Nihongo no Tane 115 あげる・くれる・もらう To Give and Receive in Japanese | Japanese Immersion podcast

Yumi’s daughter speaks Japanese, but sometimes incorrectly. In today’s episode, Yumi tells us how her daughter messes up “to give” in Japanese, and this spurred her to research how to best teach あげる・くれる・もらう(give and receive). Yumi discovered the key is to understand Japanese culture. Listen as she explains.

 

KEY VOCABULARY:

あげる・くれる・もらう To Give and Receive in Japanese

ゴチャまぜ mess; jumble; chaos

おやつ snack

ちょうだい please give me

日本(にほん)の文化(ぶんか) Japanese culture

考(かんが)え方(かた) way of thinking

内(うち)と外(そと) inside and outside

当(あ)たり前(まえ) natural; obvious; common

想像(そうぞう)する to imagine

真(ま)ん中(なか) in the middle

見事(みごと)に splendidly

 

 

For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions on the website: https://thejapanesepage.com/nihongonotane-index/

Take a quiz on this episode here:

https://thejapanesepage.com/podcast-nihongonotane-115

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