Learn Japanese with Masa sensei!
Episodes
Episode 214 - How to use "koto ni" (To my surprise, joy, regret, etc.)/ It is (adjective) that)
09 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 213 - How to use "ta totan" (The moment ~ / As soon as ~ / Right after ~)
25 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 212 - How to use "chuushin ni, chuushin ni shite, chuushin toshite" (Mainly / Centered on / Focused on / With ~ as the core)
11 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 211 - How to use "nanka" (Like ~ / Something like ~ / Someone like ~ / Anything / Kind of ~ (Expressing contempt, modesty, denial, suggestion, vagueness, or casual tone))
28 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 210 - How to use "nante" (What a ~ / I can’t believe ~ / Such a ~ / Even ~ (Expressing surprise, emotion, evaluation, contempt, or humility))
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 209 - How to use "wake da" (That’s why ~ / No wonder ~ / Of course ~ / In other words ~)
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 208 - How to use "ni yotte" (by / depending on / due to / according to)
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 207 - How to use "tabi ni" (Every time ~ / Whenever ~ / Each time ~)
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 206 - How to use "kana" Part 2 (I wonder if ~ / I think maybe ~ / Perhaps)
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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How I Improved My Speaking Skills with Native Speakers
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Learning a new language isn’t just about grammar and vocabulary — it’s about speaking.In this fully sponsored episode, I talk about why having t...
Episode 205 - How to use "kana" Part 1 (I wonder if ~ / I think maybe ~ / Perhaps)
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 204 - How to use "o tsuujite / o tooshite" (Through ~ / Throughout ~ / By means of ~)
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 203 - How to use "gachi" (Tend to ~ / Often ~ / Prone to ~)
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 202 - How to use "koso" (Emphasis marker)
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 201 - How to use "mono da" (It is natural that ~ ; Of course ~ ; That’s the way it is)
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 200 - How to use "ue ni" (Not only ~, but also ~; On top of ~; Moreover ~)
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 199 - How to use "te mo shouganai / te mo shikata ga nai" (It can’t be helped (even if ~); There’s no use (even if ~); Naturally ~)
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 198 - How to use "to ittemo?" (Although I say ~; Although one might say ~; Although called ~)
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 197 - How to use "to iuto, to ieba, to ittara?" (Speaking of ~; When you talk about ~; When you say ~)
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 196 - How to use "ni kanshite?" (about, concerning, regarding, with regard to, related to, in relation to)
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 195 - How to use "you ni omou, youni kanjiru?" (have a feeling that; feels like; seems like; think that)
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 194 - How to use "kawari ni?" (On behalf of, in place of, instead of, as a substitute for)
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 193 - How to use "tara doudesu ka?" (why don’t you…)
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3UQlcuUyiw&t=92s==========================================================The...
Episode 192 - How to use "ni kakete" (through; from A to B)
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VASHATdMV8w==========================================================The full scri...
Episode 191 - How to use "te hajimete" (not until…, only after… )
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lK4yARWB90==========================================================The full scri...
Episode 190 - "Verb stem/Noun + gimi" (-like; -looking; -looked; tending to~)
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4f6H9jbII0&t=317s==========================================================Th...
Episode 189 - "Verb stem + kiru" (to do something completely, to use something up, to run out of something)
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctfDQuZXLBg==========================================================The full scri...
Episode 188 - " i adj & na adj + sae + conditional form ba" (as long as, if only ~ then)
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 187 - How to use "sae + conditional form ba" (as long as, if only ~ then)
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1Nce-j75XA==========================================================The full scri...
Episode 186 - How to use "noun + sae" (even)
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 185 - How to use "A wa mochiron B mo" (not only but also, let alone, not to mention, of course)
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SULtEWdNzvc&t=612s==========================================...
Episode 184 - How to use "nomi narazu" (not only A, but also B)
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SULtEWdNzvc&t=612s================================================...
Episode 183 - How to use "bakari de naku" (not only A, but also B)
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SULtEWdNzvc&t=612s======================================================...
Episode 182 - How to use "dake de naku" (not only A, but also B)
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 181 - How to use "～wake dewa nai/～wake jya nai" (it doesn’t mean that, I don’t mean that)
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 180 - How to use "～kakeru" (half…, not yet finished, in the middle of…)
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 179 - How to use "made" (even, also)
04 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 178 - How to use volitional form + to suru (trying to do something, making an effort to do something)
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY3EjGuJMig&t=615s ==========================================================...
Episode 177 - How to use できるだけ (as much as possible), すきなだけ(as much as you like), and ほしいだけ(as much as you want)
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbTR8bSulVE ======================================================...
Episode 176 - How to use "do as much as you want" (たい Form＋だけ＋same Verb)
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 175 - How to say "as much as one can" (Potential Form＋だけ＋same Verb)
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 174 - How to say "in the same way as; in the way; as" (touri ni, douri ni))
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1esiM17148 =========================================================...
