Learn Japanese w/ Manga Sensei
Learn Japanese language goodness every day, 365 days a year with Manga Sensei.
Manga Sensei breaks down complicated Japanese grammar and simplifies it so that anyone can understand it in 5 min or less every Monday through Friday.
Join us and learn the world’s best language. On the weekend we also get to interview master Japanese speakers, teachers, language hackers, Japanese businessmen, and translators to give you the tips and tricks that everyone, from the first day Japanese learner to the advanced speaker can all learn from.
This podcast is great for people studying for the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test), people interested in Japanese grammar and semantics, masters of the trade who might want to learn something new, or just want to get started. We got you.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 637
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2021
Adverbs; Day 24 of the 30-Day Challenge
In today's episode we cover adverbs in Japanese. The sentance structure in Japanese is much different than English. John Sensei in an earlier episode compared the placement of nouns, verbs, adverbs, …
00:05:29 |
Mon 05 Oct 2020
Japanese Adjectives Pt. 3; Day 23 of the 30-Day Challenge
Today we learn more about Japanese adjectives and their conjugations. John Sensei reviews what we have learned so far and goes deeper into conjugation. Depending on the context and desired politeness…
00:05:26 |
Fri 02 Oct 2020
Japanese Adjectives Pt. 2; Day 22 of the 30-Day Challenge
In the second lesson about adjectives, John Sensei teaches us how to conjugate adjectives. As we have talked about before, Japanese is a very contexual language and the way you say things changes bas…
00:05:57 |
Thu 01 Oct 2020
Japanese Adjectives Pt.1; Day 21 of the 30-Day Challenge
John Sensei teaches us about the two types of adjectives within the Japanese language. We learn the difference between the two groups and practice differentiating between them with John Sensei.
00:06:01 |
Wed 30 Sep 2020
The Japanese Particle, De Pt. 2; Day 20 of the 30-Day Challenge
We have previously covered the location of action usage of de. Today John Senei teaches us how de can be used as a use marker. We learn how to utilize de as a use marker and how to properly use it in…
00:06:24 |
Tue 29 Sep 2020
The Japanese Particle, No; Day 19 of the 30-Day Challenge
The Japanese particle, no is very versatile and has many uses. John Sensei teaches us how to use it properly and also how useful it can be. No can be used to describe possession, similar to the 's in…
00:05:55 |
Mon 28 Sep 2020
Ni, The Direction Particle Pt. 2; Day 18 of the 30-Day Challenge
John Sensei goes deeper on the intricacies of the direction particle, ni. He explains how it is extra specific in written form and can help describe a very specific location or a general location dep…
00:05:45 |
Fri 25 Sep 2020
The Japanese Particle, Mo; Day 17 of the 30-Day Challenge
John Sensei teaches us about the Japanese particle, mo. John tells us about some do's and don'ts and advises against overusing this particle.
00:05:48 |
Thu 24 Sep 2020
The Japanese Particle, De; Day 16 of the 30-Day Challenge
De is used to describe the location of actions. John Sensei teaches us how to use this particle properly and elaborates on how useful it can be. We also learn a couple of new sentences to practice in…
00:06:10 |
Wed 23 Sep 2020
Day 16 Bonus Episode
In this bonus episode for Day 16, John Sensei goes on Instagram to thank all of you listeners supporting this podcast. John reminds us of the different channels he has set up to ask questions about J…
00:02:42 |
Wed 23 Sep 2020
Wo, The Direct Object Marker; Day 15 of the 30-Day Challenge
John Sensei teaches us about wo, the direct object marker of Japanese. Direct object markers mark the recipient of an action. John also teaches us how to use wo in a sentence and helps us build more …
00:05:41 |
Tue 22 Sep 2020
Ni, The Direction Particle; Day 14 of the 30-Day Challenge
(Actually episode 14) In today's episode, John Sensei teaches us about Ni. Ni is the particle that is used to indicate direction in Japanese. He also teaches us some useful sentences with his example…
00:06:13 |
Mon 21 Sep 2020
The Japanese Particle, Ka; Day 13 of the 30-Day Challenge
Today we talk about Ka, another particle within Japanese. Ka acts as a question mark in Japanese. The uses change depending on the situation and how polite you are trying to be. John Sensei also give…
00:06:22 |
Thu 17 Sep 2020
Existence Verbs, Iru and Eru; Day 12 of the 30-Day Challenge
Today, John teaches us about two existence verbs iru and eru. One of the general rules of which to use is whether you are talking about a living thing or an inanimate object. John also explains the d…
00:06:16 |
Wed 16 Sep 2020
Japanese Verb Exceptions; Day 11 of the 30-Day Challenge
John Sensei teaches us about the exceptions in the verb rules of Japanese, which are suru and kuru. He talks about how useful they can be and how to properly use them.
00:06:27 |
Tue 15 Sep 2020
Conjugation of Japanese Verbs pt. 2, The Quadrant; Day 10 of the 30-Day Challenge
In the second part of Japanese conjugation of verbs, John Sensei teaches us about the quadrant. The quadrant helps determine how to conjugate a verb based on past or present tense, and whether it is …
00:05:54 |
Mon 14 Sep 2020
Conjugation of Japanese Verbs pt. 1; Day 9 of the 30-Day Challenge
John Sensei introduces us to the different conjugations of Japanese verbs. He teaches us his methods of breaking them up into different "bases" to simplify the learning process, and when to use which…
00:06:20 |
Fri 11 Sep 2020
Japanese Verbs pt. 2 Godan Verbs; Day 8 of the 30-Day Challenge
John Sensei teaches us about godan verbs on day 8 of the 30-day challenge. There are 3 types of Japanese verbs and we have already talked about ichidan verbs in our previous episode. John Sensei goes…
00:05:41 |
Wed 09 Sep 2020
Japanese Verbs pt. 1, Ichidan Verbs; Day 7 of the 30-Day Challenge
On day 7 of the challenge, we talk about Japanese verbs and more specifically, ichidan verbs. John talks about the 2 other groups of Japanese verbs and teaches us how to differentiate between them.
00:06:19 |
Tue 08 Sep 2020
The Japanese Particles, To and Ya; Day 6 of the 30-Day Challenge
Today we cover more grammatical particles. These two are very similar so don't worry, it won't be too difficult to learn both in the same day. To and ya both are used as the "and" in a list or group …
00:06:04 |
Fri 04 Sep 2020
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