@@GameGengo thank you so much! You’ve been one of the greatest helps when it comes to grammar points that I’ve observed but haven’t quite understood to the fullest. Thank you for your continued help!
I am so glad I discovered this channel. I am taking the first Japanese course, and I have lost some hearing while in the military. I have trouble hearing the tonal shifts in words these videos exaggerate the shifts and I'm starting to learn more. Your awesome!
I'm so glad someone finally explained this in a lucid way. I'm embarassed to admit I didn't even know this was a particle. It's one of those things where it's so ubiquitous that tone and context always make it clear what the person means, but then you realize... I actually have no idea what that word means or even what part of speech it is.
Really how so? This is just following the Japanese explanations and definitions. If you think there's a better/more simple way, feel free to let me know!
@@GameGengo I just think that the 2 most common usages only shoud have been covered and maybe gone in depth on just that. instead of 20min of like 10 usages. after your video i saw this one. ua-cam.com/video/Uu5iPG4HXqI/v-deo.html This was so much easier to follow imo.
Hmm the thing is though, さ is used a lot more than just what that video covered, and this being a N1 video I felt it would be better for everyone to get a bit deeper explanation, sure this will mean the video overall is more complicated because さ IS a more complicated piece of language, it doesn't just mean or be used to express one thing. It's tricky! Go too shallow and people don't really get the full picture, go too deep and people get overwhelmed. I'll take your comments into consideration and see how I can further improve the videos though, thanks!
@@l_3216 its a new UA-cam feature to help pick the best thumbnail so the video can perform the best it can. Sorry if it confuses you or something! It only lasts a day or so :)
I really appreciate this video. I can't stress enough how abysmal every explanation of さ I have found is, just every source regurgitating "it emphasizes" over and over lol. Great as always!
Haha i totally understand, Japanese often has 'it emphasizes' as the kinda cheat answer to almost everything haha I try my best to really find out the more clear contexts/uses each piece of grammar has, and also find a similar function in english as best I can to help the language stick, like this time with 'hey/y'know' surprisingly fits alot of the time! (not always though ofcourse haha) many hours put in to making sure i can avoid the simple 'it emphasizes' answer haha
From halfway through N3, is it possible to pass the JLPT N2 test by December? I'm really good at memorization and keeping up with Kanji. Also in a language school, so I might even go for N1 but I only have 1 shot at this. This channel has helped me astronomically, I feel I owe it to you to donate/join the patreon as soon as I'm able to. Being a broke student, I'm placing my entire life on passing N1 for the next 4 months.
Hi, I would like to suggest a topic for a video. I think it would be really helpful if you raised the subject of the expressions such as そんな、なんか、なんて、まさか, etc. Their usage is not very clear to me as their literal meaning is quite similar so I would be grateful!
This is somewhat, but not entirely related to this: FFXVI is coming to PC soon, like, in 10 days soon and I have been endlessly deliberating whether to play it in Japanese or not for my 1st playthrough, like I am doing for SMT 5 Vengeance (a game I did admitedly play in English first back in 2019). I feel like if I play it in English I am just wasting time when I can be challenging myself and improving my japanese even if it hurts my "first experience" with the game. With that preamble out of the way, I wish to ask: How difficult is 16 in terms of Japanese? I am not sure what my level really is, I haven't taken any test, N5, N4, N3, etc. but if I had to guess I think my vocabulary is around N4 but my grammar knowledge is N5+. I still struggle to understand a lot of sentences but I can put together the jist of what a character is asking me to do or the general point of the conversation without absorbing any of the detail and nuance. Sorry if this is a bit long, I appreciate any input you may have Sensei!
I love your videos, but could you possibly add a grammar comparison on usage? For example, is さ casual only? Can it be used in business meetings with people in the company or people from another company? I can assume this is isn't going to be said in front of the emperor though lol I haven't commented so I also want to take the chance to say thank you so much! Your videos are so good and accelerated my learning so much!
I love this video!! 「み」は, I've always thought of it as being connected some of/all of to the 何々しい's paired 何々しむ verbs, and just being the nominalizing ぃ stem. This, I think covers how you can't just slap み onto any adjective. As a linguist, learning about く and しく verbs in historical Japanese really cracked open an interesting little chest of goodies.
This is seriously so useful! I'm reading the Hanako-kun manga and MY GOD it feels like this boy uses さ all the freaking time! XD Using it a million times in the same sentence sounds like it could be annoying, depending on the person or the situation. I kinda love it.
