The difference between は and が particle part 1

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は VS が PART 2
• は(WA) vs が(GA) Differe...

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[@ervan228]

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[@JeraldUyRodriguez]

That is not wa it's HA

[@bryce4395]

No one: Me with zero vocab: Catherine は hair が long.

[@babyrainydaily666]

Оксана Миронян Lol same

[@ZopcsakFeri]

Actually this is entirely valid Japanese! :D キャサリンはヘアがロングです。 :D

[@bryce4395]

@@ZopcsakFeri I mean, you can write anything in katakana, but will a japanese person understand that?x)

[@teawithtanden5658]

Sameeeeee. I relate to this internally!

[@stanislasnicolau2412]

I can relate so much hahaha

[@marcellgyurjan5055]

"she wanted to compliment me, but she ended up offending me" trying to speak japanese in a nutshell

[@jjjamie3935]

trying to speak any language in a nutshell

[@squidaker]

Trying to speak French in a nutshell.

[@ryanstarlight8018]

It's more likely to happen when speaking Japanese though

[@googavo1d]

@@ryanstarlight8018 because Japanese tend to be more sensitive ?

[@AnnaKuznetzova88]

@@googavo1d because there is basically entirely different dialect for formal vs informal and it's incredibly important you are the right amount of formal in all situations

[@tacticaljunk1608]

Oh my god this makes so much more sense. Why doesn't anyone explain it like this? ありがとうございましたみく先生！！

[@mikurealjapanese]

I hope this video was helpful to you and can help lots of learners!

[@djDimaTrusH]

11 years in Tokyo watching a lot a lessons but only after watching your video I understand this matter . Who are you super women?

[@hotel_arcadia]

I still don't get it, i'm dumb :(

[@D3athW1ng]

( ﾟдﾟ )彡そう！

[@AlvincoAetherlico]

​@@hotel_arcadia From what I've understood in the first 6 minutes, with "ga", the focus is on what's *before* "ga", while with "wa", the focus is on what's *after* "wa". 1. Watashi wa Alnel desu. - I am *Alnel* . (emphasis on my name, Alnel) 2. Watashi ga Alnel desu. - *I* am Alnel. (emphasis on myself)

[@JorgeMP53]

Excellent. Now i really understand the use of が particle. I can feel more confident speaking Japanese. Thank you miku. ありがとうございます

[@teawithtanden5658]

I like how she gives the foreigner the most stareotypical accent until she speaks in an osaka dialect lolllll. Will you do a video on the osaka dialect, and the other dialects Ex. Hokkaido ect.

[@Plinicks]

I think of it like how we stress words in english. "when is the test?" And I said "It's tomorrow" (は). Then someone else who didn't hear went "Wait it's today?!" And I said "No, TOMORROW" (が). It may be confusing but that's how I see it

[@johndelilo6038]

When someone aks the question 'When is the test?" and you replied only with "It's tomorrow", then I don't think you would use は after tomorrow. You probably would just answer 明日[あした]です. Maybe Miku can clarify this.

[@Plinicks]

@@johndelilo6038 that's true, that is how you'd typically answer it. I was just connecting it to English

[@squidaker]

@@johndelilo6038 But you would use は after the word test. It's just omitted because the fact that the test is the subject has already been clarified. So they weren't wrong.

[@ninin11]

“What about my mustache” Lmaooooooo

[@technicaldifficultysupport]

It's a miracle, I finally understand it partially.

[@林品秀-v7b]

Hi Miku, I'm from Taiwan and have been learning Japanese for 3 years. This is the first time I heard people explain は and が like this. It's super clear and impressive. Thank you so much. It did help me a lot! I love learning languages too, so I'm really happy that I found your youtube channel a couple of days ago. Nice to meet you then!

[@LilianaKumagai]

This is the best explanation I ever received about these two particles. Thank you so much!!

[@ellenruth5238]

Agree!

[@Ciphonn]

I studied at ISI Takadanobaba, and I had this doubt within my first month. My teacher explained it to me along the lines of 'use GA when the subject is more important.' This was much clearer. Thank you so much for this.

[@XerxesTexasToast]

Watching this is making me realize how tonal and context-dependent ENGLISH is. _"This_ movie is interesting!" (picking an interesting movie out of a lineup of multiples) and "this movie is _interesting!"_ (talking about a movie you're already watching) is basically the difference between the が form and the は, respectively. Super cool! I couldn't wrap my head around that when I first learned this part of the language a few years back.

