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Learn Japanese with Masa sensei!
Description

This is the Japanese Grammar Complete Beginner Course that will teach you Japanese Grammar from the scratch. If you would liket to be abe to construct your own sentence by yourself, use Japanese for daily conversation, be independent and able to communicate with the Japanese people, this is the best course for you! I will also be talking about the topics that my Patreon supporters requested, as well as some topics about Japanese culture. Check out my Youtube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/MasaSensei/videos Wanna support me? https://www.patreon.com/maasasensei

Episodes
  • 2026 / 4 / 11
    Episode 212 - How to use "chuushin ni, chuushin ni shite, chuushin toshite" (Mainly / Centered on / Focused on / With ~ as the core)

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  • 2026 / 3 / 28
    Episode 211 - How to use "nanka" (Like ~ / Something like ~ / Someone like ~ / Anything / Kind of ~ (Expressing contempt, modesty, denial, suggestion, vagueness, or casual tone))

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  • 2026 / 3 / 14
    Episode 210 - How to use "nante" (What a ~ / I can’t believe ~ / Such a ~ / Even ~ (Expressing surprise, emotion, evaluation, contempt, or humility))

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  • 2026 / 2 / 28
    Episode 209 - How to use "wake da" (That’s why ~ / No wonder ~ / Of course ~ / In other words ~)

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  • 2026 / 2 / 14
    Episode 208 - How to use "ni yotte" (by / depending on / due to / according to)

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  • 2026 / 1 / 31
    Episode 207 - How to use "tabi ni" (Every time ~ / Whenever ~ / Each time ~)

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  • 2026 / 1 / 17
    Episode 206 - How to use "kana" Part 2 (I wonder if ~ / I think maybe ~ / Perhaps)

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  • 2026 / 1 / 3
    How I Improved My Speaking Skills with Native Speakers

    Learning a new language isn’t just about grammar and vocabulary — it’s about speaking.In this fully sponsored episode, I talk about why having the right speaking environment is essential for real progress,...

  • 2025 / 12 / 20
    Episode 205 - How to use "kana" Part 1 (I wonder if ~ / I think maybe ~ / Perhaps)

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  • 2025 / 12 / 6
    Episode 204 - How to use "o tsuujite / o tooshite" (Through ~ / Throughout ~ / By means of ~)

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  • 2025 / 11 / 22
    Episode 203 - How to use "gachi" (Tend to ~ / Often ~ / Prone to ~)

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  • 2025 / 11 / 8
    Episode 202 - How to use "koso" (Emphasis marker)

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  • 2025 / 10 / 25
    Episode 201 - How to use "mono da" (It is natural that ~ ; Of course ~ ; That’s the way it is)

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  • 2025 / 10 / 11
    Episode 200 - How to use "ue ni" (Not only ~, but also ~; On top of ~; Moreover ~)

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  • 2025 / 9 / 27
    Episode 199 - How to use "te mo shouganai / te mo shikata ga nai" (It can’t be helped (even if ~); There’s no use (even if ~); Naturally ~)

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  • 2025 / 9 / 13
    Episode 198 - How to use "to ittemo?" (Although I say ~; Although one might say ~; Although called ~)

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  • 2025 / 8 / 30
    Episode 197 - How to use "to iuto, to ieba, to ittara?" (Speaking of ~; When you talk about ~; When you say ~)

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  • 2025 / 8 / 16
    Episode 196 - How to use "ni kanshite?" (about, concerning, regarding, with regard to, related to, in relation to)

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  • 2025 / 8 / 2
    Episode 195 - How to use "you ni omou, youni kanjiru?" (have a feeling that; feels like; seems like; think that)

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  • 2025 / 7 / 19
    Episode 194 - How to use "kawari ni?" (On behalf of, in place of, instead of, as a substitute for)

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  • 2025 / 7 / 5
    Episode 193 - How to use "tara doudesu ka?" (why don’t you…)

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  • 2025 / 6 / 21
    Episode 192 - How to use "ni kakete" (through; from A to B)

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  • 2025 / 6 / 7
    Episode 191 - How to use "te hajimete" (not until…, only after… )

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  • 2025 / 5 / 24
    Episode 190 - "Verb stem/Noun + gimi" (-like; -looking; -looked; tending to~)

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  • 2025 / 5 / 10
    Episode 189 - "Verb stem + kiru" (to do something completely, to use something up, to run out of something)

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  • 2025 / 4 / 26
    Episode 188 - " i adj & na adj + sae + conditional form ba" (as long as, if only ~ then)

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  • 2025 / 4 / 19
    Episode 187 - How to use "sae + conditional form ba" (as long as, if only ~ then)

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  • 2025 / 4 / 11
    Episode 186 - How to use "noun + sae" (even)

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  • 2025 / 3 / 29
    Episode 185 - How to use "A wa mochiron B mo" (not only but also, let alone, not to mention, of course)

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  • 2025 / 3 / 15
    Episode 184 - How to use "nomi narazu" (not only A, but also B)

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  • 2025 / 3 / 1
    Episode 183 - How to use "bakari de naku" (not only A, but also B)

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  • 2025 / 2 / 8
    Episode 182 - How to use "dake de naku" (not only A, but also B)

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  • 2025 / 2 / 1
    Episode 181 - How to use "~wake dewa nai/~wake jya nai" (it doesn’t mean that, I don’t mean that)

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  • 2025 / 1 / 18
    Episode 180 - How to use "~kakeru" (half…, not yet finished, in the middle of…)

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  • 2025 / 1 / 4
    Episode 179 - How to use "made" (even, also)

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  • 2024 / 12 / 21
    Episode 178 - How to use volitional form + to suru (trying to do something, making an effort to do something)

