The difference between は and が particle part 1

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The difference between は and が particle part 1
This is one of the most difficult and complicated topic of Japanese language learning. And I have to say It's probably one of the most important part of Japanese language.
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In this video I will be teaching the difference between WA particle and GA particle and there will be a test time at the end of video.
I hope this video will help you a lot of Japanese learners and make Japanese learning a lot easier and a lot more fun!
Thank you!
★Challenge time★
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1 I like Japanese culture.
(わたしは)にほんのぶんかがすき。
2 Today is my day-off.
きょうはやすみ。
3 Yuki’s got big eyes.
ゆきはめがおおきい。
4 Shou is good at dance.
　しょうはダンスがじょうず。
5 THIS is yours, Miku
これがみくのだよ。
6 Miki has got short hair.
みきはかみがみじかい。
7 Who is going to drive?
だれがうんてんする？
　I will!! わたしがする！
8 I am horrible at painting.
(わたしは) えがへた。
9 Italy is famous for pasta and pizza.
イタリアはピザとパスタがゆうめいです。
10 I like dog but I don’t like cat.
いぬはすきだけど、ねこはすきじゃない。

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[@resyanawidyayani6933]

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[@resyanawidyayani6933]

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[@ervan228]

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[@AkosiDogie__]

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！

[@AlnelExtreme]

​@@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.

[@WarrenPostma]

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

[@redspade96]

"How to you say 'I like ramen but I don't like sushi'" Ok first of all I would never say something like this

[@astral2048]

ら麺は好きですが寿司は好きじゃない。

[@widyhikari8865]

ラメンが好きので、寿司好きではありません。(ramen ga suki node, sushi ga suki dewa arimasen)

[@chivann4420]

（私は）ラーメンは好きですが、寿司は好きじゃないです。

[@SeeEmilyPlay67]

Haha I loved how everyone missed your point. Agreed, though!

[@siriuz7992]

Ramen wa sukidesu demo sushi wa keraidesu

[@coachrich_fight_thematrix]

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

[@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.

[@LilianaKumagai]

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

[@ellenruth5238]

Agree!

[@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!

[@azarishiba2559]

僕は１０年ごろ前から日本語を勉強しているのに、どうして時々「は」の変わりに「が」が使えるか分からなかったけど、今日みくさんのビデオを初めて見て、ついに理解できたよ。日本語教師なので、これはすごくためになる。ありがとうございます！　¡Saludos desde Costa Rica! （コスタリカからご挨拶を！）

[@user-of5rv1tv5p]

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!

[@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.

[@medeekdesign]

It finally makes sense and I've been using Japanese for 25 years. Someone needs to give this woman an award. 　ほんとにどもありがとうございました。

[@Tom-fb4gz]

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

[@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).

[@7Nevermore9]

楽しくて、綺麗な日本人だよ。ありがとうございます

[@Cymricus]

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

[@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!

[@dylan_1884]

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

[@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👍

[@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

[@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.

[@NganNguyen-ft3ro]

I'm loving your lesson, it's easy to understand, fun and I can tell you put a lot of effort in both preparing the lessons and editing the videos as well. Since I knew your channel, I've been marathon all of your videos and also put those to play at background when I'm working, it's super effective! I've improve my Japanese a lot and feel more confident speaking. Thank you Miku sensei. ありがとうございます。

[@JesselJel]

I really learn a lot from you Miku sensei! You explained it really well! Thank you!

[@mikurealjapanese]

Thank youuuuu SO much!! I really appreciate it and I will keep on working hard!

[@ei-on4eb]

本当にありがとうみく先生！

[@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.

[@Sonicxis4ever]

I was watching an anime (the melancholy of haruhi Suzumiya) and when she introduced her friends to these children she said “kono futari GA atashi no tomadchi” but I never understood why she chose to use Ga instead of 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 ^^

[@user-ly9dt3eb1x]

日本人ですが、改めて「は」と「が」の違いがわかりました！！ めっちゃわかりやすい！！

[@mm.ishihara2030]

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

[@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!

[@user-eo2fd2bf9u]

@@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.

[@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.

[@slidedesign9684]

Very well described - thanks so much!

[@chopperman2122]

This makes so much sense! 本当にありがとうございます！

[@florabellajacalan8727]

This video is one of my favorite. Miku sensei you really took the time to explain it further, は/が particle was always something that I've been struggling with. And finally now, I got it clear from you.. Thanks you very very very very very very much.🙌🙏👍👍👍👍

[@mikurealjapanese]

Thank YOU for watching my videos! I will upload more videos!

[@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!!

[@batsuichi]

Brilliant! Such a clear and refreshing way of teaching. And the skits really help

[@racejase979]

You are brilliant at explaining this. Thank you!

[@krcooleymma]

Miku先生、I know I’ve commented this before but you are seriously funny 😄 I actually lol at Rachel さん, even though she is 頑張っていますね。Anyway thanks for the lesson for a difficult topic for English speakers 🙏🏻

[@mikurealjapanese]

Thank you for your comment!! Rachel is doing her best!!!!!!

[@satrickptar6265]

Miku: "ジョンはー" Me: O sh- I forgot Duolingo *Dualingo is peeping at the corner holding a knife*

[@VaultRaider]

John goes to work at exactly 7:07am

[@TailsThewolfcat]

@@VaultRaider nOO

[@V3NUSF7Y]

That's exactly what I was thinking...............