[@AnthonyEigie]

wow. ありがとう！ With you as a teacher everything seems so simple. Thank you! :) は/が is a hard topic, i thought. But now i know it's sooo simple.

[@mikurealjapanese]

Thank you!! Please wait for part 2 video!!

[@boiled_egg_]

@@ranmitakelver I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but: わ is ALWAYS pronounced as wa. は on the other hand is pronounced as ha EXCEPT for when it's used as a particle. (or in the words こんにちは、こんばんは）Then it's pronounced as wa.

[@soap6978]

@@ranmitakelver in normal words you would write it as わ (wa). but as a particle you use は (ha). your comment is from 9 months ago so you’ve probably figured it out, but I hope this helps others!

[@StevenBrener]

Lived in Japan a long time ago, and eventually started to understand this. This explanation is really very good and clear, and, if you want a place to starting understanding the difference, this is a great place to start

[@falseposting]

I’ve thought about it like “ENGLISH is what Miku is good at” as opposed to “Miku is good at ENGLISH”, but the device has a few problems I need to be reminded of

[@lurklingX]

This description helped me a lot.

[@falseposting]

lurklingX glad it could, I thought it might be a more reliable difference than “ga makes it sound like ‘but nothing else’”

[@alephdelmonico]

This changed all the understanding I had, thank you! I also was kind of thinking it's more like grammatically changing the subject, than adding a complement to the same sentence (to the English translation).

[@coachrich33]

After living in Japan for 12 years, I finally know the difference LOL

[@WarrenPostma]

So が particle has a function like "actually", or "really", or "no, wait".

[@loolymak2210]

Omg you are amazing !!! I was struggling so much with は and が .. you cleared it up for me soooo much Thank you so miku sensei ❤️

[@mikurealjapanese]

Thank you so much for your comment! I will make more videos on particles!

[@Cymricus]

man we are so lucky to have these resources for free. i would’ve loved this as a high school student

[@liwaywaymapilot2042]

すごい!!! I really love your way of teaching. How I wish all Japanese teacher who teach 日本語 can explain it as well as you do. Keep it up! ありがとう ございます。

[@mikurealjapanese]

Liwaywayさん！ありがとう！I really really really appreciate it and I will keep it up for you!

[@えーへな人だw]

@@mikurealjapanese * Help * ア リ ス) 図 書館 は ど こ？ ボ ブ） こ こ が 図 書館 だ。 ア リ ス） そ こ は 図 書館 じ ゃ な い？ ボ ブ） そ こ じ ゃ な い。 図 書館 は こ こ だ。 The question is 図 書館 [は] ど こ？ こ こ が 図 書館 だ。 Why did you use a thematic particle in your answer が After all, we were not asked to indicate which library realties We weren't asked ど こ が 図 書館 で す か？ What if we answered 図 書館 は こ こ だ？ And where そ こ は 図 書館 じ ゃ な い？ we answer そ こ じ ゃ な い。 図 書館 は こ こ だ。 well, here we can assume that we used the particle は since we point to the same library for the second time (Speaking about the library that she was talking about here) And here's another example ア リ ス） ジ ム は か っ こ い い 人？ ボ ブ） う う ん 、 か っ こ よ く な い。 Again, what if I add the particle が instead of は, which way does the sentence change? I hope you'll give me a hand.

[@onomatopeira]

Miku explains it very well! I understood 100% of the differences and correctly chose the particles in the final tests of the video (even though I still don't have the vocabulary to build the sentences in the tests because I've only just started to study Japanese). I still haven't started to study seriously, methodically and recurrently... I'm watching videos, clearing doubts, noticing different teaching methods (some are based on verbs in "dictionary form", others in "masu" form, etc. .). I've already memorized the hiragana and I'm about to memorize the katakana, I'm memorizing some "kanji" and I'm learning about particles. This video was a huge help in that regard. Besides, Miku is very funny and cute. ありがとうございます

[@cerka27]

Miku, what an amazing explanation. Thank you for this. I’m just starting to learn Japanese on my own as a hobby. I have about 2 months of practice so far using duolingo and busuu but I always wondered why は and が were used at times. I’m glad I found your videos. I will continue to watch your channel since you’re such a great teach.

[@naufalnoorizan1763]

I'm using busuu too👍

[@sdjmalik]

I subbed. Finally someone that's good at explaining how Japanese works

[@dylan_1884]

You've made this make more sense than anything else I've read on the subject, thank you!!

