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Many Japanese women break the law every day. Would you break the law to provide for your family? In this series, we’ll tell you how Japanese housewives break the law… and why! We’ll also see a fight break out!
We’ll look at a Japanese formal expression naninani ni koshita koto nai, which is how you say “nothing is better than something else” in Japanese. Our second grammatical construction in naninani ni mo hodo ga aru, which is used to complain about how something has gone too far. These are two fantastic Japanese grammar points that will make your Japanese sound natural.
Surrounded on all sides! Could anyone survive being hit by 2 bikes and a truck? And who would have thought that Japanese housewives could be so dangerous? The story’s not over yet, so you don’t wanna miss this cliff hanger!
We’ll show you how to debate and explain things in natural spoken Japanese. We’ll learn two Japanese phrases for explaining circumstances that cause subsequent actions, to iu wake da and to iu mono. If you’re studying for JLPT2 this year, you won’t want to miss this one!
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It’s illegal, but everybody’s mom is doing it! We discuss the dangers of riding 3 seat bikes in Tokyo. It seems many Japanese people don’t even know it’s illegal to ride these bikes in the Tokyo area.
We’ll give you two grammar points sou ni naru, used to describe apparent states of change, and ~zaru wo enai, used to describe when there are no alternatives left. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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What’s the most dangerous vehicle on Tokyo streets? Mothers on bicycles! Usui-san had a terrible run in with 3 mothers on mama-chari and is going on national TV to make his case that these dangerous bikes should be banned in Japanned!
In our Japanese grammar point we’ll show you how to use honorific progressive forms using ~te orareru and ~te irassharu. These will help you watch Japanese TV - believe it or not! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Grammar: hodo, ni hodo ga aru, ni koshita koto wa nai | Function: arguing, starting a fight | Topic: bicycles, mothers, tv | Politeness Level: formal, Polite
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