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Learn Japanese w/ Manga Sensei

Learn Japanese language goodness every day, 365 days a year with Manga Sensei. Manga Sensei breaks d

Episodes

Total: 637

This is used for things like alone, or just, or merely. I give examples of when to use this word in

I explain when to use Heh in place of Ni, like when you’re writing a long letter or text. Pronounced

When Not to Use Ni

2020/10/28

I go over times when it is not necessary for you to use Ni, such as days, dates, or years.

Although we covered ga in the 30-day challenge, we are going more in-depth on the other uses of ga.

This word indicates a reason or a cause. This word is different from Kara and I explain why and when

This is a slight modification to “Madeh.” How to go from Kara to Madeh and Madeh-Ni.

The Japanese Particle, Made

2020/10/22

John Sensei teaches the particle madeh, which is used similarly to kara, except it’s used to end sen

Today we talk about an additional meaning of Kara. This particle has to do with the reason that you

John Sensei teaches how to use kara in a sentence. He goes over how to use it in a regular sentence

There is a very similar sounding but different meaning mou. Mou, is an adverb, unlike mo which is a

In today's episode, John Sensei goes deeper into more specific uses of mo and how to properly use th

John Sensei introduces us to the next set of Japanese that he will be teaching. He provides clarific

Self Evaluation and Review

2020/10/14

Today, John Sensei urges us to take a break from learning new things and evaluate where we are at wi

Review of the Manga Sensei 30 Day Challenge. Setting the baseline of learning moving forward. Feel f

Combing the learning to make sense of the Japanese words we have learned thus far. Including the las

State of verbing, unique conjugation, focusing on the Japanese equivalent of the ING ending. Two sta

Sentence ending particles: Japanese explanation mark and Japanese relation particle. Particle — Ne.

Today, John Sensei wants to review some concepts and conjugation of Japanese. This episode is a perf

Although we have learned about wo before this episode, it is important to know about some exceptions

John Sensei teaches us about the "kodoasaur" which is used to define ownership of information. This