[@lurklingX]

THANK YOU! The difference and usage has evaded me for YEARS. I don’t know why books don’t teach you by examples like this. It’s much easier to grasp than just grammar rules that you have to memorize. Classes didn’t make this clear either. I’m really glad I found your channel.

[@7Nevermore9]

楽しくて、綺麗な日本人だよ。ありがとうございます

[@sable5923]

This is a much better way to explain the particles. Before people tell me が is a subject marker, and は is a topic marker. But the way you explain it is much clearer and more intuitive.

[@phillipemfc]

What if I make a negative phrase? Does the contrast change for a positive thinking? For ex.: いぬはすきじゃない In this case, would it mean that I don't like dogs but I like cats?

[@monene-addiction]

exactly.

[@ahiruduck5386]

i'm a japanese. exactly.

[@murzkie]

I have watched tons of explanations to the difference of HA and GA but you have explained it the best. Thank you.

[@asterrie]

murzkie *wa

[@ClarionDeLaffalot]

9:15 is 得意 the kanji for that とくい ?

[@dialoguewithexpat4579]

bingo

[@AmodeusR]

Mds, olha quem eu encontrei aqui kkkk Eu assistia seus vídeos no passado ^^

[@minthu9759]

本当に　ありがとうございます 先生。ちゃんと前に　分からなかった。日本語の勉強するのが　面白い。

[@GunjanStark1991]

0:41 😂😂😂 love that facial expression lol

[@sawpaul8835]

Miku Sensei is amazing.I can understand easily the way she teaches.Also the way her performance,it's funny and lovely.Thank you so much.

[@peipeixi]

This is the most confusing part 😂 I've studied the language for years and yet I still get the は and が mixed up

[@atataaiefa]

みく先生は説明がすばらしいです。 ありがとうございますみく先生本当に

[@Tom-fb4gz]

Best explanation I've ever heard. Shorter version: は is used to open (lead). が is used to close (conclude).

[@gabrielmillien7439]

Hi Miku I love you, rachel and your videos very much, they are very educational and entertaining.😀❤✨

[@mikurealjapanese]

BAMBIII!!! Thank you!!❤︎ I love you too! You're so kind!!

[@saharadessert8917]

This helped SO much! I always get confused when I'm trying to speak. Your channel is AMAZING!

[@MrRhumagricole]

Merci Miku Sensei. Thank a lot for this interesting leson PS : Mole in french is grain de beauté = pretty grain ;)

[@galaxiaad]

"Beauty mark" is another name for it in English!

[@Bartasek94]

Ive seen plenty of videos about teaching japanese but you are the best so far (along side japanesepod101). Keep up the good work.

[@farakouh7886]

Your Teaching method is Easy to understand also your example is picked well . Congratulations Miku Sensei.

[@cesarsales22]

Could anybody explain the えがへた sentence? When does "e" means painting pictures? *Mindblown*

[@НиктоНигде-я4з]

え means picture

[@thanhsontran5387]

絵が下手 In kanji it makes more sense, it means a painting

[@cesarsales22]

@@thanhsontran5387 thanks. Now I got it. It is an expression that roughly translates into "make a picture".

[@thanhsontran5387]

@@cesarsales22 no it doesn't translate to that. 下手 means bad at something, not making something. Hope it makes sense

[@cesarsales22]

@@thanhsontran5387 sorry bruh it's been a while since I watched the video. I thought the expression was 絵が作って or something like that. 本当にありがとうございました

[@onthefloor8830]

This is so much more helpful than "memorising simple rules"! In other words, two WA's show contrast because you're emphasising on the words LIKE and DISLIKE.

[@waltereerdekens1713]

You are the best Japanese teacher in the world.

[@casadepistola]

Now I understand the 'wa' contradiction! みく先生, ありがとうございます！

[@aelly]

I'm a beginner in learning Japanese, but I think I got it! You explained it really, really well. I was able to use them correctly halfway through the video (with my ridiculously limited vocab)! I'm glad I found this video. Thank you very much! :)

[@David-mc9vu]

ありがとうみく先生。このビデオはとても役に立つ。

[@mikurealjapanese]

こちらこそ、見てくれてありがとう！！

[@apo2069]

whoa, this is great. your explanation is very clear, thank you so much!

[@Sytrazz]

best video. ty. lots of love. my native japanese friend, said it was good. good job

[@captaincook8391]

a big thing i notice when trying to learn other languages is there is never enough info on grammar please do lots of grammar

[@AlvincoAetherlico]

Holy s**t this is true!

