Japan-easy

"Next is Ueno Station", in Japanese is "Tsugi wa Ueno desu". Ending a sentence with "desu" is a basic pattern, so how about using this pattern in vari...

When saying "My name is Tanaka", in Japanese, after the part that means "My name", we put "wa" particle. If the other person's name is also Tanaka, "w...

Today, we will focus on "no", the article used between 2 nouns. By saying "A no B", you're saying that A owns B. When the video is over, you'll learn...

Today, we'll learn how to express our impressions or feelings by using adjectives such as "oishii" (tasty), "kireina" (beautiful), "shizukana" (quiet...

In this episode, we'll focus on "kore", "sore" and "are", 3 words that correspond to "this", "it" and "that". We'll learn the basic usage of these wor...

In this episode, we'll learn the word "deshita", which refers to the past. This word helps us to share our personal experiences with others. We'll als...

In this episode, we'll focus on "deshita", a word we can use when expressing past feelings or impressions. We'll also look at a common sentence patter...

In this episode, we'll focus on the negative form of adjectives. For example, the phrase "oishi desu", meaning "(It) is delicious", becomes "oishiku n...

In this episode, we'll go over verbs that express action. For example, to run is "hashiri masu", to eat is "tabe masu". And to eat something becomes "...

Today's expressions are "ikimasu", meaning "to go", and "kimasu", meaning "to come". We'll also learn how to make a sentence using the words "e" to ex...

Today, we'll learn the past tense and negative forms of verbs by watching Japan's national sport - sumo. As we've learned before, when saying what tim...

Today, we'll learn how to ask whether something is either A or B. "Omuretsu desuka? Soretomo sukuranburu eggu desuka?" The word "soretomo" is similar...

Today, we will learn how to talk about something you find or see. Detective Michael heads to the secret hideout of a dangerous criminal. He finds some...

Today, we'll learn how to explain in detail where something or someone is. This lady is meeting her boyfriend in Asakusa. Let's check out their conver...

Today, we'll learn about how to talk about our health and how we're feeling. In the video, a man tells the doctor that he has a headache and a fever....

Today, we're going to go over some expressions used to say that you want something. One afternoon, a couple is watching a TV shopping show. The wife s...

Today, we'll go over how to express your desire and to say you want something. In the video, a couple is on a date at Tokyo Tower. The man asks the wo...

Today we'll learn how to talk about the past, like yesterday and the day before. In the video, detective Michael is investigating a crime that occurre...

Today we'll learn how to compare two items and how to choose one of several items. When comparing two items, we use the word "docchi". And when choosi...

Today we'll learn to make a suggestion to someone by adding "ka" to the negative form of a verb. In the video, a man wants to invite that he and his c...

Today we'll learn about the polite and casual ways of speaking. First, let's look about the verb for "do" as in "to do something". In this case "shima...

Today we'll learn expressions used when giving and receiving something. "Agemasu" means "to give" in English, and "moraimasu" means "to receive". And...

In this episode, we will learn 2 common endings for verbs: "kureru" and "ageru". "Kureru" is mostly used when someone gives you something. "Ageru" is...

In this episode, Detective Michael uses several of the expressions that we've learned. First, he uses the expression "desu" to ask about the type of r...