Verb Groups – Beginners Japanese Grammar
Plain form is also called dictionary form and it is just like “masu” form but is used in casual, informal situations. Plain form is the present/future tense and is pretty…
Beginner Japanese
Studying Japanese Grammar
“I find it hard to learn Japanese Grammar” In the past I’ve tried to explain basic Japanese sentence structure and introduced “masu” form, but I’ve not gone into much detail…
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Japanese Textbooks for Teaching Yourself Japanese
“What text books should I use for teaching myself Japanese?” Using text books to learn Japanese can be tricky business because they are often made for class studying rather than…
Manga Japanese for Beginners
“I want to be able to read manga in Japanese” Want to learn manga Japanese? Manga Japanese is great fun to read but can be pretty tricky for beginners who…
An Introduction to Japanese Verbs – “masu” Form
A lot of Japanese grammar is based in it’s verbs which when conjugated (changed into a different form) can give a very different meaning to the sentence. The Basics of…
Giving and Receiving in Japanese
-Guest Post from Wana10- Hello! Niffer asked if I’d write a post for J-talk and I decided why the heck not. But what to talk about? Let’s focus today on…
JLPT N5 – Study Methods and Resources
ve talked previously about taking the JLPT but I felt like I was a bit vague when it came to beginners as there aren’t actually that many specific text books…