Make Excuses & Justify Yourself Like the Japanese もん/もの/んだもん！JLPT N2

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How to say "BECAUSE" in Japanese!!
もん vs もの vs んだもん vs から vs ので
(MON vs MONO vs NDA MON vs KARA vs NODE)
Do you wanna sound cute in Japanese?
Try saying ~もん at the end :P
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[@rinarinachan_]

Thank you for making this! More N3 or N2 stuff pls

[@Shiroyasha_II]

Your editing skills are improving so much too, your creativity makes it even more interesting to watch your channel ! And context cues are so helpful too. いつも動画を撮ってくれてありがとうございます、さすが先生。

[@yemyatthu5506]

世界で一番かわいい先生ミサ

[@hazu4190]

さんせい

[@homerthompson416]

俺もサンせー！

[@Zytyman]

ミサ超かわいいんだから　見てるのを止まらないもん

[@Kenta-0159]

simp joke ミサ本当に可愛い

[@nepheo5243]

超

[@perittyodd]

Omg thanks so much for this video Misa sensei! I've been seeing sentences ending with もの/もん since forever, and have struggled w the meaning and nuance of it. This helps a lot! Thanks🥰

[@RolfLunheim]

I very much appreciate that you point out when a grammatical form or expression is mainly used by female speakers: If not I could easily end up as a weird "gaijin ojisan" speaking Japanese like a cute, young girl ( Misa-san!) :)

[@HEADJOCKAA]

I'm a Japanese native speaker but I don't mind it very much. These expressions such as "...mon" are very commonly used by all Japanese speakers, regardless of any genders and ages.

[@Oliver-hi3zb]

Why I love watching ミサ先生's videos so much? 可愛いんだもん

[@lkj2727]

0:00 A：起きなさい！ B：学校行けない。熱あるもん。 0:05 A：ご飯の前にポテチ食べないでよ。 B：だってお腹すいたんだもん。 1:13 A：ピカチュウのぬいぐるみ、いっぱいあるね。 B：かわいいんだもん。 3:42 A：めっちゃ食べるね。 B：クリスマスなんだもん。好きなだけ食べてもいいでしょ。 4:25 A：弟も連れて行ってあげて。 B：あいつ、すぐ泣く(んだ)もん。(すぐ泣くから、連れて行きたくない。) 5:10 A：またゲームやってるの？ B：もう宿題やったもん。 5:39 A：メイクなんてまだ早いでしょ。 B：クラスの子、みんなメイクしてるもん。 6:37 A：全部食べなくてもいいよ。 B：おいしいもん。 7:02 怖いもん。/ 酔っちゃったもん。/ 嫉妬しちゃうもん。 / 疲れたもん。 / 眠いもん。 8:52 A：なんで勉強してないの？ B：だって難しいもん。 cf) 9:22 Aちゃんは結婚するんだって(言ってた)。 12:51 A：歯医者に行ったほうがいいよ。 B：歯医者怖いもん。 11:16 このごろ　はやりの女の子 / お尻の小さな女の子 / こっちを向いてよ　ハニー / だって　なんだか　だって　だってなんだもん 14:28 道路が渋滞して{いるので/いますから}、遅れます。 vs 道路が渋滞しているものですから、遅れます。 15:39 セール中だったもので、5万円も使ってしまった。 15:45 セール中だったものですから、5万円も使ってしまいました。 16:59 天気がいいから、出かけよう。/ 天気がいいので、出かけましょう。 17:18 暑いものですから、窓を開けてください。(x) / 暑いものですから、窓を開けてもいいですか。(o) 19:02 A：またみさ先生の動画見てるの？ B：役に立つもん。

[@user-gf5dr5nq6l]

really appreciate all the work you put into these video misachan, it helps us a lot. have a great day. love and blessings

[@jessej7111]

I love that Misa-sensei mentioned men being with an intimate partner "like a girlfriend or boyfriend". ❤ My husband and I think you're the best!

[@veerulainen1558]

I LITERALLY just researched this topic earlier today. its like you read my mind!!!! youre the best!

[@filoshi]

I absolutely loved your example of boys using もん！美味しいだもん so cute!

