【N5】Genki 1 Lesson 1 Grammar Made Clear | XはYです・Question か・の Particle

[@douglasschlesser7898]

As someone that has spent YEARS contemplating diving into my (already owned) Genki books, this is great. Thanks so much for this.

[@ToKiniAndy]

You're welcome! I hope you find them all useful!

[@imagreatguy1250]

Lol, you might be future me.

[@Jessicabakesandmakes]

Wow I'm so glad the youtube algorithm sent me here! This is fantastic. I'm just beginning my journey into Japanese. I've got the genki books but was a bit daunted as I've heard they are better in a classroom setting. This makes it more accessible for me.

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy to hear that you found it useful! I hope you can continue to find other content helpful as well! =) Thanks for watching!

[@remote24]

How is it going

[@crobatgaming5661]

@@remote24 how's it going for you?

[@Candy-ff5cg]

​@@crobatgaming5661how's it going for you?

[@crobatgaming5661]

@@Candy-ff5cg very good progress I have seen

[@KokoPowdery]

Trying to study out of a textbook by myself really made me appreciate a thing I always kinda took for granted when i was in school: Having someone with knowledge on the subject explain and give additional context to the topics at hand. Really appreciate this kinda content for my own studying purposes, even just going over something that I'm pretty sure I already got down is really helpful

[@EveningCODM]

Hows your Japanese going 😮

[@cemsity]

Timestamps 0:14 Lesson Overview 0:30 Basic Statement Sentences 7:20 Conversation #1 9:37 Questions in Japanese : か particle 12:33 Conversation #2: Questions 16:47 Using の to add Information 21:40 Conversation #2: の particle 26:05 Question Time

[@effiodiego]

i've had a hard time keeping myself dedicated to studying genki. these videos are a blessing! very great pacing.

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy to hear that they are helping! Thank you for watching!

[@crazymotionride]

The Japanese government should be sponsoring this channel, it's one of the best intro series into the language I've seen.

[@박윤민-b3f]

OMG finally a good channel for japanese.. You don't put the roman version or sumn for the japanese characters, you literally let us get used to reading the characters which is what I was looking for thank you so much! Much love ❤

[@kristenstone4402]

I took japanese for 4 years in college and taught English in Japan but since then I feel my japanese has really gone down and I want to teach in Japan again, so imagine my joy finding this! The genki books are what my professor used and this is such a good way to re learn what I already learned

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm glad to hear it. I hope you find the series helpful, as you get back in touch with Japanese. =)

[@lassi6547]

You are a fantastic teacher! Love the energy, the repetition, and visual style of colour coding words.

[@ToKiniAndy]

Thank you so much lassi! =)

[@md.shafayethossain9141]

Wa- marks the topic Ka- marks the whole sentence as a question No- give more information (possesive) . .. -nounA+ no+ noun B(A= added info, B=Main item)(A=Owner, B=Item)

[@OxysLokiMoros]

But the information that the banana is sweet as well is more information..

[@davidknizek2852]

Actually i don't have a genki book, because i don't have money for that, but this is helping me soooooo much im taking notes and trying to remember it. THANK YOU! 💚

[@sam-km7cb]

there are pdfs of the books online !!

[@yoricreator]

Same!

[@zealous7933]

@@sam-km7cbwhere can I find that?

[@mendozacarlosfelipew.3055]

@@zealous7933 Just google it, I ordered a physically copy and got a pdf online. There's a lot of places where you can get the books.

[@felixfelicis_ll]

@@mendozacarlosfelipew.3055 As far as I know, Genkis are protected by copyright. Ofc it depends on country to country, but in some places (e.g. Japan) piracy is strongly prohibited, and you easily can get in jail

[@flicker031]

You know you're enjoying learning when you watched a 30 min video but it feels like only 3 mins. I'll be watching the next one. Thank you for this.

[@empire7966]

I dont own genki but this is a great way to know in general what we learn in it

[@Vgamefrk1]

I saw these videos as you were uploading them in real time but I kept putting them off. Now my wife wants to take a trip to Japan in two years so I’m finally delving into the genki books I’ve owned for 10+ years and never used. This will be day 1! Wish me luck everyone!