[@vpertys]

John is a foreign exchange student

[@UnknowingNeko]

John

[@khaoulabenhamida7424]

I want to cry, literally! 7 years in Japan, N2 passed, and only now I understand the difference!!!!! thank you T_T

[@qewqeqeqwew3977]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@yume53]

This was so helpful! Thank you! 💜

[@carlos26ch]

You deserves so many subs, seriously, YOU ARE AMAZING

[@lisedion2716]

Why is wa written with this hiragana は? Isn't this わ the hiragana for wa and, は used for ha ?

[@genzuo]

It's a little bit complicated, but long ago は (along with ひ, ふ, へ and ほ) used to be pronounced as pa pi pu pe po, which then shifted to fa fi fu fe fo, then wa wi wu we wo. at some point the japanese government decided to reform it so that pronunciations were a lot more phonetic so as to avoid confusion, but cases with particles (and some other things) like は(わ)、へ(え)、を(お)、etc. remained the same as those pronunciations were so wide spread and commonly used that they ended up just leaving them the way they were. I may have gotten some things wrong but that is the general gist of it.

[@PixelDoodles]

@@genzuo Oh thanks for that, I would get confused

[@genzuo]

@A Moon Rabbit yeah I was just saying they changed a bunch until they became wa wi wu we wo (I think it might've changed another time to wa i u e o but I'm not sure) until they were reformed by the government to what they are today; ha hi fu he ho.

[@ashleyshelton894]

は is pronounced ‘ha’ in words and things but it is pronounced wa when using it as a particle to connect words

[@KayOScode]

@@beardyfoxy technically, こんにちは is not a single word. It combines こんにち and the particle は. Just like with こんしゅう and ことし, the こ at the beginning means it refers to the current. Therefore こんにち directly translates to 'this day'. People used to greet each other with こんにちは effectively saying: 'as for this day...' Expecting the other person to finish the sentence in reply. Its not used like this anymore, but thats why it sounds like wa in that word.

[@dianasmit8376]

When I don't know Vocabulary but I go like this in the test: Japanese culture が like 😂😂😂

[@antoniocalonia8676]

Miku sensei wa kawaishi atama iishi eigo ga tokuidesu.

[@mariopandza]

Amazing, well done on this, best explanation so far online! Thank you!

[@MsTamahome]

You're awesome. Thank you, Miku sensei!

[@cesarsales22]

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

[@user-nz8pu7qv3f]

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

[@therandomabberz8267]

*one says “wa” and the other says “ga”*

[@AlnelExtreme]

The particle は is always pronounced "wa".

[@JayAreAitch]

shit bro you figured out the difference. gg

[@janimayares8086]

You explain it so well!!! I really understood the difference!

[@DJYC21215]

You explained it so easily, thanks.

[@JakeLucic93]

So is it like saying "I only like your voice", or "I only like dogs"?

[@GODDAMNLETMEJOIN]

Your voice is what I like Dogs are what I like

[@JorgetePanete]

apple is pronounced ringo... Apple Star

[@isaiahdray]

the test at the end really helped! thank you!

[@rafihaddafahwijaya8966]

Thank you sensei, It's really helpful!

[@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

[@AlnelExtreme]

Holy s**t this is true!

[@captaincook8391]

@@AlnelExtreme 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.

[@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

[@gydo1942]

finally someone who explains it properly. Thank you so much! You've really clarified a LOT of things i could not grasp before! please keep up the good work!

[@dieconashi]

So many good examples. I have never heard or read a better explanation of the differences! Thank you.

[@fenderat1713]

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

[@loopholeproductions4025]

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

[@hgrgrnd1206]

This was the most useful explanation... thank you thank you!

[@404md]

I’m so happy to have found your videos! Educational and funny!

[@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.

[@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”?

[@Jay-ru4sc]

This makes so much sense. Thank you

[@mariakamenarova5623]

Very well explained. ありがとうございますみく先生！

[@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。

[@livetogetrad]

This actually makes sense now - thank you so much!

[@shatnerhairpeace1897]

Great Lesson. Thanks !!!!

[@thinhnguyen-ey7mb]

I think this two video about は and が is the best video that i have ever known. Thanks a lot.

[@brairomar289]

The best explanation ever. Thank you

[@juliamedeiros8611]

this was so worth wacthing till the end!! ut all makes sense now thanks!!

[@missmeowsikins]

This was such a fantastic explanation, thank you so much!! I’m subscribing immediately!

[@dianauriol8066]

ありがとうございますみく先生！

[@aimelecusay2694]

Super lesson!! Thank you so much 👏🏼😃

[@namak4265]

Awesome ‼️Thank you so much for such a detailed explanation ‼️

[@srikanthpillamari6598]

perfect！ ありがとうございます、先生。

[@bubbleman244]

This is the best wa and ga explanation I have heard. Thank you Miku!

[@mathswithmrzuber1259]

Terrific explanation, entertaining and hi quality video production. Thanks so much.

[@ryomanana]

Easy to understand. Thank you so much!

[@PinkColoeMe]

Thank you for this!! It helped me a lot !!

[@jezzyisorchid]

先生ありがとうございます！

[@wakkiw]

Bless your heart....much appreciated

[@Servatia]

Thank you so much for this explanation.

[@DeviousWeaselUK]

I’m so glad I found this video! It makes more sense now!!

[@kumarkcbaglung]

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

[@1973vkt]

Very good explanation. Thanks

[@YO-rw1rr]

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

[@mmatsumoto950]

Best explanation ever!