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  • 2024 / 12 / 7
    Episode 177 - How to use できるだけ (as much as possible), すきなだけ(as much as you like), and ほしいだけ(as much as you want)

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  • 2024 / 11 / 23
    Episode 176 - How to use "do as much as you want" (たい Form+だけ+same Verb)

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  • 2024 / 11 / 9
    Episode 175 - How to say "as much as one can" (Potential Form+だけ+same Verb)

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  • 2024 / 10 / 20
    Episode 174 - How to say "in the same way as; in the way; as" (touri ni, douri ni))

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  • 2024 / 9 / 22
    Episode 173 - How to say "about, regarding, concerning" (ni oite)

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  • 2024 / 9 / 8
    Episode 172 - How to say "about, regarding, concerning" (ni tsuite)

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  • 2024 / 8 / 25
    Episode 171 - How to use "to iu koto da" part 2 (The fact that… / In other words… / That is to say… / In short… )

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  • 2024 / 8 / 11
    Episode 170 - How to use "to iu koto da" part 1 (It seems that..., I hear that…, it is said that… )

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  • 2024 / 7 / 28
    Episode 169 - How to use "Hodo" part 2 (to the extent that, so much… that)

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  • 2024 / 7 / 14
    Episode 168 - How to use "Hodo" part 1 ("numeral + counter" + hodo)

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  • 2024 / 6 / 19
    Episode 167 - How to say "among other things, for example, such as" (A toka B toka)

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  • 2024 / 6 / 5
    Episode 166 - How to say "such as, things like, etc., and so on" (A ya B nado)

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  • 2024 / 5 / 26
    Episode 165 - How to say not (A), and (B) (...nakute)

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  • 2024 / 5 / 12
    Episode 164 - How to say "don't do; without doing..." (...nai de)

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  • 2024 / 4 / 28
    Episode 163 - How to say "without doing..." (...zuni)

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  • 2024 / 4 / 14
    Episode 162 - How to say "A is not as Adjective as B" (...hodo...nai)

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  • 2024 / 3 / 31
    Episode 161 - How to say "tastes like, feels like" (...ga shimasu)

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  • 2024 / 3 / 17
    Episode 160 - How to say "smells like, sounds like" (...ga shimasu)

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  • 2024 / 3 / 3
    Episode 159 - Other usages of "stem + dashimasu"

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  • 2024 / 2 / 18
    Episode 158 - How to say "start doing..." (stem + dashimasu)

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  • 2024 / 2 / 4
    Episode 157 - How to say "start doing..." (stem + hajimemasu)

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  • 2024 / 1 / 21
    Episode 156 - How to use "mama+ni suru"

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  • 2024 / 1 / 7
    Episode 155 - How to use "mama" (adjectives + mama, kono/sono/ano + mama)

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  • 2023 / 12 / 24
    Episode 154 - How to use "mama" (ta form+mama, noun + mama)

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  • 2023 / 12 / 10
    Episode 153 - How to use "bakari" part 2 (just did, only, just)

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  • 2023 / 11 / 26
    Episode 152 - How to use "bakari" (doing only one thing and nothing else)

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  • 2023 / 11 / 16
    Episode 151 - How to use "te form + ikimasu" Part 2

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  • 2023 / 10 / 28
    Episode 150 - How to use "te form + ikimasu" Part 1

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  • 2023 / 10 / 14
    Episode 149 - How to use "te form + kimasu" Part 2

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  • 2023 / 9 / 30
    Episode 148 - How to use "te form + kimasu" Part 1

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  • 2023 / 9 / 17
    Episode 147 - How to use "ta garimasu" and "ta gatteimasu" (describe what a third party wants to do)

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  • 2023 / 9 / 3
    Episode 146 - How to use "garimasu" and "gatteimasu" (describe the actions or feelings of someone else)

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  • 2023 / 8 / 20
    Episode 145 - How to use "konna ni, sonna ni, anna ni" (like this, like that)

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  • 2023 / 8 / 6
    Episode 144 - How to say "like this, like that" (konna, sonna, anna)

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  • 2023 / 7 / 23
    Episode 143 - How to use "chuu" and "jyuu" (in the middle of..., throughout... etc.)

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  • 2023 / 7 / 9
    Episode 142 - How to say "to say to do something" (...youni iimasu)

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  • 2023 / 6 / 25
    Episode 141 - Difference between "aida" and "aida ni"

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  • 2023 / 6 / 11
    Episode 140 - How to say while / during / between A and B (... aida ni)

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  • 2023 / 5 / 28
    Episode 139 - How to say while (during the timespan in which), during (... uchi ni)

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  • 2023 / 5 / 14
    Episode 138 - Honorific speech

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  • 2023 / 4 / 30
    Episode 137 - Humble speech

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  • 2023 / 4 / 16
    Episode 136 - How to express reason and purpose "tame ni"

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  • 2023 / 4 / 2
    Episode 135 - Expression of Requesting

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  • 2023 / 3 / 19
    Episode 134 - In-group and Out-group (Uchi and Soto)

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  • 2023 / 3 / 5
    Episode 133 - Expression of giving and receiving

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  • 2023 / 2 / 19
    Episode 132 - How to say "to be made to do something" (Causative-Passive form)

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  • 2023 / 2 / 5
    Episode 131 - How to use "ni" causative sentences and "o" causative sentences

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  • 2023 / 1 / 22
    Episode 130 - How to use causative form with giving and receiving verbs

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  • 2023 / 1 / 8
    Episode 129 - How to say "I make someone do.../ I let someone do..." (Causative form)

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  • 2023 / 1 / 1
    Episode 128 - How to say "it should be that" (はずです)

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  • 2022 / 12 / 25
    Episode 127 - How to say "just did..." (た form + ばかりです)

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  • 2022 / 12 / 18
    Episode 126 - How to say "just did..." (た form + ところです)

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  • 2022 / 12 / 11
    Episode 125 - How to say "in the middle of... " (dictionary form + ているところです)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWQ1yqGpXK4&t=16s ========================================================== The full script is available from my Patreon page! Please...