[@christina22klol12]

goodluck!

[@Northtarctica]

Good luck, hope it's still going well

[@cleuziosilva7668]

I am a Brazilian dude studying Japanese in English. The advantage of speaking English!

[@emilybergman7078]

あ！アメリカ人です！ありがとおう、先生。 Thanks for the video! My winter break starts in a day, and I want to study over it with the time it gives me. This channel is invaluable!

[@ToKiniAndy]

Glad to hear that you are finding the channel useful! Good luck in your holiday studies! =)

[@sujalshashi9135]

Man your grammar lesson are insanely good and simple to understand👌 Thank you for such amazing video.

[@ToKiniAndy]

Thank you! I'm happy you think so!

[@tigershark987]

僕はイギリス人です。thank you for providing these excellent genki supplement videos ☺

[@pentasquare]

僕は(indian)人です。

[@humanityyy]

I love this, you're a really great teacher! I'm taking JP11 this semester and, although my professor is trying her best, I just can't follow her lessons because it's structured in such a strange way and she's not the best speaker. I'm glad I stumbled upon this channel that explains everything thoroughly. ありがとうございます！

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy to hear that you found it useful! I hope that these lessons can help you get through that class. =)

[@ToKiniAndy]

ToKini Andy has outgrown Patreon. There is so much premium content now, that we decided to move (there were other reasons too). You can now access our premium course material at: www.tokiniandy.com/ edit: 5/19/2021

[@popetchic]

I am sooo lucky to have found such a great teacher...you made it look so easy 先生、どうもありがとうございました。

[@Koggelxander]

こんにちは。南アフリカ人です。日本語は楽しい！ Thanks for the lessons!

[@leamortonvaldez596]

WHAT A LIFE SAVER! I need to learn Japanese as soon as possible and this made me make it possible! Thank you for making contents like this! Thanks also to a person who recommended you❤️❤️❤️

[@morriford]

爆のアイルランど人です love that you included Irish in the list at the end, thanks Andy!

[@ThePinwheel]

I immensely appreciate you've uploaded two versions of these streams man. I'll absolutely be using these to supplement my Genki studies.

[@ohlboise]

Appreciate the time taken to remove the chat and upload an additional video :)

[@CurrentlyVeterinary]

I had started trying to learn Japanese and year ago, and recently my friend has remotivated me to learn it with her so we can go visit Japan or possibly go to school there. This is super helpful, even as a complete beginner. Thank you so much. 私はアメリカ人です。ありがとごさいます！

[@SoftHellhound]

私はアメリカ人です! I've been obsessed with Japanese culture, and learning the language for some time now, but since Duolingo is not teaching me well I turned to KZbin! Thank you so much for this amazing recourse!

[@trinityl906]

I am so so so grateful I have found your account!! I just started my Japanese university class 3 weeks ago. I've memorized Hiragana for the most part, and I've been so confused in class when it came to grammer. I've been searching youtube for help and never found an account that truly helped me till today!! The way you explain things is so simple but also complex and easy to understand. I am gonna be binge watching your videos haha. I am so excited to progress and learn more. Seriously this saved me so much time and energy trying to study something I just couldn't grasp on my own. ありがとうございます

[@shichan5634]

私はイエメン人です I just got my Genki 1 (3rd Edition) book few days ago, and I’m on Lesson 1 now. I love how you use examples beyond the book to help us expand our vocabulary! I’m so excited to follow along with your playlist. I really appreciate your hard work! ありがとう

[@EastWindCommunity1973]

2:27 Oh my goodness, literally sitting down with a banana and soymilk on a Sunday afternoon starting on Genki. Love the editing so far. Watching at 0.75 speed and it's perfect. Also bought Japanese from Zero book one, so I'll be comparing the two courses as I go along. I already know he is more off the cuff and willing to go on tangents, which I tend to not like!!

