Ever been lost at a baseball game? Could you find your way back in Japanese? We recommend seeking out a cute cheerleader and asking for help! In today’s episode we’ll help a maigo (lost child) find his mother.
This week’s grammar point will cover some common humble expressions in Japanese. We’ll introduce oru, the humble form of iru and itasu, the humble form of suru. Understanding when and how to use humble language is critical to mastering Japanese and this lesson is the best place to start learning kenjogo (humble forms).
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10 Responses to “Lower Intermediate Lesson #82 - LI2: Cheerleaders & Lost Kids”
JapanesePod101.com says:
June 18th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Mina-san, this cheerleader was really nice.
Have you ever helped a lost child find his/her family?
Alain says:
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:54 pm
The rules of baseball seem so complicated and alien to simple-minded European sakka- fan that Japanese grammar seems extremely simple in comparison 
AndamanIslander says:
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Wow…do we get a full biographical sketch detailing Taiga-san’s history of sex-pottery? Coooool…
kitty-chan says:
July 4th, 2008 at 2:49 am
Really? Baseball is much easier than soccer. Come on! Off sides?! What the heck is that!?! 
Sex Pottery? What are you talking about? 
AndamanIslander says:
July 4th, 2008 at 11:13 am
I meant, a full account of how Taiga-san became a sex pot!
Anyway, I like the way Naomi-sensei builds these clever call-backs with previous lessons. Very good. She’s a wonderful teacher…good enough that I’m almost - ALMOST - (but not quite) getting used to Natsuko-san-lessness.
プチクレア says:
July 4th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
You mean, an account of how always getting scolded by his mother for getting lost sent 大河さん straight down the road to debauchery ?
AndamanIslander says:
July 4th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
プチクレア,
Alls I know is I hope there’s more where that came from!
Tiger is back !
Julie says:
July 7th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Kono resson wa tottemo benri deshita! Arigatou! JapanesePod101 wa saiko da to omoimasu.
Romaji de kaite sumimasen. Watashi no PC wa Nihongo no moji ga dekimasen.
O-tesu desukedo, bumpo no shitsumon ga arimasu.
“Marinzu no shatsu wo ki, sandaru wo haita hito” mo iemasuka?
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Category: Lower Intermediate Lessons (S2) |
Grammar: te orimasu, te oru, itashimasu, itasu, orimasu, oru | Function: helping lost children | Topic: baseball, cheerleaders, Chiba Lotte Marines, children | Politeness Level: casual, honorific, Humble, Polite
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