@@ridleyroid9060she's 90%+ fluent in English which is what we speak most of the time. I'm learning Japanese and hear her say さ a lot in other contexts.
@@anuzis YT deleted my comment for some reason but I just want to say: that is crazy to me. I dont understand how people get together locally let alone internationally. Whenever I see someone mention their wife or husband I get extremely jealous and just confused. How is this so common and yet one of the most difficult things to do? I think learning Japanese is easier than finding a gf.
@@ridleyroid9060 Lived in Japan six years for work at a large international company where most of my colleagues spoke English. Six years is enough time to meet someone. We met at a language exchange. Not going to share more personal details, but it sounds like you're making many inaccurate assumptions in general.
@@anuzis I am not making any assumptions about you tho, that is not my intention. Sorry I just genuinely don't understand how people meet each other and get together. I have never lived abroad and I've never left my country (I am afraid of travelling). It's just...how?? It makes no sense to me. Am I just stupid? Is there something wrong with me? It just seems so difficult to me but most everyone but me has no issues with it. I truly mean you no ill will Im just lonely, confused and sad.
first piece of n1 grammar!
Wooo let's gooo!! I will be covering the N2 and N1 at the same time, with the most essential/useful/common points covered first :)
Let’s goo!
@GameGengo you've been a considerable help
@@GameGengo thank you so much! You’ve been one of the greatest helps when it comes to grammar points that I’ve observed but haven’t quite understood to the fullest. Thank you for your continued help!
@@GameGengo YOOOOOOO
Finally, N1 content!
Wooo! Will be doing N2 and N1 at the same time, covering the most essential stuff first! Hope you enjoy!
@@GameGengo Will be looking forward to it! 🙏🏾
I am so glad I discovered this channel. I am taking the first Japanese course, and I have lost some hearing while in the military. I have trouble hearing the tonal shifts in words these videos exaggerate the shifts and I'm starting to learn more. Your awesome!
I'm so glad someone finally explained this in a lucid way. I'm embarassed to admit I didn't even know this was a particle. It's one of those things where it's so ubiquitous that tone and context always make it clear what the person means, but then you realize... I actually have no idea what that word means or even what part of speech it is.
omg first n1 thanks so much I've been studying さ
Great to see (N1/N2) / Advanced Content on the Channel, お疲れ様です。🙇
This honestly needs to be taught in things like Genki 1. If you come to Japan you hear it ALL the time but its absent from basic grammar books.
That's great, we need more N1 and N2 grammar! ありがとうございました！
ありがとうございます先生
Please make videos on vocabulary of n3 .your videos are interesting to watch
Thank you so much for さ video! ~Masato
Let’s goooo
Such a versatile grammar point at such a high level. Glad to see you making it all the way into the N1 content! 🈂️
Is the third さあ not the same as how じゃあ or では are oft used?
とっぴんぱらりのぷう what does this mean?
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you made this so complicated.
Really how so? This is just following the Japanese explanations and definitions. If you think there's a better/more simple way, feel free to let me know!
@@GameGengo I just think that the 2 most common usages only shoud have been covered and maybe gone in depth on just that. instead of 20min of like 10 usages. after your video i saw this one. ua-cam.com/video/Uu5iPG4HXqI/v-deo.html This was so much easier to follow imo.
Hmm the thing is though, さ is used a lot more than just what that video covered, and this being a N1 video I felt it would be better for everyone to get a bit deeper explanation, sure this will mean the video overall is more complicated because さ IS a more complicated piece of language, it doesn't just mean or be used to express one thing. It's tricky! Go too shallow and people don't really get the full picture, go too deep and people get overwhelmed. I'll take your comments into consideration and see how I can further improve the videos though, thanks!
why do you keep switching thumbnails
@@l_3216 its a new UA-cam feature to help pick the best thumbnail so the video can perform the best it can. Sorry if it confuses you or something! It only lasts a day or so :)
I really appreciate this video. I can't stress enough how abysmal every explanation of さ I have found is, just every source regurgitating "it emphasizes" over and over lol.
Great as always!
Haha i totally understand, Japanese often has 'it emphasizes' as the kinda cheat answer to almost everything haha I try my best to really find out the more clear contexts/uses each piece of grammar has, and also find a similar function in english as best I can to help the language stick, like this time with 'hey/y'know' surprisingly fits alot of the time! (not always though ofcourse haha) many hours put in to making sure i can avoid the simple 'it emphasizes' answer haha
@@GameGengoThank you very much! We are really appreciate you 😊
I can't believe this amazing, large and well explained content is just for free. I feel blessed
Every time you say さあ I can't help but think of Hermione Granger saying "It's Levi-お-sa, not Levio-さあ!"
