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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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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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Learn to Read Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! As all parents know, getting children interested in reading is no easy task. The problem is compounded if the parents themselves aren’t big readers. Today a father is listening a teacher explain how to get children excited about reading books. We’ll look at a few expressions using ki. Our grammar point is using dake with the meaning of “as much as you like.” After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! What’s the matter with kids today? Two mothers bump into each other at an elementary school open house. Immediately they begin talking about how wonderful each other’s child is… at the expense of their own! Our grammar points are shika… nai and ~to kitara. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In today’s lesson we have a very majime student who wants to take extra classes in the summer, but it seems the teacher has other plans! Our grammar point is dōshitemo, which is used in extreme situations (positive or negative). We’ll also look at a few constructions for expressing necessity. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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