「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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@stayjpplan.bsky.social「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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@japatan-app.bsky.socialToday's word: 植える (うえる, ueru) = to plant
庭に桜の木を植えました。
"I planted a cherry tree in the garden."
Where have you seen 植える before?
@bunpou.bsky.social～のほうが～より = "A is more ~ than B".
車のほうが自転車より速いです.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/2yV-oZ3pRNE
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0114/no-hou-ga-yori
@stayjpplan.bsky.socialConvenience store Japanese survival kit 🏪
・袋はご利用ですか → Do you need a bag?
・温めますか → Should I heat it up?
・ポイントカードは → Do you have a point card?
Know these three and you'll breeze through any コンビニ ✅
@stayjpplan.bsky.socialI keep vocab reps to my commute — 15 min a day adds up to 400+ words a month 📈 The trick is SRS scheduling the review for you. I use StayJP for this, N5 through N1.
@bunpou.bsky.social～ことができる = "can do ~" (verb + ことができます).
日本語を少し話すことができます.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/syu8z3THGUk
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0113/koto-ga-dekiru
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@stayjpplan.bsky.socialStayJP started as a scrappy tool I built for myself. Showed it to friends, they said 'wait, this is actually good' — so I turned it into an app. Classic dev move: no tool, build the tool 😂
@stayjpplan.bsky.socialConvenience store survival 🏪
・袋はご利用ですか → need a bag?
・温めますか → heat it up?
・ポイントカードは → point card?
Answer everything with 大丈夫です (no thanks) or お願いします (yes please). Done.
@stayjpplan.bsky.social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 😂
@bunpou.bsky.social～のがへたです = "(I'm) bad at doing ~" (verb + のがへたです).
私は泳ぐのがへたです.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/IXVTzSZ_ARw
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0112/no-ga-heta-desu
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@stayjpplan.bsky.socialCan't memorize verb conjugation tables? Good news: ~80% of daily conversation only uses a few forms — te-form, past (た), negative (ない). Drill those first, way more useful than cramming the whole chart.
@bunpou.bsky.social～のがじょうずです = "(someone) is good at doing ~" (verb + のがじょうずです).
田中さんは教えるのがじょうずです.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/uaQu-I3RXLg
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0111/no-ga-jouzu
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@bunpou.bsky.social～のがきらいです = "I dislike doing ~" (dictionary-form verb + のがきらいです).
部屋を掃除するのがきらいです.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/Flq63FCX66Q
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0110/no-ga-kirai-desu
@stayjpplan.bsky.socialBest feeling in learning Japanese: the first time you catch a full line of anime with no subtitles 🥹 That 'wait, I'm actually improving' hit is what keeps you going. What was your line?
