【N5】Genki 1 Lesson 6 Japanese Grammar Made Clear | The て Form and more

[@fernwehflusternalltagsfluc376]

Just a reminder that your videos are still saving the lifes of Japanese learners 3 years later. ;) Thank you so much for all the work you put into these videos!

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4 years now

[@specinix7547]

How's your progress?

[@fernwehflusternalltagsfluc376]

@@specinix7547 Mine? Okay-ish, I think. ^^° Had a very good run, but now the grammar is actually getting more difficult [who would have thought? ;)], but I'm still going on. Just started Genki 2. How's yours?

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[@robf1557]

Using these stream vods to freshen up my grammar in time for an exam next month and these are concise yet detailed enough to cover everything important, very useful!

[@estebandelafp]

It's interesting to revisit older vocabulary once you learn more about grammar. Like, after this I got the 行ってきます card in Anki again and thought "Oh, it DOES literally mean I'll go and come back"

[@jrpjrpjrpjrp]

Your videos are fantastic. It makes the book much more understandable. I like the short version without the chat. It must be a lot of work to edit them. Thank you for your time and effort. With the dialogs, it's great having the slower speed speaking followed by normal speed. Also, colour coding the different parts of the dialog sentences makes them much easier to follow. Changing the topic slightly. Adding spaces between words would be my suggestion for an introduction to Japanese book, like Genki 1. It would make the Japanese sentences much easier to start reading initially. By the time someone gets to the next book, the spaces wouldn't be necessary.

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy to hear that you are finding them useful! I agree that spaces would be a good idea for beginner books!

[@micheleoshman9511]

That Te form song is actually really helpful - as a “midlife” learner, I find songs to be a tremendous mechanism to ensure the information sticks...

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy to hear that you found it helpful! I actually ended up recording my own version after this as well! haha

[@BGym2011]

Andy, I’m disappointed. That Te-form song was the perfect chance to bust out some slick Andy-approved dance moves... 😂 Another great lesson 👍

[@ToKiniAndy]

Hahaha Maybe next time! Thank you for watching! =)

[@TeresaCrd]

I'm self studying for N5 next month and I was stressing so much with how much I still had left to study by myself until I found your channel, thank you so much for this :)

[@EnryuCovers]

am in the exact same situation lol

[@blacksheep806]

This series should come with the genki book lol! I find it hard to focus just by reading from the book, hearing/watching someone explain it helps sooo much, thank you!

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm glad to hear that they are helping!

[@unconditionallovechild]

Massive thank you Andy! Currently binging your lessons and I've learnt more in 2 days than I have in perhaps 6 months :D

[@jaycee330]

Fast way to remember. Take the verb, change to masu form, add "te", then say it fast and sloppy. This is basically how the modern "te" form came about.

[@viis374]

I love how he actually explains when he doesn’t like something in the text book. It’s something I always missed in when taught English in school, teachers strictly went by the text book and I was always so confused because the text book had the most unrealistic and unnatural English in history.

[@СаняРукожоп]

You (and Genki textbook, but mostly you) brought so much logic to the verbs topic for me. I was touching n3 grammar, but still struggling with verbs, because I was told to just learn all the ichidan verbs in order to tell ru verbs from each other. So naturally I dove into despair and just left the topic for good. Now I finally get it. I get it! THANK YOU!

[@shethatisnau]

I laughed out loud when you played the conjugation song. My year one teacher played it, along with a Christmas version. It still gets stuck in my head when I try to remember the conjugation... 🤣

[@kbg-]

What a great use for vocaloid haha. Amazing lesson. Im working through the genki 1 atm and this is super helpful. Thanks.

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I hope the lessons continue to help! ☺️

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How's it going?

[@gerblins]

Your videos are incredibly helpful. I'm learning Japanese from a tutor on iTalki and I find these to be a perfect supplement to help me learn better.

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy to hear that they are helping! I hope they can continue to do so! =D

[@allankaige7364]

You probably won't see this but, I wanted to tell you how much appreciation I have for the way in which you format these videos, including the website subscriber videos, because they are easy to listen to while driving. There are a lot of nice videos out there, but most require me to have to read subtitles or look at them (because they're not coordinated with Genki) because I don't know the words they're using yet. You explain things in a way that I can understand while watching and taking notes, but also in a way that I can understand while driving and the words that I don't know, you say them and explain them., so I don't miss anything. So, thank you so much. Your work has been a goldmine of help for me!

[@kassimligopora4457]

I went back to revised Genki 1 and 2 in order to prepare for my interview oral exam which is in 1 month from now... thank you very much Andy for the context

[@HanifahNR]

i just found your channel and i literally have no idea what do i do without your channel!! genki is such a confusing book without a teacher, and ur a perfect teacher!!

