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- Beginning Japanese Phrases #216: 〜ながら (while doing something)
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〜ながら — while doing something
Attach this expression to the stem of a verb to show that two actions happen at the same time. The final verb expresses the main action, and both actions usually have the same subject.
Example: 音楽を聞きながら勉強します。
I study while listening to music.Vocabulary:
- 音楽を — music
- 聞きながら — while listening
- 勉強します。 — study
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2 min - Beginning Japanese Phrases #215: 〜ほうがいいです (should, it would be better to)
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〜ほうがいいです — should, it would be better to
This expression gives advice. Put a verb in its plain past form before it, even when the recommended action is in the future.
Example: 今夜は早く寝たほうがいいです。
You should go to bed early tonight.Vocabulary:
- 今夜は — tonight
- 早く — early
- 寝た — go to bed, in the plain past form
- ほうがいいです — should, it would be better to
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2 min - Beginning Japanese Phrases #214: 〜たり〜たりする (to do things like A and B (listing representative actions))
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〜たり〜たりする — to do things like A and B (listing representative actions)
This pattern lists a few representative actions or states among many, implying they are examples rather than an exhaustive list. Each verb takes its past-tense form followed by ri, and the whole phrase is typically closed with the verb suru.
Example: 週末は本を読んだり映画を見たりします。
On weekends I do things like read books and watch movies.Vocabulary:
- 週末は — on weekends
- 本を — books
- 読んだり — do things like read
- 映画を — movies
- 見たりします — and watch, among other things
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3 min - Beginning Japanese Phrases #213: 〜たいです (want to do something)
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〜たいです — want to do something
This grammar pattern is attached to the stem of a verb to express the speaker's desire to do something. It is polite in form and translates roughly to 'I want to' in English.
Example: 日本語を上手に話したいです。
I want to speak Japanese well.Vocabulary:
- 日本語を — Japanese, object marker
- 上手に — skillfully, well
- 話したいです — want to speak
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2 min - Beginning Japanese Phrases #212: 〜てもいいですか (May I)
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〜てもいいですか — May I...? Is it okay if I...?
This pattern is used to ask for permission to do something. It is formed by attaching to the tay-form of a verb, making it a polite way to request allowance for an action.
Example: ここに座ってもいいですか？
May I sit here?Vocabulary:
- ここに — here
- 座って — sit
- も — even, also
- いいですか — is it okay?
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2 min - Beginning Japanese Phrases #211: です
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です — is, am, are (polite copula)
This is a polite copula used at the end of sentences to link a subject to a noun or adjective, similar to 'to be' in English. It marks a formal or polite speech level and is one of the most fundamental building blocks of Japanese grammar.
Example: これはペンです。
This is a pen.Vocabulary:
- これは — this (topic marker)
- ペンです — is a pen
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2 min - Beginning Japanese Phrases #210: 〜たり 〜たりする (doing things like A and B, alternating or listing multiple actions)
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〜たり 〜たりする — doing things like A and B, alternating or listing multiple actions
This grammar pattern is used to list multiple actions or states in a non-exhaustive way, implying there are other similar activities as well. It is formed by attaching tari to the ta-form of verbs or adjectives and closing with suru. The sound changes to da after certain sounds.
Example: 週末は音楽を聴いたり、本を読んだりします。
On weekends, I do things like listen to music and read books.Vocabulary:
- 週末は — on weekends
- 音楽を — music (object marker)
- 聴いたり — listen (listed action)
- 本を — book (object marker)
- 読んだりします — read, and so on (closing the pattern with suru)
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3 min - Beginning Japanese Phrases #209: 〜から (because, since, from)
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〜から — because, since, from
The particle attaches to the end of a verb, adjective, or noun phrase to indicate a reason or cause, meaning 'because' or 'since'. It can also indicate a starting point in time or place, meaning 'from'.
Example: 雨が降っているから、家にいます。
Because it is raining, I am staying home.Vocabulary:
- 雨が — rain (subject marker)
- 降っているから — because it is falling, raining
- 家に — at home
- います — I am, I stay
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2 min - Beginning Japanese Phrases #208: 〜てはいけません (You must not do, it is forbidden to do (prohibition))
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〜てはいけません — You must not do, it is forbidden to do (prohibition)
The pattern is formed by attaching it to the te-form of a verb. It expresses a prohibition or rule, meaning that an action is not allowed or must not be done.
Example: 図書館で食べてはいけません。
You must not eat in the library.Vocabulary:
- 図書館で — in the library
- 食べてはいけません — must not eat
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2 min - Beginning Japanese Phrases #207: こう (like this, in this way, thus)
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こう — like this, in this way, thus
This is a demonstrative adverb used to describe the manner of doing something, referring to something close to the speaker or something the speaker is about to demonstrate. It is often paired with verbs to show how an action is performed.
Example: こうやって折り紙を折ります。
You fold origami like this.Vocabulary:
- こうやって — like this, in this manner
- 折り紙を — origami (object marker)
- 折ります — to fold (polite form)
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For beginner to upper beginner learners of Japanese. Each episode presents a useful vocabulary word and an example sentence. Use shadowing, repetition, and sentence break-downs to fully understand the Japanese.
Show notes can be found at https://thejapanesepage.com/beginning-japanese-phrases-podcast-and-videos/
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