[4A] "Where is it?"

Let's Learn Japanese Basic 1.
Episode 4 - Part A of C.

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[cmsahe]

Aploosh! What are you doing to my mind?? I can understand the skits!!! It's great!! I'm studying these lessons on a daily basis. Thank you!

[METMAN92towhoknows]

imasu probably refers to at least slightly sentient beings

[1rsalc]

@SullyslsPrime: ga emphasizes the word preceding it.

kore ga enpitsu desu = this (not that) is a pencil

[1rsalc]

I watched this show on PBS years ago and I liked it a lot.

Thanks for posting it, now I can review it again!!!

The teaching method is great: it's fun and easy to understand. すごい！

[lewisleos]

This are the best japanese lessons in you tube. they are great, I've watched 4 lessons and I can understand a lot of words now, from animes, songs, movies, etc. I'm watching this lessons everyday.

[123japanesecom]

@SullyIsPrime Depends. Ga emphasizes the pencil. If someone asked "which thing is the pencil" then you can answer kore ga enpitsu desu.

[SullyIsPrime]

is it wrong to say "Kore ga enpitsu desu" as in this is a pencil

[TreesAreYourFriend]

LOL. cat in a hat XD

[Aploosh]

@mamamiag122

The way I remember it is:

GA is generic (like "a dog" or "a person")

WA is specific (like "the dog" or "the person")

[mamamiag122]

@Aploosh So.......its like saying Wa- as in the one and only, and GA- as in the same thing as stated, like saying what you said recently "Dare ga Aploosh desu ka?" ga is their to state that their are many "who's" that the speaker is talking too, while only 1 of them is Aploosh?.......its a question

[kenbear2725]

if there was a lion in that hako i would be moving faster than that :l

[Aploosh]

Here is a great explanation of the difference between WA and GA:

b i t . l y / b 2 N I P g

Basically, GA is generic (like "a" or "an"), whereas WA is specific (like "the").