- 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 know. It does not indicate tense by itself, however, it combines with other verb forms to create other tenses. Additionally, it has many other unique usages, such as speaking in the present progressive, connecting successive verbs or asking for permission. い、ち、り、って／i, chi, ri, tte み、び、に、んで／mi, b...
Aug 02, 2021•10 min•Ep. 42
- 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 tabemasu) = I eat anything/everything. 2) れいぞうこに なんでも ありますよ。(reizouko ni nandemo arimasuyo) = I have everything/many things in the refrigetator. 3) プレゼントは なんでも いいです。(purezento wa nandemo ii desu) = As for presents, anything is good for me. Q : What do you like in sports? – スポーツは何が好きですか？Supo...
Jul 29, 2021•7 min•Ep. 41
- 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 ni ikimasu. I often go to the movies. 彼は毎日川に泳ぎに行きます。 kare wa mainichigawa ni oyogi ni ikimasu. He goes swimming in the river every day. 私は日本に勉強しに行きます。 watashi wa Nihon ni benkyōshi ni ikimasu. I am going to Japan to study. 私は街に誕生日プレゼントを買いに行きます。 watashi wa machi ni tanjōbi purezento o kai ni ...
Jul 28, 2021•8 min•Ep. 40
- 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. 私はその本が欲しいです。 --- I want that book. Watashi wa nihonjin no tomodachi ga hoshii desu. 私は日本人の友達が欲しいです。 --- I want a Japanese friend. Watashi wa kamera ga hoshii desu. 私はカメラが欲しいです。 --- I want a camera. When you desire or want to do something (verb - since it's an action), the Japanese expression "ver...
Jul 26, 2021•7 min•Ep. 39
- 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 no naka de dore ga ichiban hayai desu ka? Which is the fastest, bus, train or shinkansen? kurasu no naka de dare ga ichiban uta ga jyouzu desu. Who is the best singer in the class. kurasu no naka de kanojyo ga ichiban uta ga jyouzu desu. She was the best singer in the class. Nihon no kisetsu ...
Jul 26, 2021•8 min•Ep. 38
- 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 fun, big, interesting, etc. than something else or if you want to say you like something more than something else, you should use this pattern. In this sentence pattern, B is emphasized or preferred over A. 勉強よりゲームの方が楽しいです。(Benkyou yori geemu no hou ga tanoshii desu) 日本より中国の方が大きいです。(Nihon yori Chuugoku...
Jul 20, 2021•12 min•Ep. 37
- 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 じゅっぽん juppon 何本 なんぼん nambon cup of .., glass of ... 1杯 いっぱい ippai 2杯 にはい nihai 3杯 さんばい sambai 4杯 よんはい yonhai 5杯 ごはい gohai 6杯 ろくはい rokuhai, ろっぱい roppai 7杯 ななはい nanahai 8杯 はちはい hachihai, はっぱい happai 9杯 きゅうはい kyuuhai 10杯 じゅっぱい juppai 何杯 なんばい nambai small animals, insect 1匹 いっぴき ippiki 2匹 にひき nihiki 3匹 さんびき sa...
Jul 17, 2021•7 min•Ep. 36
- 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 to a number (e.g. ni-hai, san-mai). Following the next couple of paragraphs, we have included counters for the following categories: objects, duration, animals, frequency, order, people and others. hon 本 --- Long, cylindrical objects: trees, pens, etc. mai 枚 --- Flat, thin objects: paper, stam...
Jul 12, 2021•9 min•Ep. 35
- 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, san system, and the hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu system. The ichi-system is used with counters such as -ji which indicates the time. The hitotsu-system is used independently without counters. You can use the hitotsu-system without bothering with different counters for different objects, except for...
Jul 11, 2021•9 min•Ep. 34
- New words - doushite, nande, naze= why … kara = because =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ===============================================
Jul 10, 2021•8 min•Ep. 33
- 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 little. •eigo ga amari wakarimasen : I don't understand English so well. •okane ga takusan arimasu : I have a lots of money. •okane ga zenzen arimasen : I don't have any money. =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? =====================...
Jul 08, 2021•8 min•Ep. 32
- 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 little. •eigo ga amari wakarimasen : I don't understand English so well. •okane ga takusan arimasu : I have a lots of money. •okane ga zenzen arimasen : I don't have any money. =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ====================...
Jul 06, 2021•8 min•Ep. 31
- 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 = family =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ===============================================...
