Learn Japanese 108: Interview w/ Ai Nakamura
Ai Nakamura is a professional simultaneous interpreter and expert in Japanese teaching as well as marriage and relationships. (We will talk to her about his in more detail in our next podcast with her...
25 Nov 201732min
Learn Japanese 107: Made Ni/までに
This episode is part two of learning how to use Made. Make sure you understand exactly when and where something is supposed to end. manga-sensei.com
24 Nov 20174min
Learn Japanese 106: Made/まで
まで is a simple grammar point that we seem to have neglected when talking about measurement and limits these past couple of weeks. まで is essentially the most simple limit meaning 'until' both spatially...
24 Nov 20174min
Learn Japanese 105: Mattaku/全く
The Kanji 全 means all, and depending on if it is a noun (全て subete) or the adverb mattaku can be somewhat confusing in how it is used. In this episode, we break it down a little bit and distinguish ho...
23 Nov 20174min
Learn Japanese 104: Nami (ni)/並みに
Nami (ni) is somewhat tricky and has two distinct meanings. An easy way to differentiate between the two by seeing if 並み is connected to a noun by a particle or not.If not: That it means to match, or ...
21 Nov 20174min
Learn Japanese 103: Tan-i de/単位で
Tan-i de is an underused way to show measurement, particularly the smallest measurement that can be used. Remember this word can only be used after a counter word. if you have any questions please mak...
21 Nov 20174min
Learn Japanese 102: Cheating your fluency
Filler words are words that you use in between words, that don't hold any intrinsic meaning. Words like: 'like', 'umm', and 'well...' are good examples. Today John-Sensei talks about how to make your ...
20 Nov 20177min
Learn Japanese 101: Interview w/ Van Gessel
Today's interview ran a little long. But trust me it is well worth it. Dr. Van Gessel is a professional Japanese Translator. He has translated novels, taught around the world (including at Columbia, C...
19 Nov 201744min
