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Every week, we upload Japanese lessons and how to videos on various aspects of beginning Japanese. Watch our anime or manga breakdowns or enjoy a good night's sleep with one of our Japanese sleep stories.
We also have two weekly podcasts. Beginning Japanese Phrases (for beginners, of course) focuses on a useful Japanese vocabulary word with a simple and fully defined example sentence. Nihongo no Tane (for upper beginners to intermediates) is great for building listening comprehension. Hear Yumi talk about... whatever she wants to talk.
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Famous Manga Lines in Japanese
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For more example sentences:
thejapanesepage.com/japanese-grammar-100-part-iv/#…
About—くらい・ぐらい kurai / gurai
About how much? About how many?
Both くらい kurai and ぐらい gurai mean the same thing. In some cases, saying “gurai” may flow easier, but there otherwise doesn’t seem to be a hard and fast rule for which to choose.
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We’re back from our seven-week trip to Japan. The primary purpose of the journey was to assist Yumi's mother and tidy up her house, but we did find time for a few exciting excursions.
One such adventure was my first taste of Pocari Sweat - despite having lived in Japan and visited almost a dozen times over the years, it was the first time ever. The name has never exactly inspired thirst, but at that moment, I needed a sports drink. To my surprise, it tasted and smelled better than my own sweat.
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This sign is in front of a restaurant in Tokyo. What does it mean? Can you go in? Do you need to wait? #japanesesigns
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The new August issue of Makoto magazine for learners of Japanese is out! www.makotoplus.com/ #learningjapanese #japanesemagazine
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What's one thing many beginners - and even some who aren't beginners - should focus on to improve their pronunciation? Pitch accents? Intonation? Shadowing? Mastering tongue and mouth positions for vowel sounds? Or maybe recording themselves?
Those are all excellent strategies. However, today, let's take a close look at what I believe is THE most important way to enhance your pronunciation. "長音 Long Vowels"
What?! That's more important than pitch accents?
Well, I'm not implying that other aspects aren't significant—while improving your Japanese, you should certainly polish each area in turn. However, seldom does a poor accent, intonation, or vowel sound lead to total misunderstandings.
Learn more here:
✅ thejapanesepage.com/what-are-long-vowels-in-japane…
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We just watched Miyazaki Hayao’s new Studio Ghibli film! 君たちはどう生きるか. Their marketing ploy was to not market it. I think it worked. #studioghibli #anime
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I think you can guess the meaning of this sign, but how is it pronounced? Let us know in the comments! #japanesesigns
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て form of a verb + もいい
ABOUT:
■ The てもいい grammatical pattern is used to ask for or give permission to do something.
HOW TO USE:
■ Make the て form of a verb and add もいい
EXAMPLE:
テレビをつけてもいい？
May I turn on the TV?
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V+ましょう
ABOUT:
■ Using the ます/です form makes your Japanese polite. ましょう takes the ます and adds the "let's do" meaning.
HOW TO USE:
■ Make the ます form of a verb and replace with ましょう
EXAMPLE:
どこかに行きましょう。
Let's go somewhere.
[somewhere | let's go]
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