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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! One of the most delicious foods in Japan is unagi (sometimes called freshwater eel in English). They begin their life in the sea and migrate to Japan to hang out in the rivers and lakes. In today’s two young unagi are discussing their plans after graduation. Our grammar point is using the -masu stem plus hajimeru/hajimaru and oeru/owaru to indicate starting and finishing actions, respectively. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! It’s one of the most commonly heard compliments for foreigners in Japan: Jōzu desu ne! Whether it’s true or not, depends on the situation but in today’s conversation, it’s definitely true! We have two grammar points today: nakanaka… nai and shi hajimeru. Also we’ll introduce a sophisticated word for fluency that uses kanji outside of the standard Jōyō Kanji! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Category: Beginner Lessons (S3) | 25 Comments »
Grammar: shi hajimaru, shi hajimeru, shi oeru, shi owaru | Function: finishing actions, starting actions | Topic: eel, fish, graduation, Japan, travel, unagi | Politeness Level: casual, Informal
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