[@Korbynnator]

@Communal Living US How do they compare?

[@Blue_170]

Hi Andy! I went back to this video just to tell you that I passed the Japanese NAT test 5Q thanks to your videos. The verb conjgations were too much until you discussed the whole ichidan and godan verbs and it helped a lot. Soon, I will be taking JLPT N4 which is why I am binge watching your videos again. Thank you so much for all your videos!

[@wingstar4691]

I've been slowly learning basic japanese, and I decided to order genki but its just been sitting for a few months now. im glad i discovered your videos because i feel it will really help speed up my learning. its hard for me to just dedicate time to self study, but effectively having someone walk through this with me is going to help a ton.

[@Hola-yz9fy]

僕はドイツ人です！Im really thankful that i have found your Chanel. I have been thinking about buying the genki books for a while now, but since its a lot of money I was happy to find your videos. ありがとうございます。

[@tidouble1]

Definitely adding these videos to my morning study. ありがとうアンディ先生!

[@The_DoubtingThomas]

初めまして。私はトーマスです。アメリカ人です。 Thank you very much for making this video series!

[@nunyebizniz]

I’ve just started following you and your lessons. I have been self studying for about two years and all of things you’re explaining make more sense to me now. I appreciate all the hard work you’ve done to make this for understandable and easier for me. ありがとうございます、先生。

[@funniguy345]

just saw this channel in my recommendations, well 15 min in and i already leaarned more than in 1 month duolingo lol

[@pdubs5899]

Duolingo was good for learning kana only. This is amazing by comparison!

[@NomadicSims]

I’m going back through and refreshing my Japanese and I remembered a great tip about の! I was told to think of it as an apostrophe: ex. Andy’s Phone/ Kindergarten’s teacher. It helps with placing it if you have trouble!

[@Xeno0207]

Love the pacing and how you explain everything. This definitely feels like a great place to start after learning hiragana and katakana! Thank you for your efforts sensei 😁

[@NilfgardianNationalist]

this is so underrated

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy you think so. Thank you for watching. =)

[@michaelhassell4626]

僕はタイ人です I just bought the Genki vol 1 textbook and working I’m going to be starting Japanese at college soon. This series is very helpful so far.

[@1Saburo]

i'm finding the best approach so far is 1: learn hiragana/katana, 2: learn basic grammar rules, 3: watch japanese entertainment with japanese subs and hiragana subs at the same time, put on google translate what you don't understand, break down the sentence into its words and translate. hand-write kanji occasionally with words you know you won't remember. 4: read. Write some more. 5: (optional:) Go to Japan for a couple weeks and pick up some conversational skills. 6: continue enjoying Japanese entertainment!

[@UnpopularFeed]

Update?

[@1Saburo]

@@UnpopularFeed I am now able to take a more relaxed approach to learning and still benefit. But the best way to learn by far I think is watching anime with Japanese subs

[@Anna-oy6zl]

私は大ーストラリア人です！！　finally getting around to actually using my genki books and this is so so so helpful!

[@serenyaa9981]

I'm watching these videos after i studied the chapter so i can revise and learn new vocab! Thank you for your work

[@ToKiniAndy]

You’re welcome! And thank you for watching!

[@sourcekot]

Thanks for this video I really enjoyed it. It's great to have a recap after a completed lesson and get some extra information! 僕はドイツ人です。

[@MakimasGoodBoy]

Wow that Sensei portion was very fascinating! I had no idea but after thinking about it and the anime I’ve watched, it totally makes sense. Thanks for a subtle detail about Japanese etiquette

[@heavencanceller1863]

i cannot express how much I'm thanking you for providing such quality and free education for all

[@John.Wilson]

So glad I found your channel. I’ve been studying Japanese and having the hardest time understanding の and わ. You’re great at simplifying this material.

[@anAdvancedWeeb]

its actually は not わ

[@datriaxsondor590]

Clicked this video for something to watch for a few minutes with supper, and ended up watching every second. Very nice presentation style. Well done.

