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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Eating dinner and watching TV. In some families it’s OK, in others it’s dame (forbidden). In today’s conversation, this little boy wants to watch Sazae-san, a famous long-running Japanese cartoon about 3 generations of a family living under one roof. Our grammar point is -nagara which is usually used to describe simultaneous actions, but also has another interesting use meaning ‘despite.’ After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com to leave us a post!

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