[@DragoOsu]

I started learning japanese 1 year ago, but I was so inconsistent that I'm still a beginner. I'm currently learning vocabulary with anki and your grammar videos help me a lot with grammar! I'm writing everything you say that I think is important in my notebook to memorize it and I feel like It's working for me. I hope I can understand easy storys and videos soon so I can learn japanese that way. The only language I learned, that I am "fluent" in (depends on what you count as fluent) is english and I achieved that because I started watching english content as soon as I understood the context. I hope I'm able to learn japanese the same way soon. Thanks for your help!

[@Shaonia]

This is the halfway point through Genki 1, good job! Keep going, you got this! 頑張ってね！【がんばってね！】

[@h42cal31]

*shakes fist at る*

[@globos220]

To clarify, Genki presents mottekuru and tsuretekuru as irregular, because kuru itself is an irregular verb. It makes sense to categorize these complex verb as irregular also, since they end with the expected irregular te-form conjugation of kuru (kite and not kute or kutte). The same holds for "to study": noun (study) + suru = to study. Since suru itself is an irregular verb, benkyousuru is also irregular, because it conjugates based on the rules for suru (same logic for "to call" - denwasuru).

[@JohnDoe-oo9ll]

I've been practicing Japanese for a while but I could keep rewatching these first 5 lessons for a while to come. I've learned most of this but basics need a lot of practice

[@MrsNoJB]

Been on youtube for 12 years, never commented once. But this is a masterpiece! Thanks heaps for the efford you put into this.

[@hantergidi]

This series is a banger and so happy to have Andy さんas 先生🙏

[@megananon3270]

All the example sentences are super helpful!

[@ToKiniAndy]

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

[@broomroom]

This series has been an incredible supplement to a casual japanese class I'm taking. thanks a ton!!

[@ToKiniAndy]

You're very welcome! I'm happy it's been able to help. =)

[@giovananunes1265]

Your lessons are really amazing! I am using them to review Genki 1 after I finished it and omg it all makes so much more sense with someone explaning to me out loud. My native language it is not english, so sometimes, some explanations in the text form are really hard to understand.

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy to hear that! Thank you for watching! =)

[@SarahGonzalez]

Your videos are extremely helpful ❤️

[@ToKiniAndy]

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

[@SPSibes]

Thank you so much for putting these together! It's really helpful. I just found this now I'm on chapter 6 and I can't tell you how much it really helps to see this in context, as well as a better insight on what on earth I'm meant to be writing in the work book!

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy to hear that you are finding them useful! Thank you for watching!

[@james240878]

Your videos are really helping me prepare for my N5 in the UK in July! lifesaver!

[@SvenBerlin]

Thanks for your passion and effort you put into that. Like many others, I really appreciate it! Keep it going :)

[@ToKiniAndy]

Thank you so much Sven! I'm happy to hear that you're finding these helpful. =)

[@JamesSturges]

Andy, these lessons have been fantastic. Love the format. Thank you so much for your hard work.

[@krak422]

i know you were talking about japanese schools, but in australia, our japanese teacher did say tatte kudasai at the start of the lesson, and i didnt really understand it, but we all would stand up when she said it. now 20 years later, as soon as i heard the verb tatsu and its te form in particular, it totally clicked

[@anastasialeonhart]

Andy, the way you explain grammar is brilliant! I am on vacation and started Genki at the beginning of August, and I've just completed Chapter 5 with you. Your videos motivate me to study more because even if I'm tired or not in the mood to learn, I just put your video on and keep going. These are so fun that I forget that I initially didn't intend to learn that much on that specific day. I loved the examples and the song! Too bad I already remember both Japanese and English lyrics of "Country road" (thanks to a Ghibli movie). But it's so catchy and so much fun! You are the best and your channel needs way more recognition!

[@ToKiniAndy]

Thank you so much Anastasia! I'm happy to hear that you're enjoying the lessons! ☺️

[@zamer5052]

The way I remember the Godan conjugation is the ones with a curve from left to right (u, tsu, ru) are itte, the "complicated" looking ones (mu, nu, bü) are nde, su is shite like sushi(te) (the food) and ku is ite while the gu (i + basically the ku with the 2 little lines) is ide (so i + te also with the 2 little lines)

[@jeanrufano7505]

AMAZING! Please continue teaching.

[@amyr3285]

Thank you for your videos. I am taking Japanese almost a year now, and am just learning the -te form, so this comes in handy and you make it very understandable. I'm hoping to travel there (Japan) next spring so I need all the help I can get. My sensei's lessons and yours are very helpful. :)

[@TongTongLiu-ky8xz]

I know I’m super late but THANK U SM THIS HAS BEEN A LIFESAVERRR

[@theeleventh805gamer7]

In tagalog, we have a word similar to だって called “dati” which means before as well. Just a cool thing to point out.