[@deadstarw]

Thank you for these videos, look forward to watching them all, multiple times. Double thank-you for making it all free!

[@ToKiniAndy]

You're welcome! I'm happy to hear that you find them helpful!

[@MaxxAlexx.]

I know I'm 4 years late but just starting my journey. Your videos have been invaluable thus far, and I'm now getting stuck into Genki! Appreciate all the content, Andi-sensei!

[@sayamqazi]

It is so good that a lot of Japanese grammar matches with my native language "Urdu' like sentence order so a lot of things don't feel weird at all.

[@franklacey5054]

We are moving to Japan in a few months-thanks for helping us prepare!

[@ToKiniAndy]

Thank you for your support! Best of luck on your move, too! 😊

[@SVBLaing]

It's funny how I didn't know why Japanese had two different words for teacher and now I know, even though it makes sense haha. Like talking about your own family members and other people's family members... I've been in a bit of a slump with Japanese and I'm glad I found these videos. I can listen to them while looking at my Genki books and hop about to different lessons depending on what I am studying at the time. Thanks a lot. :)

[@christopherdrury9307]

Hi ! I have just started learning Japanese after purchasing Genki 1 and workbook . I am so pleased to have discovered your KZbin site , especially the videos that accompany the Genki 1 lessons. As I am studying at home by myself , your videos are really helpful. Thanks for all the work you put into helping others learn this beautiful language. Many Thanks

[@ToKiniAndy]

I am happy to hear you are finding them useful! 😊

[@Princetonian4eva]

I literally cannot contain my excitement over finding this channel. This will be the first time I have EVER joined a patreon. Fantastic stuff Andy! I hit the Subscribe button so fast I think I broke my mouse! XD

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm so happy to hear that it's the type of content you're looking for! I hope that the channel can be a big help to you! =)

[@yaminnaing5051]

🎉

[@NunuHsiajennifer]

My 🇺🇸 12 yr old son want to learn Japanese after our Japan trip last month . Someone recommended me to order this book from Amazon. I am glad find yr videos to start. Will join member if he spend time to learn this orange book with u this summer 🇺🇸

[@miriammanolov9135]

Glad I found your channel!! During the lockdown, I started watching classic Japanese movies, and got interested in learning the language now. I'm fluent in Arabic and my Spanish is very rusty, but for some reason Japanese got my interest because of their different alphabets and grammar , a good challenge for my aging brain cells 😊 Thank you !!

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy you found us over here, and I hope we can be helpful in your studies! =)

[@lokeshyadav819]

Can we become friends ? I am learning Japanese and Spanish so we can help each other...

[@laracajipe7018]

my brain feels so full (in a good way) after this video. it was very helpful. I didn't know where to proceed after learning hiragana and katakana and someone suggested this video. thank you so much for making it.

[@t0ph3rm4c]

I love that you mentioned the Scottish thing. I haven't seen/heard our pettiness addressed in any other videos 🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Animiki123]

I actually REALLY like this because I always search up how to learn Japanese, until I found this, and you have explained certain things that I always wondered about and of course I find language apps don’t really get to those that often, so thank you so much for making a genki book walkthrough ☺️

[@lissandrobatista3677]

There is so much that I like about how you are teaching Japanese. I like how you teach the literal translation, the formalities and informalities of Japanese, cultural differences. You make it very easy for me to understand I have basic Japanese on lock I think your teachings can take me to the next level. Thank you !

[@fragr33f74]

This was such a brilliant video. Digestable, clear, concise, fun, and informative.

[@viffer94]

Ripe bananas are definitely sweet with no tart or sour qualities that I associate with a lot of other fruits. I suppose unripened bananas taste starchy because less of the starch has been converted to sugars and they have a bit of that earthy slightly 渋い taste that most people don’t find all that pleasant but a ripe banana is definitely 甘い! Sorry for going off on that 🍌 tangent. 😊

[@sewingwithcope]

アメリカ人です。 I'm so glad that I found this. I just finished lesson 1 and this was a nice way to go over it again. I've subscribed and am excited to learn!