  • 2022 / 12 / 4
    Episode 124 - How to say "about to do..." (dictionary form + ところです)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWQ1yqGpXK4&t=16s ========================================================== The full script is available from my Patreon page! Please...

  • 2022 / 11 / 27
    Episode 123 - How to say "too much..." (stem form + すぎます)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_lbWU2AvtQ&t=236s ========================================================== The full script is available from my Patreon page! Please...

  • 2022 / 11 / 20
    Episode 122 - How to say "difficult to do..." (stem form + にくいです)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX5KVgcDFZY ========================================================== The full script is available from my Patreon page! Please check it...

  • 2022 / 11 / 13
    Episode 121 - How to say "easy to do..." (stem form + やすいです)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX5KVgcDFZY ========================================================== The full script is available from my Patreon page! Please check it...

  • 2022 / 11 / 6
    Episode 120 - How to say "to have appearance of…/looks like" (stem form + そうです)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI-AHvjo7qE&t=453s ========================================================== The full script is available from my Patreon page! Please...

  • 2022 / 10 / 30
    Episode 119 - How to say "it is about to, it is going to" (stem form + そうです)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnAbYbpxAR8&t=525s ========================================================== The full script is available from my Patreon page! Please...

  • 2022 / 10 / 23
    Episode 118 - How to say "it seems that..." (plain form + ようです)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWhF0NPjeb4 ========================================================== The full script is available from my Patreon page! Please check it...

  • 2022 / 10 / 16
    Episode 117 - How to say "I heard that..." and "it seems that..." (plain form + らしいです)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vHad4zX8Dk&t=231s ========================================================== The full script is available from my Patreon page! Please...

  • 2022 / 10 / 9
    Episode 116 - How to say "I heard that..." to express rumours and hearsay (plain form + そうです)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uu6OdXiBl8&t=433s ========================================================== The full script is available from my Patreon page! Please...

  • 2022 / 10 / 1
    Episode 115 - How to indicate the purpose of use (plain form + のに)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T31YrtgDWpA&t=438s ========================================================== The full script is available from my Patreon...

  • 2022 / 9 / 25
    Episode 114 - nominalized の to replace "thing", "place", "time", "reason", "human" etc.

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taBEfXlcRw4&t=608s ========================================================== 「の」= 人、場所、時、理由、もの の often gets used for things that have...

  • 2022 / 9 / 18
    Episode 113 - How to nominalized adjectives and how make a sentence with verb of perception ("no")

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taBEfXlcRw4&t=608s ========================================================== 【い/なAdjective/Noun + の】  If it is a な adjective and...

  • 2022 / 9 / 4
    Episode 112 - How to nominalized verbs("no" and "koto")

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taBEfXlcRw4&t=608s ========================================================== の and こと Nominalized Verbs 【Verb dictionary form + こと】...

  • 2022 / 8 / 28
    Episode 111 - How to say "try and do..." (te form + mimasu)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_1KtaoPANM&t=273s ========================================================== 【てForm+みます】 It indicates to try to do something for some...

  • 2022 / 8 / 14
    Episode 110 - How to say somebody goes somewhere and returns to the original place (te form + kimasu)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02eAYekaewA&t=197s ========================================================== 【てForm+きます】 It is used when somebody goes to some place...

  • 2022 / 7 / 31
    Episode 109 - How to use "chatta/chau" and "jyatta/jyau" (completion of an action, feeling of regret)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hchBC1pvy4w&t=231s ========================================================== 【て+しまいます】 (1) It expresses completion of an action,...

  • 2022 / 7 / 24
    Episode 108 - How to use "te + shimaimasu (completion of an action, feeling of regret)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrmhQcKJYUI ========================================================== 【て+しまいます】    (1) It expresses completion of an action,...

  • 2022 / 7 / 17
    Episode 107 - How to use "te + arimasu (the remainder of the result of some previous action)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abymM4Jf9A0&t=288s ========================================================== 【て+あります   】 It indicats the present situation...

  • 2022 / 7 / 10
    Episode 106 - How to use "te + okimasu (to do something in advance, to leave as it is)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60w0p34rb1I&t=187s ========================================================== 【てForm + おきます】   ①To complete a necessary action...

  • 2022 / 7 / 3
    Episode 105 - How to use "no" at the end of the sentence

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0adlJzl2qnQ&t=317s ========================================================== 【~の?、~の】   "These are the contracted form of...

  • 2022 / 6 / 26
    Episode 104 - How to say “whether or not~” ( Verb-plain+ ka douka)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odqk1pATJmg&t=372s ========================================================== There are cases in which we cannot answer in either way,...

  • 2022 / 6 / 19
    Episode 103 - How to make indirect interrogative sentences ( Interrogative worf + plain form + か )

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odqk1pATJmg&t=372s ========================================================== ◆Indirect interrogative sentences◆...

  • 2022 / 6 / 15
    Episode 102 - Transitive and Intransitive Verb

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxVjhLxElf8&t=244s ========================================================== Transitive Verb : A verb that takes a direct...

  • 2022 / 6 / 12
    Episode 101 - How to use passive forms (Passive Sentence of Intransitive Verbs)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxVjhLxElf8&t=244s ========================================================== In Japanese, the passive voice also is used when the...

