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Essential 15 Verbs

Let's learn 15 essential verbs with memory tips!

Kimasu or Ikimasu?

Are kimasu and ikimasu different from come and go in English?

Nice To Meet You

Let's greet in Japanese when meeting someone for the first time

Numbers (1-29)

Let's count from 1 to 29 in Japanese with memory tips

I go to Japan

How to say "I go to Japan" in Japanese?

Introduce Each Other

Let's introduce each other with someone you meet for the first time

X wa Y desu

Let's talk about someone's occupation in Japanese using the X wa Y desu pattern

What is Your Major?

Let's ask your college friend what their academic majors are using X wa nandesu ka? pattern

Ask a Yes or No Question

Let's learn how to ask a yes or no question and learn how to respond

Phone Number

Let's talk about a phone number and learn how to ask a phone number

Time

Let's learn how to tell time on a clock in Japanese. What time is it now?

How are you?

How to say how are you in Japanese?

kore/sore/are

Let's learn how to say What is this? This, that, and that thing over there

Adjectives

Let's learn the adjectives. There are two types of adjectives (i and na) and they conjugate differently!

How much is this?

Let's learn basic phrases for shopping

From what time?

Let's learn how to talk about the start time and the end time

Do you often ...?

Let's talk about the activities you do often or things you don't do at all using negative verbs

N5 Verbs - Part 1

6 verbs in group 2 for JLPT N5

N5 Verbs - Part 2

6 verbs in group 2 for JLPT N5

I want to (tai) & DE particle

Let's talk about what you want to do at a certain place

Invitation (masen ka?)

Let's invite someone to do something together using the masenka form

Who, When, Where?

Let's learn how to ask who, when, where questions

Days of the Week

Memorize days of the week in 5 minutes!

Big Numbers (1 - 99,999)

Let's learn big numbers from 1 to 99,999 with a visible number chart!

I Like It (Suki desu)

Let's talk about things you like. Do you like anime? Do you like cats?

Particle Review - X is Y

Particle summary used in the X is Y sentence pattern

Particle Review - I like X

Particle summary used in the I like X sentence pattern

Arimasu vs Imasu

Let's learn how to express the existence of things in Japanese using arimasu and imasu

Place + ni + arimasu

Let's learn how to express the existence of things and where it is using the NI particle

Time + ni + arimasu

Let's learn how to express the existence of events with the time when the event occurs

X was Y (past tense)

How to say x was y

X was not Y (past negative)

Let's learn how to talk about the weather using past tense form and past negative form

Verb (Past & Past Negative)

Let's learn how to talk about what you did and what you didn't do in the past

Particle Review - Object + o + verb

Particle summary used in the object + o + verb sentence pattern

Particle Review - Direction + ni + verb

Particle summary used in the direction + ni + verb sentence pattern

Particle Review - There is X

Particle summary used in the There is X sentence pattern

KORE vs. KONO

Let's learn the difference between kore, sore, are, dore and kono, sono, ano, dono

Particle Review

Particle summary used in various sentence patterns

Location Words

Let's learn how to describe locations of an item relative to another item as in X is in front of Y

General Counters

Memorize general counters in 5 minutes!

Adjectives (Cute Cat)

Let's learn how to modify nouns with adjectives like cute cat, beautiful ocean, etc.

Adjectives (Past & Past Negative)

Let's learn how to use past & past negative forms for adjectives

MO particle

Let's learn the introduction the mo particle used in the x wa y desu sentence

Verb Groups from ます(masu) form

What is verb groups and how to identify them?

Time Duration (three hours)

Express the duration of activity in Japanese like I played games for three hours

Casual vs. Polite

What is the difference between casual/dictionary fory and polite/masu from?

Conjugate Verbs to ます(masu)

How to conjugate from dictionary form to mas form

What Year Are You?

How to talk about the grade year at school like freshman, sophmore, junior, and senior

て(te) form

How to conjugate verbs from dictionary form to TE form with memory tipe!

て form + ください (Please carry my bags?)

How to use て form + ください correctly

DESU or DESS?

How to pronounce desu correctly? Is it DESU or DESS?

Connect Sentences with て form

How to connect sentences using て form

たくさん

How to use たくさん (many) correctly

Natural Conversation - Self Introduction

Have natural conversation using the basic phrases covered in Genki Lesson 1 only

Particle か vs ね vs よ

What is the difference between the particle か, ね, and よ

Particle Quiz

Lets try quizzes for Japanese particles

Happy New Year

How to wish a happy new year and greet on and before new years day

て + いいですか？

How to give and ask permission using てもいいですか？

Natural Conversation - Shopping

Have natural conversation using the basic phrases covered in Genki Lesson 2 only

When to use ありがとう　ございました?

What is the difference between ありがとうございます and ありがとうございました?

Natural Conversation - activity

Have natural conversation using the basic phrases covered in Genki Lesson 3 only

Offer Assistance - ましょうか？

How to offer assistance and how to respond to an offer using ましょうか

70 Useful Phrases at Restaurant

This video introduces 70 useful Japanese phrases in the polite form you can use at restaurants

Natural Conversation - invitation

Have natural conversation using the basic phrases covered in Genki Lesson 4 only

ている

ている can be used to describe actions in progress and result of a change.

