Learn Japanese w/ Manga Sensei

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Daily 5 minute Japanese Lessons

  • 5 minutes 47 seconds
    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…”
    6 April 2021, 10:00 am
  • 5 minutes 16 seconds
    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 between them.
    5 April 2021, 10:00 am
  • 6 minutes 8 seconds
    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 to use both of these and how to distinguish between them.
    2 April 2021, 10:00 am
  • 5 minutes 36 seconds
    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 downward on Dah.
    1 April 2021, 10:00 am
  • 6 minutes 6 seconds
    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 definitions.
    31 March 2021, 10:00 am
  • 5 minutes 25 seconds
    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, so today I am going to provide you with a few unique responses you can use that will help you sound more fluent and native.
    30 March 2021, 10:00 am
  • 5 minutes 27 seconds
    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 similar to it.
    26 March 2021, 10:00 am
  • 5 minutes 50 seconds
    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 talk about Hoshii Garu and Ga Hoshii.
    25 March 2021, 10:00 am
  • 5 minutes 50 seconds
    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 say what. I cannot say that you like blue, but I can say I think you like blue. I give examples.
    24 March 2021, 10:00 am
  • 5 minutes 28 seconds
    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 similar and talking about Tai.
    23 March 2021, 4:23 pm
  • 5 minutes 46 seconds
    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 base Tah, which is usually past tense or present tense. Today we’re talking about “Kotoh ni naru.” Naru is a non volitional act.
    15 March 2021, 10:00 am
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