  • 2022 / 6 / 8
    A woman who traveled from Japan to Spain only by bicycle? Let's listen to her amazing story in Japanese

    If you are interested in French and Spanish, please check these links! Rocio san is a professional bilingual teacher of French and Spanish. 1. [FREEBIE] Download for free [YOUR SPANISH FLUENCY STARTER KIT]...

  • 2022 / 6 / 5
    Episode 100 - How to use passive forms (Passive sentence of "Part of a human body or personal possessions")

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i-FsQBpaxs&t=216s ========================================================== ◆Passive sentence of "Part of a human body or personal...

  • 2022 / 5 / 18
    Episode 99 - How to make passive forms

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i-FsQBpaxs&t=216s ========================================================== Japanese language makes far more use of passive language...

  • 2022 / 5 / 15
    Episode 98 - How to express change in ability or possibility and habitual action (dictionary form+ "you ni narimasu" , nai form+ "you ni narimasu")

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jTrFadn8sw&t=302s ========================================================== By combining ように (you ni) with なる (naru), you can express...

  • 2022 / 5 / 11
    Episode 97 - How to say "Please try to do...", "Please make sure to..." (dictionary form+ "youni shitekudasai" , nai form+ "youni shitekudasai")

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk6if7BfCjc&t=412s ========================================================== Dic form + ようにしてください Nai form + ようにしてください It is an...

  • 2022 / 5 / 8
    Learn Japanese Conversation - Collaboration with TCJ 東京中央日本語学院 - interview with Nakamura sensei

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp7qaCJU3GI ========================================================== This is a collaboration video with TCJ 東京中央日本語学院!! For more...

  • 2022 / 5 / 3
    Episode 96 - How to say "to try to...", "to make sure to..." (dictionary form+ "youn shimasu" , nai form+ "youni shimasu")

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leQakJuVYu8&t=293s ========================================================== Dic form + ようにします Nai form + ようにします ‘to try to..’ ‘to...

  • 2022 / 5 / 1
    Episode 95 - How to say "In order to/..so that.." (dictionary form+ "youni" , nai form+ "youni", potential form+ "youni")

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leQakJuVYu8&t=293s ========================================================== Verb (dictionary form) ように Verb (ない form) ように Potential...

  • 2022 / 4 / 27
    Episode 94 - How to say "because" ("tame ni" for expression of causes and reasons)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AgluuBl2I4&t=343s ========================================================== Verb + Plain Form + ため(に) いAdjective + Plain Form +...

  • 2022 / 4 / 24
    Episode 93 - How to say "because" ("node" for expression of causes and reasons)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXjWeAi_Wrg&t=7s ========================================================== As the use of ので (node) softens the view of the speaker and...

  • 2022 / 4 / 20
    Episode 92 - How to say "because" (na-adjective and noun for expression of causes and reasons)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSlVGhZFq-g&t=330s ========================================================== なadjective で/ なadjective ではなくて Noun で/Noun...

  • 2022 / 4 / 17
    Episode 91 - How to say "because" (" te form" for expression of causes and reasons)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSlVGhZFq-g&t=330s ========================================================== Verb てform / Verb なくて いadjective くて/ いadjective なくて 1.)...

  • 2022 / 4 / 13
    Episode 90 - How to say like; sort of; similar to; resembling (-mitai desu)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEoN_Sf4ZGg&t=2s ========================================================== 【Noun + みたいです】 Verb +みたいです いAdjective +みたいです なAdjective...

  • 2022 / 4 / 10
    Episode 89 - How to use -shi (when there are two or more reasons/causes)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V4wcsJX0SE&t=374s ========================================================== Verb +し、 いAdjective +し、 なAdjective +だし、 1. When you want...

  • 2022 / 4 / 6
    Episode 88 - How to mention some representative actionsout of many (ta ri, ta ri + shimasu)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6PQBQ6fX7o ========================================================== Verb +た form+ り Verb +なかった+ り いAdjective +た form+ り いAdjective...

  • 2022 / 4 / 3
    Episode 87 - How to say "to do B while doing A" (nagara)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkEBh7O46ZE ========================================================== ながら (nagara) is used to show simultaneous actions. [A]ながら[B] (to do...

  • 2022 / 3 / 31
    Episode 86 - How say " I decided to..." (Noun+ni shimasu, - koto ni shimasu)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guu8CgJI54Q ========================================================== Noun+にします    Verb Dic + ことにします    Verb Nai +...

  • 2022 / 3 / 28
    Episode 85 - How use - ndesu / - nodesu (asking questions, making a request etc.)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CZI3NveTys&t=578s ========================================================== のです/んです 1. Question 2. Reason 3. Emphasize 4....

  • 2022 / 3 / 22
    Episode 84 - How do men and women say "do this!!" (te form + kure, te form)

    - Check my video for more details!...

  • 2022 / 3 / 18
    Episode 83 - How do mother or teacher tell kids to "do this!!" (stem + nasai)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4tXuGwviHU&t=216s ========================================================== なさい (nasai). Meaning: do this (soft/firm...

  • 2022 / 3 / 13
    Episode 82 - How to say "don't do this!!" (prohibitive form)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa_mpxJVzzE&t=537s ========================================================== prohibitive form : dictionary form + na To command...

  • 2022 / 3 / 11
    Episode 81 - How to say "do this!!" (imperative form)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa_mpxJVzzE&t=537s ========================================================== At the moment the only way we have to give an order is to...

  • 2022 / 3 / 7
    How Japanese people see fortune-telling and signs of good luck

    Have you seen a tea stalk floating vertically in your teacup when you have Japanese green tea? When you see it, you will have a good day. Because it is believed to be a lucky sign. In this episode I had my...

