One-minute grammar: 〜んです
Adding it turns a flat statement into 'here's the reason' or 'tell me more':
・遅れました → I was late
・遅れたんです → (because something happened) I was late
Native speech is full of this 💬

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～て connects actions in order — do A, then B.

起きて、朝ごはんを食べます. Final verb sets tense/politeness.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/4MPaRSCHsPM

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0078/verb-te-sequence

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「ちょっと」 is the MVP word 🏆 Literally 'a little' — but Japanese people use it to say no: それはちょっと… ('that's a little…') = nope. Reading between the lines is half the language.

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～ている = ongoing action, resulting state, or habit.

読んでいます / 閉まっています. Casual: 見てる.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/7Xiy4Bt42JI

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0077/te-iru

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At the doctor 🏥
・〇〇が痛いです → 〇〇 hurts
・熱があります → I have a fever
・いつからですか → since when? (they WILL ask)
Answer: 三日前から (since 3 days ago). Practice this before you need it.

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～じゃいけない = casual “must not”.

で-te verbs → じゃいけない (読んじゃいけない). Friends/family only.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/GF3bMjX77bA

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0076/ja-ikenai

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Why do Japanese people type 草 (grass) online? 笑 (warai/laugh) → w → wwww → looks like grass → 草.
・それは草 → lol / dead
Internet Japanese has the best etymology 🌱

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～ちゃいけない = casual “must not / you’re not allowed”.

Te-form, drop て, add ちゃいけない. Friends/family only.

Short visual:
https://youtu.be/koxJYdat_6Q

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0075/cha-ikenai

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Every Japanese phone call opens the same way: 「お世話になっております。〇〇と申します」. It's not really translatable — it's just the ritual. Say it and you instantly sound like you belong ☎

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『ゆるたん』に、新しく JLPT（日本語検定）学習モード を追加しました 🇯🇵

日本語を勉強している海外の方向けの新機能です！

今後「日常日本語」も追加する予定です😊

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～てはいけません (te-wa-ikemasen) is polite prohibition.

ここで写真を撮ってはいけません.

Short visual:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPK6w1Vg7Oo

Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0074/te-wa-ikemasen

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Harsh truth: way more people get stuck at N4 than ever pass N1. The difference usually isn't talent — it's whether you have a system for consistent review.

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Everyone says 'just immerse yourself', but dropping a beginner into raw anime = pure frustration. Immersion clicks once you have ~N4 vocab. Before that, build the base. Order matters.

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The politest way to ask for something: 「〜ていただけますか」
・確認していただけますか → could you check this for me?
One level above 〜てください. In a Japanese office you'll use it daily 🙏

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Restaurant in 4 phrases 🍜
・二人です → table for two
・おすすめは何ですか → what do you recommend
・これください → this one (+ point at menu)
・お会計お願いします → check please
Pointing + これ works 100% of the time.

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Izakaya insider phrases 🍺
・とりあえず生で → a draft beer to start
・取り皿ください → small plate please
・別々でお願いします → split the bill
That last one saves a LOT of awkwardness 😂

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やばい is the word learners misjudge most. It means 'oh no' AND 'amazing'.
・やばい、遅刻する → crap, I'm late
・この店やばい → this place is incredible
Tone carries the entire meaning. Very Japanese 😂

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「ありがとうございます」 vs 「ありがとうございました」 — the past form (〜ました) is for thanks about something already finished (like when leaving a shop). Small detail, very Japanese 😌

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微妙 (bimyou) is not 'subtle' — in practice it's a polite 'meh, not great'.
・味は微妙だった → the taste was… let's say questionable
Japanese rarely negates directly, so this word does the heavy lifting 😅

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