Learn Japanese w/ Manga Sensei
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Learn Japanese w/ Manga Sensei
Learn Japanese language goodness every day, 365 days a year with Manga Sensei. Manga Sensei breaks down complicated Japanese grammar and simplifies it so that anyone can understand it in 5 min or less every Monday through Friday. Join us and learn the world’s best language. On the weekend we also ge...
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More Hou
Today we are talking more about the word Hoh, and the phrase Hoh Gah Ih. This is almost always used with past tense. “It’s better if you…”
More Yori
Today we talk about when Yori is used, how it’s used, and when to use it by itself. There are multiple versions of Yori and I go over differentiating...
Hou Ga and Yori
Today we’re going over two different grammar points, which are Hoh Gah and Yori. We use these in contrast to each other or in a phrase. I explain how...
Auxiliary Word Beki
Today we’re talking about a very similar word to Hazu, which is Beki. This word is often paired with Dah, such as Beki-Dah with the accent going downw...
Hard Musts vs Soft Musts
Today I will talk about the word “Hazu.” This is basically the first and most simplistic of the musts or shoulds in Japanese. I give examples and defi...
Appropriate and Unique Responses
It can often be difficult for new and even intermediate Japanese speakers to come up with the appropriate response to certain questions and sentences,...
Dou
This word usually indicates a question and today we will be diving into how to use this word and the difference between this word and another word sim...
The Adjective Hoshii
Today we’re talking about another adjective that indicates desire, but alongside that showing of desire, we want to do it over a particular item. I ta...
Garu
Today we are going to be going over Garu, which is over somebody else. In Japanese we often talk about area of information, which basically is who can...
Auxiliary Adjective Tai
This is when we take a verb and we attach an adjective part to the end. Like the word Nai. To not eat is Tabei Nai. Today we’re doing something very s...
Another Phrase Using Koto
When using Kotoh it’s a nominalizer so everything before Kotoh is modifying Kotoh. Usually with verbs we’re going to see things ending in base 3 or ba...
More About Koto
Today I go more in depth into Kotoh. We go over the phrase “Kotoh gah, Dekidu.” Using phrases to simplify bigger ideas or sentences.
How to Express Have You Ever
The phrase “Have you ever…?” is what we will be going over today. I explain how to ask this type of question and give examples.
Mono, Koto’s Twin
Monoh is a physical thing, and used like when you say “It’s on the tip of my tongue.” This is used like Kotoh, but has to be used with tangible things...
Tangible or Intangible Things; Koto
Kotoh means thing, or what. In this episode I describe another way to overcome those moments when you can’t think of the right word or words to say. I...
-Ba Yokatta
Today I will discuss this base 4 phrase. This base is a very simple if, having clause A and clause B, the two different parts of our sentences, being...
Full Review; Bases and Base 4
I go over the various bases that we have talked about in previous episodes. I explain what base 4 is, how to use it more effectively along with the wo...
Ba Yokatta
In this episode of Manga Sensei, John Sensei teaches us our first official Japanese phrase, Ba Yokatta. Before this, we have covered individual parts...
Base 4, Ba
In today's episode, John Sensei gives us a review of the 4th base, Ba. We have covered bases 1-5 before and even gone into depth on specific bases.
Verbs, hajimeru
This verb means to start. This is a unique verb because of how it is used with other verbs. I explain how and when it’s used.
Stacking Particles
Today we’re talking about how to use different types of particles together. No-deh, neh, yo, Genki-nah.
Jya-na, Goodbye
There are various different ways to say goodbye to people. Yana is an informal way to say bye to your friends.
Kashida, Feminine Particle
This is a particle typically used by women, or feminine speaking individuals.
Technical Particle, Nado
This is a particle to make things ambiguous, which often refers to things such as “et cetera,” or “In the like.” I compare Nanca and Nado.
A Little Bit of Filler, Nanka
Nanca is a word to replace “um.” The difference about this word though is it has a meaning, kind of like an unknown/abstract object, like “thing-a-ma-...
Kamoshidenai, the Difference in Probability
This word is used in place of “might.” This is used when something has a lower probability of happening than deshoh.
Desu, at the End of the Speech
This is used when there is some uncertainty, or something is unknown about which you are speaking. “I will ‘probably’ go to Japan.”
Gurai
This word is used to give an approximation. It’s one of those words that is also going to be used for time. It has to do with a specific quantity.
Goro
This word is usually used with time. It has to do with approximation, for example “About this time,” or around this time.
Amari
I give you the different ways to pronounce Amari, and break down how to use this word in different sentences, including mainly negative sentences.
Names
Today we're talking about the various ways to say "I" and the number of ways you can use names. We go over when to use someone's first or last name, a...
Two Things Happening During the Same Period
We talk about the word idah, which is the most basic version of the word "while." We go over different versions of "while" and "during," and the most...
Reflexive 3rd Person Pronoun
This is when you are referring to yourself in the 3rd person, such as when you say "I didn't think that 'I' could get into college." The second I is i...
Nagara
This word happens when you put things in base 2. It's another version to express "while." It indicates that the action preceding the verb is taking pl...
Money and Numbers
Today I talk about exchange rates and where to place money symbols. I talk about 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10,000, and so forth.
Pronouns and Name Suffixes
Today we go over pronouns and name suffixes, such as Jibun, which is similar to myself or my. We learn how to refer to girls or boys and talk about th...
Temple Kanji and Posts, Aida Ni
I talk about the very middle symbol you find in many Japanese passage ways or entrances called aida.
Uchi Ni
This is not the uchi of your home, but the symbol looks like a person under a cage. This is quite similar to idah. We learn how to say "While I was le...
Particles De, Ni
I talk about particles in this episode. Atto is usually put with de, or uchi with ni.
How to Attach Directional Particles to Verbs
“It’s on your right side.” I go over directions like North and South. Where to find the location of an item like a remote, or cell phone.