[@MrAeplebicques]

Misa sensei, that's exactly what my family says when they see me watching your videos! This lady's KZbin channel again?? And my response is always "Yeah, but I learn so much from her videos!"

[@nickinlondon4644]

As always, informative, fun and cute - what a combination!

[@vanessameow1902]

I have a video suggestion: What about making a video on most frequently used 四字熟語(Yojijukugos)? I'd love to find out more about these and I'm sure these would make our Japanese more colorful~

[@homerthompson416]

Oh I love those, my favorite is 三日坊主 for someone who never follows through on anything, eg a three day monk.

[@SelcraigClimbs]

@@homerthompson416 oooh nice, how do you read that? (My butchery attempt would be みっかぼうぬし buy im certain 主 will take on a different reading) My current one that I keep seeing popping up in some things I'm reading is 教育制度 (education system)

[@homerthompson416]

@@SelcraigClimbs みっかぼうず is the reading. I ran across it in からかい上手の高木さん when 高木 was complimenting 西片 for his daily push-up regimen that made him the strongest guy in class (where he does one push-up for each time 高木さん teases him). 高木 is the only one who can beat him in arm-wrestling because she'll do things like say 'can we hold hands like this when we walk home too?' when arm wrestling. Hilarious anime.

[@zeroimpact742]

@@SelcraigClimbs Defining 四字熟語 is difficult, and different people might explain it differently, but I don't think 教育制度 is a 四字熟語, it's just a 複合語(compound word). 四字熟語 are rich in metaphors, allusions or suggestions.(imo) Quite a few famous 四字熟語 phrases are derived from Chinese folklore. ex) 四面楚歌　呉越同舟　画竜点睛 If you can use them correctly, they will sound very cool! Let me give you a 四字熟語 that means the opposite of 三日坊主.　It is 初志貫徹 which means 'sticking to your original intention and carrying it out'.

[@ThalonRamacorn]

@@zeroimpact742 Yeah, with that logic 横断歩道 and 三百二十 would also be 四字熟語, but they are just... words that happen to have 4 kanji in them. Or my favorite: 人身事故 is also not classified as one in my book :D

[@harumi6198]

I'm still in N5 and I'm watching this. lol Thank you for making this video, it is really useful :)

[@Robertosungureanu]

I know it has nothing to do with the lesson but I just wanted a sec to appreciate the way you do your hair

[@NavinKhunte]

Oh wow! I needed this the most thank you misa sensei😅😂

[@mononoaware1960]

I second the more N2 stuff please! Thanks so much for your hard work, it’s immensely appreciated.

[@amarug]

A general question, also to learners: Since I advanced to a more intermediate level and am actually able to have actual conversations in Japanese, I have the feeling, that while my level in writing is steadily going up, my level in speech fluctuates from day to day. One day I am making nice sentences and explaining whole stories while the day after I struggle to even say a few half-mispronounced lose words and sound like a toddler and I want to cry. Can anyone relate to this, or am I just an odd learner?

[@serj8866]

I also have this kind of problem when I am speaking English. Even tough I am pretty fluent in English, some days I can pronounce entire sentences like a native and other days I sound like a complete beginner how has been learning English for like 3 days. LMAO

[@killager6767]

I completely relate to you in fact I always think of those days as “days on which I can’t flip the switch” because in my head I have to kinda “switch” to a different language and sometimes I just can’t do it😂

[@LennethValky19]

your comment is literally me right now. How was your progress through the past year？

[@vietdong8625]

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[@francepri2415]

I really love your Pikachu collection as much as your lessons🤗🤗. Thank you so much Misa Sensei 🙏🙏

[@benchdiwata7467]

Misa san, konnichiwa 🙂 I really like all your videos , all are very helpful. Im in Japan now and your videos just explains thoroughly while I also study japanese language. Thank you so much 😇

[@emelyomer5736]

Love watching while learning

[@HiddenW0rld-y7x]

Thank you!

[@daviddamasceno6063]

Absolutely fantastic lesson. I hear this expression all the time, and it finally makes sense now ^^

[@lordwinderemere]

Thank you Misa san, I really enjoy your lessons and have subscribed.

