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The Te Form Song

On June 14, 2011 in Grammar, Listening, Video, た・ち・つ・て・と

The Te-Form Song. What now?? A good question. This is a handy little mnemonic taught to me by my own teacher way back when I was still a beginning student of Japanese. It helped me immensely, so now I’m passing it on to you!

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Taking a Message / とのこと

On October 27, 2010 in Grammar, Notes, Reading, た・ち・つ・て・と

Office messages are known as 伝言 (でんごん) and a vital part of business life in Japan, or indeed many countries. Today we take a look at a simple example and a peculiar piece of grammar that is often used when taking messages.

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