[@jacobgutierrez5470]

Can't stop cracking up whenever you say "NANI"?!?!?!

[@dylancope]

"死んで... That means die" (awkward pause) I was quite casually listening whilst preparing my dinner and this caught me so off guard with laughter 😂

[@ibrahimbeats]

Something about the way you say "die I guess" is so funny to me

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[@JulietLimaDelta]

I've spent my last two Japanese classes trying to understand the て form and yet I understand the conjugation much more from this video. ありがとうございます。 Defo singing the song to myself for the rest of the evening & will be watching the rest of your series to see what else you can simplify for me. アンヂさん の ビデオ を 見てもいいですか

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy to hear that it helped! By the way, if you want an update on the song, check this out ;-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/epfLZnmvi8mbi6s

[@KelseyAldama]

You explained this whole lesson better than my professor.

[@devilstoast2703]

These lessons are so great, I always watch these videos before my Saturday classes to get ahead of the lesson so I can be prepared. But you break it down so simply and make it very easy to understand! ありがとございます 😊

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy to hear that they are helping! Keep it up. =)

[@i.apilado]

i found you from reddit recommendation and i found this helpful specially if you are a learner who dont have teacher and just self learning, thank you so muchhh - your new student

[@ToKiniAndy]

You're welcome! I'm glad you're finding it helpful.

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[@terrece]

AさんとCさん会話間は本当に楽しいよ.

[@itsOS]

12:30 I think Genki made it because tecnically they are irregular because they are Noun Suru Verbs "denwa suru" uses "suru" which is on it self irregular "denwa shite" , i think every verb which is combination of suru or kuru makes it to a irregular verb. ChatGPT Answers: For Suru: In Japanese, "suru" (する) is indeed an irregular verb. "Denwa suru" (電話する), which means "to make a phone call," is a compound verb that uses "suru" as its verb component. Because "suru" is irregular, "denwa suru" also follows the same irregular conjugation pattern as "suru." For Kuru: "Motte kuru" (持ってくる) is a compound verb combining the te-form of "motsu" (持つ, to hold or to carry) with "kuru" (来る, to come). While "motsu" is a regular u-verb and "kuru" is an irregular verb, the phrase "motte kuru" behaves according to the irregular conjugation pattern of "kuru."

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[@ivansmith2950]

What a great lesson. Thank you for doing such a thing 🥰

[@dan5992]

Man I am so thankful for your videos lol. For all this time I pronounced ～てはいけません as "ha" instead of "wa". I'd have never learned this had I not watched your video lol.

[@ShinRyuuji]

Thanks for your video lessons. Just finished lessons 1-6. I have my final exam for Beginner Japanese I (studying a Japanese major) at my university and I am hella nervous. These lessons did help since I don't have time to reread all half of Genki I and the textbook just doesn't do a good job of explaining things

[@Matvey_Mezentsev]

4:12 Proves that author is genius.

[@kamfuku]

The song is fire btw😤🔥 😹

[@matheusbrasil1618]

21:58 One question about TE form + Second Event. The second verb that will dictate the tense of the sentence?

[@alexsims1433]

I know you shared that song somewhat ironically but it actually helped me out

[@ToKiniAndy]

You may find this interesting then: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epfLZnmvi8mbi6s

[@stanskz6311]

Woooww. FInaly I got it. THANKS A LOT. I´ve been trying to understand this for months.

[@iannefai]

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[@CP-hw6jd]

actually an amazing video, thanks andy!

[@MiaDaFish]

That Te song is really catchy! I usually don't listen to songs when I learn, but I grew up with the ABC-song when I learned both Swedish and English. And they are really helpful. Will put the song in my KZbin favorites! Here is my answer for this question: 私はだいじょうぶを言ってください。 (Don't know if the sentence works. It's supposed to be directed towards yourself. It's important to remind one self that you're doing a great job!)

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Excellent content brah! I'm a long-time fan of nihongo but have never learned to fully communicate after a few years of university classes and two business trips to Japan. In preparation to host some students from Tokyo Denki later this summer, I'm plowing through your Genki courses and just joined as a supporter. Also working through the Refold JPK1K deck.

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Damn, McDonalds on the first date... No wonder the poor woman was so hesitant to spill the tea.

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These videos help me so much with Japanese .

[@spookyougi4717]

at 30:25 why does ni come after ato.I thought that ni is used with movement verbs

[@jackychen2953]

Thank you Andy! keep up the great work. Also the TE form song played in the video can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZuQgWCkerWim5I

[@dragonlordship]

Thank you 🙏 Andy

[@Onyaga]

Thank you so much for your videos I watched all the first 6 lessons for a little revision before my exam

[@ToKiniAndy]

Thank you for watching! I hope that they helped you on your test!