  • 2022 / 3 / 2
    Episode 80 - How to say "I plan to..., I intend to..." (volitional form + to omoimasu, verb + tsumori desu)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaB7oOC5ius&t=531s ========================================================== つもりです(tsumori desu): to Intend to Do Verb + つもりだ The...

  • 2022 / 2 / 27
    Episode 79 - How to say "let's do..." (volitional form)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaB7oOC5ius&t=531s ========================================================== a. If the verb is a Group 2 Verb, simply remove the final...

  • 2022 / 2 / 25
    Episode 78 - How to say "the more... the more" (conditional form ba + hodo)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prEl2-55DAA&t=1s ========================================================== ba - hodo (~ ば-ほど) has meaning "the more... the...

  • 2022 / 2 / 23
    Episode 77 - How to use Conditional Forms (tara, to, ba, nara)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVxs9n2yUyY ========================================================== …と: Constant Results and Actual Conditions The function is to...

  • 2022 / 2 / 20
    Episode 76 - Conditional form nara (how to say if, when)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSRZr3gvCj0&t=582s ========================================================== Conditional form なら The function is to respond to...

  • 2022 / 2 / 12
    Episode 75 - Conditional form ba (how to say if, when)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSRZr3gvCj0&t=582s ========================================================== The ba form attached to the end of an adjective creates...

  • 2022 / 2 / 11
    Episode 74 - Giving and receiving expressions (te form + agemasu / kuremasu / moraimasu)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8bK9zF97bY&t=777s ========================================================== 「あげます」 is the Japanese word for "to give" seen from the...

  • 2022 / 2 / 5
    Episode 73 - How to use "potential form" (How to say "can do, can buy, can speak etc.")

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fczada6WxZU ========================================================== ~ことができます (Koto Ga Dekimasu):  Formal Potential Form With...

  • 2022 / 2 / 2
    Episode 72 - How to say "no matter how..." (ikura + te form + mo)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4hn-p3v5ig&t=385s ========================================================== いくら~ても (ikura~temo) no matter how  Verb...

  • 2022 / 1 / 30
    Episode 71 - How to say "even if/ even though/ although (te form + mo)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9M9mUaHl8M&t=298s ========================================================== ても (temo) Sentence is used to indicate a reverse...

  • 2022 / 1 / 26
    Episode 70 - How to make "Conditional Form" (ta form + ra)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI1HjXsOCuw&t=9s ========================================================== 〜たら is a conjugation pattern which expresses a causal...

  • 2022 / 1 / 23
    Episode 69 - How to make "Verb into Noun phrases" (Dictionary form + koto)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mjGvlTKr2s ========================================================== koto can be used as a nominalizer. When “koto” is placed after a...

  • 2022 / 1 / 16
    Episode 68 - How to make "Relative Clause"

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQklHSjvnbs ========================================================== A relative clause is a clause that is used to modify a noun or a...

  • 2022 / 1 / 16
    Episode 67 - How to say " when, if " ( Plain Style / Adjectives / Noun + to)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDyv7ohagcs&t=47s Verb (Dictionary-form) と、 Sentence 2 い-Adj (~い) と、 Sentence 2 な-Adj だ と、 Sentence 2 Noun だ と、 Sentence 2 Verb...

  • 2022 / 1 / 9
    Episode 66 - How to say " when; at this time " ( Plain Style / Adjectives / Noun + toki)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fhhp6L5voA 時 【とき】(toki) means " when; at this time ". とき (toki) connects two sentences and expresses the time when the state or action...

  • 2022 / 1 / 3
    COVID-19 situation in Japan

    Like many countries,the coronavirus is the topic on everyone’s. In this episode I had my friend Aska-san to talk about current COVID-19 situation in...

  • 2022 / 1 / 2
    Episode 65 - How to say " maybe, probably, might ..." ( "Plain Style" + deshou)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU7HCywOMTM&t=164s Using deshou (でしょう) at the end of a sentence means that something will probably happen or that it seems like it will...

  • 2021 / 12 / 30
    Episode 64 - How to say " maybe, probably, might ..." ( "Plain Style" + kamoshiremasen)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU7HCywOMTM&t=164s In English, this word means “perhaps” or “might.” You can use it with verbs, adjectives, or nouns. Verb in plain...

  • 2021 / 12 / 28
    Episode 63 - How to say " I say that..." "Plain Style" + to iimasu

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Io9VkhF7Q&t=254s 言います is used to report or quote speech, the particle と is placed before 言います。 ~と言う (to iu) is the form you use to...

  • 2021 / 12 / 21
    Episode 62 - How to say " I think that..." "Plain Style" + to omoimasu

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDs87u2ihmo&t=550s “I think” in Japanese using 〜と思います (~to omoimasu). The subject of the sentence (the speaker) is often omitted. In...

  • 2021 / 12 / 8
    Episode 61 - How to make adectives and noun into "Plain Style" (Futsuu kei)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb8OEL0ciWQ&t=15s 【い Adjective】 Present Affirmative: い-Adjective {~い} Present Negative: い-Adjective {~い} くない Past...

  • 2021 / 12 / 3
    Episode 60 - How to make verb into "Plain Style" (Futsuu kei)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQsqjW_gvng&t=248s =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support...

  • 2021 / 11 / 27
    Episode 59 - "Ta form" ato de (how to say " after doing... " in Japanese)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LEBMxCRJt4 ★verb (ta-form) +あとで(ato de)★ あとで (ato de)means “after doing”.  To express that something happens after something else,...

