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In case you missed them, here are some recent posts from the 80/20 Japanese blog:
- Japanese Particles Explained: A Visual Guide to the System Behind Every Sentence
Particles are the most essential building block of the Japanese language. They are like little pieces of glue that hold all the information in a sentence together. If you want to be able to speak or understand Japanese, you must understand what particles are, how to use them, and what each one is for. Fortunately,… Read more: Japanese Particles Explained: A Visual Guide to the System Behind Every Sentence - How to Say “This” and “That” in Japanese
In English, when we want to refer to something without saying exactly what it is, we have two simple words: Japanese, on the other hand, has six words to cover the same ground. That might sound intimidating at first, but the system behind these words is simple and logical. In this article, we’re going to… Read more: How to Say “This” and “That” in Japanese - How Basic Japanese Sentences Work: Understanding the Basic “A wa B desu” Pattern
If you’re just starting to learn Japanese, understanding basic sentence structure is your first critical step. Fortunately, Japanese sentences follow incredibly logical patterns once you know what to look at. In this lesson, we’ll break down the most fundamental sentence pattern in Japanese: A wa B desu.A は B です。 This how we say “A… Read more: How Basic Japanese Sentences Work: Understanding the Basic “A wa B desu” Pattern