[@ToKiniAndy]

Thank you! I'm happy to hear that you are finding them helpful!

[@natalia-pz4cb]

you're an absolute angel, oh my god !! thank you so so much, i appreciate this so so much !!

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy to hear that you're finding them useful! =) Thank you for watching!

[@IanLedford]

Really great, thanks! I worked through a lot of Genki but then life got in the way and this served as a great refresher of what I already covered.

[@ohtalkwho9816]

These lesson are honestly really great! My wife has been using them for a few months to go through genki and she really enjoys them. The only suggestion I have is making a "how to study with Genki" path video. A lot of beginners are excited to start but don't have a clear path on how they should proceed. I have suggested in the past that people should watch your video on a lesson, then do the workbook exercises, while memorizing the vocab by using an Anki deck for Genki. I feel each lesson should take a week or 2 to memorize all the vocab and practice the grammar. What do you think is a good way to proceed? I am sure your viewers would love to know.

[@ToKiniAndy]

That's a great point, and something I definitely need to make a video about. I think we agree for the most part on the approach, though I'd probably go into quite a bit of detail on the lead-up, and follow through. Thank you for reminding me that I need to make this video! =)

[@MatthewKress]

@@ToKiniAndy I would also love to see you work this into a video on how to do genki study, vocab, all that. Thanks!!!

[@pablomiyazawa30]

Thank you for this! im the type who learns better when someone speaks things to me rather than trying to read and comprehend things myself

[@CarmenGonzalez-et2uq]

I'm so thankful for these videos, thank you so much for making them. 🙏

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy to hear that they are useful! =) Thank you for watching.

[@yoricreator]

私なアメリカ人です。ビデオはすごい！

[@selimcoskun9517]

Hiiiii from Turkey :) Very useful and simple expression. Thank you so much

[@ToKiniAndy]

Hi! I'm happy to hear that. Thank you for watching!

[@azurexcalibur]

わたしはフィリピンじんです！I started studying Nihongo just this January and one of my classmate recommended your channel. I enjoy the way you teach here and hoping to learn a lot more. :D

[@kaikal00000]

Thank you so so much, I love your how clear all your lessons are!

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy that you find them easy to follow. Thank you for watching!

[@latngroovr74]

I’m about start my first Japanese class in college in two weeks, and it’s going to be taught by using this Genki book 1. I’m so glad I found your channel. I hope my new teacher is as good as you.

[@steffi4501]

Thank you for this lesson. I'm halfway through it and so far, it's making my life easier. :)

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy to hear it. Thanks for watching!

[@josemanuelmoreno385]

Hi Andy! Just wanted to drop a comment here to say that thanks to your videos helped me a lot to pass the JLPT N5. It wasn't my only study resource, but your lessons were really helpful (specially the videos about the verbs. Your approach is the best one BY FAR). Thanks to you I passed my JLPT N5 with just 5 months of study. Now I'm going for the N4 and will try to reach the N3. Thanks a lot for doing this.

[@masonpenn8044]

I love your channel sooo much! Have you thought about turning you recordings into mp3 and putting them up as podcast too? You could bring in some extra doe that way🤣

[@ToKiniAndy]

I have actually considered that! I'm concerned that being unable to see all of the examples on screen will make them less useful, but I am still considering it! Thank you!

[@MediMystique]

I was learning japanese about 2-3 months, then stopped studying for some reasons. I haven't spoken Japanese for 1.5 years, but it's been 2-3 days since I got interested in this language again, and your video helps me a lot to learn. This is the first video I've watched so far. I will like all the videos I have seen. Thanks for this video.