  • 2021 / 11 / 25
    Episode 58 - "Ta form" hou ga ii desu (how to say " it would be better to (do), you had better (do)" in Japanese)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ6Gcj0CrhY&t=444s ★verb (ta-form) + ほうがいい(hou ga ii)★  it would be better to (do), you had better (do) “it is better (for you)...

  • 2021 / 11 / 20
    Episode 57 - "Ta form" koto ga arimasu (how to say "I have the experience of ... ing" in Japanese)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tk__BIRstw&t=12s ★verb (ta-form) + ことがあります (koto ga arimasu)★ To talk about a past experience, we can use the past form a verb (also...

  • 2021 / 11 / 14
    Let's learn Hokkaido Dialect (Hokkaido-ben) !!

    Even fluent speakers of standard Japanese scratch their heads a little when they come to Hokkaido and hear phrases they have never encountered before in their lives, like namara and shitakke. These words are...

  • 2021 / 11 / 14
    Episode 56 - How to make "Ta form (Ta kei)"

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmhji2HdzVE&t=182s   ★"Ta Form"★ When you conjugate verbs into the ta-form, you can utilize the conjugation rule of the...

  • 2021 / 11 / 7
    Episode 55 - "Dictionary Form" + mae ni (how to say "before doing" in Japanese)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fisUab1JTSE&t=68s  ★"Dictionary Form" + mae ni★ まえに (mae ni) means “before” and “in front of”.  To express that something...

  • 2021 / 11 / 3
    Episode 54 - "Dictionary Form" + koto ga dekimasu (how to say "can, cannot" in Japanese)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fekfO6R07mA&t=211s ★Verb Plain Form + koto ga dekimasu★ This means you have to add plain form of verb before the “koto ga dekimasu”...

  • 2021 / 11 / 2
    Episode 53 - How to make "Dictionary form (Jisho kei)"

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYYDWdv2VWI Verbs る-form in Japanese are divided into 3 groups Group 1: Verbs ending in う あう あいます To meet いく いきます To go およぐ およぎます To...

  • 2021 / 10 / 31
    Episode 52 - "Nai form" nakutemo ii desu (how to say "don't have to" in Japanese)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3YaNhJQzGA&t=44s ★なくてもいいです nakute mo ii desu★  It’s fine not to do something (do not have to do) Meaning: don’t have to; there’s...

  • 2021 / 10 / 23
    What is the impression of Japan from an exchange student point of view?

    What is it like to be a university student in Japan? In this episode I had my friend Jeffrey-san to talk about what it's like to work in Japan as a foreigner. Check out my Youtube...

  • 2021 / 10 / 16
    Episode 51 - "Nai form" nakereba narimasen/nakereba ikemasen/naito ikemasen (how to say "must/ have to" in Japanese)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd63qJSl6ko&t=498s ★ないform なければなりません/なければいけません/ないといけません★ ・Verb (ない-form ない) ければなりません Verb (nai-form nai) nakereba narimasen You have to...

  • 2021 / 10 / 14
    Episode 50 - "Nai form" + dekudasai (how to say "please don't" in Japanese)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXHXZ8Lf3do&t=9s ★ないform+でください★ ないでください (naide kudasai). Meaning: please don’t do. This is used after a verb to request to the listener...

  • 2021 / 10 / 9
    Episode 49 - How to make " nai form"

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eVw4T67TDE&t=334s ★Rules for Changing dictionary-form to nai-form★ For this section you will learn how to change dictionary-form...

  • 2021 / 10 / 3
    What it's like to work in Japan as a foreigner?

    Long hours, unpaid overtime, traditional working culture and hierarchical structures – these are some of the things that often come to mind when people think about working in Japan. In this episode I had my...

  • 2021 / 9 / 29
    Episode 48 - After doing... (te form + kara)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q_DBCdIVmk&t=265s ★て-form+から★ から (kara) can be attached to the te-form of a verb in Japanese, becoming ~てから (~te kara).  This is...

  • 2021 / 9 / 10
    Episode 47 - Sequential actions and adjectives (te form, -kute, -de)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpYYT23V2Qw&t=386s ★て-form、★ The te-form allows you to combine two verbs or more and express sequence of actions or states. You...

  • 2021 / 9 / 5
    Let's learn Kansai Dialect (Kansai-ben) !!

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  • 2021 / 8 / 28
    Episode 46 - Repeated actions or resultant states (te form+imasu)

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9ZH6EcGzeY&t=32s ★て-form + います(te form+imasu)★ You can use the same conjugations when expressing repeated actions or resultant states...

  • 2021 / 8 / 21
    Episode 45 - You can do… ; You may do... (te form + mo ii desu )

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9ZH6EcGzeY&t=32s ★Polite Form: (te-form verb) + もいいですか(mo ii desu ka)★ Meaning: You can do… ; You may do もいいですか (mo ii desu ka) is a...

  • 2021 / 8 / 11
    Episode 44 - I'm doing ..., -ing form (te form + imasu )

    - Check my video for more details! -      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdeszo3Ix3w&list=PLY94j5ZZrtXbS8jlLmf-SUSIR2ytwV1SF&index=23&t=486s The te-form of action verb +...

  • 2021 / 8 / 4
    Episode 43 - Please do ... (te form + kudasai )

    - Check my video for more details! -    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdeszo3Ix3w&list=PLY94j5ZZrtXbS8jlLmf-SUSIR2ytwV1SF&index=23&t=486s - New words - ください (kudasai) is a way to...

  • 2021 / 8 / 2
    Episode 42 - How to make "Te" form

    - Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31-dTOMmCK4&list=PLY94j5ZZrtXbS8jlLmf-SUSIR2ytwV1SF&index=22 - New words - The ~ te form is an important Japanese verb form to...