I haven't even took an n5 test and here i am learning n1 grammar
That's the big brain way! haha most important thing is you're enjoying learning! :D
lets goooo
From halfway through N3, is it possible to pass the JLPT N2 test by December? I'm really good at memorization and keeping up with Kanji. Also in a language school, so I might even go for N1 but I only have 1 shot at this. This channel has helped me astronomically, I feel I owe it to you to donate/join the patreon as soon as I'm able to. Being a broke student, I'm placing my entire life on passing N1 for the next 4 months.
This vid gonna be 24h+ hour long😂
Hahah yeah the complete may very well make it that long haha
Anotehr banger. I think the turning adjectives into nouns is very useful :)
I've always wondered what さ meant so this video is extremely helpful, especially with all the examples! Thanks so much!!
Great video! Your grammar videos are the absolute best.
Hi, I would like to suggest a topic for a video. I think it would be really helpful if you raised the subject of the expressions such as そんな、なんか、なんて、まさか, etc. Their usage is not very clear to me as their literal meaning is quite similar so I would be grateful!
This is somewhat, but not entirely related to this: FFXVI is coming to PC soon, like, in 10 days soon and I have been endlessly deliberating whether to play it in Japanese or not for my 1st playthrough, like I am doing for SMT 5 Vengeance (a game I did admitedly play in English first back in 2019).
I feel like if I play it in English I am just wasting time when I can be challenging myself and improving my japanese even if it hurts my "first experience" with the game.
With that preamble out of the way, I wish to ask: How difficult is 16 in terms of Japanese? I am not sure what my level really is, I haven't taken any test, N5, N4, N3, etc. but if I had to guess I think my vocabulary is around N4 but my grammar knowledge is N5+. I still struggle to understand a lot of sentences but I can put together the jist of what a character is asking me to do or the general point of the conversation without absorbing any of the detail and nuance.
Sorry if this is a bit long, I appreciate any input you may have Sensei!
Pleaaaase pleaaaase pleaaaase do Detroit: become human next .. do the whole game translation
Hey man, do the "Ace attorney" series.
Keep the n2 and n1 coming please
好きでず。
I love your videos, but could you possibly add a grammar comparison on usage? For example, is さ casual only? Can it be used in business meetings with people in the company or people from another company? I can assume this is isn't going to be said in front of the emperor though lol
I haven't commented so I also want to take the chance to say thank you so much! Your videos are so good and accelerated my learning so much!
I love this video!!
「み」は, I've always thought of it as being connected some of/all of to the 何々しい's paired 何々しむ verbs, and just being the nominalizing ぃ stem. This, I think covers how you can't just slap み onto any adjective. As a linguist, learning about く and しく verbs in historical Japanese really cracked open an interesting little chest of goodies.
This is seriously so useful! I'm reading the Hanako-kun manga and MY GOD it feels like this boy uses さ all the freaking time! XD
Using it a million times in the same sentence sounds like it could be annoying, depending on the person or the situation. I kinda love it.
I’ve been waiting for this one for a while now
My wife:
あのさ
Me: ::shivers in anticipation if what follows さ is going to be a good thing or bad thing::
My wife loves to say さ 50+ times/day, nice to finally have clarity on what it means!
Wait u married her but don't know what she is saying?? I am so confused. I've never had a GF/partner and I am just immensely lost.
@@ridleyroid9060she's 90%+ fluent in English which is what we speak most of the time. I'm learning Japanese and hear her say さ a lot in other contexts.
@@anuzis YT deleted my comment for some reason but I just want to say: that is crazy to me. I dont understand how people get together locally let alone internationally. Whenever I see someone mention their wife or husband I get extremely jealous and just confused. How is this so common and yet one of the most difficult things to do? I think learning Japanese is easier than finding a gf.
@@ridleyroid9060 Lived in Japan six years for work at a large international company where most of my colleagues spoke English. Six years is enough time to meet someone. We met at a language exchange. Not going to share more personal details, but it sounds like you're making many inaccurate assumptions in general.
@@anuzis I am not making any assumptions about you tho, that is not my intention. Sorry I just genuinely don't understand how people meet each other and get together. I have never lived abroad and I've never left my country (I am afraid of travelling).
It's just...how?? It makes no sense to me. Am I just stupid? Is there something wrong with me? It just seems so difficult to me but most everyone but me has no issues with it.
I truly mean you no ill will Im just lonely, confused and sad.
Why is this n1 lmao