Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re watching your children play at a park in Japan. Some of the children run out to the others, including your son and daughter, and ask them in Japanese to play a game. Your children run over and start to run under an arch that two other students form with their arms. You ask another parent in Japanese, “I had no idea that Japanese people played London Bridge. It must be popular worldwide.” The parent responds in Japanese, “What’s London Bridge? I don’t know what you’re talking about. They’re playing a different game.” The parent proceeds to explain the game to you in Japanese, and you’re fascinated with the lore and history of it all. You ask the parent in Japanese, “Did you make a talisman for your child when he was born?” The parent tells you in Japanese, “No, I don’t believe in that kind of thing…that’s ancient folklore!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Songs lesson will teach you a Japanese song that children sing as part of a game. Even though it’s lighthearted today, this Japanese song’s roots were a serious matter for parents years ago in Japan. 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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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re walking down the road in Japan, and pass a group of young schoolchildren laughing and singing a song. It also looks like they’re moving their hands at the same time. Intrigued, you strain your ear as you get closer to see if you can catch what they’re singing. “Zui.. zui.. zukkorobashi!” Hm? Zukkorobashi…? You’ve been studying Japanese for a few years now, but that doesn’t sound like ANY Japanese you know! In fact, the rest of the lyrics don’t make much sense on first listen either. Just what is this song about?!
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Songs lesson will teach you a Japanese song with lyrics that after hard to understand on first listen, but actually have an interesting story behind them! You’ll learn the Japanese lyrics in this lesson, some verb constructions, and some onomatopoeia, all from this Japanese children’s song! 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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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! “Bugs? Are you really singing about bugs?” you ask your friend in Japanese. Your friend tells you in Japanese, “Yes, we are. Why? Don’t you like the song?” You respond in Japanese, “It’s not the song…it’s the bugs! They get inside my house and make me crazy; when I am outdoors, they bite me and they sting me. Why would I want to sing about them?” Your friend replies in Japanese, “Well, some insects are good. Do you hate all bugs?” You defiantly say in Japanese, “Yes, I do.” Your friend sighs and says in Japanese, “What about the ladybugs, who eat other insects and are helpful to us? Or the fireflies who light up and beautify the night? They are good insects, no?” You pause and reflect on this a moment, and you tell him in Japanese, “Sure, but they don’t make noise…this song celebrates the noise of bugs! The only bug noise I like is the one I hear when they meet my bug zapper.”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Songs lesson will teach you a Japanese song that celebrates the sounds that insects make in Japanese. You’ll learn the Japanese lyrics in this lesson, some verb constructions, and some onomatopoeia, all from this Japanese children’s song! 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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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! As you walk past a Japanese school with your buddy, you hear some children singing in Japanese. You can’t hear every word, but one Japanese word in particular stands out: the one that means “bubbles.” You tell your friend excitedly in Japanese, “Bubbles! I haven’t played with bubbles since I was a kid!” Your friend replies in Japanese, “Then we should go to a drugstore and get a bottle of bubbles later and blow some bubbles. Sometimes it’s good to let our hair down and behave like children.” You stop walking and struggle to hear the rest of the Japanese song, and you respond to your friend in Japanese, “I agree, but why do these children sound sad if they’re singing about bubbles? Bubbles always make me happy!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Songs lesson will teach you a Japanese song that uses bubbles as a metaphor. In this lesson, we’ll explain what the lyrics about the bubbles represent and teach you what each line of this Japanese song means. 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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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You hear the notes of a Japanese song wafting your way, and it sounds like they’re singing something about carp. You think to yourself in Japanese, “I must be hearing it wrong! I’m still learning Japanese…certainly they aren’t singing about carp!” Sure enough, the more you listen, the more you become convinced the Japanese singers are happily singing about carp. Curious, you ask your friend whether the Japanese word that means “carp” has another meaning that you don’t know about. Your friend tells you in Japanese, “No…that’s an odd question. Why do you ask?” You explain to your friend in Japanese that you overheard people singing about carp, and your friend says in Japanese, “Oh, the song we call Carp Streamer? I love that song! Let me tell you why!”
Learning Japanese with JapanesePod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Japanese! This Japanese Songs lesson will teach you the verses of a popular Japanese song that celebrates carp. We’ll tell you what the carp symbolizes in Japan, and we’ll also explain what the Japanese words mean and teach you the Japanese grammar in each line of this song. 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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