  • 2021 / 7 / 29
    Episode 41 - How to say Anyone, Anything, Anywhere, Anytime

    - New words - interrogative pronoun + (particle) + でも ( = demo): any ~ /whatever, whichever, whoever, where Noun + でも だれでも・Anyone なんでも・Anything どこでも・Anywhere いつでも・Anytime 1) わたしは なんでも たべます。(watashi wa nandemo...

  • 2021 / 7 / 28
    Episode 40 - How to say go to do, come to do, return to do (verb stem + ni ikimasu/kimasu/kaerimasu)

    - New words - verb stem + に行きます(にいきます) - go to do It is a very useful expression which means 'go (in order to) do (something)'. It is very commonly used with the stem of the verb. よく映画を見に行きます。 yoku eiga o mi...

  • 2021 / 7 / 26
    Episode 39 - How to Say "Want" or "Desire (...tai desu)

    - New words - When you desire or want something (noun), the expression used is "欲しい" or "ほしい" (hoshii). Watashi wa kuruma ga hoshii desu. 私は車が欲しいです。 --- I want a car. Watashi wa sono hon ga hoshii desu....

  • 2021 / 7 / 26
    Episode 38 - How to Express Comparison (the most..., the best...)

    - New words - 【のなかで[A]がいちばん】 (no naka de [A] ga ichiban). Banana to ringo to orenji no naka de dore ga ichiban suki desu ka? Which do you like the best, banana, apple or orange? Basu to densha to shinkansen...

  • 2021 / 7 / 20
    Episode 37 - How to Express Comparison

    - New words - To compare two items or activities, use the sentence pattern:  AよりB(の)はAdjです。(A yori B wa Adj desu.) AよりB(の)の方がAdjです。(A yori B no hō ga Adj desu.) If you want to say something is more...

  • 2021 / 7 / 17
    Episode 36 - Counters 3 - How to pronounce irregular counter words (-hai, -hon, -hiki)

    - New words - small object 1本 いっぽん ippon 2本 にほん nihon 3本 さんぼん sambon 4本 よんほん yonhon 5本 ごほん gohon 6本 ろくほん rokuhon, ろっぽん roppon 7本 ななほん nanahon 8本 はちほん hachihon, はっぽん happon 9本 きゅうほん kyuuhon 10本...

  • 2021 / 7 / 12
    Episode 35 - Counters 2 - How to count things (-mai, -ko, -satsu, -dai, -kai, -ban)

    - New words - They are similar to English expressions such as "a cup of ~", "a sheet of ~" and so on. There are a variety of counters, often based on the shape of the object. Counters are attached directly...

  • 2021 / 7 / 11
    Episode 34 - Counters - How to count things (hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu system)

    - New words - hitotsu-system 1. hitotsu 2. futatsu 3. mittsu 4. yottsu 5. itsutsu 6. muttsu 7. nanatsu 8. yattsu 9. kokonotsu 10. too There are two numerical systems in the Japanese language. The ichi, ni,...

  • 2021 / 7 / 10
    Episode 33 - Why and because (doushite, nande, naze, ...kara)

    - New words - doushite, nande, naze= why … kara = because =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ===============================================

  • 2021 / 7 / 8
    Episode 32 - Adverbs of amount (a lot, many, few etc.)

    - New words - amari = (not) so zenzen = (not) at all takusan = many sukoshi = a little, a few •eigo ga yoku wakarimasu : I understand English very well. •eigo ga sukoshi wakarimasu : I understand English a...

  • 2021 / 7 / 6
    Episode 31 - Adverbs of degree and frequency (well, not so, not at all etc.)

    - New words - yoku = well zenzen = (not) at all takusan = many, much sukoshi = a little, a few •eigo ga yoku wakarimasu : I understand English very well. •eigo ga sukoshi wakarimasu : I understand English a...

  • 2021 / 7 / 5
    Episode 30 - There is, I have (imasu & arimasu)

    - New words - arimasu = there is, have irimasu = there is, have netsu = fever atama = head onaka = stomach byouki = illness itai = pain, painful neko = cat inu = dog kazoku =...

  • 2021 / 7 / 4
    Episode 29 - Particle "ga" (I understand, I like, I dislike, I need etc.)

    - New words - wakarimasu = understand irimasu = need hoshii = want dekimasu = can do arimasu = there is, have irimasu = there is, have suki = like kirai = dislike jyouzu = be good at heta = be poor...

  • 2021 / 7 / 3
    Episode 28 - donokurai & donogurai (how much/how many/how big etc.)

    - New words - donokurai/donogurai = how much/how many/how big etc. ikura = how much (the price) -Example sentences- -Anatano uchi kara kaisha made donokurai kakarimasu ka? -Nihon wa donoguai ookii desu...

  • 2021 / 6 / 28
    Episode 27 - Interrogative words with particle "ga" (nani ga, doko ga, dore ga etc.)

    - Grammar point - The particle wa cannot be used together with a question word, because wa specifies the topic of a sentence, which is information already known to the speaker. On the other hand, it is...

  • 2021 / 6 / 27
    Episode 26 - Interrogative words (nani, nan, doko, itsu, donna etc.)

    - New words - donna = what kind of dou = how sukoshi = a bit totemo = very taihen = very amari = not so much =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support...

  • 2021 / 6 / 24
    Episode 25 - What kind of "donna" and adverbs (sukoshi, totemo, amari...)

    - New words - donna = what kind of dou = how sukoshi = a bit totemo = very taihen = very amari = not so much =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support...

  • 2021 / 6 / 23
    Episode 24 - Past tense of "i" adjective and "na" adjective

    - New words - ookii = big chiisai = small atarashii = new furui = old ii = good warui = bad atsui = hot samui = cold muzukashii = difficult takai = high, expensive hikui = low yasui = cheap omoshiroi =...