[@devinameinada3830]

Been waiting for this..有難う　みさ　先生❤️🙏🙏

[@uomi5676]

皆: どうしてずっとミサ先生の動画を見てるの? 私: 素晴らしいんだもん!

[@caiodesousakasakevic8881]

Yesss, more N2 grammar please

[@SirDGentry]

Cool miss an example of teacher & student languages it's neats & so many adorable pikachu's always in background 😊✌

[@zeroqp]

Great lesson as always, and thank you for reminding me of that song! I remember it sometimes, but I think I accidently deleted it a long time from my jpop playlist.

[@tcsocal5554]

役に立つ！教えてくれてありがとうございます

[@tcsocal5554]

Hmmm, I wrote the above before I saw the end of the video. びくりしました。

[@jasonaskk]

We like the way Misa sings. We’d love to hear more in next lessons.

[@samirnietsch5531]

I loved the „duh“ at 4:00😂😂 Great lesson as always. You are such a good teacher. arigatou gozaimashita

[@jerry1.083]

The color-coding of the subtitles so innovative and allows me to process your lessons so much more quickly and effectively. Please consider re-editing previous videos. Thank you so much for the context you include in your lessons!

[@facedure]

みさ先生の動画を見ると、いつも何かを習って感謝します :)

[@悪魔城下町]

I've been wondering what the heck this means while watching anime, and it turns out it's just another (even more casual) form of から 🤣. But it makes sense, since in English we also say "The thing is..." when making excuses. So glad you uploaded this today. Thank you. 👍

[@bahadireneser2924]

I know all the kanjis in your name individually but i have no idea how to read it lol? What does it mean? merely out of curiosity. Kanji is interesting.

[@悪魔城下町]

@@bahadireneser2924 城下町/じょうかまち means "castle town." 悪魔城 /あくまじょう(demon castle) is the original Japanese name for the Castlevania series. So I just combined the two expressions/kanji sets: Akumajoukamachi: or, Demon Castle Town. 🧛‍♂️🧛‍♂️🧛‍♂️ I used to live in a castle town in Japan, actually.

[@bahadireneser2924]

@@悪魔城下町 Haha i see and cool name bro. I thought you were chinese for some reason. Even though i speak no chinese yet i always try to guess the meanings. I dunno what kinda genius came up with that but chinese characters are crazy.

[@悪魔城下町]

@@bahadireneser2924 I'm just a human being. I don't believe in nationalities or stuff like that. They're just ideological constructions designed to enable oppression.

[@悪魔城下町]

@@bahadireneser2924 Also, I believe ancient Chinese religion had a lot to do with creation of the Chinese characters, which maybe explains the craziness (just like religion was important in hieroglyphics and Sumerian characters). Look up "oracle bone script."

[@wildhoneyandnoise]

I remembered the Cutie Honey song before you mentioned it. Really catchy song.

[@HanyuuHOLO]

Thank you, this is very useful!

[@carloscarvajalrivera]

Love your outfit, Misa you look gorgeous as always 💕

[@Crowm8]

I know these videos are high quality but Misa still manages to exceed my expectations 😃

[@noTgoodm0m]

As a girl, i always use "MON" even i translate the sentence without the word "Because", because it's cute to say it❤️

[@CyclingCornwall]

Interesting video and helpful ,thank you .

[@miloscarapic4502]

Always remember not to justify too much, you have your life you can do whatever you want with it or with any stuff that you usually do, btw your videos are sooo good and useful for learning japanese, they're so good that i don't need to watch twice, everything came with one watching / listening.

[@planetes82]

この動画をどうもありがとう！「もの」のことがどこでも見えます/聞こえます。次の動画が楽しみ！😘

[@Indoor_Carrot]

Can I use this the make a bs excuse as to why my japanese learning is so slow these days? XD

[@HailSagan_]

isogashi nda mon ? :)

[@pascal5240]

@@HailSagan_ haha very good. busy is excuse n⁰1:)

[@mypartyisprivate8693]

疲れたんだもん~

[@Indoor_Carrot]

@@HailSagan_ uh, yeh... Busy.... I'm not lazy at all!... Haha

[@adelsasumi]

datte muzukashii mon

[@jorgeo.2327]

今日の動画をありがとうミサ先生、次のレッスンも楽しみにしています。。だって酔っちゃったもん！XD I'll never forget it 🖤 🖤 🖤

[@luukyluuk7371]

thank you !!

