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There is A B. / AがBにあります。
How to Say “There Is A in B” in Japanese In this beginner Japanese grammar lesson, you will learn how to say that something or someone exists in a place. A が B にあります。 / A が B にいます。 Use あります for non-living things. Use い... -
Modifier “の”
How to Use the Particle “の” in Japanese In this beginner Japanese grammar lesson, you will learn how to use the particle の to connect two nouns. A の B The particle の is placed between two nouns. In the pattern A の B, the first noun ... -
A is not B. / AはBじゃないです。
How to Say “A Is Not B” in Japanese In this beginner Japanese grammar lesson, you will learn how to make negative sentences in Japanese, such as “A is not B,” “I do not like it,” and “He does not run.” A は B じゃないです。 In English, w... -
Numbers and how to count
Numbers in Japanese In this lesson, you will learn how to read Japanese numbers and how to count things using basic Japanese counters. In Japan, Arabic numerals such as 1, 2, and 3 are commonly used in daily life, so you do not need to m... -
Time expressions
Date and Time in Japanese In this lesson, you will learn basic Japanese words for dates, time, days of the week, months, seasons, and historical eras. Writing dates and times in Japanese is often easy when you use kanji and numbers. Howe... -
Is A B? / A は B ですか？
How to Say “Is A B?” in Japanese In this beginner Japanese grammar lesson, you will learn how to make simple yes/no questions in Japanese using the pattern A は B ですか？ A は B ですか？ To make a polite question in Japanese, add か at ... -
I, my, me, mine / 私は 私の 私に 私のもの
How to Say “I, My, Me, and Mine” in Japanese In Japanese, words like “I,” “my,” “me,” and “mine” are usually expressed by combining a pronoun with a particle. Unlike English, Japanese does not change the pronoun itself very much. Instead... -
Greetings / あいさつ
You’ve heard them a hundred times in anime — a loud おはよう shouted across the classroom, a quiet いただきます before dinner, a dramatic さようなら in the rain. Greetings are everywhere in Japanese, and learning just a handful is the fa... -
Structure of Japanese sentence
https://youtu.be/0pfuNcAYmys Ever notice how an anime character can shout a single word — like 「駆逐してやる！」— and it somehow counts as a whole sentence? Japanese can do that because its grammar is built very differently from English... -
A is B. / A は B です。
https://youtu.be/Fh9J3vofJ4E Ever heard an anime character introduce themselves with a quick “○○です” and wondered how that tiny sentence actually works? That little pattern — A は B です。 — is the very first building block of Japanese,...