  • 2021 / 6 / 22
    Episode 23 - Present - Negative form of "i" adjective and "na" adjective

    - New words - ookii = big chiisai = small atarashii = new furui = old ii = good warui = bad atsui = hot samui = cold muzukashii = difficult takai = high, expensive hikui = low yasui = cheap omoshiroi =...

  • 2021 / 6 / 22
    Episode 22 - Adjective "na" adjective

    - New words - kirei (na) = beautiful hansamu (na) = handsome shinsetsu (na) = kind genki (na) = healthy, fine yuumei (na) = famous shizuka (na) = quiet kantan (na) = easy ringo = apple shiken = exam tabemono...

  • 2021 / 6 / 17
    Episode 21 - Adjective "i" adjective

    - New words - ookii = big chiisai = small atarashii = new furui = old ii = good warui = bad atsui = hot samui = cold muzukashii = difficult takai = high, expensive hikui = low yasui = cheap omoshiroi =...

  • 2021 / 6 / 16
    Episode 20 - Giving and receiving expression (agemasu, moraimasu, oshiemasu etc.)

    - New words - otousan = father okaasan = mother oniisan = elder brother oneesan = elder sister otouto = younger brother imouto = younger sister okusan = (your or my) wife shujin = (my) husband goshujin =...

  • 2021 / 6 / 15
    Episode 19 - Particle "de" for tools and languages (with..., by..., in...)

    - New words - de = with (tool), in (language) hashi = chopsticks supuun = spoon fooku = folk naifu = knife te = hand enputsu = pencil koppu = cup tegami = letter nihon-go = Japanese language Eigo =...

  • 2021 / 6 / 14
    Episode 18 - Particle "de" when you do an action at somewhere

    - New words - de = I do [something] at [place]   karimasu = borrow oshiemasu = teach hatarakimasu = work yomimasu = read hanashimasu = speak uchi/ie = house/home ginkou = bank gakkou = school kaisha =...

  • 2021 / 6 / 13
    Episode 17 - Let's do... " - mashou"

    - New words - tabemasu = eat kaimasu = buy tabako o suimasu = smoke nomimasu = drink torimasu = take kikimasu = listen kakimasu = write mimasu = see/watch shimasu = do hajimemasu = start owarimasu = finish...

  • 2021 / 6 / 10
    Episode 16 - Please give me "- o kudasai"

    - New words - gohan = mean/rice asagohan = breakfast hirugohan = lunch bangohan = dinner pan = bread tamago = egg niku = meat sakana = fish yasai = vegetable kudamono = fruits ringo = apple gyuunyuu =...

  • 2021 / 6 / 9
    Episode 15 - Paricle "o"

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  • 2021 / 6 / 8
    Episode 14 - Day of the week

    - New words - Monday=getsuyoubi Tuesday=kayoubi Wednesday=suiyoubi Thursday=mokuyoubi Friday=kinyoubi Saturday=doyoubi Sunday=nichiyoubi nan-gatsu = which month nan-nichi = which day nan-nen = which...

  • 2021 / 6 / 7
    Episode 13 - Months and Days

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  • 2021 / 6 / 6
    Episode 12 - How to say Anywhere, Anybody, Anything

    - New words - doko mo + negative = anywhere dare mo + negative = anybody nani mo + negative = anything -masen is used for present/future tense negative -masendeshita is used for past tense negative tabemasen:...

  • 2021 / 6 / 5
    Episode 11 - Together with someone "to issho ni"

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  • 2021 / 6 / 5
    Episode 10 - Particle "de": by (train, bus etc.), means of transportation

    - New words - ikimasu = go kimasu = come kaerimasu = go home, return gakkou = school eki = station ginkou = bank byouin = hospital depaato = department store kojo = factory kuni = country hon-ya = book...

  • 2021 / 6 / 3
    Episode 9 - Particle "ni" and "e" that show the direction

    - New words - ikimasu = go kimasu = come kaerimasu = go home, return gakkou = school eki = station ginkou = bank byouin = hospital depaato = department store kojo = factory kuni = country hon-ya = book...

  • 2021 / 6 / 2
    Episode 8 - Verb Past tense

    - New words - kyou = today ashita = tomorrow kinou = yesterday konban = tonight kyou no yoru = tonight kesa = this morning kyou no asa = this morning =============================================== Check...

  • 2021 / 5 / 31
    Episode 7 - Verb Present tense

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  • 2021 / 5 / 31
    Episode 6 - Expressions for time

    - New words - jikan = time -ji = o’clock ichi ji = 1 o’clock ni ji = 2 o’clock san ji = 3 o’clock yo ji = 4 o’clock go ji = 5 o’clock roku ji = 6 o’clock shichi ji = 7 o’clock hachi ji = 8 o’clock ku ji =...

  • 2021 / 5 / 30
    Episode 5 - How to count numbers

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  • 2021 / 5 / 29
    Episode 4 - Pronouns for places (here, there, over there)

    - New words - Koko = Here Soko = There, That place near to you Asoko = That place over there Doko = Where Kochira = Here (Polite) Sochira = There, That place near to you(Polite) Achira = That place over...

  • 2021 / 5 / 27
    Episode 3 - Demonstrative words (this and that)

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  • 2021 / 5 / 27
    Episode 2 - How to make negative sentence

    -New words- …desu : This is called “Copura”. It comes at the end of an affirmative sentence. …dewa arimasen : This is called “Copura”. It comes at the end of a negative sentence. …ka? : This is used for...

  • 2021 / 5 / 27
    Episode 1 - Easy self-introduction

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