To anyone reading this comment section, who hasn't learnt hiragana and katakana by now; please do. It's very important in order to understand Japanese pronunciation, and romaji is no use in real life! I know it's hard, but trust me, as long as you practice and use hiragana and katakana often enough, they'll be impossible to forget (unlike Kanji...).
@@ThanhNguyen-nn2ex Kanji is only difficult if you want to learn the structure, the meaning of each Kanji. Which would be like learning the origin of each word you know in your own language (something only linguistics do). Kanji is rather a visual thing, most people in Japan don't really know Kanji by itself but you get to know the word just from practice and familiarity. It's like yojikugo (四字熟語), the only way to know them is to memorize them as they can't really be deducted.
Thanks for the comment! We're happy to help! As always, for anyone in the NYC area interested in learning Japanese, please feel free to check out our building and classes
"Wo" is a "direct object" marker. An example is: Watashi wa Jon wo sasotta. (I invited Jon). "Ga: is a "subject" marker. An example is: Jon ga Mari wo sasotta. (Jon invited Mary.) For this video, yea, "ga" is used instead of "wo" for any of these words.
Glad you enjoy the videos! The description should have the majority of all the words used in each lesson in romaji (with english translation and furigana). It's good practice to get used to the hiragana and katakana. We'll look into making a video on both of these writing systems in the future :)
Thank you, I love this teacher!! Just wondering, when you're talking about knowing a language, is the verb wakarimasu preferable to the verb hanashimasu? Or would either one be ok? What about the verb shirimasu? Arigatou Gozaimasu.
So about a year ago I watched this video and I don't understand cuz the writings are in Japanese but I studied it after. And then I came back and I easily read the sentences. I was so proud of myself for making it this far.
I am ready to start my 3rd year of Japanese but every time i come here for reviews. I really think that you are a fantastic teacher with an amazing method. (I wish the sensei sometime sees my comment :)
I haven't actually seen the video yet, only a minute or two. But I added them onto my Ipod (I play MY JAPANESE COACH to learn new words, but I keep fading out and forgetting them, this will be a great thing to listen to while I am at work to practice Japanse since I plan to draw manga after I graduate college). So thank you for taking time to make these videos Sensei.
Each conjugation of a Japanese verb has a polite form and a plain form. Japanese Society teaches all of their verb conjugations in the polite form, this is a pretty good policy that way if you end up going to Japan you are polite rather than short. example: iku (plain) ikimasu (polite)
One thing that's missing in the later videos of the playlist is the "Japanese words spelled in english" on the screen, cuz seeing things helps one to remember better than just merely listen. Otherwise the playlist is really amazing, the best among all the free ones I tried
Unfortunately we're only located in NYC, however there does appear to be a Japan Society of Hong Kong that we're not affiliated with. We encourage you to get involved in any of the local Japanese organizations in your city that you find helpful, so feel free to check it out!
I'm often confused with the particles. Is it just by convention that "ga" is used instead of "wo" for these verbs? Or is "ga" more often used with emotional expressions?
Japanese Society-- If I'm going to continue your program -- Will you Please write in Romanji. I can't read your small print and your pronunciation is sometimes I don't understand. Please solve this problem. I wan to continue your lessons . Thank you.
Life Is Short The two are almost the same meaning. (Is my English sentence correct?) 「とても好きと大好きはおなじですか。」 "と" means "and". "で" means "with" or "at" etc.
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QUESTION for sentence (example) mary san loves suzuki san should i still use (ga) after suzuki or (ni)? [ Mary san wa suzuki san (ni/ga(What should i use?) ) daisuki desu ]
You should use "ga(が)", but cannot use "ni(に)" in this case. Mary san wa suzuki san ga daisuki desu. or Mary san wa suzuki san no koto ga daisuki desu. Generally for indicating direct object, particle "wo(を)" is used, but in this case, "ga" instead of "wo" is used.
"Mary san wa suzuki san ga daisuki desu.” could be interpreted as "Suzuki san loves Mary san."(normally interpreted as "Mary san loves Suzuki san" though)
@@learningkanji3930 Sensei, now I'm completely lost. Take this sentence, for instance: メアリーさんはテレビが好きです。Does it mean 'Mary likes TV' or 'the TV likes Mary' ?
