Sunday, October 20, 2013

Japanese Lesson 10: Halloween Witch's Brew ハロウィーン

Bloody fingers, severed ears, loose teeth, eyeballs, rats, a spider, and a little soy sauce -- all in Japanese -- go into this Halloween witch's brew. In the end, will these Japanese-speaking kids say おいしい or おいしくない?

There is usually no English in my Japanese language-learning videos. Kids learn better this way. It is called the "Natural Approach" to foreign language learning.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Japanese Lesson 9: Giving Information About People, Asking for Information, and Answering Questions

In this video, learn to state, ask and answer information about someone, specifically their name, hometown, and where they live. Because I'm making this video with my six-year-old daughter, Princess Cadence makes a guest appearance.

なまえ (na-ma-e) = NAME
しゅっしん (shu-s-shin) = PLACE OF ORIGIN/HOMETOWN
~にすんでいます (~ni-su-n-de-i-ma-su) = LIVES IN ~
なん = what?
どこ = where?

There is usually no English in my Japanese language-learning videos. Kids learn better this way. It is called the "Natural Approach" to foreign language learning.