative passive | Function: getting your children to read | Topic: children, reading | Politeness Level: formal, Polite
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