@@カペラマヌエル "メアリーさんはテレビが好きです。" means 'Mary likes TV', not 'the TV likes Mary'. Sorry, my previous comment was confusing. "メアリーさんは鈴木さんが大好きです。" usually means 'Mary loves Suzuki-san.', not 'Suzuki-san loves Mary.'. I wrote it could be interpreted as 'Suzuki san loves Mary.', yes it could be narrowly, but a little unreasonable, so you should ignore it. Thank you for the question. 林先生、ごめんなさい。ありがとうございます。
@@learningkanji3930はじめまして。マヌエルと申します。ポルトガル人です。 よろしくおねがいします。 Sensei, thank you so much for taking the time to answer. I began recently the study of the japanese language (by myself, with the help of a grammar book and youtube videos) so I thought that perhaps there was an exception regarding the 好きな adjective. Anyway, let me thank you for your videos also (I particularly like the ones on kanji and JLPT exams). Please, don't stop. ありがとうございました。
myra villarta "Watashi wa utau no[koto] ga jouzu[umai,tokui] desu.わたしは うたう（歌う）の[こと]が じょうず（上手）[うまい、とくい（得意）]です。" "watashi"="I" "wa" indicates that "watashi" is the subject. "utau"="sing" "koto"="thing" "utau koto"="utau no"="to sing, singing" "ga"="at" in this case. "jouzu,umai,tokui"="good" "~ga jouzu"="good at~" "desu"="am"(be-verb") "~ga jouzu desu"="be good at~"
Well, it was very good in the first videos, but the farther we go, the less systemazed the content is. (( The funniest thing, I know the grammar, but don't know some of the vocabulary, and I need a little bit more detailed explanation of their usage. For example, I've been told, that it is inpolite to tell "jouzu" about yourself. I also feel like the sentence "like to do smth" would have different structure, depending on the tipe of the verb. It's all turned in some kind of the mess fo me.
To anyone reading this comment section, who hasn't learnt hiragana and katakana by now; please do. It's very important in order to understand Japanese pronunciation, and romaji is no use in real life! I know it's hard, but trust me, as long as you practice and use hiragana and katakana often enough, they'll be impossible to forget (unlike Kanji...).
Saxonvoter o nu kanji is hell
Whats good is even if you dont like reading kanji they will replace small words of hiragana and katakana above it..
I think Hiragana and Katakana are not hard to learn, but Kanji is.
@@ThanhNguyen-nn2ex Kanji is only difficult if you want to learn the structure, the meaning of each Kanji. Which would be like learning the origin of each word you know in your own language (something only linguistics do).
Kanji is rather a visual thing, most people in Japan don't really know Kanji by itself but you get to know the word just from practice and familiarity.
It's like yojikugo (四字熟語), the only way to know them is to memorize them as they can't really be deducted.
Thanks for the comment! We're happy to help! As always, for anyone in the NYC area interested in learning Japanese, please feel free to check out our building and classes
I wish I had the chance to join one class of your classes, I'm six years late :(
@@ghgh9670 same
Your lessons are fantastic. The more I watch them the more I appreciate them.
"Wo" is a "direct object" marker. An example is: Watashi wa Jon wo sasotta. (I invited Jon). "Ga: is a "subject" marker. An example is: Jon ga Mari wo sasotta. (Jon invited Mary.) For this video, yea, "ga" is used instead of "wo" for any of these words.
どもう ありがとう ございます。every single lesson of yours sensei makes my day :) thanyou very much!!
She’s a good teacher
Glad you enjoy the videos! The description should have the majority of all the words used in each lesson in romaji (with english translation and furigana). It's good practice to get used to the hiragana and katakana. We'll look into making a video on both of these writing systems in the future :)
I really enjoy this course. it's a great addition to my own studies. thank you so much for all the effort you put in it!
Everyday I log on to RUclips hoping to see your new videos. Thanks so much for making Japanese accessible to every one. Wish I lived in New York.
I love this teacher :)
Thank you so much for this tutorials. Now I can continue learning Japanese.
I really like the way of explain it very simple and comprehensible love u
Those illustrations are great! I also think the pacing is very good for a beginner. Lots of listening and sometime to speak along with the video.
I love these lessons! 好きです!!!
thank you very much sensei! i really learned a lot today. your kind teachings are very effective that it help me a lot about it! domo arigato sensei.
This was a wonderful lesson and you are a fantastic teacher.
Mam I am great fan of Japan society and your lessons are blowing me out . I am having so much fun learning Japanese😊
Thank you, I love this teacher!! Just wondering, when you're talking about knowing a language, is the verb wakarimasu preferable to the verb hanashimasu? Or would either one be ok? What about the verb shirimasu? Arigatou Gozaimasu.
this teacher is really good.
