{"podcast":{"title":"How to Japanese Podcast","slug":"how-to-japanese-podcast-658575","podcast_index_feed_id":658575,"rss_url":"https://howtojapanese.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://howtojapanese.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/9/6/e/496e4f28ec2ea01d/How_to_Japanese_Podcast_Cover.jpg","author":"Daniel Morales","episode_count":80,"summary":"Everyone learning Japanese needs a senpai - this podcast is your digital senpai. Join Daniel from HowToJapanese.com and guests to learn what strategies have been effective for them as they study, live, and work in Japan and using Japanese.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T10:18:28.817579+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-japanese-podcast-658575"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 56 - 伺う","slug":"episode-56","published_at":"2024-10-21T12:19:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-japanese-podcast-658575/episode-56","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-japanese-podcast-658575","url":"https://howtojaponese.com/2024/10/21/the-various-forms-of-ukagau/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/howtojapanese/Episode_56_-_Ukagau.mp3?dest-id=1521518","summary":"In the newsletter this month, I looked at 伺う ( ukagau ) a broadly useful \"humble\" keigo verb, and on the blog I looked at the other kanji that help ukagau expand its meanings. On the podcast, I talked about keigo more broadly. It's often overcomplicated and intimidating. Students need an easy way in, and I think there's a way to create a simple binary for many keigo verbs. Give the episode a listen and let me know what your own keigo experience has been like! Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com . You can also follow How to Japanese on Substack , Twitter , Instagram , TikTok , and Facebook .","meta_description":"In the newsletter this month, I looked at 伺う ( ukagau ) a broadly useful \"humble\" keigo verb, and on the blog I looked at the other kanji that help ukagau…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2432,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-to-japanese-podcast-658575/episodes/episode-56/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-japanese-podcast-658575/episode-56.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}