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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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Learn Japanese: Ni Yoru による Jun 22, 2018

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Today's sexy Japanese lesson is all about expressing "through" things. ことによる (koto ni yoru) is used when you want to be specific about what events led up to something else. The よる is the same one that makes によって, so you’ll often see/hear ことによって. In English we express this idea by saying things like “through verbing” or “due to the fact that”.
[N の+こと+に+よる]
[V こと+に+よる]
[Adj. こと+に+よる]
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Learn Japanese: Wo Tooshite を通して Jun 21, 2018

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を通して (wo tooshite) shows that something is done through some means, or happens through some time period. On the surface it is quite similar to によって, but there is a subtle difference. によって has a TON of other meanings in addition to the meaning above. So, if you want to be very clear that what you mark is the means, not the indirect agent or something, then you should use を通して. It literally means “passing through ___”, so translates quite directly to the English “through”.
[noun を通して)
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Learn Japanese: Yatto やっと Jun 20, 2018

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Today's awesome grammar point it やっと (yatto) is used to express that what the subject wanted has “finally” been achieved, or that it was just “barely” possible for the subject to do. This can work in a few ways, for instance: It is hard work to get into college, it is also hard work to wait for summer break. When やっと is used, the speaker or subject has a degree of ownership over the action that has been achieved, there is a certain level of work/struggle to recognize a result. In English, it usually shows up as “finally” or “barely”. The phrase used in example sentence 3 is somewhat of an idiomatic usage that means “after all I could do” or “at long last”.
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Learn Japanese: TouTou とうとう Jun 19, 2018

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Today we are talking about a 'fun' yet sad words called Toutou. とうとう (toutou) Something that the speaker or subject has been expecting “finally” happened. It might sound similar to やっと, but it doesn’t carry the positive connotation of the thing being desirable. Quite the opposite, frequently the thing that happens in a とうとう sentence is something undesirable that one has no control over. However, if the thing was something in your control than it expresses a sense of satisfaction over the process, somewhat similarly to やっと.
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The 30 Day Challenge is Back! Jun 18, 2018

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For all those people wondering. It is back up! The 30 day Japanese Challenge, the challenge to learn the basics of Japanese in 30 days is back in full swing with a whole new look. Check out our website for our free challenge to kick some butt and learn some epic Japanese.
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Learn Japanese: Kyle from Tokyo Munchiez Jun 17, 2018

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Today I interview my friend Kyle from Tokyo Munchiez! This is a feelgood fun episode where we talk about food in Japan, culture, candy, and Kyle is an insane crazy dude who loves skateboarding like I do so we talk alot about that. This super fun episode also ends in talking about taking life by the horns and rocking it. Enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with my homie Kyle.
https://www.google.com/maps?q=sekiya+skateboard+park+japan&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiozYyY_9nbAhWI6IMKHR8LAz4Q_AUICigB
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Tokyomunchies@gmail.com
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Learn Japanese: The Last Koto Jun 15, 2018

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Today was a good day. This episode we finish up talking about koto and mono the two SUPER useful nominalizers. These two grammar points should open all kinds of doors and ideas for your Japanese brain to use. Also, make sure to check out our comic on the website. WE have been working hard on it.
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Learn Japanese: Koto こと/事 Jun 14, 2018

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Koto and Mono are two very popular nominalizers, but powerful opposites. Now that we know what mono is, we are ready to discuss the more common and maybe even more useful thing that is koto. Koto is an intangible "thing" like an idea, method, concept or something else of that nature.
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Learn Japanese: Mono pt. 2 Jun 13, 2018

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While mono is a thing, like we talked about yesterday there are somethings that we need to clear up about this incredibly common and useful "thing" that is mono. If you are unfamiliar with what I am talking about, mak sure to listen to yesterday's podcast, so this episode makes sense.
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Learn Japanese: Mono もの/物 Jun 12, 2018

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This thing is the thing that makes things things. That's right that was a completely accurate sentence. This is an EXTREMELY important episode for understanding a super amazing grammar point. Mono or is the thing that actually means "thing" and is a literal physical object.
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