教にありがとうございます。Your videos are so helpful. 私は大好きね. 頑張って. Keep up the good work.
These videos are so useful!
ありがとうございました!
thank you so much,your channel is very helpful
keep it up
先生、年末年始を楽しくお過ごしください！
Terrific lesson - so well organised and presented.
Great lessons sensei! I'm studying graduate school in Japan and I really enjoy them; they're really helpful! Arigatou gozaimasu!
あなたのビデオが大好きです！
ありがとう
So about a year ago I watched this video and I don't understand cuz the writings are in Japanese but I studied it after. And then I came back and I easily read the sentences. I was so proud of myself for making it this far.
I am ready to start my 3rd year of Japanese but every time i come here for reviews. I really think that you are a fantastic teacher with an amazing method. (I wish the sensei sometime sees my comment :)
arigatou sensei very helpful to me for studying japanese languange...doumo
All Lectures are very nice..informative...
*yes. So sorry, typo!
I haven't actually seen the video yet, only a minute or two. But I added them onto my Ipod (I play MY JAPANESE COACH to learn new words, but I keep fading out and forgetting them, this will be a great thing to listen to while I am at work to practice Japanse since I plan to draw manga after I graduate college). So thank you for taking time to make these videos Sensei.
love it thanks a lot Arigato Japan Society
Mr.Tanaka is good at everything.
Thank you so much! At first it's a little bit confusing. But I understand now when I repeat the video :)
You are the very best teacher
I like your teaching. I understand japanese and enjoy.
Come to Sendai and teach me please , you are a wonderful teacher and asset for us
Awesome
Video!! very helpful
Each conjugation of a Japanese verb has a polite form and a plain form. Japanese Society teaches all of their verb conjugations in the polite form, this is a pretty good policy that way if you end up going to Japan you are polite rather than short.
example: iku (plain) ikimasu (polite)
Great sensei
Japanese uses kanji, hiragana, and katakana. We are looking into making videos on hiragana and katakana :)
今のところ、一年かん日本語は勉強をしている。でも、まだ僕の日本語はとてもわるいです。とにかく、いろいろありがとうございます!
Dou itashimashite!
Very good teach
Thanks sensei! Negative verb forms are so difficult for me to remember.
ありがとうございます。
One thing that's missing in the later videos of the playlist is the "Japanese words spelled in english" on the screen, cuz seeing things helps one to remember better than just merely listen. Otherwise the playlist is really amazing, the best among all the free ones I tried
Please add more topics on videos. They're all helpful... :)
ありがとうございます
日本語せんせいはとてもすきです❣️
Arigato gosaimasu Sensei ^^ all of your courses are usefull
thank you :-)
Thank Teacher
I love this channel.
Unfortunately we're only located in NYC, however there does appear to be a Japan Society of Hong Kong that we're not affiliated with. We encourage you to get involved in any of the local Japanese organizations in your city that you find helpful, so feel free to check it out!
Is there in HK?
I keep a book for all this because I often forget!
thank u, I love CONAN EDOGAWA thats why i'd learned kanji, hiragana, katakana.. arigatou sensei♡
I love how hiragana is over the kanji so we can still understand it even if we don't know kanji!
Thx
ありがとう
I love how she says arimashoo.
Sugo kawaii.
Very good!
I've seen in the "Waku Waku Japanese" that they ommit the 'masu' of the verb.Can you give me any explaination?Thanks in advance.
love and like it
ありがち
Thanks so much!!
arigatou gosaimasu sensei ^^
好きな (すきな)
what is the most used writing system
wow its very good understand 😍😍
It deserves 10x more likes!!! O.O
Is it possible to get the ROMAJI translation, please???
Thanks for all the videos!! :)
instead of to like to something (object), how do i say "i like to eating" (to like "verb"), would it be like "tabete ga suki desu"? anyone can answer?
I'm often confused with the particles. Is it just by convention that "ga" is used instead of "wo" for these verbs? Or is "ga" more often used with emotional expressions?
When can I use sukoshi, like in "sukoshi wakarimasu"?
Please post morr!
Minnasan....I would like to have the translation of kanjis at left of Japan Society.....arigato...
Think you have it in the description...
MVHH
Can anyone tell me why amari goes with negative adjective? I mean doesn't it make a double negative?
