EP70: Te Form | How to Use ています

Today, let’s learn one of the most useful Japanese grammar patterns:〜te imasu (ています)Many learners think 〜te imasu is only used like English “-ing.”Sometimes that’s true…But Japanese also uses 〜te imasu to talk about:where you livewhere you workthings you do regularlysituations that continue over timeYou’ll also learn 〜te imashita (ていました) to talk about past situations.This episode is designed to help you understand when Japanese people naturally use ています, without worrying too much about grammar rules.In the next episode, we’ll practice these sentences together!If you’d like to practice speaking Japanese with me, you’re always welcome to join my private lessons on italki 😊italki lesson:https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/6340545?lv=1Japanese used in this episode ima, ohiru gohan o tabete imasuima, terebi o mite imasuima, nihongo o benkyou shite imasuToukyou ni sunde imasuChiba de kurashite imasugakkou de hataraite imasuginkou de hataraite imasumainichi poddokyasuto o tsukutte imasumaiasa ranningu o shite imasushuu ni sankai jimu ni kayotte imasuOosutoraria ni sunde imashitashefu to shite hataraite imashitaNyuujirando de eigo o benkyou shite imashitakodomo no koro, sakkaa o shite imashita#learnjapanese #japanesegrammar #teform #japaneselessons #japanesepodcast #beginnerjapanese #japanesepractice