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Learn Japanese w/ Manga Sensei
by LaunchPod Media
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 get to interview master Japanese speakers, teachers, language hackers, Japanese businessmen, and translators to give you the tips and tricks that everyone, from the first day Japanese learner to the advanced speaker can all learn from. This podcast is great for people studying for the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test), people interested in Japanese grammar and semantics, masters of the trade who might want to learn something new, or just want to get started. We got you. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themangasensei/?hl=en Facebook: <a href="https://www.faceboo
Episodes
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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…”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 rather than intangible things.
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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. Instead of using filler words, this method has to do with describing the action or thing that you can’t think of.
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-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 one contingent upon the other.
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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 word “Bah.”
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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 of grammar, but never whole phrases.
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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.
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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.
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Stacking Particles
Today we’re talking about how to use different types of particles together. No-deh, neh, yo, Genki-nah.
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Jya-na, Goodbye
There are various different ways to say goodbye to people. Yana is an informal way to say bye to your friends.
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Kashida, Feminine Particle
This is a particle typically used by women, or feminine speaking individuals.
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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.
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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-jig.”
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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Goro
This word is usually used with time. It has to do with approximation, for example “About this time,” or around this time.
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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.
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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, and how to refer to yourself, such as male and female forms of "I."
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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 simple versions of these words.
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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 in the 3rd person.
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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 place at the same time, or it's a simultaneous action expressed by the same clause.
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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.
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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 the hierarchy of language.
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Temple Kanji and Posts, Aida Ni
I talk about the very middle symbol you find in many Japanese passage ways or entrances called aida.
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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 learning Japanese in Japan." This is usually used with state or progressive actions.
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Particles De, Ni
I talk about particles in this episode. Atto is usually put with de, or uchi with ni.
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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.
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Directional Basics
In this episode I talk about before something happens and after something happens. Both before you and after you, or in front of you and behind you.
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Basic Overview of Directions
Many things in Japanese are often temporal as they are physical, and we’re talking about how this pertains to directions. I go over various types of travel from one place to another.
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Question Particle, Male and Female Speech
Today I talk more about formality and how men and women speak differently. Men tend to be less polite when talking versus when women speak.
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Kanji
Kanji can often be a detriment if learned early, which is why I’ve chosen to talk about it later in this podcast. It’s better to get used to the language before trying to learn to understand and read Kanji.
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Teh Base
I go more into the different forms of “But.” I talk about “Even though,” and various other words like But.
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Formality and Being Polite
Today we’re diving a little deeper into how we use formality and why we use Des, Dah, Mas, and the plain form noun.
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Vector Verbs Part 5
This is the last episode in the vector verb series. Today I go over some of the confusing things between the different vector verbs and make some clarifications.
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Vector Verbs Part 4
Today we are talking about the last verb when it comes to the three major vector verbs, Morau. This one is the easiest version of the three.
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Vector Verbs Part 3
I talk about the word Kureru, which goes along with the word Agheru. I talk about going from party B to party A and give some examples.
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Vector Verbs Part 2
The first group of vector verbs where it comes from the speaker’s area of information to the listener’s area of information. I will talk about the word Agheru.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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 get to interview master Japanese speakers, teachers, language hackers, Japanese businessmen, and translators to give you the tips and tricks that everyone, from the first day Japanese learner to the advanced speaker can all learn from.
This podcast is great for people studying for the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test), people interested in Japanese grammar and semantics, masters of the trade who might want to learn something new, or just want to get started. We got you.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themangasensei/?hl=en Facebook: <a href="https://www.faceboo
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