All Episodes

Beginning Japanese Phrases #213: 〜たいです (want to do something)

Beginning Japanese Phrases #212: 〜てもいいですか (May I)

Beginning Japanese Phrases #211: です

Beginning Japanese Phrases #210: 〜たり 〜たりする (doing things like A and B, alternating or listing multiple actions)

Beginning Japanese Phrases #209: 〜から (because, since, from)

Beginning Japanese Phrases #208: 〜てはいけません (You must not do, it is forbidden to do (prohibition))

Beginning Japanese Phrases #207: こう (like this, in this way, thus)

Beginning Japanese Phrases #206: てみたい (want to try doing something)

Beginning Japanese Phrases #205: ～てしまう (to end up doing, to completely do, to do something regrettably)

Beginning Japanese Phrases #204: ので (because, since, so)

Beginning Japanese Phrases #203: ～になる (to become, to turn into)

Beginning Japanese Phrases #202: ～がする (to sense/feel (used with sensory experiences like smell, sound, taste))

Beginning Japanese Phrases 201: もう(part.2) shortly; soon; now [gives a sense of being already the time for something or to do something]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 200: もう(part.1-B) already; yet; now

Beginning Japanese Phrases 199: もう(part.1-A) already; yet; now

Beginning Japanese Phrases 198: だろう(Part. 5) …, right?

Beginning Japanese Phrases 197: だろう(Part. 4) I wonder…

Beginning Japanese Phrases 196: だろう(Part. 3) most likely will; probably will

Beginning Japanese Phrases 195: だろう(Part. 2) probably; most likely; should be

Beginning Japanese Phrases 194: だろう(Part. 1) must have ~

Beginning Japanese Phrases 193: ～がいる/～がいます there is ~; ~ exist (used only for living organisms including human)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 192: ∼てから after doing ~ [te-from V + から]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 191: ∼ なんです [used when explaining something or giving new information]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 190: ∼んです; ∼んだ [used when explaining something or giving new information; a casual form of のです/のだ; の (explanatory particle) relaxed intoん]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 189: つもり intention; plan; purpose; expectation

Beginning Japanese Phrases 188: ～てもいいですか？ Is it OK to …?; may I …?; is it alright if (I) … ?; can I …? [“te-form V + もいいですか?]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 187: ～たい to want to; to wish to; would like to [“masu-stem V + たい”]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 186: ~すぎる too much

Beginning Japanese Phrases 185: ~じゃない (it is) not ~; not … [casual form for ～ではない/～ではありません]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 184: ～けれど but; however; although; though (shortened from けれども and perfectly interchangeable)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 183: けれどもbut; however; although

Beginning Japanese Phrases 182: まだ～ていない haven’t done ~ yet

Beginning Japanese Phrases 181: どうやって how; in what way; by what means

Beginning Japanese Phrases 180: ～の中で…が一番 。。。 ~ is the most … in/among…

Beginning Japanese Phrases 179: ～にしましょう let’s decide on (something) / let’s do (something)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 178: ～がいる/～がいます there is ~; ~ exist (used only for something alive including human)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 177:～が欲しい want to

Beginning Japanese Phrases 176:～ましょうか？shall I ?; shall we?

Beginning Japanese Phrases 175: ～はどうですか？(＃2) how is ~?

Beginning Japanese Phrases 174: ~はどうですか？(＃1) how about ~?

Beginning Japanese Phrases 173: ～のが好き like doing ~; like to do ~

Beginning Japanese Phrases 172: ∼のが下手be not good at ~; be bad at ~; be poor at ~

Beginning Japanese Phrases 171:～か…　~ or … ; either ~ or …

Beginning Japanese Phrases 170: まだ～していない haven’t done ~ yet

Beginning Japanese Phrases 169: ∼のが好き to love to do ~/ like to do ~

Beginning Japanese Phrases 168: ∼のが上手 be good at ~

Beginning Japanese Phrases 167: ∼なくてもいい don’t have to ~; it’s ok if not to do ~

Beginning Japanese Phrases 166: ∼ないでください please don’t ~ (polite way in requesting not to do something

Beginning Japanese Phrases 165: ∼ませんか won’t you ~ ?; shall we ~ ?

Beginning Japanese Phrases 164: ∼方がいい it’s better to be ~

Beginning Japanese Phrases 163: ∼したことがあります have done ~ before

Beginning Japanese Phrases 162: いりません not necessary

Beginning Japanese Phrases 161: （の）ようだ It seems; seeming to be

Beginning Japanese Phrases 160: ～ようとおもう thinking of doing; planning to…

Beginning Japanese Phrases 159: くれる to give

Beginning Japanese Phrases 158: あげる to give

Beginning Japanese Phrases 157: ～てから to do (something) and then (something else)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 156: ～ていない have not…

Beginning Japanese Phrases 155: ～たらどうですか？ how about… ? Why don’t you…?

Beginning Japanese Phrases 154: ～やすい easy to (do)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 153: ～にくい difficult to (do)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 152: ～に比べて compared to

Beginning Japanese Phrases 151: ～になる to become; to change into

Beginning Japanese Phrases 150: にする to choose; to have

Beginning Japanese Phrases 149: なければいけない must; have to; should

Beginning Japanese Phrases 148: なければいけない must; have to; should

Beginning Japanese Phrases 147: なくてはならない must; have to

Beginning Japanese Phrases 146: なくてもいい need not; don’t have to

Beginning Japanese Phrases 145: ～のですか？ Or んですか？ (used with explanations or to show an expectation)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 144: ～ので therefore; because of that

Beginning Japanese Phrases 143: お～です (polite request or question)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 142: お～になるwill become; will happen (polite)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 141: らしい seems; appears

Beginning Japanese Phrases 140: をしている has; to judge as being; to think of as

Beginning Japanese Phrases 139: ～がする Is doing ~

Beginning Japanese Phrases 138: あとで after

Beginning Japanese Phrases 137: まえに before (doing something); prior to

Beginning Japanese Phrases 136: てもかまわない it’s all right with (me) if; it’s no problem if; it doesn’t matter

Beginning Japanese Phrases 135: たら if…then (indicates supposition)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 134: が marks a preface to a request to soften the request

Beginning Japanese Phrases 133: ～てあげる to do a favor for

Beginning Japanese Phrases 132: ～てくれる please do; do something (for me)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 131: ～てもらう get someone to do something; to receive; to take; to accept

Beginning Japanese Phrases 130: ～ても even if

Beginning Japanese Phrases 129: あげる give

Beginning Japanese Phrases 128: あいだに during; while into

Beginning Japanese Phrases 127: ようになる to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

Beginning Japanese Phrases 126: ～つもり mean to; intend to

Beginning Japanese Phrases 125: ～くなる to become [adjectives change to a くbefore なる]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 124: がる to show signs of being (something); to feel; to think

Beginning Japanese Phrases 123: のですか？ (used when asking questions, seeking an explanation, or to show interest in learning more)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 122: ので therefore; because of that

Beginning Japanese Phrases 121: が but; however [connects two phrases while softening a request]

Beginning Japanese Phrases 120: V＋終わる to finish (something)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 119: 一番 #1; the best; -est

Beginning Japanese Phrases 118: ～で by; with (means)

Beginning Japanese Phrases 117: ～と思います I think; I believe that…

Beginning Japanese Phrases 116: ～と言っていました ~ said

Beginning Japanese Phrases 115: ～は、～かったです (TOPIC) was (ADJ) Part 2

Beginning Japanese Phrases 114: ～は、～かったです (TOPIC) was (ADJ) #1