Episode 173 - How to say "about, regarding, concerning" (ni oite)
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 172 - How to say "about, regarding, concerning" (ni tsuite)
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 171 - How to use "to iu koto da" part 2 (The fact that… / In other words… / That is to say… / In short… )
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 170 - How to use "to iu koto da" part 1 (It seems that..., I hear that…, it is said that… )
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 169 - How to use "Hodo" part 2 (to the extent that, so much… that)
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TqujK45xPY&t=304s ====================================================...
Episode 168 - How to use "Hodo" part 1 ("numeral + counter" + hodo)
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TqujK45xPY&t=304s ==========================================================...
Episode 167 - How to say "among other things, for example, such as" (A toka B toka)
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSlVGhZFq-g&t=330s ====================================================...
Episode 166 - How to say "such as, things like, etc., and so on" (A ya B nado)
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 165 - How to say not (A), and (B) (...nakute)
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSlVGhZFq-g&t=330s ==========================================================...
Episode 164 - How to say "don't do; without doing..." (...nai de)
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 163 - How to say "without doing..." (...zuni)
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzrzP6D-62k ========================================================== The full s...
Episode 162 - How to say "A is not as Adjective as B" (...hodo...nai)
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 161 - How to say "tastes like, feels like" (...ga shimasu)
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 160 - How to say "smells like, sounds like" (...ga shimasu)
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 159 - Other usages of "stem + dashimasu"
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc3hOT-uOk8 =========================================================...
Episode 158 - How to say "start doing..." (stem + dashimasu)
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc3hOT-uOk8 ========================================================== Th...
Episode 157 - How to say "start doing..." (stem + hajimemasu)
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc3hOT-uOk8 ========================================================== The full s...
Episode 156 - How to use "mama+ni suru"
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 155 - How to use "mama" (adjectives + mama, kono/sono/ano + mama)
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 154 - How to use "mama" (ta form+mama, noun + mama)
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I0GcTvjKg8 ========================================================== The full s...
Episode 153 - How to use "bakari" part 2 (just did, only, just)
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 152 - How to use "bakari" (doing only one thing and nothing else)
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByCwRexYkac ========================================================== The full s...
Episode 151 - How to use "te form + ikimasu" Part 2
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPCD8fq-Cgw ===================================================...
Episode 150 - How to use "te form + ikimasu" Part 1
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPCD8fq-Cgw =========================================================...
Episode 149 - How to use "te form + kimasu" Part 2
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPCD8fq-Cgw ========================================================== Th...
Episode 148 - How to use "te form + kimasu" Part 1
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPCD8fq-Cgw ========================================================== The full s...
Episode 147 - How to use "ta garimasu" and "ta gatteimasu" (describe what a third party wants to do)
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 146 - How to use "garimasu" and "gatteimasu" (describe the actions or feelings of someone else)
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 145 - How to use "konna ni, sonna ni, anna ni" (like this, like that)
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 144 - How to say "like this, like that" (konna, sonna, anna)
06 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 143 - How to use "chuu" and "jyuu" (in the middle of..., throughout... etc.)
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 142 - How to say "to say to do something" (...youni iimasu)
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 141 - Difference between "aida" and "aida ni"
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 140 - How to say while / during / between A and B (... aida ni)
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 139 - How to say while (during the timespan in which), during (... uchi ni)
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 138 - Honorific speech
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 137 - Humble speech
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 136 - How to express reason and purpose "tame ni"
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 135 - Expression of Requesting
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 134 - In-group and Out-group (Uchi and Soto)
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 133 - Expression of giving and receiving
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 132 - How to say "to be made to do something" (Causative-Passive form)
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 131 - How to use "ni" causative sentences and "o" causative sentences
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 130 - How to use causative form with giving and receiving verbs
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 129 - How to say "I make someone do.../ I let someone do..." (Causative form)
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 128 - How to say "it should be that" (はずです)
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 127 - How to say "just did..." (た form + ばかりです)
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjDWsbzxbHE&t=1s ========================================================== T...
Episode 126 - How to say "just did..." (た form + ところです)
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 125 - How to say "in the middle of... " (dictionary form + ているところです)
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 124 - How to say "about to do..." (dictionary form + ところです)
04 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 123 - How to say "too much..." (stem form + すぎます)
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 122 - How to say "difficult to do..." (stem form + にくいです)
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 121 - How to say "easy to do..." (stem form + やすいです)
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 120 - How to say "to have appearance of…/looks like" (stem form + そうです)
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI-AHvjo7qE&t=453s ==========================================================...
Episode 119 - How to say "it is about to, it is going to" (stem form + そうです)
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnAbYbpxAR8&t=525s ==========================================================...
Episode 118 - How to say "it seems that..." (plain form + ようです)
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWhF0NPjeb4 ========================================================== The full s...
Episode 117 - How to say "I heard that..." and "it seems that..." (plain form + らしいです)
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vHad4zX8Dk&t=231s ==========================================================...
Episode 116 - How to say "I heard that..." to express rumours and hearsay (plain form + そうです)
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uu6OdXiBl8&t=433s ==========================================================...