Beginner Japanese

Today we are looking at のです (nodesu). We have looked at both the の (no) particle and です(Desu), but when they are combined, they work a little differently. Basically, they are used to show emphasis or explain something, so let’s look at how it works.   のです (Nodesu) のです(no desu) is the more polite version

Today is a very short and simple lesson, but it’s still worth knowing. 一番（いちばん）In Japanese We are looking 一番（いちばん） (ichiban), which means “the most” or “the best”. This is used when you are talking about something you think is “the best” or “most”, which when you look at the kanji, it helps explain what this

Today we are looking a couple of different ways will hear the Japanese speculate on things. It will get clearer as we go through things, but you will notice these little bits of grammar popping up in conversations all the time, so it’s going to be worthwhile being able to recognise and understand them as

Today we are looking at how the に (ni) particle can works with other verbs, to create new phrases. This can all get very technical, but if we just step back and look at what is going on it is pretty logically, so lets look at it. に行く(ni iku) – Go To Do The first

Today we are looking at another sentence marker, the や (ya) particle. This one is pretty common and also very straight forward, so let’s get in to it.  The や (ya) Particle The や (ya) particle basically means “and” in a sentence …but its different than the と(to) particle, which we have already covered on

Today we are looking at the word for “why” and like a lot of things in Japanese there are a few different ways to say this depending on  the context, so let’s go through how you can do this. Saying “Why” In Japanese As I just mentioned, there is more than one way to say

Today we are looking at another of the Japanese sentence particles,  the よ(yo) particle. This one is really straight forward, but it can be confused with some other particles, so lets look at it and make sense of things. The よ (yo) Particle You will usually find the よ (yo) particle at end of a

Today we are looking at the ね (ne) particle, which is very common in Japanese, especially in the spoken language where you are going to hear it non-stop, so lets look at what it’s all about. The ね (ne) Particle In Japanese You will often find ね (ne) at the end of sentences, and this

Today we are looking at another sentence particle or maker …the も (mo) particle. This one is also pretty straightforward so let’s get into it and see how it works.  The も (mo) Particle In Japanese The もparticle is used to say “also” or “too” and is used when you want to describe similarities in

Today we are looking at how to say that a noun is “not” which sounds strange, but, this is all very simple and will make sense when you see the examples. じゃない (janai) – Not If we think about English, we can say things like “the ball …is not …” and then whatever else we