Learn Japanese w/ Manga Sensei

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Episodes

Total: 637

More Hou

2021/4/6

Today we are talking more about the word Hoh, and the phrase Hoh Gah Ih. This is almost always used

More Yori

2021/4/5

Today we talk about when Yori is used, how it’s used, and when to use it by itself. There are multip

Hou Ga and Yori

2021/4/2

Today we’re going over two different grammar points, which are Hoh Gah and Yori. We use these in con

Auxiliary Word Beki

2021/4/1

Today we’re talking about a very similar word to Hazu, which is Beki. This word is often paired with

Hard Musts vs Soft Musts

2021/3/31

Today I will talk about the word “Hazu.” This is basically the first and most simplistic of the must

It can often be difficult for new and even intermediate Japanese speakers to come up with the approp

Dou

2021/3/26

This word usually indicates a question and today we will be diving into how to use this word and the

The Adjective Hoshii

2021/3/25

Today we’re talking about another adjective that indicates desire, but alongside that showing of des

Garu

2021/3/24

Today we are going to be going over Garu, which is over somebody else. In Japanese we often talk abo

Auxiliary Adjective Tai

2021/3/23

This is when we take a verb and we attach an adjective part to the end. Like the word Nai. To not ea

Another Phrase Using Koto

2021/3/15

When using Kotoh it’s a nominalizer so everything before Kotoh is modifying Kotoh. Usually with verb

More About Koto

2021/3/12

Today I go more in depth into Kotoh. We go over the phrase “Kotoh gah, Dekidu.” Using phrases to sim

The phrase “Have you ever…?” is what we will be going over today. I explain how to ask this type of

Mono, Koto’s Twin

2021/3/10

Monoh is a physical thing, and used like when you say “It’s on the tip of my tongue.” This is used l

Kotoh means thing, or what. In this episode I describe another way to overcome those moments when yo

-Ba Yokatta

2021/3/8

Today I will discuss this base 4 phrase. This base is a very simple if, having clause A and clause B

I go over the various bases that we have talked about in previous episodes. I explain what base 4 is

Ba Yokatta

2021/2/1

In this episode of Manga Sensei, John Sensei teaches us our first official Japanese phrase, Ba Yokat

Base 4, Ba

2021/1/29

In today's episode, John Sensei gives us a review of the 4th base, Ba. We have covered bases 1-5 bef

Verbs, hajimeru

2021/1/26

This verb means to start. This is a unique verb because of how it is used with other verbs. I explai