[@marialuizafda]

thank you for this entire series 💗💗💗

[@ToKiniAndy]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching! =-)

[@derekstacey9330]

You're a saint. I just learned kana and kind of hit a wall with my studying. Really needed some guided learning and these videos are exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

[@Omni0404]

What a great playlist! I'm really looking forward to using these as a refresher to mix it up a bit. *Also bananas are totally sweet :P

[@atesenpi]

Just found this and I appreciate not including the romaji and including the hiragana for the kanji! Really gets me to practice reading hiragana (that's the only alphabet I'm completely familiar with so far) I love this

[@andreiyaa]

Thank you YT for suggesting this. This is waaaay better than my actual class. shared ur channel to my friends lookinh forward to more contents from ur channel❤️❤️

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy to hear it! I hope that it continues to help you. =)

[@mamatyari]

I teach Japanese in Japanese. There are lots of learner using "Genki". I've interested in teaching Japanese in English. Your lesson is easy to understand and fun. I like it "No,no,no,no." 😂 私は日本語を日本語で教えています。げんきを使っている学習者さんは多いです。英語で教えるのはどういう感じかな？と思っていました。アンディさんのレッスンはわかりやすいし、楽しいです。「いや、いや、いや、いや。」が好き。😆

[@HodgePodgeVids1]

How you thought of taking the audio and posting it as a podcast? I'd like to have these lessons and listen to them during my commutes.

[@ToKiniAndy]

I've definitely thought about it. I'm not 100% sure HOW to do that, but I would definitely like to do it soon.

[@susansingley5479]

Thanks for offering these lessons! Have been self-teaching to prepare for a visit to Japan but nothing beats having good examples to start putting it all together. Thank you, again

[@nicoletorres7539]

私はブラジル人です - I'm from Brazil (obs: Quem mais está estudando japonês pelo inglês, mesmo inglês sendo sua segunda língua?)

[@samihstudiesh650]

também estou, os melhores materiais que eu encontrei foram em inglês

[@nicoletorres7539]

@@samihstudiesh650 com certeza! Tem muito mais material de qualidade gratuito em inglês, e quando é pago, o valor é muito mais acessível

[@pinkpearl8130]

I think it's super valuable that you're letting us know from the start that we can drop the です and か if we aren't using formal Japanese. I remember thinking in the very beginning of my Japanese-learning journey that using です was all the time. Then it just confused me when I started to learn more informal ways to speak Japanese and it honestly made me not want to learn anymore. It was too daunting to have to now "re-learn" everything that I worked so hard on and spent so much time on in my first Japanese high school classes.

[@cosm22c27]

Thanks for making a non-interaction version of your streams, Andy! These will be very useful to me :)

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm glad you like them!

[@huchhincy9401]

私はカンボジア人です。🇰🇭 Thank you so much for the video!! The pacing is great ✨

[@oklishA]

thank you ! you're the human genki book hahaha

[@ToKiniAndy]

Indeed I am. hahah Thank you for watching!

[@MariiamZh]

Thank you so much! I can't express how much your lessons help in studying Japanese!

[@oppaiislif3707]

In this video I learn "うん" is also Yes, so I try to translate the sound I usually make when I'm responding to someone "うんふん" and it literally mean "Yeah sht" I'm dying

[@justind5347]

Suuuper helpfu!l Most lessons don't immediately explain how a sentence is structured or explain the particles which make it much easier to understand and learn moving forward

[@TheLetsComment]

Only Americans have so much sugar in their diet that they don't think of bananas as sweet

[@retrodanieru]

Come on dude that's not nice😭

[@maihoangthi7073]

i have a great Japanese teacher! But i only have an hour per day to study with her. Then I can't study alone: so hard to remember but easy to forget. That's great that I found your videos today. They will support me so much.　せんせい。ありがとうございます

[@Belmoore-ux6yz]

had so much fun with this lesson! アンディ先生、ありがとう!

[@MiaDaFish]

Hi! I got recommended to your channel this spring when I was studying Japanese I can't even begin to tell how glad I am to have come here. Such helpful videos! Going through all your genki 1 videos one more time before the exam next week. Here is my answer to this video's question: 私はスウェーデン人です。

[@ToKiniAndy]

I’m so glad to hear that the videos have been helpful Mia! Thank you for watching, and best of luck on your exam!

[@MiaDaFish]

@@ToKiniAndy ありがとうございま！