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Learn Japanese with Masa sensei!

Masa Senseiwww.youtube.com
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
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Episodes

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 check it our from here ! =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Follow my Instagram!! Follow my Facebook!! ===============================================...

Dec 04, 20228 min

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 check it our from here ! =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Follow my Instagram!! Follow my Facebook!! ===============================================...

Nov 27, 202210 min

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 our from here ! =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Follow my Instagram!! Follow my Facebook!! ===============================================...

Nov 20, 20227 min

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 our from here ! =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Follow my Instagram!! Follow my Facebook!! ===============================================...

Nov 13, 20227 min

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 check it our from here ! =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Follow my Instagram!! Follow my Facebook!! ===============================================...

Nov 06, 202210 min

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 check it our from here ! =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Follow my Instagram!! Follow my Facebook!! ===============================================...

Oct 30, 20228 min

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 our from here ! =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Follow my Instagram!! Follow my Facebook!! ===============================================...

Oct 23, 20229 min

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 check it our from here ! =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Follow my Instagram!! Follow my Facebook!! ===============================================...

Oct 16, 202210 min

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 check it our from here ! =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Follow my Instagram!! Follow my Facebook!! ===============================================...

Oct 09, 20229 min

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 page! Please check it our from here ! =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Follow my Instagram!! Follow my Facebook!! ===============================================...

Oct 01, 202210 min

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 no physical presence, such as an event, idea, fact, or thought. This is similar to the meanings of the Japanese noun 事, which is actually considered a nominalizer as well. So, の and 事 are often interchangeable. Meanings of nominalizer の change depending on the context because it acts like a ...

Sep 25, 202211 min

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 noun, it will be accompanied by な+の 私は寒(さむ)いのが嫌(きら)いです。 I hate being cold. 日本(にほん)が安全(あんぜん)なのは有名(ゆうめい)です。 It is well known that Japan is safe. 病院(びょういん)は土曜日(どようび)が休(やす)みなのを忘れていました。 I forgot that the hospital is closed on Saturdays. 【"Verb plain style + の+をききます Verb plain style + の+をみます" 】 If the v...

Sep 18, 202212 min

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】 koto can be used as a nominalizer. When “koto” is placed after a verb or a verb phrase, “koto” can turn that verb/verb phrase into what is essentially a long, multi-word noun. For example: 本を読みます hon o yomimasu means “[someone] reads/will read books.” But, 本を読む事 hon o yomu koto means “the idea...

Sep 04, 202214 min

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 purpose. When you attempt to do something casually just to see what will happen or just to see what it’s like. We also use it when you are trying to do something that should produce certain expected results. て form verb + みます 話(はな)してみます [I will try and speak] 食(た)べてみます [I will try and eat] 犬...

Aug 28, 202210 min

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 to so something and returns to the original place. <いま、いえにいます> 「わたしはたまごをかってきます」 かいます+きます 1.スーパーへいきます 2.たまごをかいます 3.いえにかえります 「わたしはたまごをかいにいきます」のときは: 1.スーパーへいきます 2.たまごをかいます × いえにかえります 警察(けいさつ)を呼(よ)んで来(き)ます。 おばあちゃんに会(あ)ってきます。 図書館(としょかん)で勉強(べんきょう)してきます。 友達(ともだち)とサッカーをしてきます。 友達(ともだち)がうちに来(き)たから、ドアを開...

Aug 14, 20227 min

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, emphasizing that the action in continuation has completed. (2) It expresses feeling of regret, or the feeling that "I am in trouble/regretting". This is the more casual version, which instead uses a verb’s stem form: ちゃう/ちゃいます = to do by accident / to finish (casual) ちゃった/ちゃいました = did by accident...

Jul 31, 202210 min

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, emphasizing that the action in continuation has completed. 私(わたし)はこの本(ほん)を全部(ぜんぶ)読(よ)みました。 私(わたし)はこの本(ほん)を全部(ぜんぶ)読(よ)んでしまいました。 I have read all of this book. (It expresses the completion more clearly) 仕事(しごと)は全部(ぜんぶ)終(お)わってしまいました。 I've finished with all of my work. ワインは全部(ぜんぶ)飲(の)んでしまいました。 I drank all the wi...

Jul 24, 202210 min

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 which is the remainder of the result of some previous action. With てあります you use transitive verbs and not instrastive. 田中さんが一時間前、窓をあけました。 Tanaka san ga ichijikan mae, mado o akemashita Tanaka san opened the window an hour ago. 窓があけてある MADO GA AKETE ARU The window has been left open.In this sentence the f...