Japanese Society-- If I'm going to continue your program -- Will you Please write in Romanji. I can't read your small print and your pronunciation is sometimes I don't understand. Please solve this problem. I wan to continue your lessons . Thank you.
先生、とても好きで大好きはおなじですか。教えてください。
is my sentence correct? I want to know if totemosuki and daisuki is the same thing?
ありがとうございます。
Life Is Short The two are almost the same meaning. (Is my English sentence correct?) 「とても好きと大好きはおなじですか。」 "と" means "and". "で" means "with" or "at" etc.
分かる (わかる)
I miss the romaji translations. Other than that, great lessons !
What's the difference between すき でわ ありません and すき じゃないです?
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QUESTION
for sentence (example) mary san loves suzuki san should i still use (ga) after suzuki or (ni)?
[ Mary san wa suzuki san (ni/ga(What should i use?) ) daisuki desu ]
You should use "ga(が)", but cannot use "ni(に)" in this case. Mary san wa suzuki san ga daisuki desu. or Mary san wa suzuki san no koto ga daisuki desu. Generally for indicating direct object, particle "wo(を)" is used, but in this case, "ga" instead of "wo" is used.
"Mary san wa suzuki san ga daisuki desu.” could be interpreted as "Suzuki san loves Mary san."(normally interpreted as "Mary san loves Suzuki san" though)
@@learningkanji3930 Sensei, now I'm completely lost. Take this sentence, for instance: メアリーさんはテレビが好きです。Does it mean 'Mary likes TV' or 'the TV likes Mary' ?
@@カペラマヌエル "メアリーさんはテレビが好きです。" means 'Mary likes TV', not 'the TV likes Mary'. Sorry, my previous comment was confusing. "メアリーさんは鈴木さんが大好きです。" usually means 'Mary loves Suzuki-san.', not 'Suzuki-san loves Mary.'. I wrote it could be interpreted as 'Suzuki san loves Mary.', yes it could be narrowly, but a little unreasonable, so you should ignore it. Thank you for the question. 林先生、ごめんなさい。ありがとうございます。
@@learningkanji3930はじめまして。マヌエルと申します。ポルトガル人です。 よろしくおねがいします。
Sensei, thank you so much for taking the time to answer. I began recently the study of the japanese language (by myself, with the help of a grammar book and youtube videos) so I thought that perhaps there was an exception regarding the 好きな adjective.
Anyway, let me thank you for your videos also (I particularly like the ones on kanji and JLPT exams). Please, don't stop.
ありがとうございました。
why is not を(o) but が (ga) here I'm confused 😅😅...
Why is ''Ha'' (Hiragana) pronounced as ''Wa'' (hiragana) in this video?
can kirai desu also be used to express dislike?
Salina Fernandez sou desu! thats right!
Domo arigato gozaimasu ! :)
What if the construction is "I'm good at singing", how do you say that in Japanese? Thank you for your help!
myra villarta "Watashi wa utau no[koto] ga jouzu[umai,tokui] desu.わたしは うたう（歌う）の[こと]が じょうず（上手）[うまい、とくい（得意）]です。" "watashi"="I" "wa" indicates that "watashi" is the subject. "utau"="sing" "koto"="thing" "utau koto"="utau no"="to sing, singing" "ga"="at" in this case. "jouzu,umai,tokui"="good" "~ga jouzu"="good at~" "desu"="am"(be-verb") "~ga jouzu desu"="be good at~"
大-好きな (だい-すきな)
Watashi wa nihongo no shitsumon ga kotae raremasen
What's the difference between じゃありません and でわありません? Do we use it differently?
Informal to formal.
好きじゃない→好きじゃありません→好きではありません
arigatou sensei...
watashi wa miyashita sensei ga totemo suki des.
SO when I want to say that I love Japanese (language), should I say: 日本語がすきです ？？？
Yes, that is right! The particle が is usually indicates subject, but in this case it indicates object exceptionally.
Please in romanji also
Well, it was very good in the first videos, but the farther we go, the less systemazed the content is. (( The funniest thing, I know the grammar, but don't know some of the vocabulary, and I need a little bit more detailed explanation of their usage. For example, I've been told, that it is inpolite to tell "jouzu" about yourself. I also feel like the sentence "like to do smth" would have different structure, depending on the tipe of the verb. It's all turned in some kind of the mess fo me.
Arigatougozaimasu! Hontoni! Hontoni arigatou!
お疲れ様でした (#^.^#) great video