In this episode of Manga Sensei, John Sensei teaches us our first official Japanese phrase, Ba Yokatta. Before this, we have covered individual parts of grammar, but never whole phrases.... Read more

In today's episode, John Sensei gives us a review of the 4th base, Ba. We have covered bases 1-5 before and even gone into depth on specific bases.... Read more

This verb means to start. This is a unique verb because of how it is used with other verbs. I explain how and when it’s used.... Read more

Today we’re talking about how to use different types of particles together. No-deh, neh, yo, Genki-nah.... Read more

There are various different ways to say goodbye to people. Yana is an informal way to say bye to your friends.... Read more

This is a particle typically used by women, or feminine speaking individuals.... Read more

This is a particle to make things ambiguous, which often refers to things such as “et cetera,” or “In the like.” I compare Nanca and Nado.... Read more

Nanca is a word to replace “um.” The difference about this word though is it has a meaning, kind of like an unknown/abstract object, like “thing-a-ma-jig.”... Read more