[@captaincook8391]

@@AlvincoAetherlico yeah i subbed to this channel as soon as i finished watching this. thats valuable info

[@TooManyChoices1]

captain cook The grammar just confuses things until you have a general idea of how things are conveyed. Learning set patterns that usually have several exceptions is probably not the best way to learn a language. That is why most people don’t learn a language in school even though we are almost all forced to take at least 2 years of a language.

[@chaopie1985]

This is VERY helpful! Grammar is always the biggest roadblock for me when learning Japanese, and I think I actually understand the difference between wa and ga now.

[@guriaxel969]

教え方が上手いですね！ワーキングホリデイで来てたともだちにこれ説明できなかったけど納得しました。

[@miles3638]

I think something useful to point out is that the は particle actually has the same function wherever it's used, and that's to mark the topic. When we use it to show contrast, actually the は particle is doing what it always does, which is to establish that this is a new topic and the comment you want to make about it is different or in contrast to the previous comment (usually this is either no comment, because we were'nt talking about anything before introducing this new topic, or we start talking about something different at which point は is usually appropriate); this is the opposite of the も particle which also marks the topic but indicates that the following comment is the same as the previous comment, which is why it often gets translated as 'also' or 'too'. が is different in that it is the subject marker, so when we say 私は魚が好きです, we're actually saying 'as for me, fish are like-inducing'. 好き isn't a verb and it isn't really an adjective either, it's more like a noun, but it can be used like an adjective when paired with the copula (either だ or です at the end of a logical clause or な when modifying another noun (hence why people call it a 'な-adjective')). The point is, don't think that が can mark the object of a sentence just because you see 魚が好きだ, it is still the fish that is doing the being-likeable. This seems complicated but the problem comes from trying to force English grammar, where 'like' IS a verb, into Japanese. は always marks the topic, が always marks the subject and を always marks the object.

[@fenderat1713]

"grab a tea or coffee as if you're hanging out with your japanese friends" *realises I don't have friends at all*

[@mm.ishihara2030]

One year of full studying, and I finally got to understand this in 20 min.

[@loopholeproductions4025]

"Miku sensei wa kawaii desu" "Arigatou :)" "Miku Sensei ga kawaii desu!"

[@anniegolfgirl4520]

thank you so much, Miku! your explanation really answered my question about "wa" and "ga"

[@mangasprai]

Miku は teaching ability がすごいです！

[@machinegunpreacher2469]

3:09 in and... Subscribed. It is plain to see that you know exactly how to get a lesson across to people. Great work and thank you.

[@jorgeo.2327]

楽しかった！実はお世辞が得意んですけど、ミク先生のひげはちょっと怖いな (笑）。レイチェルのピカピカなウィッグ「は」すきです >-

[@mikurealjapanese]

hahahahahahahhaaa　ひげはこわい？　魅力的じゃない？笑

[@jorgeo.2327]

@@mikurealjapanese あと (-_-;) 絶対に魅力的なことでございます (*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)b

[@sebastian-1864]

Big big mistake to use “wa” instead of “ga” when you want to tell someone what you like about her. I didnt know there was that much difference between “wa and ga” I am glad i finally decided to investigate more about it. Thanks a lot miku sensei

[@peter3946]

Is Satoshi single?... I'm asking for a erm.. friend.. 😶😶...... 😂anyway love your Instagram and now I'm here.

[@mikurealjapanese]

Satoshi is single for 26 years in all his life.

[@areeyaphamornniyom1663]

I like the last part that you allowed students to practice making sentences, it was very helpful.

[@liambaldwin5543]

*mocks foreigners learning Japanese for small mistakes at the start *proceeds with 20 minute video in off pitch english

[@TaiyouSun-cz7vl]

Lmao define “off pitch english”?

[@Jordan_Tasuric]

After 4 videos I finally understood it thank you

[@zlajones3596]

Awesome. Im just a starter, but this made things a lot easier to understand. Very good teaching techniek, thanks for the video.

[@douglasrapley3417]

Miku! You are a lifesaver! I have been trying to get my head around this for years...finally I understand. Thank you!