Jul 17, 202211 min

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 before certain time. To finish an action beforehand. 出かける前に朝ごはんを食べておきます。 Dekakeru mae ni asa gohan wo tabete okimasu. I will eat breakfast in advance before I leave. 旅行(りょこう)の前(まえ)に切符(きっぷ)を買(か)っておきます。 I will buy a ticket before the trip. 試験(しけん)の前(まえ)に勉強(べんきょう)をしておきました。 I studied before the exam. 友達(と...

Jul 10, 202213 min

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 …のですか/んですか。 のですか/んですか is used for : 1. Question 2. Interpretation 3. Reason 4. Emphasize 5. Request It is used to ask questions to the familiars or children. Raise your voice at the end of the sentence. Oftern used in the plain style conversation. Used by both men and women plain form / いadj + の? なadj / n...

Jul 03, 202213 min

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, and for this, the form of …かどうか… is used. かどうか functions in a very similar way to the English phrase 'whether or not', with the key difference that in English, clause A / B would be reversed. Clause A is usually a description of a situation - 'rain tomorrow', or 'the bathroom is in use'. Cla...

Jun 26, 202211 min

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◆ Interrogative word + Verb/い adj (plain form) + か Interrogative word + な adj / Noun+ではない、だった、ではなかった + か 1. 彼(かれ)はいつ来(き)ますか? 2. それを教(おし)えてください。 彼(かれ)はいつ来(く)るか教(おし)えてください。 1. この靴(くつ)はいくらですか? 2. それはわかりません。 この靴(くつ)はいくらかわかりません。 彼(かれ)はどこへ行(い)きましたか? ‐わかりません。 ‐どこへ行(い)ったかわかりません。 この本(ほん)は誰(だれ)のですか? ‐知(し)りません。 ‐この本(ほん)は誰(だれ)...

Jun 19, 202210 min

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 object Intransitive Verb : A verb that does not take a direct object Transitive Verbs: 飲む To Drink 読む To Read 食べる To Eat 買う To Buy 作る To Make Intransitive Verbs: 行く To Go 働く To Work 生きる To Live 泣く To Cry 泳ぐ To Swim Transitive 私はドアを開(あ)けました。 In the first sentence, we know from the particle を that there i...

Jun 15, 202210 min

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 speaker wants to inject the sentence with emotion. For example, Japanese speakers often use the passive voice in situations where they want to convey a sense that they are a “victim”. In other words, they use the passive voice to describe when something bad has happened to them. ◆Transitive Verb...

Jun 12, 202211 min

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] https://bit.ly/35LlxIR 2. WEBSITE : www.thefluencyhub.com =============================================== Have you ever dreamt about a world tour? Is it impossible to do? What is it like? In this episode I had my friend Rocio-san who traveled from Japan to Spain by bicycle. She spent 6 years t...

Jun 08, 20228 min

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 possessions"◆ When you express about a part of a human body, the subject of the passive sentence is わたし. For example, 彼(かれ)は私(わたし)の足(あし)を踏(ふ)みました. In this case, the subject of the passive sentence is not 私(わたし)の足(あし) but it i s私(わたし) . 彼(かれ)は私(わたし)の足(あし)を踏(ふ)みました He stepped on my foot 私(わたし)は彼...

Jun 05, 202210 min

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 and passive verbs than English? The passive voice in Japanese is used for various reasons. One reason is that both the Japanese language and Japanese culture are very indirect – as a result, the passive voice is more frequently used in Japan than in some other countries. Group1 かきます かかれます ka...

May 18, 20229 min

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 the change of state of situation. ◆Verb Potential form + ようになります◆ It means "came to be able to". It illustrates that the situation of being unable to do something changes to that of being able to do it. Meaning: change in ability or possibility. たばこが吸えるようになりました。 tabako ga sueru you ni narim...

May 15, 202210 min

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 expression of request like てform+ください、ないform+でください ようにしてください implies "please make effors/please keep in mind" Requests to repeat the action habitually. 毎朝(まいあさ)歯(は)を磨(みが)くようにしてください。 Please try to brush your teeth every morning. 部屋(へや)を出(で)る時(とき)、必(かなら)ずドアを閉(し)めるようにしてください。 Please be sure to close t...

May 11, 20228 min

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 details, please visit their website from this link! https://bit.ly/3JcFOVq TCJ is an industry leading Japanese language school located in Shinjuku, the heart of Tokyo. TCJ is one of the largest institutions in Japan for training Japanese language teachers, and is recognized both in Japan and abroad ...

May 08, 20229 min
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