About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges of Japanese passive forms and introduces the phrase 初めて言われました to aid understanding.

Japanese passive forms can be difficult to get used to at first. Finding a few phrases you understand, such as 初めて言われました, can make it easier to access others. Check out the newsletter and the blog for more info. Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com . You can also follow How to Japanese on the newsletter , Bluesky , Instagram , TikTok , and Facebook .

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Morales

Topics covered

• Japanese language
• passive forms
• language learning
• phrases
• communication

Keywords

• Japanese passive forms
• 初めて言われました
• language learning
• phrases
• communication

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