[@hemantstha9980]

Thanks Muku. It’s very helpful in daily life 😊. ありがとうございました😌

[@nanonyan4]

日本人だけど、はとがって無意識に使い分けてるからこうやって別言語からの説明を聞くと確かにそうやって使い分けてるなーって新たな発見ができて面白い　　うんち

[@MrJuice1979]

This video was so helpful. Thank you so much Miku. ありがとうございますみくせんさい (I hope I wrote that correctly 😊)

[@TheStephCo]

This! I'm an intermediate Japanese student and neither my teacher, tutor, nor my Japanese friends could really explain the difference, other than it "feels different". You are a blessing 🙏

[@qewqeqeqwew3977]

I think I just found a channel that explains stuff perfectly and is entertaining at same time. Instant subscribe.

[@ankitdas1374]

Miku sensei .... thanks for making such interesting videos .....it really helps me to understand the difference between wa and ga .

[@justineesevi]

For some reason, I couldn't understand the difference between the 2 particles even after watching other videos of people talking about it. But Miku sensei's explanation completely made me comprehend it easily. Teaching really is a talent and she really excels at it. Thanks for simplifying everything sensei!

[@pettykitsune4219]

Wow after taking two years of Japanese, I finally understood the difference between the two. It was never really explained in depth since I’m taking Japanese in college, so everything is fast paced. But Thank you so much ; u ; ❤️

[@chimpmaster]

Amazing explanation! I was really confused on the difference, but now I feel I've learned a lot.

[@YO-rw1rr]

Thank you for speaking very clearly, and giving us hiragana to follow along! I love your channel.

[@astral2048]

So basically が is used to distinguish/identify a subject from other possible subjects, whereas は is used to mark the topic.

[@TheJaggi1989]

Hi, Miki sensei! I am a Japanese intermediate learner from Osaka. This video is very helpful and easy to understand. I am struggling with speaking and am unable to use grammar in my sentences. There is a lot of content on KZbin, however, being a native Japanese could you please recommend which videos to follow for shadowing to get my mouth moving with Japanese.

[@DiegoTeruel]

WOW!!! you have cure my doubts on は and が Thank you so much for your explanation

[@Stacyohama]

I really like the way you teach particles

[@thegoldenblob69]

Thanks I've been confused about this since I first started learning Japanese. どうもありがとございます‼

[@adititheblogger6348]

This video is super helpful Even though I live in Japan and I feel like I know Japanese well Your videos help me so much ミク先生、ありがとうございます。

[@ninaaufa]

Thank you very much ! you explain this way better than anyone else. Subscribed!

[@kumarkcbaglung]

Hey miku I love your teaching style it's amazing thank you

[@monogramadikt5971]

this is the first video of yours ive watched but the comedy intro made me subscribe straight away ;)

[@the_grand_lotus]

どうもみくせんせい. I still have some trouble placing は and が. But I'll practice it to perfect it. Very well explained!

[@taqwa_ness]

Thank you so much for this video .This video help me a lot to understand the difference between wa and ga. Again thank you😊😊

[@JunHyungthatMixedKid]

I’m so glad that I’m Korean because our 는/가 particles basically follow the same rules.

[@NyuAkiyama]

You lucky people... 😣

[@beverlysamson7997]

oh my god....it's so easy to understand with how you explained it. I've always had trouble with は and が and none of my friends can ever explain it to me as clearly as this video did! thank you!

[@stefaniefries4326]

どうもありがとうMiku先生！勉強になりました。😊🙏🏻

[@mikurealjapanese]

よかったです！コメントありがとう！

[@lonosensei5242]

EXCELLENT explanations... Very thorough. Grammar is usally boring but you make it entertaining and fun to learn! YOu go Miku-chan!

[@sagarikaoceania]

Very good lesson, very nicely explained. i would get confused when people talked abt the topic and subject marker, which would make me more confused. Thanks

[@herbalmosaic69]

miku sensei, i mean this in the best possible way, but considering this video is from 2019, I have noticed your English pronunciation and skills improve dramatically since then. You're still fantastic in this video of course, but I just wanna say you've still gotten better recently! It makes me think I need to more actively study Japanese pitch accent and pronunciation...

[@wedgejaeger]

I've taken a few years of Japanese in high school and college and was always told I used the wrong particle, but no one ever explained the consequences of it. So, thank you, super informative.

[@sultanmahmudalbokhary472]

とてもいいし方で教えてくれてありがとうございます😊

[@wakkiw]

Bless your heart....much appreciated

[@linaeller]

これは素晴らしい説明です

[@SamPearman]

This was good review for me. Thanks for confirming that the way I was thinking about these particles was correct. Your explanation was quite good, so I've forwarded this on to others.