Kid doctors, kid lawyers, kid chefs and kid bankers! There’s a place in Japan where kids can get jobs like grown ups and even earn money and open bank accounts. Where is this magical and mysterious place? Well, you’ll just have to ask Miki!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You’re admiring an ornate Japanese cabinet in an antiques store in Japan, and your friend walks up behind you and asks you in Japanese, “What’s this? You’ve been staring at it for ten minutes.” You explain in Japanese, “It’s a beautiful cabinet, isn’t it? Look at its lines, the carving in the wood, the beautifully decorated drawer pulls…I love it. Don’t you?” Your friend responds in Japanese, “Oh, I guess so. Why don’t you just buy it and take it home if you like it that much?” Instead of replying directly, you show your friend the price tag. Your friend advises you in Japanese, “Oh, that’s just a jumping off point for negotiations.” You tell your friend in Japanese, “I’m no good at bargaining.” Your friend steps in and says in Japanese, “Let me show you how it’s done.” You follow your friend over to the salesperson, who he small talks for a moment before politely instructing him in Japanese, “Please give me a discount on the cabinet!”
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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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Kid doctors, kid lawyers, kid chefs and kid bankers! There’s a place in Japan where kids can get jobs like grown ups and even earn money and open bank accounts. Where is this magical and mysterious place? Well, you’ll just have to ask Miki!

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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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