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@stayjpplan.bsky.socialStuck on the kana chart and about to quit? You're not lazy — your method is off. An SRS tool resurfaces each kana right before you'd forget it. Sticks so much better 🤝
@bunpou.bsky.socialに = destination, target, and specific time.
会社に行きます / 友達に会います / 七時に起きます.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/y0okmjlrQpM
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0093/ni
@stayjpplan.bsky.social「すみません」 isn't just 'sorry' — it's how you call a waiter, say excuse me, AND open a thank-you. One phrase, endless uses 🙌 What's your most-used Japanese phrase?
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@bunpou.bsky.social～は～にいます = X is at / in Y (known person or animal).
は marks the topic; に marks the location.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/bOh8yUeCcus
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0092/wa-ni-iru
@stayjpplan.bsky.socialLeaving the office in Japan is a scripted exchange:
You: お先に失礼します (excuse me for leaving first)
Them: お疲れ様でした
Happens every single day. You'll use it on day one 🚪
@bunpou.bsky.social～は～にあります = X is at / in Y (known thing or plant).
は marks the topic; に marks the location.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/ViXfbzQOaHc
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0091/wa-ni-aru
@stayjpplan.bsky.socialSlang of the day: エモい
From English 'emotional', but it means something closer to 'this gives me feelings'. Sunsets, old photos, coming-of-age movies.
・この曲、エモい → this song hits
There's no clean English translation 😌
@bunpou.bsky.social～に～がいます = there is / there are (people, animals) at a place.
に marks the location; が introduces the living being.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/PQN6KfwcK30
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0090/ni-ga-iru
@stayjpplan.bsky.socialHow Japanese people ask you out without pressure: 「今度〇〇でも行きませんか」. 今度 (sometime) + でも (or something) softens it so nobody loses face if you say no. Steal this structure 🍻
@bunpou.bsky.social～に～があります = there is / there are (things, plants) at a place.
に marks the location; が introduces the thing.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/UOAnkkJj2ys
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0089/ni-ga-aru
@stayjpplan.bsky.socialJapanese counters are their own circle of hell 💀 一本 (hon), 二枚 (mai), 三匹 (biki), 四台 (dai)… same 'count' idea, totally different readings by object. This one you just brute-force over time.
@bunpou.bsky.socialあります = things, plants, vehicles.
います = people and animals.
Same "there is" — different subjects.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/gexo_IrwpjY
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0088/arimasu-vs-imasu
@stayjpplan.bsky.socialLearning a language, the real enemy is '3-day motivation'. The fix isn't willpower — it's lowering the barrier so much you just open the app and it tells you what to review today.
@bunpou.bsky.social～がいます = there is / there are (people, animals, insects).
Not for things or plants — that is があります.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/tzwDMFS0lco
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0087/ga-imasu
@stayjpplan.bsky.socialReal talk: if you want to stay in Japan long-term, Japanese is often the wall — visas, jobs, all of it. I only got serious about N2 because my visa renewal required it. Anyone else studying to stay here? 🙋
@bunpou.bsky.social～があります = there is / I have (things, plants, events).
Not for people or animals — that is がいます.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/oANnOIKtoVI
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0086/ga-arimasu
@stayjpplan.bsky.socialOne-minute grammar: あげる / くれる / もらう
It's all about direction:
・I give to someone → あげる
・someone gives to me → くれる
・I receive → もらう
English uses 'give' for two of these, which is why we mix them up. Draw arrows ➡
@bunpou.bsky.social～ないで = without doing / instead of doing.
Connects two actions — you do the second while skipping the first.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/-arQtfrY69E
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0085/verb-naide
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