There are a number of different types of verbs in Japanese. Some are implied to have more than one meaning. Some are meant to communicate movement. We also have reciprocal verbs and stative verbs. Today and over the next 4 days I’ll be talking about these different types of verbs.

I explain how to talk in this form by improving and increasing the level of diction. The difference between talking to your family members, friends, and business associates.

This particle indicates equal distribution of quantity. Like when passing out a piece of candy, you give one piece of candy to each friend.

Ah ih oo eh oh. I briefly explain the 5 bases or vowels in Japanese and when these are used.

Ni usually needs to go with a verb and is used for an emphasis as to what happens “when.” I talk about what role Toki plays with the word Ni.

Today we are talking about time. There are various symbols and words to use for time, such as “Toki”, which I go over in this episode.

This is exclusively used with negative words. It’s like Bakari, but only used with words that have negative meanings.

Dakeh is used to say things like “Only.” Bakari is more like “Nothing but.” I give examples of the differences between the words.

In today's episode, John Sensei teaches us about demo. Demo means "however" or "but" in Japanese and has many different ways of saying it, depending on the formality and politeness of the situation.

I talk about nominalizers, or anything that changes a part of speech into a noun. I explain where No plays into this.