Jul 05, 2021•7 min•Ep. 30
- 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 at Kanji = Chinese character imi = meaning tsukaikata = how to use neko = cat inu = dog kazoku = family dansu = dance uta = song =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ===============================================...
Jul 04, 2021•8 min•Ep. 29
- 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 ka? =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ===============================================...
Jul 03, 2021•6 min•Ep. 28
- 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 possible to use wa when there is a question word in the comment (the part of the sentence that follows the topic). The particle ga marks the grammatical subject of a sentence. Always use ga when the subject is, or contains, a question word. =============================================== Check out...
Jun 28, 2021•6 min•Ep. 27
- 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 me? ===============================================
Jun 27, 2021•8 min•Ep. 26
- 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 me? ===============================================
Jun 24, 2021•8 min•Ep. 25
- 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 = interesting oishii = delicious kirei (na) = beautiful hansamu (na) = handsome shinsetsu (na) = kind genki (na) = healthy, fine yuumei (na) = famous shizuka (na) = quiet kantan (na) = easy =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ==============...
Jun 23, 2021•8 min•Ep. 24
- 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 = interesting oishii = delicious kirei (na) = beautiful hansamu (na) = handsome shinsetsu (na) = kind genki (na) = healthy, fine yuumei (na) = famous shizuka (na) = quiet kantan (na) = easy =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ==============...
Jun 22, 2021•5 min•Ep. 23
- 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 = food machi = town tokoro = place yama = mountain heya = room =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ===============================================...
Jun 22, 2021•7 min•Ep. 22
- 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 = interesting oishii = delicious akai = red aoi = blue kuroi = black shiroi = white =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ===============================================...
Jun 17, 2021•7 min•Ep. 21
- 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 = (your) husband agemasu = give moraimasu = receive denwa o kakemasu = make a phone call oshiemasu = teach =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ===============================================...
Jun 16, 2021•9 min•Ep. 20
- 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 = English 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 = (your) husband =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna suppo...
Jun 15, 2021•9 min•Ep. 19
- 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 = company toshokan = library okane = money =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ===============================================...
Jun 14, 2021•7 min•Ep. 18
- 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 gohan = mean/rice asagohan = breakfast hirugohan = lunch bangohan = dinner pan = bread tamago = egg niku = meat sakana = fish yasai = vegetable kudamono = fruits ringo = apple gyuunyuu = milk koohii = coffee koucha = black tea mizu = water biiru = beer sake = alcohol kustu = shoes hana = flowe...
Jun 13, 2021•6 min•Ep. 17
- 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 = milk koohii = coffee koucha = black tea mizu = water biiru = beer sake = alcohol kustu = shoes hana = flower kusuri = medicine tegami = letter eiga = movie shashin = photo ongaku = music - o kudasai = Please give me =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna...
Jun 10, 2021•5 min•Ep. 16
Lingopie is the streaming app that teaches languages through real foreign TV shows and movies (the Netflix for language learning.) It’s fun, effective and there is nothing like it out there. ★Learn Japanese with Lingopie for FREE★ https://learn.lingopie.com/masa-15 - New words - tabemasu = eat kaimasu = buy tabako o suimasu = smoke nomimasu = drink torimasu = take kikimasu = listen kakimasu = write mimasu = see/watch shimasu = do undou shimasu = exercise hajimemasu = start owarimasu = finish g...
Jun 09, 2021•10 min•Ep. 15
- 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 year nan-youbi = which day of the week tanjyoubi = Birthday -sai = years old nan-sai = how old [Day] kinoo=yesterday kyoo=today ashita=tomorrow [Week] senshuu=last week konshuu=this week raishuu=next week [Month] sengetsu=last month kongetsu=this month raigetsu=next month [Year] kyonen=last year koto...
Jun 08, 2021•8 min•Ep. 14
Lingopie is the streaming app that teaches languages through real foreign TV shows and movies (the Netflix for language learning.) It’s fun, effective and there is nothing like it out there. ★Learn Japanese with Lingopie for FREE★ https://learn.lingopie.com/masa-13 - New words - January=ichi-gatsu February=ni-gatsu March=san-gatsu April=shi-gatsu May=go-gatsu June=roku-gatsu July=shichi-gatsu August=hachi-gatsu September=ku-gatsu October=jyu-gatsu November=jyuichi-gatsu December=jyuni-gatsu 1s...
Jun 07, 2021•10 min•Ep. 13
