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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!
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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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