[@slow_firefly]

thanks Andy! you helped me a lot!

[@jannadominguez7858]

I learned this from a song but using the -ます form to me "The song" makes better sense if coming from -ます form: い、ち、り。。。って に、び、み。。。んで 　　　　き。。。いて 　　　　ぎ。。。いで 　　　　し。。。して Examples: します　　-- して 来ます　　-- 来て　(きて) 行きます　-- 行って　(いって) You can find is online as the い、ち、り。。。って　song

[@jessica2575]

ありがとうございました😊

[@ToKiniAndy]

とんでもない！ Thank you for watching! =)

[@CBTEPIC]

i love your stuff dude

[@languages170]

The best teacher!

[@shnur4630]

*Genki teaches grammar* Andy: I dont really like how genki teches this section

[@edvhollywood4544]

Never too late to learn, or just try, I plan to live in Japan now there is no way , now that I’m here, to be without some language, I will be in a fog without, or unappreciated, hard to explain.

[@sorrygoogle9828]

Thank you so much for these lessons!!!

[@ingarid6582]

1:22 38:28 ~kara

[@MadamTara]

My Japanese professor showed us the same song too and made us sing it in class 😂

[@akankshasingh7846]

Te form song is 🔥🔥🔥

[@The_DoubtingThomas]

美味しいスイカをたくさん食べてください。 Thanks Andy

[@PetterLyngeng]

The verb song is Country Roads. I see no mention of this.

[@carerforever2118]

Yeah, l realized that too.

[@teo7681]

this is very helpful

[@greggaines3482]

On my last trip to the USA while in a brewhouse doing Karaoke I was asked if I could sing a song in Japanese, so I sang the "te-form song"... I never told them it was just a verb conjugation, but they loved it. Hey... if you can sell it, then sell it, eh? ;)

[@ToKiniAndy]

Haha that is so good. I think I’m going to do that next time something like that happens to me. 😂

[@imxd9698]

Incredibly helpful, thank you.

[@ToKiniAndy]

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

[@subhasishmandal2023]

16:51 dayo means? Like I got yo but da, is it informal desu?

[@ToKiniAndy]

Yes, that's exactly what it is. ☺️

[@subhasishmandal2023]

Thanks

[@rex9912]

This is super helpful, thanks so much

[@ToKiniAndy]

You're welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@reiterhilfe3526]

the Miku singing Te form in country roads caught me off guard lol

[@aloysiusroe8128]

Maybe I am missing something, but it seems like the tense of the te-form when used in a sequence of events changes depending on the context? Sometimes it can turn a verb into "ate" and sometimes it can be used in "go to"? Am I forgetting something obvious or am I correct it's contextual? (sorry if this is explained later in the lesson, still not done yet ha) edit: Nevermind... watched about 30 more seconds and saw your explanation about the final verb indicating tense. Gotta be more patient lol

[@Syndarys]

You could memorize the conjugations with this song... Meanwhile... COUNTRY ROADS... TAKE ME HOME

[@Anurika10]

Thanks so much.

[@casualbean5401]

Lesson 6 !!!!!! Let's do this いしょうにいく！！！！ ^ I don't know its that right but I'm hyped

[@ToKiniAndy]

I saw you in lesson 9, so it sounds like you did well! The easiest way to say what you wanted to say there is: いこう！ or いきましょう！

[@kalenburns4190]

These uploads are great thank you. Will you be uploading videos without chat for lessons after 6?

[@ToKiniAndy]

I'm happy to hear that! Yes, I will be adding cut versions like this for every single lesson moving forward. =)

[@やっほ-x3u]

ありがとうございます

[@Mylo5Xyloto]

Hey Andy, at 38:16 you used それ to mean "I forbid you to ask 'that' ". I was thinking that それ was more for specifically an object near some one. それ can be used as 'that' as in he said something? Could you also use これ 'this' as in somebody asked who who said something you could reply as '私はこれでした'?

[@ToKiniAndy]

You can use it in that way, yes. =)

[@ando1135]

thanks for the KARA explanation. i was looking at another video and they were using _____ kara _____ as a conjucntion and was like "but genki puts kara at the end ..." thanks for clearing that up. i guess for the purpose of my class, i'll have to learn the unnatural way of giving a reason lol

[@ToKiniAndy]

Indeed. I was quite annoyed that they taught this random usage first. As you could probably tell. haha

[@towaii]

36:45 "sardonic" may be a good word for what you're going for here

[@imfuyukixd]

about the may and prohibition form, what about rareru and masen or ittewaikimasen