[@Kani_7798]

Misa sensei, can you please make another pitch accent video? Also thank you for this useful piece of Japanese knowledge!

[@gruu]

I'd like that aswell, really important but hard to find good material about

[@lnnttr]

hi another channel recommended you!! 💕

[@nintendoggydog]

Thank you for the clear video! Please make more advanced videos!

[@yasaiasazuke]

また日本語を勉強している。 だって楽しんだもん。

[@Francis_UD]

あはは🤣🤣

[@JapanDaisukiTTS]

Thanks for the video! ありがとう！

[@danielbengtsson9833]

I need to learn that phrase - "pikachuu no nuigurumi, oppai are ne"

[@danielbengtsson9833]

@@kokokyoushi oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend anyone

[@FindecanorNotGmail]

What's Japanese for "Freudian slip"? ;)

[@danielbengtsson9833]

​@@FindecanorNotGmail フロイト的失言 :)

[@BRADSPIG]

役に立ってる。

[@PatrycjaGee]

Thank you for this♡ you are amazing. Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱

[@0ViciousV0]

Thanks for giving us that great singing example! Meccha kawaii!

[@DeHaos]

ようやく、見てる甲斐がある動画内容だよねー。 美沙さんがN2の文法点をカバーし始めたのを待ちかねないからだ。 今、充実感を感じ、先生が『もん/もの』についての動画を作ったことをうれしく思う。僕のから見るとの文法はこのふうに見える： 『もの/もん』って『〜から』の同意味を表す表現だ。 おそらくくだけた話し言葉みたいだ。子供がよく使っても子供っぽいように聴こえてやり過ぎに気を付けてね。 すると、先生の作れた動画ために壮大な努力を込めてしみじみと感謝してあっざす。

[@robertpetre9378]

You should never have to justify your love of Pikachu and your plush collection because it’s very cute and that’s what you like so that’s enough justification.

[@hbpapularshahi7577]

Good teacher

[@cornermon210]

the focus on the ending is novel and interesting.

[@chichirinuriko20]

Never heard of because in that way. Pretty cool

[@chrisretro81]

Hi you could also say "だって[何か](ん)だもん

[@salvadorsarmiento2202]

Nice outfit, great lesson, beautiful teacher, what else do you want?

[@sundowner62james69]

Misa sensie wa kashu o jouzu desu yo (Great singer!) Ressun ga tanoshikitta arigatou .

[@Francis_UD]

あははははははは 意外だね〜 🤣🤣🤣 みささんも随分こんなに愛嬌のがあるわ。(^^)

[@abobakrisam7322]

お疲れ様みさ先生😆❤

[@mono432mono]

Is it possible to upload the script somewhere like Google Drive and link it in the description? No editing needed. Reading the subtitles helps a lot, but I would like to save some sentences for practice. I don't know how much extra work that would be though. Your videos do help a lot, thanks!

[@isaschmidt2743]

could I combine -もん with cat sound -にゃ ? to sound more like a cute cat who finds excuses? :) thanks for this awesome video

[@FF2Guy]

I see this kind of construction a lot in dating sims and visual novel-type games

[@ilyaibrahimovic9842]

先生はキューティーハニーに思い出します、私はリゼロのレムの挿入歌の大きな「だって」に思い出します。この「だって」と今まで分からないでした。今からも「だって」と聞きますね？本当ににありがとう、先生！

[@DarkCartoon_music]

Could you make the N2 vids into a playlist please? Thanks so much!

[@Zak-uw6jy]

ありがとうござい !!!