Expressions with Body Parts

You will learn how to describe physical feature and common idioms with body parts

て form of adjectives

Let's learn the te form of adjectives and how to use them to describe someone with multiple adjectives and/or nouns

verb + に　いきます

Let's learn how to indicate the purpose of movement action by using the verb stem に　いきます pattern

How to count people

Let's learn how to count people using the people counter にん

Conjugate to ない form

Let's learn the ない form. ません is the formal negative form and ない is the casual negative form

50 Verbs (Dictionary form to ます form)

Let's learn 50 basic Japanese verbs and practice conjugation from dictionary form to ます form

Informal Speech & Short Form

Let's learn informal speech and short forms

10 Essential Cultural Words

Let's learn 10 words that help you understand the cultural aspect of formal and informal speech

と　おもいます

Let's learn how to use the とおもいます expression

と　いっていました

Let's learn how to use the と　いっていました expression

ないでください

Let's learn how to correctly use the ない form + でください to ask someone not to do

Greeting in Japanese

Let's learn greetings in Japanese

Counting Flat Objects

Let's learn how to count flat objects using teh flat object counter, まい

Verb + の

Let's learn how to use the の particle to use a verb as a noun

が particle (Part 1)

Let's learn the basic functions of が, how to use it in a question sentence, and the difference between が and は

なにか & なにも (something/anything)

Let's learn how to say something/anything in Japanese

Conjugation - た form

Let's learn how to make the た form: the Japanese past tense verb in the information/plain form

Natural Conversation - Trip to Arizona

Have natural conversation using the basic phrases covered in Genki Lesson 5 only

50 Verbs (Dictionary form to た form)

Let's learn 50 basic Japanese verbs and practice conjugation from dictionary form to た form

Verb Group from Dictionary Form

Let's learn three Japanese verb groups and how to identify a verb group from the dictionary form

Short Past Tense

Let's learn how to use short past tense verbs in casual conversations

Short Past Tense - Adjectives

Let's learn how to use short past tense adjectives and nouns in casual conversations

How to say Thank You

Let's learn how to say thank you naturally in different situations

50 Verbs (Dictionary form to ない form)

Let's learn 50 basic Japanese verbs and practice conjugation from dictionary form to ない form

Short Verb Past Tense - Negative

Let's learn how to use negative short past tense verbs in casual conversations.

Short Adjective/Noun Past Tense - Negative

Let's learn how to use short negative past tense adjectives and nouns in casual conversations.

と　おもいます with past tense

Let's learn how to the to omoimasu expression with past tense sentences.

い adjectives vs. な adjectives

Let's learn the difference between い adjectives and な adjectives. Tips on how to distinguish between i-adjectives and na-adjectives.

と　いっていました with short form

Let's learn how to correctly use the といっていました expression.

Relative Clause (Qualifying Nouns)

Let's learn how to qualify nouns with relative clauses in Japanese.

もう(already)・まだ(yet)

Let's learn how to qualify nouns with relative clauses in Japanese.

から (reason)

Let's learn how to explain the reason using から

Colors

Let's learn colors in Japanese and how to use them in a sentence

〜より〜のほうが

Let's learn how to comopare between two items in Japanese such as A is more B than Adjective

Listening: 〜より〜のほうが

Let's try a listening challenge for the 〜より〜のほうが expression

いちばん

Let's learn how to compare among three or more items in Japanese such as Among X, Y is the most ...

いちばん

Let's try a listening challenge for the comparison among three or more items

The Big One

Let's learn how to use the adjective/noun + の expression and say the big one

Listening - アニメのはなし

Let's try a listening challenge for the adjective/noun + の expression such as the big one

つもり

Let's learn how to use つもり talk about your intentions

Listening - りょこう

Let's try a listening challenge about a trip to practice how to use つもり

なる

Let's learn how to use なる (naru), which means "to become" to express changes.

Listening - なる

Let's try a listening challenge for the なる expression

だれか・だれも

Let's learn how to use だれか・だれも correctly in Japanese

どこか・どこも

Let's learn how to use どこか・どこも correctly in Japanese

で particle - Tool Marker

Let's learn how to use the particle で to mark tools, transportations, communication methods, etc.

たい - Want To

Let's learn how to talk about what you want to do using the たいです (want-to) form.

Numbers (1-30)

Let's learn how to count in Japanese. The video includes the memory tip.

〜たり〜たり (list examples)

Let's learn how to use the ~tari form to list example actions in Japanese

〜ことがある (I have the experience of)

Let's learn how to use the koto ga aru expression to talk about something you have experienced in the past

X is Y (XはYです）

Let's learn the most basic sentence in Japanese

How to Use んです

Japanese speakers use んです or んですか？ in everyday conversation, anime, or dramas — but what do they really mean? And why do people use them so often? We’ll also go over how んです differs from the regular form, when to avoid using it, and how to use it to sound more natural.