Learn Japanese Adjectives and Grammar : How to Speak Basic Japanese

Learn how to speak basic Japanese and get expert tips and instruction on understanding Japanese adjectives and grammar in this free foreign language video.

Expert: Yuu Asakura
Bio: Born and raised in Japan, Yuu Asakura moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Tokyo University for Foreign Study where she acquired B.A. in linguistics and area studies.
Filmmaker: Nili Nathan

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[theoracle42]

is there some way i can view these in order?

[upright619]

She's really cute...

[karooi]

lol, this sensei is pretty.. :)

[SkeletonBoo]

please i need to know how to say "this has been my report on japan"

[ShuyaYamamoto]

@TheCrazyStudent

you wouldnt say 昨日はパスタを食べました the structure would go like so 昨日、パスタを食べました。

when i say it can also highlight the subject i didnt put its only for people like.

* who is shuya? 秀也は誰ですか

*- IM shuya　私が秀也

[TheCrazyStudent]

@ShuyaYamamoto

I slightly disagree.

が is the true subject marker. は　marks the topic of the sentence. Sometimes the topic happens to be the subject of the sentence, then it's still marked with は (since がは can't be used) . ex 私は眠いです In other cases, the topic is not the same as the subject. Ex 昨日はパスタを食べました Who ate the pasta? Did 昨日 eat the pasta? No, the speaker ate the pasta. Therefore, 昨日is NOT a subject here. は marks the topic of the sentence, not the subject. が marks the subject.

[ShuyaYamamoto]

@TheCrazyStudent

が also can highlight a subject but its stronger.

so if you want somthing you can say 新しいテルビが欲しいです

[funkyray87]

@pj7373

Watashi wa Raymond de su

ge n ki de su ka?

[pj7373]

watashi wa

[tuhai2000z]

sense kyre desune ! watashi nihongo sukoshi wakaru ima ego penktoshitai desu.sense dokosunde imasuka ?amerika sundeimasuka ? nihondesuka ?

[nasurdan]

@DakotaAKAZero Pen Desu ka.

[DakotaAKAZero]

Pen Des????? (XD)