[@TamagoSenshi]

「インポスターは赤かもしれないと思う」 「え？いけないよ。無罪もん」 「確かに赤。出てけ！」

[@TK-tg7cl]

I think Misa has been working out, she's looking fit AF

[@tomutomu]

Oishii mon but with a jamaican accent

[@ayenyeinphyoe8536]

好きなんだもん❤

[@ValEGwangi]

Guess what? I got a fever and the only prescription is more Misa

[@brunofasanaro6157]

Muito interessante, obrigado pela aula =D

[@bacawchojnicki4970]

Lala from "To love-Ru" often ends her sentences with "mon"

[@ioan_jivan]

Oh, you sing well. Wow!

[@CorbininJapan]

I’m a little surprised that this would be considered N2, but excellent explanation of the usage!! ありがとう😊

[@lilyleaf6502]

Please do more N2 videos

[@Walthanar]

お願い お願い傷つけないで wwwww

[@albertoliveira8795]

Misa. Could you please tell me how should I translate this:「男だもんな若さだもんな、心の炎がまぶしいもんな」 It's from the metal hero JASPION (1985) which was broadcast in Brazil. Should I translate "Cuz you are a man, cuz you are young, cuz the flame of heart is dazzling? Thanks

[@DanVR001]

Pokemon = because pockets

[@WaltRBuck]

Lol nice catch

[@FindecanorNotGmail]

"pocket gate" ka mo

[@onemadhungrynomad]

i wonder if misa likes pikachu...

[@nazkickass8411]

Not gonna lie, I click immediately once I saw the thumbnail. なかなかやるじゃないか

[@dragonlord9135]

Misa I don't know if you are reading this but. In your opinions do you Misa & do you guys think I should collect varies books including varies dictionarys & varies CDs including varies DVDs & varies games to help me learn Japanese as a beginner if not how to decide on what books & what CDs to get/buy & use to help me learn Japanese? & lol before you Misa & any of you guys ask me yes Misa you are 1 of my favorites to learn Japanese from :).

[@IkuTree]

Is Misa sensei wearing Pikachu pajama bottoms? :D

[@querube78]

Funny thing is...I have WAY too many Pikachus in my room as well. Now I can justify it. I don't care that I'm a grown adult male they were part of my childhood and they're not going anywhere.

[@saraharaujo9145]

could anyone explain me the meaning and usage of なんて ? (time - 5:40 ) thank u in advance :)

[@Ricardo4650]

だってみさ先生と勉強しないと成長できないもんー! 😜

[@khsuki1]

Cutey Honey? That's some old-school Go Nagai, your mom sounds cool ;)

[@homerthompson416]

In that sentence めっちゃ食べるね isn't the ね kind of girly sounding? If I said めっちゃ食べるな in the same situation would it sound like I was saying the same but with the more masculine particle, or would it be interpreted as my ordering the other person to not each so much? Is there a difference in pitch accent from the めっちゃ食べるな for 'you eat a lot, huh' vs the めっちゃ食べるな for the command 'don't eat a lot'?

[@brocki95xxx]

no don't use な。you can use じゃないか? 例えばお前はめっちゃ食べるじゃないか　or you can say食う which is even more masculine. But な is the imperative form which can give the wrong meaning.

[@homerthompson416]

@@brocki95xxx So you just never use the な particle with the ね-particle like meaning after a casual-form verb. It is 100% of the time the negative imperative?

[@brocki95xxx]

@@homerthompson416 It is always the negative imperative in the casual form. 食べる、食べるな、読む、読むな、見る、見るな. There is of course the なあ which you use when talking to yourself but the pronounciation is much longer than just な. So you want to be careful not to mistakenly use the negative imperative form which can be a bit of an unpleasant experience. It will at least cause some confusion though.

[@zeroimpact742]

@@homerthompson416 You can say めっちゃ食べるなぁ to your friend when you are surprised at the amount of food s/he eats, for example. It's exactly the same meaning as めっちゃ食べるね. Men are more likely to use ～なぁ phrase than women. But ~ね phrase is not gender specific.

[@MarcusAseth]

11:00 手ブラ - I know the important vocabs :D

[@vampirecount3880]

Yeah i know, pikachu is indeed cute

[@SaiyanJin85]

You are very pretty miss Misa!

[@ZanicaKnight]

7:08-7:11 LOL

[@dirtcop11]

You are very cute when you sing.