Learn Japanese w/ Manga Sensei

Today we're talking about the various ways to say "I" and the number of ways you can use names. We go over when to use someone's first or last name, and how to refer to yourself, such as male and female forms of "I."

We talk about the word idah, which is the most basic version of the word "while." We go over different versions of "while" and "during," and the most simple versions of these words.

This is when you are referring to yourself in the 3rd person, such as when you say "I didn't think that 'I' could get into college." The second I is in the 3rd person.

This word happens when you put things in base 2. It's another version to express "while." It indicates that the action preceding the verb is taking place at the same time, or it's a simultaneous action expressed by the same clause.

Today I talk about exchange rates and where to place money symbols. I talk about 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10,000, and so forth.

Today we go over pronouns and name suffixes, such as Jibun, which is similar to myself or my. We learn how to refer to girls or boys and talk about the hierarchy of language.

I talk about the very middle symbol you find in many Japanese passage ways or entrances called aida.

This is not the uchi of your home, but the symbol looks like a person under a cage. This is quite similar to idah. We learn how to say "While I was learning Japanese in Japan." This is usually used with state or progressive actions.

I talk about particles in this episode. Atto is usually put with de, or uchi with ni.

“It’s on your right side.” I go over directions like North and South. Where to find the location of an item like a remote, or cell phone.

In this episode I talk about before something happens and after something happens. Both before you and after you, or in front of you and behind you.

Many things in Japanese are often temporal as they are physical, and we’re talking about how this pertains to directions. I go over various types of travel from one place to another.

Today I talk more about formality and how men and women speak differently. Men tend to be less polite when talking versus when women speak.

Kanji can often be a detriment if learned early, which is why I’ve chosen to talk about it later in this podcast. It’s better to get used to the language before trying to learn to understand and read Kanji.

I go more into the different forms of “But.” I talk about “Even though,” and various other words like But.