Pages for learning Japanese about casual speech, sorted by how much they offer a learner.
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Guide to keigo, Japanese polite and respectful speech, explaining its three levels: teineigo (everyday polite), sonkeigo (respectful), and kenjogo (humble).
Detailed guide to the Japanese grammar pattern ～んです, showing how to use it for explanations, questions, and emphasis. Covers politeness levels, example sentences, and common mistakes for beginner learners.
Complete guide to identifying and conjugating Japanese u-verbs and ru-verbs into polite and negative forms, with tables, rules for distinguishing verb types, and coverage of irregular exceptions like する and 来くる.
A grammar lesson on copular sentences in polite Japanese, explaining how to form statements with です, including present and past tense forms, negatives, and when to use polite speech.
Guide to essential Japanese sentence-ending particles including な, さ, かい, だい, and gender-specific particles with vocabulary lists and conversational examples for intermediate learners.
Explains how to form basic questions in Japanese using the particle か, covering question words like who, what, when, where, why and how, with many example sentences and grammatical patterns for beginner learners.
A guide to seven ways to say happy birthday in Japanese with varying formality levels, related vocabulary, and cultural information about Japanese birthday customs and gift-giving etiquette for learners.
Grammar lesson on Japanese na-adjectives covering how they modify nouns and function as predicates in polite and casual statements.
Guide to ten anime films and TV shows selected for learners at different levels, with explanations of language difficulty, cultural context, and what speech patterns to listen for in each.
Grammar guide explaining N1をN2と言う (naming and defining things in Japanese), with formation, examples, related patterns, and practice exercises. For intermediate learners studying formal definitions and labeling.
Lesson on the plain past tense form in Japanese, explaining formation rules for u-verbs, ru-verbs, and irregular verbs with conjugation tables and example sentences for learners.
A curated guide to 15 Japanese podcasts for learners at all levels, from beginners to advanced students.
Explains how to express obligation and prohibition in Japanese using だめ, いけない, and ならない with various grammatical structures. Covers must do and must not do patterns for beginner learners.
A clear, complete guide to Japanese verb conjugation: the three verb groups, the all-important て-form, plain vs polite, past, negative, potential and more — with patterns and examples.
Guide to three levels of politeness in Japanese and how they differ through verb forms in simple and complex sentences. Covers informal, polite, and super-polite registers for learners building practical speaking skills.
Explanation of how to form the negative of う-verbs using ない or ません, with conjugation rules, examples, and related grammar points. For JLPT N5 learners.
Explains the two types of Japanese adjectives (i and na) with conjugation rules, examples, and word lists organized by meaning for beginners.
Every time you build a Japanese sentence, particles are doing the heavy lifting. They identify who does what, the place,
Lesson on Japanese expressions for explaining reasons and making excuses using particles and grammatical patterns such as のせいで, のお陰で, で, ので, and から, with numerous examples and explanations of nuance differences.
Guide to the Japanese particle の, covering possession, description, categorization, and nominalization with examples and common mistakes. Designed for beginners.
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