Beginning Japanese Phrases 134: が marks a preface to a request to soften the request
もしもし、田中(たなか)ですが、佐藤(さとう)さんはいらっしゃいますか？ hello | Tanaka | is | however | Satou | Mr. | as for | available | (question marker) Hello, this is Tanaka, is Mr. Sato there? View this episode here: https://th...
29 Jun 20232min
Beginning Japanese Phrases 133: ～てあげる to do a favor for
彼(かれ)は、おばあさんの重(おも)い荷物(にもつ)を持(も)ってあげた。 he | as for | grandmother | 's | heavy | luggage | (direct object marker) | carry | gave He helped his grandmother with her heavy bags. View this episode here:...
22 Jun 20231min
Beginning Japanese Phrases 132: ～てくれる please do; do something (for me)
日本語(にほんご)を教(きょう)えてくれてありがとうございます。 Japanese language | direct object marker | teach and | receive and | thank you Thank you for teaching me Japanese. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.co...
15 Jun 20231min
Beginning Japanese Phrases 131: ～てもらう get someone to do something; to receive; to take; to accept
彼女(かのじょ)は、朝起(あさお)きられないので、お母(かあ)さんに起(お)こしてもらう。 she | as for | morning | can't wake | therefore | mother | by | wake | receive She can't get up in the morning, so her mother wakes her up. View this e...
8 Jun 20231min
Beginning Japanese Phrases 130: ～ても even if
いくら調(しら)べても答(こた)えは見(み)つからなかった。 however much | investigating | answer | as for | couldn't find No matter how much research I did, I could not find the answer. View this episode here: https://thejapa...
1 Jun 20231min
Beginning Japanese Phrases 129: あげる give
彼(かれ)は、奥(おく)さんに誕生日(たんじょうび)プレゼントをあげました。 he | as for | wife | to | birthday | present | (direct object marker) | gave He gave his wife a birthday present. View this episode here: https://thejapanesep...
25 Mai 20231min
Beginning Japanese Phrases 128: あいだに during; while into
夏休(なつやす)みの間(あいだ)に、富士山(ふじさん)に登(のぼ)りたいです。 summer vacation | during | Mt. Fuji | want to climb I want to climb Mt. Fuji during summer vacation. View this episode here: https://thejapanesepage.com/jphra...
18 Mai 20231min
Beginning Japanese Phrases 127: ようになる to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
最近(さいきん)、彼(かれ)はドラマをよく見(み)るようになりました。 recently | he | as for | drama | (direct object marker) | often | to see | has come to be that… Lately, he has been watching a lot of dramas. View this episode he...
11 Mai 20231min
